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Bronx Local News: No More Shutting Down Homeless Encampments - Mamdani Vows

Mamdani Vows to Sweep Out Crackdowns on Homeless Camps   City numbers show that sweeps started under Mayor Eric Adams have not delivered on referrals for housing in more than a year. This article originally appeared in The City. By Katie Honan  Bronx Voice  December 5, 2025 BRONX LOCAL NEWS - Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said Thursday he will not continue sweeps of homeless encampments — which city data shows have not yielded any permanent or supportive-housing referrals in more than a year. Advocates slept outside City Hall on Wednesday night to protest the crackdowns, which Mayor Eric Adams began at the start of his administration. Asked at an unrelated news conference if he would encourage the practice once he’s mayor, Mamdani said “No.”  “If you are not connecting homeless New Yorkers to the housing that they so desperately need, then you cannot deem anything you’re doing to be a success,” Mamdani said.  Data shows that the city has spent more than ...

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Stabbed in the Back

Cops Looking for Duo who Stabbed Man in Back 

The NYPD is looking for two men in connection with a stabbing on the corner of Gun Hill Road and White Plains Road. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

December 14, 2023


BRONX - The NYPD is looking for two men in connection with a violent attack outside a Bronx subway station. Cops said one of the suspects stabbed a man in the back.


At around 12:15 pm on December 6, three men were seen talking on the corner of Gun Hill Road and White Plains Road near the subway station. Cops said a 40-year-old man was talking with the two men dressed in black.


Suddenly one of the men pulled out a knife and stabbed the man in the lower back. 


The attackers fled on foot.


Trio Robbed Man with Kitchen Knives Near Columbia 



MANHATTAN - The NYPD is looking for a trio of robbers who terrorized a man with kitchen knives near Columbia University’s Morningside campus. 


The victim was rushed to Jacobi Medical Center where he was listed in stable condition.


The first suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion and a heavy build who is between the ages of 40 and 50. He was last seen wearing black skullcap, black puffer jacket, and black jeans.


The second suspect is between the ages of 30 and 35 who has a dark complexion and slim build. He was last seen wearing black hooded sweatshirt, black jeans, and black boots.


Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls are strictly confidential.

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