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Wiped Out! Six Shops Destroyed in West Burnside Blaze

AGAIN - Driver Parks in Front of Hydrant, Slows Down Firefighters Firefighters battle a 5-alarm fire that broke out in a row of stores along Jerome Avenue and West Burnside Avenue on March 13. -Photo by David Greene By David Greene  Bronx Voice  March 15, 2025 BRONX - At least six shops along a row of stores at West Burnside Avenue and Jerome Avenue in Morris Heights were destroyed as other shops on the block suffered smoke and or water damage. Fire officials say no injuries were reported and fire officials continue to investigate the cause of the blaze. During a press conference at the fire scene, Kaz Daughtry, the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety, told reporters that firefighters were delayed, as for the third time in recent weeks, by a car that was parked at the closest fire hydrant to the fire. Daug...

Man, Age 63, Slashed in Face Near Little Italy

Tremont Slasher - Man Cut in Face With Knife 

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a slashing in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

December 8, 2023 


BRONX - A Bronx man was slashed across the face by a knife-wielding attacker outside Little Italy, the NYPD said. 


At around 2 pm on December 6, a 63-year-old man was standing in front of a hardware store at 505 East Tremont Avenue. A man in his 30s walked up to the retiree and began arguing with him. 


Cops said as the dispute got heated, the man pulled out a knife and slashed the retiree across the face. The attacker then fled on foot along East Tremont Avenue. 


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The victim suffered a cut to the face but refused medical treatment. 


The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect. He is described as a male with a light complexion who is 30 years old and has a black beard. He was last seen wearing a black hat, black and white jacket, grey pants, and white sneakers.


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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