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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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Elderly Woman Mugged on Christmas Eve

70-year-old Robbed on Christmas Eve in the Bronx

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with the mugging of an elderly woman near Yankee Stadium on Christmas Eve. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

January 2, 2024 


BRONX - An elderly woman was robbed up the road from Yankee Stadium on Christmas Eve, the NYPD said. 


At around 1 pm on December 24, a 70-year-old woman was standing on the corner of River Avenue and East 167 Street near the Yankee Stadium parking garages. Cops said a man in a black hoodie and bright red sneakers ran up to her and ripped $20 out of her hands. The robber then ran off. 


The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect. The suspect is described as 5 foot 8 with a dark complexion and medium build. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, black pants and red sneakers.


Shoplifters Beat Worker for Gummy Bears 


Duane Reade Employee Assaulted During Gummy Bear Shoplifting 


MANHATTAN - Shoplifters near Fulton Street beat a Duane Reade employee during a dispute over Gummy Bears, the NYPD said. 



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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Location: E 167th St & River Ave, Bronx, NY 10452, USA

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