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Plumbers Propose Emergency Inspection of All NYCHA Boilers Post-Explosion   After THE CITY revealed the heating plant that blew up in a public housing building last month had not been inspected in years, the Plumbing Foundation says licensed professionals need to step in. This article originally appeared in The City. By Greg B. Smith Bronx Voice  November 21, 2025 BRONX LOCAL NEWS - In response to the recent boiler explosion and chimney collapse at a Bronx public housing development, an association representing licensed plumbers is calling for an emergency inspection sweep of all New York City Housing Authority boilers to be conducted by its members. NYCHA's boilers are supposed to be inspected annually by the Department of Buildings (DOB), the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and NYCHA boiler unit staff who've received training. The Plumbing Foundation City of New York says the authority's 1,000 boilers are not routinely examined by licensed plu...
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Attackers Beat Man with a Scooter

Metal Scooter Used to Beat Man

The NYPD is searching for these two men in connection to a beating with a metal scooter. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD is searching for these two men in connection to a beating with a metal scooter. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

January 25, 2024


BRONX - Police are looking for a pair of attackers who beat a Bronx man with a metal scooter.




At around 2:15 pm on January 24, a 23-year-old man was walking in the vicinity of East 168th Street and Ogden Avenue. Cops said two men ran up to him and pounced.


The attackers punched and kicked the man and then started wailing on him with a metal scooter, cops said.


Both attackers fled on foot in an unknown direction.


Low Profile? Smoke Shop Thieves Use Luxury SUV as Getaway Car

The NYPD is searching for this BMW in connection with the burglary of a smoke shop in Queens. -Photo by NYPD


QUEENS - A pair of smoke shop thieves may have thought they would attract little attention with their clothing but then drove a pretty conspicuous getaway car - an $80,000 plus luxury SUV, the NYPD said.

 


The victim was treated for his injuries at the scene.


Police did not reveal a motive for the beating.


Both suspects are males with medium complexions and medium builds. Both men wore black bubble jackets.



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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