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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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Face of Teen Slashing Suspect Caught on Camera

New Photos of Man Wanted for Slashing Teen in the Face 

The NYPD released new photos of a man wanted in connection with a slashing of a teenage girl in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD released new photos of a man wanted in connection with a slashing of a teenage girl in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

January 19, 2024 


BRONX - The NYPD released new photos of a suspect wanted for slashing a teen across the face during an unprovoked attack. The new photos clearly show the suspect’s face which was hidden during the attack, cops said. 


The NYPD released the new surveillance photos of the suspect that clearly show the man’s face. The suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion, heavy build and a beard. He was last seen wearing a black knit cap, and a grey backpack. He wore a black hoodie with a  logo of a marijuana leaf in grey on the chest. He also wore black sweatpants and black and white sneakers. 


74-Year-Old Stabbed to Death

The NYPD is investigating the stabbing death of a 74-year-old man inside an apartment building in Sugar Hill. -File Photo

Sugar Hill Stabbing - Suspect in Custody 


MANHATTAN - Police are investigating why a 74-year-old man was stabbed to death inside a Sugar Hill building. One person was taken into custody, the NYPD said.

 

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At around 4 pm on January 12, a 16-year-old girl was in front of 3777 White Plains Road in Olinville. Cops said a man dressed in a black hoodie and his face covered in a black balaclava, walked up to the girl. Without warning or saying a word, the man pulled out a knife and slashed the girl across the face. 


The attacker then walked off southbound on White Plains Road.  


The girl suffered serious injury and was rushed to Jacobi Medical Center. She is listed in stable condition. 


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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