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Bronx Local News: Fire Mystery in Bronx! FDNY Finds Body NOT Related to Fire in Building

Bronx Firefighters Battle Four-Alarm Blaze, Discover Woman Dead Inside Apartment  -FDNY Bronx Voice   November 29, 2025 BRONX LOCAL NEWS - A chaotic scene unfolded in the Bronx on Friday afternoon after a four-alarm fire tore through a six-story apartment building—leading firefighters not only to battle heavy flames, but also to a heartbreaking discovery inside one of the units. An elderly woman’s body was found and cops are investigating. The FDNY responded just after midday to 1520 Sheridan Avenue, where flames had erupted in apartment 6H. According to officials, the first units arrived in under four minutes. Despite that quick response, the fire had already pushed its way into the cockloft—the space between the top-floor ceiling and the roof—and began spreading into nearby apartments. In total, more than 170 firefighters and EMS personnel rushed to the scene, along with officers from the NYPD’s 44th Precinct. Nine people suffered minor injuries as crews worked their way th...

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Man Stabbed on Fordham Road Shopping Strip in Broad Daylight

Fordham Road Biz District Stabbing 
The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a stabbing in the Fordham Road shopping district. -Photo by NYPD

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a stabbing in the Fordham Road shopping district. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

January 29, 2024 


BRONX - A man was stabbed in the gut on a busy shopping strip in broad daylight, the NYPD said. 


A around 3:45 pm on January 27, a 32-year-old man was near a department store on the corner of Kingsbridge Road and Fordham Road. Cops said the man was walking on the commercial strip when another man started arguing with him. Cops said the man pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim in the abdomen. 


The attacker ran off but not before his image was caught on surveillance cameras along the commercial strip.




The victim was rushed by EMS to nearby Saint Barnabas Hospital where he is listed in stable condition. 


The suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion and slim build. He was last seen wearing a black and white jacket, orange hooded sweatshirt, black hat, blue jeans, and black 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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