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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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Edenwald Shooting - Masked Gunmen Sought

Cops Searching for Gunmen for Shooting at Edenwald Houses
The NYPD is searching for these men in connection with a shooting in Edenwald. -Photos by NYPD

The NYPD is searching for these men in connection with a shooting in Edenwald. -Photos by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

March 6, 2024


BRONX - Cops are looking for two men dressed in black and wearing facemarks in connection with a shooting at Edenwald Houses, the NYPD said. 


Cops released new surveillance video of the suspected gunmen from last month’s shooting at the Edenwald Houses. Both were covered in black.


At around 8:48 pm on February 25, a 25-year-old male was standing in the vicinity of Laconia Avenue and East 228 Street. Cops said a pair of gunmen dressed in black opened fire striking the victim in the abdomen. 


The gunmen were seen fleeing on foot. 


EMS rushed the victim to Jacobi Medical Center where he was listed in critical but stable condition. 


The first suspect wore a black hoodie, black jogging pants and red shoes. He also wore a black knitted cap with a blue paper face mask. 


The second suspect wore a black bubble jacket, with a black hoodie underneath. He wore a knitted black face mask along with black jogging pants. He also wore a pair of black Air Jordans with red laces. 


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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