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Bronxites Left in Lurch as Check Cashing Chain Goes Under

A young man who normally opens the door for customers at the Pay-O-Matic on East Gun Hill Road for spare change was found sleeping in front of the location after the check cashing giant was temporarily closed on September 16. -Photo by David Greene By David Greene  Bronx Voice  October 10, 2025 BRONX - Longtime customers of check cashing giant Pay-O-Matic and its hundreds of employees in the Bronx remain in limbo after Pay-O-Matic announced that they have ceased operations. Money transfer giant Western Union has confirmed that they are in negotiations to acquire the business. On September 16, a notice was observed in the window of its location at 11 East Gun Hill Road that read in part, “After more than 50 years of service to your communities, all Pay-O-Matic check cashing store locations are closed as of September 12.” In an undated posting on the New York City Department of Financial Services ...

17-Year-Old Girl Stabbed to Death in Bronx

3 People Arrested at Scene
Officers stand guard at the scene where a 17-year-old girl was stabbed to death in the Bronx. -Citizen

Officers stand guard at the scene where a 17-year-old girl was stabbed to death in the Bronx. -Citizen

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

May 2, 2024


BRONX - Three people have been arrested in connection with the brutal stabbing death of a 17-year-old girl in the Bronx, cops said. 



At around 2:15 today, officers from the 43rd Precinct responded to a report of a stabbing in Soundview. When they arrived at 1105 Boyton Avenue officers discovered a 17-year-old girl with a stab wound to the chest. 



EMS rushed the teen to Jacobi Medical Center where she eventually died of her injuries. 



Police have arrested three people so far however, the case is ongoing. 


It is unclear at this time what type of weapon was used to stab the victim. 



The victim’s name has been withheld pending family notification and the fact that the victim is a minor.


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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