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Landlord of Burned Bronx Building Sued to Stop Heat Monitoring

  Hundreds of tenants were displaced after a fire ripped through the top floor of 2910 Wallace Ave. in The Bronx, Jan. 14, 2025.  Credit:  Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY Ved Parkash had 10 properties put in a city housing agency program to track temperatures in chronically cold apartments. One just caught fire, leaving more than 250 homeless.  This article originally appeared in The City. By  Samantha Maldonado ,  Mia Hollie , and  Jonathan Custodio BRONX - The landlord whose Bronx building burned in a five-alarm fire Friday fought the city’s housing agency in court last year in an unsuccessful bid to exit a city program that requires monitoring for landlords with chronic heat complaints. Landlord Ved Parkash owns 2910 Wallace Avenue, a now burnt-out 98-unit apartment building in the Allerton neighborhood of The Bronx, just east of the New York Botanical Garden. That apartment building, along with nine others ...
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Gunmen Open Fire During Dispute in Broad Daylight

Man Shot on Street 

The NYPD is searching for two men in connection with a shooting in broad daylight in Melrose. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD is searching for two men in connection with a shooting in broad daylight in Melrose. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

July 12, 2024


BRONX - Cops are looking for a pair of gunmen who shot a Bronx man. The NYPD released new surveillance video of the suspects.


At around 6 pm on July 11, a 20-year-old male was standing In front of a building at 371 East 152rd Street in Melrose. Cops said two men walked up to him and started a verbal argument.


As the dispute got heated one of the duo pulled out a handgun and fired off multiple rounds. The victim was struck in the lower left leg. The gunmen then ran off.



EMS rushed the victim to Lincoln Hospital where he was treated and listed in stable condition.


The first suspect is described as a male with a medium complexion with large dark hair. He was last seen wearing  a black t-shirt, gray jeans and black and white sneakers. He also wore a white book bag on his back.


The second suspect has a medium complexion and short, dark hair. He wears eyeglasses and has a medium build. He was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, black shorts and black Crocs. He also wore a black backpack.


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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Location: 371 E 152nd St, Bronx, NY 10455, USA

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