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Teen Girls Still Wanted forBeating Child, Kicking Dog - Caught On Tape

Members of a girl gang in Allerton are accused of assaulting an 11-year-old child and kicking her puppy Leo, seen here in an undated photo who suffered internal injuries. By David Greene  Bronx Voice   October 7, 2025 BRONX - Police have arrested a 15-year-old female and are searching for two others after an 11-year-old child was hit with a rock, chased for five blocks, punched and thrown to the ground and beaten and kicked—and one young girl kicked the child’s puppy and it was all captured on surveillance video. A press conference was held at the corner of Waring Avenue and Holland Avenue after several violent incidents were reported and allegedly carried out by a group of teenage girls in the Allerton community. According to the child’s mother Neliana Garcia , her daughter was out walking their dog “ Leo ” at 5:45 p.m. on September 22, when the child was attacked at the corne...

Bx BP Plays Santa During Tree Lighting



Bronx Voice 

December 6, 2024

 

BRONX - The Bronx Borough President joined Santa in handing out toys to local children during the annual lighting of the Bronx Christmas tree in the shadow of Yankee Stadium.


On December 5th, at Lou Gehrig Plaza at 161st Street and the Grand Concourse, Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson joined Transportation Workers Union Local 100, Univision New York, and others to host the annual Tree Lighting Extravaganza Winter Wonderland celebration that officially ushers in the holiday season here in the Bronx. 




During the program, close to 1,000 children with their families choose from over 1,000 toys on display in the Rotunda of Bronx Borough Hall located at 851 Grand Concourse. 


 

Other highlights of the program included performances by the NYPD La Jarra Band, the official countdown to the lighting of this year’s 25-foot Concord Fir, adorned with over 2,000 lights located at Lou Gehrig Plaza, and more.


 

This year’s sponsors included Essen Health Care, BXEDC, MetroPlus Health, ProHealth Connect, 161st Street Business Improvement District, The Home Depot, Sentry, Nissan, the New York City Parks Department, and others.




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