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  1. the rent is too damn high
    Zombie Renovations Are ComingLandlords are claiming that work completed decades ago is grounds to take a building out of rent regulation. What’s a tenant supposed to do?
    By Clio Chang
  2. disaster
    What We Know About the Deadly Bronx Apartment-Building FireDoors that did not self-close as they were supposed to appear to have played a primary role in allowing thick smoke to fill the building.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  3. policing
    NYC’s Police-Union Leaders Are UnhingedThis is not normal behavior.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  4. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Ousts Top House Democrat Joe Crowley in Stunning UpsetThe young progressive’s win over the fourth-ranking House Democrat is sending shock waves through Washington, like Eric Cantor’s 2014 primary loss.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. tragedies
    Officials: Horrific NYC Fire Caused by Child Playing With StoveThe apartment-building fire left 12 dead and 6 injured.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Benjamin Hart
  6. Gunman Opens Fire at Bronx Hospital, Killing OneThe suspect was reportedly a former employee and physician at the hospital. He killed at least one person before turning the gun on himself.
    By Jen Kirby
  7. NYPD Cop Fatally Shoots 66-Year-Old Woman in the BronxShe was reportedly acting erratically and charged at officers with a baseball bat.
    By Jen Kirby
  8. #bronxisburning
    Developer Throws Tin-Eared ‘Bronx Is Burning’ Halloween Theme Party in the BronxRevelers were encouraged to hashtag their experiences with #bronxisburning.
    By Ben Ellman
  9. who would steal a dog?
    Two-Month-Old Husky Puppy Apparently Dognapped During BurglaryThe other dogs were assaulted with pepper spray and a paintball gun by the intruder.
    By Elaine Godfrey
  10. scary things
    Legionnaires’ Outbreak Kills 4, Sickens 67 Others in the South BronxThe number is likely to rise in the coming days.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  11. Super-Ambitious Teen Tries to Steal the Same Car TwicePlus a pair of Adidas sneakers.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  12. the outer boroughs
    What Is the Bronx, Anyway?New York’s most elusive borough lags far behind in the city’s identity sweepstakes. But why?
    By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
  13. sick days
    Legionnaires’ Disease–Causing Bacteria Has Been Found in the Bronx’s Co-Op CityThe borough has seen an uptick in cases during the past month.
    By Jen Kirby
  14. crimes and misdemeanors
    Neighbor Claims Bronx Woman Went Shopping After Toddler’s DeathAnd he found the body in her apartment.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  15. know your leaders
    The Man Who Wants to Build a Haven for Gay Seniors in the BronxThe borough’s first-ever openly gay councilmember is trying to create a safe space in the “Bible Belt of New York City.”
    By Richard Morgan
  16. famous animals
    This Weasel-Like, Rat-Eating Creature Is Stalking NYCA rare fisher spotted in the Bronx.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  17. sad lawsuits
    NYC Owes Family $172 Million for Ambulance DisasterOne of the largest awards in city history.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  18. crimes and misdemeanors
    NYPD Sergeant Stripped of Badge, Gun After Pushing Kid Into WindowThe 14-year-old was handcuffed at the time.
    By Delia Paunescu
  19. early and awkward
    Watch Assemblyman José Rivera Spit Some Fairly Creepy GameIn a video from the Dominican Republic.
    By Adam Martin
  20. scary things
    Something Exploded in the Bronx Last NightAuthorities say it was fireworks, but many aren’t buying it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  21. crimes and misdemeanors
    Three Bodies Found in Burned-Out Bronx BuildingA demolition crew made the grisly discovery.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  22. crimes and misdemeanors
    Bronx Livery Cabbie Charged With Murdering Girlfriend, Putting Body in TrashAn illegally parked cab led to the arrest.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. horrible things
    Bronx Teacher Allegedly Raped 10-Year-Old After Tricking Her ParentsHe said he was taking her to an awards ceremony.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  24. horrible things
    Bronx Man Says He Was Taunted for Being ‘Arab,’ Beaten After Boston BombingThe NYPD’s Hate Crimes Unit is investigating.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  25. sad things
    Bronx Apartment Fire Kills 7-Year-Old GirlA gas tank from Hurricane Sandy added fuel to the fire.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. crimes and misdemeanors
    Son Reportedly Admitted to Dismembering Bronx MomA story straight from Law & Order.
    By Adam Martin
  27. crimes and misdemeanors
    9-Year-Old Thrown From Rooftop Still in Critical ConditionHis attacker was a neighbor with a rap sheet.
    By Andre Tartar
  28. crimes and misdemeanors
    Fake Keystone Cops and Their Amazing Car Busted in Bronx Heroin HeistIt could have been the crime of the century.
    By Adam Martin
  29. crimes and misdemeanors
    Three Cops Wounded in Two Shootings an Hour ApartGunfire in the Bronx and Brooklyn.
    By Adam Martin
  30. shootings
    NYC’s First Homicide of 2013 Was a Woman From the BronxWe almost made it three days.
    By Delia Paunescu
  31. crimes and misdemeanors
    Botched Bronx Robbery Became Days-Long Ordeal of Torture, Cops SayVictims were beaten, bound, and urinated on.
    By Adam Martin
  32. crimes and misdemeanors
    Police Say Bronx Teen Was Strangled To DeathThe girl’s uncle was just arrested.
    By Delia Paunescu
  33. crimes and misdemeanors
    Bronx Kids Found Safe After Dad’s Alleged Kidnapping, CarjackingA hell of an alleged crime wave to bring the kids on.
    By Adam Martin
  34. arrests
    21-Year-Old Man Arrested in Bronx Baby’s DeathHe’s been charged with the death of his daughter and her mother. 
    By Andre Tartar
  35. things that are awful
    Mother and Child Killed in Bronx Apartment FirePolice say someone set the blaze to cover up mother’s murder.
    By Adam Martin
  36. crimes and misdemeanors
    Robbers Beat Laundromat Worker With Stick During RobberyThey repeatedly punched him too.
    By Brett Smiley
  37. worst landlords
    Bad New York Landlords, Part XLVIRemember that fire-escape-less Bronx building?
    By Andre Tartar
  38. transportation
    State to Install New Barriers at Site of Fatal Bronx CrashThey barriers will supplement the guard rails along the viaduct.
    By Brett Smiley
  39. crimes and misdemeanors
    Teacher at Exclusive Bronx School Charged in Affair With Underage StudentThe teacher took a 16-year-old girl back to his Chelsea condo.
    By Brett Smiley
  40. four-alarm blazes
    Nine Firefighters Injured in Four-Alarm Bronx Fire Winds kept the blaze going for over two hours.
    By Andre Tartar
  41. crime and punishment
    Dad Not Charged for Retaliating After 4-Year-Old Was ShotHere’s a sad, scary story.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  42. scary things
    Watch a Bronx Guy Get Pummeled for ‘Snitchin’’This is scary.
    By Dan Amira
  43. stupid crime of the day
    Bronx Store Clerks Foil Robbery, Witnesses Wonder WhyMan, expectations have gotten really low for retail employees.
    By Chris Rovzar
  44. sad things
    Someone Stole a 500-Pound Street Piano in the BronxYou monster.
    By Dan Amira
  45. the bravest
    Faced With Cutbacks, the FDNY Tries to Avoid Mistakes of the SeventiesNo one wants to hear “The Bronx Is Burning” again.
    By Joe Flood
  46. stupid names of the day
    Numbers You Should Not Include in the Name of Your Cocaine RingThe address of the building wherein you ran your cocaine-distribution operation.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  47. neighborhood news
    Six of the Worst Buildings in New York City Are in the Same Bronx ComplexThis comes as no surprise to residents.
    By Chris Rovzar
  48. school daze
    Bronx Elementary School’s Unofficial Curriculum Includes Drug-Addled Prostitute SexA tent and a boulder are also involved.
    By Dan Amira
  49. neighborhood news
    Bronx’s Poe House to Get Modernist Visitors’ CenterIt’s quite the contrast.
    By Chris Rovzar
  50. terrible things
    Tenth Suspect Arraigned in Bronx Beating CaseBecause why stop at nine?
    By Chris Rovzar
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