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10/10/2026

The NYPD released body cam footage of the aftermath of a federal immigration agent shooting and injuring a Bronx man in his car on Oct. 9. The video shows officers rendering aid to the victim of the shooting, whom NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch identified as Oscar Belgal, 28. Officers then carried him into a Black SUV and transported him to a nearby hospital.

One ICE agent fired seven rounds and Belgal was struck in the neck, Commissioner Tisch said at a news conference Thursday night. Mamdani said Belgal’s child was in the back seat during the shooting, but was physically unharmed.

Officers opened fire on Belgal because, officials claimed, he drove his car into officers’ vehicles and they believed their lives were in danger. The shooting remains under investigation, DHS said.

The ICE agent that shot Belgal currently has six cases open that allege that he used excessive force in the line of duty and that several of his arrests were later found unlawful in federal court. None of his alleged misconduct has resulted in disciplinary action or limitations in his scope of duty.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said she also spoke with Trump and Mullin Thursday night, uring them to “halt ICE enforcement operations in New York.”

📝By Lesley Cosme Torres and Jill Tuthill

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Hundreds of protesters gathered in Marble Hill on Oct. 8 after a federal immigration agent shot and injured a Bronx man ...
10/09/2026

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Marble Hill on Oct. 8 after a federal immigration agent shot and injured a Bronx man in his car earlier that afternoon. According to the NYPD, the protest halted traffic just outside NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, where the man was being treated and was conscious.

The victim of the shooting, whom NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch identified as Oscar Belgal, 28, was the subject of a targeted enforcement operation by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, according to a statement released by DHS.

At approximately 4 p.m. ICE officers arrested Belgal, who is from the Dominican Republic. According to the DHS statement, he had a prior criminal conviction for grand larceny and multiple prior arrests for assault, robbery, possession of drugs and weapons possession. He also has associations to the Trinitarios gang, DHS said.

Officials including Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch appeared in front of the crowd to give comments. They were overwhelmingly drowned out by chants including “ICE out of NYC” and “up with reparations, down with deportation,” bolstered with megaphones, homemade signs and deep outrage.

“We know that ICE is rotten to its core,” Mamdani said. “Today’s shooting is only further devastating confirmation of what we have long known.”

📝By Lesley Cosme Torres and Jill Tuthill

📸By Jill Tuthill

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Workers and Bronx community advocates are calling on the city to crack down on labor brokers on affordable housing proje...
10/08/2026

Workers and Bronx community advocates are calling on the city to crack down on labor brokers on affordable housing projects, saying low-wage and unsafe working conditions have left some of the very people building the city’s housing struggling to support their own families.

Business Manager of the Mason Tenders’ District Council (LIUNA) Dave Bolger says the group is urging the city to end ties with labor brokers to prevent labor abuses.

Bolger helped with the negotiations to pass The Construction Act earlier this year that will establish a strict minimum wage, benefits, and community hiring standards for developers of city-assisted affordable housing projects. The bill will take into effect Jan. 1, 2027.

“Passing the law was a major victory, but the fight is not over,” he said.

📝By Rebecca Raghunath

📸By Rebecca Raghunath

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Federal agents shot and injured a person during an interaction in the Bronx on Thursday afternoon, law enforcement sourc...
10/08/2026

Federal agents shot and injured a person during an interaction in the Bronx on Thursday afternoon, law enforcement sources said.

The shooting occurred at about 4 p.m. on Oct. 8 at the corner of West 225th Street and Marble Hill Avenue in Marble Hill — a neighborhood that has seen increased ICE activity in recent weeks.

Police reported that there had been “a shooting involving federal law enforcement agents,” and that the NYPD “was not involved in the incident and was not on the scene at the time of the shooting.”

Multiple outlets indicated the agents were members of ICE; PIX11 reported that it’s believed the shooting occurred as ICE agents attempted to make an arrest.

📝By Robert Pozarycki and Dean Moses

📸By Dean Moses

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The New York City Department of Transportation is proposing a new bicycle network through Throggs Neck that would add pr...
10/07/2026

The New York City Department of Transportation is proposing a new bicycle network through Throggs Neck that would add protected bike lanes, change traffic patterns on several neighborhood streets and repurpose an estimated 70 parking spaces.

DOT presented the proposal to Bronx Community Board 10’s Municipal Services Committee on Sept. 9. The approximately two mile network is intended to create new connections to Ferry Point Park, the Throggs Neck Ferry Landing and the Hutchinson River Greenway, while improving safety for cyclists and pedestrians.

The proposal has also received support from advocates who say the project would address gaps between existing bicycle routes in the East Bronx.

Kevin Daloia, an East Bronx pedestrian and bicycle safety advocate who also organizes ghost bike memorials throughout the city, has advocated for street safety improvements in the area for years.

“We are always looking to connect the current broken bike corridors, and the Throggs Neck Bike Network will do that,” Daloia said. “The path along the Cross Bronx Service Road will eliminate the tractor trailer parking along the cemetery.”

📝By Matthew McKay

📸Courtest of DOT

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10/06/2026

On October 1st, Mayor Mamdani announced a citywide outreach campaign aimed at assisting New Yorkers who lost their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits this year due to federal requirements set by the Trump Administration in March. 

The Bronx has some of the highest rates of food insecurity in the City, as over 26,000 New Yorkers lost their SNAP benefits this year. Expanded work requirements and eligibility rules, which took effect on Oct. 1st, could push 223,000 New Yorkers off food assistance, according to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. 

With the re-enrollment window for SNAP benefits now open, Bronx Times reporter Marina Samuel sat down with Mayor Mamdani to hear about the City’s efforts to help New Yorkers put food on the table. 

📝By Aviva Stoken
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New York City saw an estimated $2 billion in economic activity from this summer’s FIFA World Cup, Mayor Zohran Mamdani a...
10/02/2026

New York City saw an estimated $2 billion in economic activity from this summer’s FIFA World Cup, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Oct. 1.

The tournament brought in $1.2 billion in direct visitor spending and $162 million in operational spending, according to an analysis by NYCEDC and Tourism Economics. The broader $2 billion estimate also includes indirect economic activity generated by that spending.

“This summer, we proved that the people’s game can still belong to the people — to the deli owners, cab drivers and line cooks who welcomed visitors from around the globe to New York City and powered the World Cup,” Mamdani said.

“We didn’t want the benefits of this tournament to stop at the stadium gates. We worked to bring fans into our neighborhoods, onto our blocks and into our local bars, restaurants and watch parties. And the result was more than $2 billion flowing through our city’s economy — a win for working New Yorkers across all five boroughs.”

📝By Marina Samuel

📸By Lloyd Mitchell

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The city broke ground on 229 affordable homes in the Bronx, a fully affordable senior development on the NYCHA Morris Ho...
10/02/2026

The city broke ground on 229 affordable homes in the Bronx, a fully affordable senior development on the NYCHA Morris Houses site.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the New York City Housing Authority and development partners broke ground on Sol on Park Thursday, a project that will provide housing for current NYCHA residents, formerly homeless seniors and low- and middle-income older adults.

The project will reserve 80 apartments for current Morris Houses residents, while 69 apartments will be set aside for formerly homeless seniors and 79 units will be available through the city’s Housing Connect lottery for eligible seniors.

“New Yorkers are facing a housing crisis, and we have no time to waste,” said Mayor Mamdani.

📝By Marina Samuel

📸Courtesy of the Office of the Bronx Borough President and Magnusson Architecture & Planning

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Council Member Kevin Riley’s third annual “Roads to Invest Fest: From the Bronx to Atlanta” brought 60 young people betw...
10/01/2026

Council Member Kevin Riley’s third annual “Roads to Invest Fest: From the Bronx to Atlanta” brought 60 young people between the ages of 14 and 21 from Council District 12 to Atlanta for Earn Your Leisure’s Invest Fest, held Aug. 7–9. The program grew from 40 participants in previous years.

For returning participant Michael Collado, the trip also came with another opportunity to put what he had learned into practice.

Collado, who won the High School Pitch Competition in 2025, returned to the competition this year and earned a $1,500 prize. Two graduates of AIMHIGH also received $250 each to open their own investment portfolios.

“Seeing Michael return to the pitch competition and win again, while two of our young people received their first funds to begin investing, shows what can happen when we give our youth access and an opportunity to put what they are learning into practice,” Riley said.

📝By Matthew McKay

📸Courtesy of Council Member Kevin Riley’s office

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Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson hosted a press conference at Lou Gehrig Plaza to officially announce the launch o...
10/01/2026

Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson hosted a press conference at Lou Gehrig Plaza to officially announce the launch of this year’s annual Tour de Bronx cycling event, which will take place on Sunday, Oct. 4 at 8 a.m.

Along its routes, the Tour de Bronx guides riders through parks and other green spaces and also yields views of the Long Island Sound from multiple parts of the Bronx including City Island and Orchard Beach.

All courses will officially start at East 161st Street and Grand Concourse.

All three Tour de Bronx routes for this year’s events were said to be officially released at 6 a.m. on the morning of the bike tour, according to I Love The Bronx, the official website and slogan of the Bronx Tourism Council, which co-hosts and organizes the annual cycling event in cohesion with Borough President Gibson’s office.

“As we celebrate 32 years of Tour de Bronx, we invite riders to explore the Bronx from a unique perspective while connecting with the neighborhoods, landmarks and places that have shaped our community,” said Bronx Tourism Council’s director for development Julius Drake said.

📝By Steven Goodstein

📸By Sadie Brown

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