Bronx Times

3 days ago | bxtimes.com | Christian Murray

Posted on A celebration of Albanian culture, history and heritage will return to Bronx Little Italy on Sunday, May 4, as the 4th Annual Gjergj Kastrioti Skenderbeu Street Fair takes place at the corner of Crescent Avenue and Arthur Avenue from noon to 6 p.m.The free, family-friendly event is hosted by the Albanian American Open Hand Association Inc. (AAOHA) in partnership with the Belmont Business Improvement District.

3 days ago | bxtimes.com | Ethan Marshall

Community Justice Connect partnered with the nonprofit Hot Bread Kitchen on Wednesday, April 2, to host a training program focused on job placement and financial empowerment opportunities offered by the organization. Zaynab Sulaiman, First Course Program Coordinator at Hot Bread Kitchen, led the session and discussed key topics such as time commitment, financial support offered by the program, job placement opportunities, and eligibility requirements.

3 days ago | bxtimes.com | Ethan Marshall

The New York City Health, Energy, and Equity Task Force hosted a roundtable on Thursday, April 10, at Fordham University’s Flom Auditorium to address climate justice, public health challenges in the Bronx, and related equity issues. Numerous community leaders, task force members, and stakeholders attended the roundtable, which featured an artistic visual demonstration outlining key topics such as climate strategies and a 90-day action plan.

3 days ago | bxtimes.com | Robert Pozarycki |Christian Murray

A Bronx man is facing attempted murder charges after allegedly stabbing a man numerous times on board a subway train in an unprovoked attack Friday morning. Detectives apprehended Lateef Green, 50, of Bronx Boulevard just before 7 p.m. on April 18, roughly 12 hours after he allegedly went on the attack on board a Manhattan-bound 5 train near the East 219th Street station in Williamsbridge.

3 days ago | bxtimes.com | Robert Pozarycki |Christian Murray

Bronx detectives continue to search for the suspect who shot two men, killing one of them, at a public housing complex on Easter Sunday. Police said the double shooting happened at about 2 p.m. on April 20 on the grounds of the Mott Haven Houses, behind 350 East 143rd St.Officers from the 40th Precinct and NYPD PSA 7, in responding to a 911 call about shots fired, found two victims at the scene: a 45-year-old man shot in the torso, and a 40-year-old man shot multiple times in the abdomen.