Police found a little girl believed to be about 4 years old wandering the streets in the Bronx early Saturday morning, according to the NYPD.The officers discovered the child, who says her name is Sidaya, just after midnight near the corner of Prospect Avenue and East 156 Street, authorities said.She was wearing a blue sweater, blue sweatpants and rain boots when she was discovered, according to police. The girl was evaluated at a hospital and released in good health to the care of the city Administration for Children's Services, police said.About 10 minutes before police found the girl, she w ..read more

A woman is dead after attempting to walk up the stairs to her Bronx apartment with her oxygen tank during a power outage Friday, police said.The elevator was out of service due to the outage. The victim's apartment was 19G on De Kruif Place in Co-op City. Her tank depleted and by the time she got to the 19th floor, where authorities said she fell backwards and died. The FDNY said that there were power outages to several buildings within the complex due to a transformer fire Friday morning.The Co-Op City Safety Board tweeted earlier that the transformer fire is extensive and will take a while t ..read more

A Brooklyn woman was arrested for an attack on a 2-year-old boy on a Harlem subway train, police said Friday.Elizabeth Galarza, 56, of Brooklyn, was arrested Friday morning and charged with assault and acting in a manner injurious to a child, according to police.2-year-old boy punched, man attacked in separate Harlem subway station incidentsThe boy was on a C train near the 116th Street stop around 3:10 p.m. Saturday when he was allegedly punched by Galarza.An adult woman with the boy had argued with the attacker and it escalated, police said. A detective initially said the suspect aimed for t ..read more

Two men pretending to be plumbers tied victims up in a Bronx home invasion, demanded money and assaulted the victims though the night, including burning one resident with a hot iron.The men showed up to the home near East 227th Street and Barnes Avenue on Monday and said they were there to fix the plumbing, police said. They pulled out a gun once they were inside, then tied up the men. At some point on Tuesday, the attackers fell asleep and one of the victims was able to free himself, leave the home and contact police, but by the time officers arrived at the apartment, the other victim, 35, an ..read more

The NYPD has been searching for a man who threw hot coffee in the face of an MTA bus driver in the Bronx earlier in February, police said Thursday.Authorities said it started when the unidentified man boarded the BX6 bus without paying the fare on the morning of Feb. 3.Police said it was reported there was a dispute between the man and the driver, a 49-year-old woman, over his non-payment.However, according to police sources, the bus driver told officers she did not confront him over the fare.The man walked back up to the front of the bus, said, "I don't pay," before throwing the hot coffee in ..read more

Police have arrested a man accused of attempting to rape two women in the Bronx.Rashaid Todman, 37, faces charges of attempted rape, sex abuse and three counts of forcible touching, according to police.The suspect tried to rape two women in the Bronx on Saturday, police said previously. He was also connected to a third incident after a woman came forward Monday, NYPD Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison said."This perpetrator is going rogue," Harrison said. "He definitely has some issues that need to be addressed."Todman was found after a tip from someone in Harlem, according to sources. He was ..read more

Police launched an investigation Monday morning after discovering the body of a man stabbed to death in a Bronx apartment, according to the NYPD.Officers responded to the Pelham Parkway building on Cruger Avenue just past 9:30 a.m. after neighbors complained of a "foul odor" coming from an apartment, authorities said.Responding officers met with the building's superintendent, who gave them access to the apartment.Upon entering the residence, police found an unresponsive man on the living room floor with multiple stab wounds to the torso, officials said.EMS responded and pronounced the man dead ..read more

A man accused of attempting to rape two women in the Bronx was taken into police custody Monday, according to sources.The man tried to rape two women in the Bronx on Saturday, police said previously. He was also connected to a third incident after a woman came forward Monday, NYPD Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison said."This perpetrator is going rogue," Harrison said. "He definitely has some issues that need to be addressed."Read More: Man tries to rape 2 women in the BronxThe suspect, 37, was found after a tip from someone in Harlem. As of Monday evening, he had not yet been charged, but wa ..read more

Bronx hip-hop legend Fred the Godson was remembered with a special street renaming led by his wife and two daughters Monday.The corner of Leggett Avenue and Kelly Street was renamed to honor the legendary emcee. In the snow, fans packed the street to remember their music hero.“Today was his birthday, his album drops and the unveiling of the street. This street meant so much to him. This is the building he grew up and came from humble beginnings,” said LeeAnn Jemmott, Fred the Godson’s wife.Fred the Godson’s music touched so many with his poetic lyrics and smooth style. A master of wordplay, Fr ..read more

Police launched an investigation after a man was slashed in a seemingly random attack at a Bronx subway station earlier in February, the NYPD said on Saturday.According to police, it was around 5:45 a.m. on Feb. 12 when the alleged attacker followed the victim from the street, up the staircase to the above-ground Morrison Avenue-Soundview subway station, along the No. 6 line, in the Soundview section.When the 49-year-old man reached the top of the stairs, the unidentified man punched him in the face and then slashed him across the neck with a sharp object, authorities said.The individual fled ..read more