NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A woman is dead after being shot in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx on Monday afternoon. Two men were also wounded and the NYPD is searching for the gunman. Police say a 39-year-old woman was shot in the head and died at Lincoln Hospital, and a 32-year-old man and a 23-year-old man were each shot in the back and listed in stable condition at Lincoln and Harlem hospitals, respectively, CBS2’s Ali Bauman reported Monday. Surveillance video shows a white car and someone inside shoots at a group of people on the sidewalk. Those who were not hit take off running and the ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – We now know the identities of all 17 people who were killed in Sunday’s tragic fire at a Bronx high-rise. The youngest was just 2. The oldest: A 50-year-old mother. As CBS2’s John Dias reports, in the shadows of a building that will forever remind the city of a heart-crushing nightmare is a memorial for those taken too soon. They say a picture is worth 1,000 words, but with each photo at the memorial comes countless tears. They’re just some of the faces of the fallen and severely injured. “I cried so much that it hurt,” said Dayshawn Taylor. “You just can’t eat and ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — We now know the identities of all 17 people killed in the Bronx high-rise fire. The youngest was just 2 years old. The oldest was a 50-year-old mother. 31-year-old Isatou Jabbie 47-year-old Hagi Jawara 2-year-old Ousmane Konteh 27-year-old Sera Janneh 12-year-old Seydou Toure 5-year-old Haouwa Mahamadou 49-year-old Haji Dukary 37-year-old Haja Dukureh 12-year-old Mustapha Dukureh 11-year-old Mariam Dukureh 5-year-old Fatoumata Dukureh 50-year-old Fatoumata Drammeh 21-year-old Foutmala Drammeh 12-year-old Muhammed Drammeh 19-year-old Nyumaaisha Drammeh 6-year-old Omar J ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — We now know the identities of all 17 people killed in the Bronx high-rise fire. The youngest was just 2 years old. The oldest was a 50-year-old mother. 31-year-old Isatou Jabbie 47-year-old Hagi Jawara 2-year-old Ousmane Konteh 27-year-old Sera Janneh 12-year-old Seydou Toure 5-year-old Haouwa Mahamadou 49-year-old Haji Dukary 37-year-old Haja Dukureh 12-year-old Mustapha Dukureh 11-year-old Mariam Dukureh 5-year-old Fatoumata Dukureh 50-year-old Fatoumata Drammeh 21-year-old Foutmala Drammeh 12-year-old Muhammed Drammeh 19-year-old Nyumaaisha Drammeh 6-year-old Omar J ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Three men who allegedly posed as fake cops in the Bronx are in custody, after police said they attempted to kidnap and rob a man believed to be dealing drugs out of his apartment. “Nothing surprises me in New York anymore,” one East Tremont resident told CBS2’s Natalie Duddridge on Wednesday. Officers were called to an apartment at 740 East 178th St. for a robbery at 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday. “When I came out the building, I noticed there was tons of cops,” one person said. Staff at the building saw something suspicious on the surveillance camera — men that looked like poli ..read more

PATERSON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — In the wake of the deadly fire in the Bronx, the third largest city in New Jersey is re-inspecting its buildings. The city of Paterson has nearly 40 high-rise buildings. “Paterson is not a high-rise city. We’re not like New York City. We have a lot of mid-rise buildings,” Paterson Fire Department Chief Brian McDermott said. All buildings have fire inspections yearly, but now all high-rise, mid-rise and multiple-dwelling buildings will be inspected again, CBS2’s Alice Gainer reported Wednesday. In the wake of the tragic fires in New York City and Philadelphia, @Lt ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The Bronx apartment building fire has raised concerns about the use of space heaters. But with bone-chilling temperatures and little to no heat in some buildings, many residents say they are left with few other options, CBS2’s Aundrea Cline-Thomas reported Tuesday. “The ice box, this is like a freezer box in here,” Carol George said, referring to her bedroom. “I plug in this electric heater on the bed to let it warm, a heated blanket, and then I will put my heater on, my space heater.” READ MORE: Source: Several Space Heaters Were In Bronx Apartment Where Deadly Bl ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Many people in more than 100 apartment units escaped Sunday’s fire in the Bronx with nothing but the clothes on their backs and a phone. A nearby college has been turned into an emergency post for survivors, CBS2’s Lisa Rozner reported Monday. “They’ve gone through an unimaginable 24 hours. We’re just trying to help the best we can,” Monroe College President Marc Jerome said. Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin and officials from the Office of Emergency Management visited the center Monday. A room at Monroe College is packed wall-to-wall with clothing donations that have been comi ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A fundraising effort is underway for the victims of Sunday’s deadly Bronx high-rise fire. From personal donations to help from disaster relief organizations, support has been pouring in from across the city and beyond, CBS2’s Christina Fan reported. As the small Gambian community in the Bronx grieved an unimaginable loss of life, a city of diverse immigrants reminded them Monday that they are not alone in their grief. “I want to do my part to help out and bring in donations,” Beverly Taylor said. “This is a tragedy. It’s not just for the African community but for New Yo ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The FDNY says Sunday’s deadly Bronx apartment building fire was caused by a malfunctioning space heater in a bedroom. Making things worse, it said an apartment door was left open despite it being a self-closing door. That allowed toxic black smoke to drift throughout the building. If a fire broke out in your apartment building, would you know what to do? READ MORE: Bronx High-Rise Fire: What To Do If You Were Impacted & How To Help Survivors At the FDNY Fire Zone in Midtown, adults and children learn what to do in a fire emergency through a simulated fire scene ..read more