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NEW YORK — The “Green Book” actor whose body was dumped on a Bronx sidewalk died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl and cocaine, a city Medical Examiner autopsy has determined.

Police respond to criticism that they are not patrolling trains and buses

Ralph Friedman achieved legendary status in the NYPD during his 13 years working the tough streets of the South Bronx in the 1970s and ’80s. After writing a book and making a TV show, the 74-year-old tells Bevan Hurley that one burning ambition remains

City settles lawsuit after hundreds of protesters were arrested, detained and subjected to excessive force in the Bronx

New York City has agreed to pay up to $6 million to protesters roughed up by the NYPD during a George Floyd demonstration in the Bronx.

NEW YORK — A grand plan to revitalize Fordham Plaza in the Bronx has fallen far short of the community’s expectations, with vacant kiosks and retail space now creating a barren landscape instead of the promised vibrant gathering space.

For the first time in recent memory, the Bronx Bombers are built around their pitching.

NEW YORK — Ralph Ortiz loved his family, dancing, freestyle music and handball. He taught his sons basketball and how to navigate the streets of the Bronx. He was a near-constant flirt, sometimes to the embarrassment of his kids. He was strong, prideful and funny.

A never-released internal NYPD report paints a damning picture of the department’s handling of the George Floyd protests in 2020 that led to days of rioting and looting across the city — finding that no single police commander was calling the shots, officers lacked “timely intelligence” in the first days…