Stepfather indicted for choking teen stepson to death released by Bronx judge
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Stepfather indicted for choking teen stepson to death released by Bronx judge

A stepfather charged with strangling his 15-year-old stepson to death was freed by a Bronx judge on Wednesday — despite a request by prosecutors that he be remanded. Tyresse Minter, 28, was indicted for criminal negligent homicide and manslaughter last week for allegedly fatally choking his teen stepson Corde Scott…

NYC DOE staffers sued for unpaid rent for Dominican teachers
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NYC DOE staffers sued for unpaid rent for Dominican teachers

A group of city Department of Education administrators is being sued for $24,000 in unpaid rent by the owners of a Bronx house where teachers brought from the Dominican Republic were forced to live. ADASA, the Association of Dominican-American Supervisors and Administrators, leased a duplex at 1820 Pilgrim Ave., then required…

E-bike battery sparks another huge NYC blaze, guts grocery store and injures 7
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E-bike battery sparks another huge NYC blaze, guts grocery store and injures 7

An e-bike sparked a massive hours-long blaze that gutted a Bronx grocery store and injured seven people — two seriously — on Sunday, officials said. An EMS worker and a civilian were seriously hurt when flames broke out around 10:40 a.m. at the Concourse Food Plaza at 2096 Grand Concourse…

Stricken partner of FDNY EMT Yadira Arroyo recalls how tragic day unfolded
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Stricken partner of FDNY EMT Yadira Arroyo recalls how tragic day unfolded

The stricken former partner of slain EMT Yadira Arroyo described in Bronx court Tuesday how a routine day suddenly turned tragic when a deranged man hijacked their ambulance. Monique Williams recalled to jurors in painful detail how she and Arroyo, a beloved 44-year-old mom of five, were driving to a…

Rikers guard punched inmate in face; fellow officers covered it up: indictment
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Rikers guard punched inmate in face; fellow officers covered it up: indictment

Three city correction officers have been accused of covering up the assault of a Rikers Island inmate by one of their own, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Carl Williams, 31, Roy Dewar, 58, and Jatan Das, 64, were indicted on charges of official misconduct and multiple counts of falsifying business records, Bronx…