Violent crime in 40th Precinct at five-year high

Published in The Bronx Ink. Weekend mornings in Melrose are usually about sounds that help people relax. There’s the bell from the Church of Immaculate Conception, and soft music from shops that have just opened up for business. So when

The cost of murder in Mott Haven

Published in The Bronx Ink. At 3 a.m. on October 15, Maria Rojas woke to the sound of her phone ringing. Police from the South Bronx’s 40th Precinct said that her eldest son had been stabbed. By the time she

Construction worker stabbed to death on Willis Avenue

Published in The Bronx Ink. Joel Rojas must have fought hard for his life. The trail of blood on East 138th Street in Mott Haven was nearly a block long. It began outside the storefront church at 467, reappeared on

Bloody Sunday in Mott Haven

Published in The Bronx Ink. Sunday was an unusually bloody day on the streets of Mott Haven, raising fears among residents that violence is becoming out of control. It began in the early  morning with three shootings in a span