Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) claimed to be a “Bronx girl” during a social media clash with President Donald Trump after she called for his impeachment over U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Critics quickly pointed out that she was raised in the affluent suburb of Yorktown Heights, not the Bronx.
A new 2,200-bed migrant shelter has commenced operations in the South Bronx, New York City, despite significant opposition from local residents and officials.