[Video Update Below] An 8-year-old was shot in the shoulder last night by a gunman on a bike in the Bronx. The boy, whose name hasn't been released, was standing with a group in front of Papa Yala’s Deli on Randall Ave. near St. Lawrence Ave. in Soundview just before 8 p.m. Police believe the boy was not the intended target of the shooter, who rode past on a bike and shot into the crowd. “Two boys were fighting. The other boy didn’t want to fight so one of them pulled out a gun,” a witness told the Daily News. “The next thing you know a boy was shot outside the store.” more ›

The bike rider who was run over by a school bus and killed on Delancey Street has been identified as 35-year-old Fuen Bai. The East Village resident reportedly crashed after hitting a pothole near the corner of Orchard Street and was backed over by the bus. In the days since the fatal collision — for which the driver wasn't charged — Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance said his office would look into the incident. Cycling activists have put up a memorial for the biker, which reads:

Though we never met I mourn your passing. My heart broke at the news of the tragic loss of your life on this street. I too ride daily these dangerous streets, and had we met, would surely have had many stories to tell. I hope to see you in heaven and maybe share a ride with you there. I am sure the streets are in much better condition.

On a day when Yankee fans were remembering a sad anniversary for one of the franchise's legends, one of the current Bombers found his way into their record books with Melky Cabrera becoming the fifteenth Yankee in history to hit for the cycle in today's game against the White Sox. Cabrera got things started with a bang, hitting a three-run homer off the man who just last week got a call from the president following his perfect game, Mark Buehrle. He saved the toughest part of the cycle for his final at-bat, just barely beating out a throw coming in from right field for a triple in the ninth. He'd then score for the third time of the day on a Derek Jeter single, providing Mo Rivera with an insurance run in closing out the 8-5 victory. Melky is the first Yankee to hit for the cycle in fourteen years—the last player to do it was Tony Fernandez, marking perhaps the only memorable moment of his one year in The Bronx, back in 1995. more ›

Al Sharpton: Politician. Gadfly. Cyclist? more ›