A 14-year-old Bronx boy found dead inside his family's burning apartment yesterday might have lit several fires before shooting himself, the authorities said.

An hour and a half later, a 13-year-old Bronx boy stabbed a man, apparently after the man had attacked his mother, the police said.

A 14-year-old Bronx boy collapsed during a music class at school yesterday and was pronounced dead a short time later.

He declined to comment on the type of restraint that was used on the Bronx boy.

Even so, by his own definition, he remains a Bronx boy to the very end.

Indoors, a 3-year-old suburban youngster and an 8-year-old Bronx boy had become fast friends.

Beneath the sequined pantsuit, he's still just a nice Bronx boy.

A 4-year-old Bronx boy climbed over a window guard in his apartment building and fell six stories to his death early yesterday.

"But in the end, I'm just a Bronx boy, trying to do my thing."

A 16-year-old Bronx boy remained in critical condition yesterday after falling three stories down an elevator shaft at his high school.