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• Fordham Road BID Celebrates Fordham Road Fair

  20-10-2017 06:00 via bxtimes.com
  See this story at BxTimes.com.By Robert WirsingBronx TimesThe streets of Fordham were alive with music and fun!The Fordham Road Business Improvement District celebrated its Fordham Road Fair on Saturday, September 30 at East Fordham Road and Creston Avenue.The fun-filled community extravaganza featured live musical performances by hip hop legends Grandmaster Caz, Melle Mel and Sugarhill Gang; fresh produce samplings; an inflatable rockwall and dance routines.
  
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• Bronx celebrates Evangelist Josephine Gooding with street co-naming

  24-04-2024 21:46 via bxtimes.com
  
  Dozens of people gathered on the sidewalk at the corner of Maccombs Road and W. Mount Eden Avenue on Tuesday to celebrate local religious leader Josephine Gooding’s legacy with a street co-naming ceremony.
  Now co-named Evangelist Josephine Gooding Place, the street along W. Mount Eden Avenue honors the life of the late leader.
  Her son, Jay Gooding, also a pastor, told the crowd during the co-naming event that he appreciates the city for putting up the street sign that honors his mother&rsq
  
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• All aboard! Fleet Week is returning this May; here are the ships set to come in

  24-04-2024 21:45 via amny.com
  
  A’hoy, New Yorkers! Get ready to see sailors and other service members all throughout town when Fleet Week returns to NYC at the end of May.
  The Big Apple’s time-honored tradition of welcoming the U.S. armed forces to the city will kick off with the famous Parade of Ships on Wednesday, May 22, in the waters off Staten Island and Manhattan. The celebration continues through Memorial Day weekend before wrapping up on Tuesday, May 28. Activities include ship tours, demonstrations, music
  
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• Feds to NYPD cops: Stop parking on NYC sidewalks, or we’ll take you to court!

  24-04-2024 21:15 via amny.com
  
  The Department of Justice has warned the NYPD to stop allowing officers to park their cars on sidewalks and in crosswalks outside precincts — lest the feds be forced to sue the city for violating the civil rights of people with disabilities.
  Damian Williams, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), sent a letter on March 29 to the Police Department’s legal bureau to report the findings of a DOJ investigation into precinct parking behaviors, and to warn the depa
  
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• Column | Don’t let FAFSA troubles derail your college dreams

  24-04-2024 21:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  For most CUNY students, attending college would be impossible without financial aid. But this year, the chaotic rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form threatens to derail the educational journeys of many current and prospective CUNY students. 
  That’s why we’re doing all we can to help students and their families overcome the glitches and complete the FAFSA form. 
  The new streamlined application was meant to be easier to complete w
  
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• Mayor Adams’ $111 billion executive budget plan restores some critical cuts, but shuts out libraries

  24-04-2024 18:16 via amny.com
  
  Eight months after ordering most city agencies to dramatically cut their spending, Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday unveiled a $111.6 billion budget plan that restores some slashed funding — but still leaves areas such as the city’s public libraries on the chopping block.
  Hizzoner’s Fiscal Year 2025 executive spending plan clocks in at roughly $2 billion more than his preliminary budget released in January and $4 billion greater than this year’s adopted budget.
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• Bronx community foundations host human sex trafficking awareness event

  24-04-2024 18:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  On March 27, Community Police Relations (CPR) Foundation hosted an event at the University Club of New York speaking on human sex trafficking. Bronx-born Al Eskanazy, the founding chairman/CEO of CPR was the moderator at this event. There were speakers who specialize in bringing awareness to trafficking and taught attendees how to keep their communities safe.
  Eskanazy speaks on human trafficking at the University Club of New York. Photo Jewel Webber
  Speakers at this event were Chanel Dickerson,
  
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• Two off duty cops arraigned in 2023 South Bronx rape: DA

  24-04-2024 17:25 via bxtimes.com
  
  Two off-duty NYPD cops were arraigned in Bronx County Criminal Court on Tuesday for allegedly raping an incapacitated woman after a night out at Zona de Cuba in the South Bronx.
  Christian Garcia and Julio Alcantara-Santiago were arrested in the 44th NYPD Precinct on April 23 and charged with multiple counts of criminal sexual offenses — including sexual abuse, sexual misconduct and forcible touching, according to the Bronx District Attorney’s office. The Bronx Times asked the NYPD to
  
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• What’s Happening | Anti-Proms, park cleanups, Barbie and more

  24-04-2024 16:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx Park Cleanup
  Saturday, May 4, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
  Meet at the Allerton Ballfields at Bronx Park
  Southern Boulevard & Mosholu Parkway
  Free admission
  Join HiXher Fitness, LLC and mifithealthylife for a cleanup at Bronx Park for the 13th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep. This is a rain or shine event.
  Volunteers will meet at the Allerton Ballfields at Bronx Park.  Sweep leaders will first begin with a meditation to get volunteers acquainted!
  We recommend that all swee
  
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• Shooting outside Bronx building leaves one dead, another critical: NYPD

  24-04-2024 15:00 via amny.com
  
  Bronx detectives are searching for a perp who fatally shot one man and left another one in critical condition on Tuesday night. 
  Officers from the 46th Precinct responded to a 911 call, as well as an alert from the city’s Shot Spotter system, of two people shot in front of a two-story building at 2449 Morris Ave. in Fordham at approximately 9:49 p.m., law enforcement sources said. ShotSpotter is the NYPD’s network of sensors designed to detective possible sounds of gunfire, and
  
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• Affordable housing lottery opens in Crotona, with rent starting at $2,924

  24-04-2024 14:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  An affordable housing lottery has opened at 1821 Prospect Ave. in Crotona. The building has 32 available units, which consists of 31 studios and a singular two-bedroom unit.
  The income range to be eligible for this lottery is $100,252 to $198,250, or 130% of area median income.
  The inside of a unit at 1821 Prospect Ave. Photo courtesy NYC Housing Connect
  Studio units will have a monthly rent price of $2,924, while two-bedroom units are listed at $3,733.
  Residents of these smoke-free units will h
  
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• ‘Magician’ Bronx-based tax preparer facing prison time for fraud

  24-04-2024 13:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  They called this Bronx-based tax preparer “the Magician,” but the Department of Justice is now calling him a fraud. 
  The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York announced on April 15 that Rafael Alvarez — owner of ATAX New York, LLC and its location in Marble Hill — was arrested charged for allegedly swindling the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) out of more than $100 million in tax revenue by falsifying his clients’ tax returns from 201
  
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• Sick celebration: Suspects who stabbed Bronx man to death threw party afterward at local bar, cops say

  24-04-2024 01:00 via amny.com
  
  Police believe the suspects who fatally stabbed a Bronx man this past weekend toasted the deadly deed at a local bar following the attack.
  According to police sources, 27-year-old Keven Ramirez, of Mount Eden in the Bronx, got into an argument with a group outside of 1459 Wythe Place at around 1:06 a.m. on April 21.
  Authorities say a group of suspects was also apparently lounging on the street when some kind of dispute occurred.
  “They were getting a little loud, a little rowdy,”
  
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• Pastor Dr. Dillon Burgin views Israel-Hamas War as ‘distraction, red herring’

  23-04-2024 23:37 via caribbeanlife.com
  
  As the conflict continues to unfold between Israel and Hamas as part of what is commonly referred to as “end-time prophecies”, Pastor the Rev. Dr. Dillon Burgin views the war more as “a distraction and a red herring” than prophetic.
  “However, it is not as much a direct and major part of end-time prophecies as many Christian preachers have been vehemently proclaiming,” Dr. Burgin, the founding pastor of Harmony Tabernacle in Brooklyn, and founder and internatio
  
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• These 13 NYC subway stations will receive ‘Re-NEW-vation’ upgrades and cleaning this spring and summer

  23-04-2024 22:15 via amny.com
  
  Thirteen subway stations are about to get a healthy dose of spring cleaning and other improvements in the MTA’s latest “Re-NEW-vation” round, as announced Tuesday.
  The “Re-NEW-vation” program is the MTA’s concentrated effort at providing quick fixes at subway stations throughout the system — such as performing repairs, improving lights and providing deep cleaning. Some 75 stations have undergone “Re-NEW-vation” improvements since the initiati
  
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• Yankees notes: Luis Gil’s lesson, DJ LeMahieu begins rehab assignment

  23-04-2024 20:59 via amny.com
  
  It’s easy to forget that even the pros spend every day learning, and New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil’s most recent outing was a prime example of that.
  It started when he balked in his first run of Sunday’s series finale against the Tampa Bay Rays with two outs in the third inning to tie the game at one apiece. That call prompted him to stare down at the home plate umpire — a position that caused far more trouble on Monday afternoon — and before it got any
  
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• Community boards weigh in on Metro-North megaproject

  23-04-2024 20:12 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx residents and elected officials are weighing in on the proposed new Metro-North stations coming to the Parkchester/Van Nest, Hunts Point, Morris Park and Co-Op City neighborhoods. While the massive project has gained broad support, not all are on board with the zoning changes likely to accompany it. 
  The Metro-North proposal would bring one-seat rides from the East Bronx to Penn Station, Westchester County and Connecticut and would provide more open pedestrian spaces, including a plaz
  
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• Congressional art competition showcases student talent from AOC’s district

  23-04-2024 19:43 via astoriapost.com
  Photo courtesy of the office of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez
  Apr. 23, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan
  Students from U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s district gathered in Astoria last week to showcase their visual art submissions for the Congressional Art Competition.
  The inaugural showcase, held on April 19 at the Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens on 30th Road in Astoria, displayed several pieces by high school students from The Bronx and Queens who are part of District 14. Local organizations and co
  
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• Bronx man charged with sexual exploitation, receipt and possession of child pornography

  23-04-2024 19:38 via bxtimes.com
  
  A Bronx man is facing up to 60 years in prison for allegedly engaging in sexually explicit text message conversations with more than 15 underage girls in order to solicit pornographic photos and videos from them, according to federal authorities.
  Winston Colon Correa, 31, who was arrested last week, has been charged with sexual exploitation of a child, receipt of child pornography as well as possession of child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
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• Suspect sought in deadly Bronx shooting outside McDonald’s restaurant

  23-04-2024 15:50 via amny.com
  
  Bronx detectives released photos and video of a suspect wanted in connection with a double shooting at a McDonald’s restaurant last week that left a 24-year-old man dead and another critically wounded. 
  Officers from the 40th Precinct responded to a 911 call of two males shot at 279 East 149 St. in Melrose at approximately 4:03 a.m. on April 15. When they arrived, they found two men riddled with gunshot wounds throughout their bodies. 
  Both victims were found covered in blood whi
  
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• NYC parents slam mayoral control renewal, saying Adams ‘should not be in charge of education’

  23-04-2024 15:42 via amny.com
  
  Though Mayor Eric Adams scored a victory this weekend, winning the battle of mayoral control over the city’s public schools, not all parents were celebrating with him. 
  Hizzoner and New York state officials have been fighting all year over who should oversee the country’s largest public school district once mayoral control was set to expire in June. But in an unexpected move, state lawmakers granted Adams renewed authority over the schools during the city’s long-awaited an
  
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• Op-Ed | New York City’s accomplishments

  23-04-2024 14:00 via amny.com
  
  Halfway through our first term, it is time to look back on and celebrate all we have accomplished together.
  Four years after COVID-19 forced our city to a standstill, New York is back. With crime down, jobs up, a historic boom in tourism, and an economy firing on all cylinders, we are having one of our best years ever.
  Even for a city as resilient as New York, recovering from the pandemic was no simple task. But with strategic thinking and supportive programs, we created the right conditions for
  
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• Affordable housing lottery opens in Riverdale, with rent starting at $2,700

  23-04-2024 14:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  An affordable housing lottery has opened in the Bronx at 3745 Riverdale Ave. The building has 27 available units, including six studios, seven one-bedroom units and 14 two-bedroom units.
  The income range to be eligible for this lottery is $92,572 to $198,250, or 130% of area median income.
  A staged photo of a studio apartment up for lottery at 3745 Riverdale Ave. Photo courtesy NYC Housing Connect
  Studio units will have a monthly rent price of $2,700. One-bedroom units will be $2,900 in rent and
  
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• Mental health clinics coming to seven Bronx schools next year

  22-04-2024 23:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Next school year, the city will open satellite mental health clinics inside seven Bronx schools, Mayor Eric Adams announced last week. The new clinics will serve over 6,000 students between the South Bronx and Central Brooklyn, and the effort more than triples the current number of mental health clinics inside Department of Education (DOE) schools. 
  At the satellite clinics, students will have access to individual, group and family therapy, as well as crisis management. School staff will al
  
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• MLB Power Rankings 4.0 (Week of April 21): A new No. 1, Mets hit top 10

  22-04-2024 22:02 via amny.com
  
  The New York Mets are one of the hottest teams in baseball and their resurgence shows on the fourth edition of our 2024 MLB power rankings. 
  They are, however, still looking up at two divisional rivals in the Atlanta Braves (our new No. 1) and the Philadelphia Phillies along with the crosstown-rival Yankees, who remain entrenched in the No. 2 spot.
  The Los Angeles Dodgers have stumbled from their perch, but none have fallen farther than the Pittsburgh Pirates, who had a miserable week. But
  
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• Sunday stabbing in the Bronx leaves one dead

  22-04-2024 21:39 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx detectives are searching for the killer who fatally stabbed a man on Sunday.
  According to police sources, 27-year-old Keven Ramirez, of Mount Eden in the Bronx, suffered a stab wound to the chest and was dropped off by a friend at BronxCare Health System Hospital at around 12:55 a.m. on April 21.
  Hospital staff called police after listing Ramirez in grave condition from the deep wound. Doctors worked to save his life, but he ultimately succumbed to his injuries later on Sunday.
  Through a p
  
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• Old Croton Aqueduct Walk receives Bronx’s first scenic landmark designation

  22-04-2024 20:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Bronx recently received the borough’s first-ever scenic landmark designation for the Old Croton Aqueduct Walk, where famed writer Edgar Allen Poe was known to stroll. 
  As the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) celebrates 50 years of scenic landmarks throughout the city, the designation of the Old Croton Aqueduct Walk brings the total number of city scenic landmarks up to 12. Central Park was the first to be designated on April 16, 1974, and the 50th anniversary vote by LPC to
  
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• SEE IT: Yankees manager Aaron Boone bizarrely ejected by Hunter Wendlestadt in 2-0 loss to Athletics

  22-04-2024 20:29 via amny.com
  
  BRONX, N.Y. — Without a single out recorded in the Yankees’ 2-0 series-opening loss against the Oakland Athletics on Monday afternoon at Yankee Stadium, manager Aaron Boone was ejected from the game for making remarks to home-plate umpire Hunter Wendlestadt.
  The problem was that Boone never said anything.
  “I really didn’t go after Hunter, I was more upset on the appeal,” Boone said after the game. “I said ‘Hunter you can call it too’ and hecame at
  
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• SEE IT: Yankees manager Aaron Boone bizarrely ejected by Hunter Wendlestadt

  22-04-2024 20:29 via amny.com
  
  Without a single out recorded in the Yankees’ first of four games against the Oakland Athletics on Monday afternoon, manager Aaron Boone was ejected from the game for making remarks to home-plate umpire Hunter Wendlestadt.
  The problem was that Boone never said anything.
  Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon hit Oakland’s Esteury Ruiz in the back foot and as Tyler Nevin steppedto bat Wendlestadt was heard issuing a warning toward the Yankees’ dugout, which apparently
  “You&
  
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• New York Legal Assistance Group offers free immigration legal services to the Bronx

  22-04-2024 19:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  On April 18, the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) Mobile Legal Help Center was at the Office of Council Member Eric Dinowitz. This event offered free immigration legal services to the public.
  Those who needed assistance were asked to set up an appointment at Council Member Dinowitz’s office and lawyers were available to speak on issues concerning asylum, application fraud, adjustment of status, DACA, naturalization, work authorization, TPS (temporary protected status), general immig
  
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