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• St. Barnabas HS Performs ‘Godspell’ Production

  17-04-2019 06:00 via bxtimes.com
  See this story at BxTimes.com.By Robert WirsingBronx TimesPractice was in full swing as students from St. Barnabas High School gear up for their production of ‘Godspell’ on Friday, April 12; Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14.
  Bronx high school students from Fordham Prep and Mount St. Michael Academy are also an integral part of the production.
  
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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.
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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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• Westchester Square Library holds disaster training for Bronxites

  22-04-2024 18:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Westchester Square Library held a Citizens Preparedness Corps training at the branch on Thursday, April 18, from the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services.
  The training gave residents tools and resources to prepare for any disaster, respond accordingly and recover as quickly as possible.
  Program presenter Sgt. Ortiz, from the United States Air Force, gives audience members information about disaster preparedness. Photo courtesy Luz Marin
  Attendees received a backpack filled with
  
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• Woman dies after crash on the ‘Bermuda Triangle’ of the Bronx River Parkway

  22-04-2024 17:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  A woman died Friday after crashing her Jeep and flipping it over multiple times on a particularly deadly stretch of the Bronx River Parkway, leaving her passenger in critical condition as well.
  Police say a 30-year-old woman operated the Jeep northbound on the Bronx River Parkway, with a 34-year-old male passenger, just after 3:15 a.m. on April 19 when she lost control and struck a guardrail near the Boston Road exit in Bronx Park.
  The crash, police reported, caused the Jeep to overturn sev
  
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• Column | Bronx Kreate Hub offers low rent studio spaces to NYC artists

  22-04-2024 17:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  If you’ve ever walked down Canal Place in Mott Haven, you probably couldn’t help but notice the brick building with a graffiti-style design on the front of it. But it’s not quite the same as the cheap spray painted words found on the side of other urban buildings — it’s the sign telling you that inside is the Bronx Kreate Hub, a place where all forms of art are welcomed and admired.
  The Bronx Kreate Hub is a coworking space for all kinds of artists in the area; pain
  
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• BP Gibson touts strong economic recovery, plenty of Bronx pride in State of the Borough address

  22-04-2024 16:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson promoted the Bronx as “a borough of legends” and promised big funding for local projects in her second State of the Borough address on Thursday, April 18.
  Vanessa Gibson delivered her second State of the Borough address on Thursday, April 18, before a full house at Cardinal Hayes High School.Photo courtesy BP Gibson’s office
  Gibson, 14th Bronx borough president and the first Black woman to fill the role, entered the auditorium from th
  
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• Family Life Academy Charter Schools I teams up with Mexican artist, grassroots organizations for Earth Day event

  22-04-2024 15:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Given the fact that Family Life Academy Charter Schools I students will be off this for spring break, the Mount Eden school and other local organizations teamed up to provide students with more knowledge and awareness pertaining to the upcoming annual occasion of Earth Day.
  On Thursday, April 18, Family Life Academy Charter Schools I, in collaboration with the Latino Pastoral Action Center (LPAC), South Bronx Unite and the Peace Department, got a head start on Earth Day celebrations with an even
  
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• Murder in the Bronx: Man stabbed during argument, dropped off with fatal wound at local hospital

  22-04-2024 14:45 via amny.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.
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• Op-Ed | Trucking industry paves a path for a zero emission future in the Bronx

  22-04-2024 14:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  The focus on electrification – and other initiatives designed to help New York play a role in a national strategy to reduce emissions and realize its ambitious climate goals – is largely focused on transformational rhetoric and goal setting. That is important. After all, big ideas are the engine of change. Equally important, however, are reasonable plans to achieve those big ideas rooted in an understanding of on-the-ground dynamics.
  This mix of long-term goals and short-term road ma
  
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• Affordable housing lottery opens in Highbridge and Morrisania, with rent starting at $1,718

  22-04-2024 13:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  An affordable housing lottery has opened in the Bronx at 299 E. 161 St. The building has 47 available units, including 12 studios, 25 one-bedroom units and 10 two-bedroom units.
  The income range to be eligible for this lottery is $62,983 to $198,250, or between 80% and 130% of area median income.
  Monthly rent prices depend on the type of layout which the resident qualifies for with their income. Studio units will have a monthly rent price of $1,718 or $3,088. One-bedroom units will be $1,829 or
  
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• Yankees’ Luis Gil wins first game in 3 years as Bombers beat Rays

  21-04-2024 23:17 via amny.com
  
  The Yankees went toe-to-toe with the Rays and won six of their seven so far this season with the 5-4 victory on a cloudy Sunday afternoon in the Bronx.
  Luis Gil had the nod from manager Aaron Boone, going throwing two-hit baseball over 5.2 innings and only giving up one unearned run while picking up a career-high nine strikeouts while cutting down on walks to three.
  “Being a little more mindful, delivery-wise,” Boone said. “It’s a really good peak on how good he is when h
  
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• MTA’s free bus experiment will end after not being reauthorized in state budget

  21-04-2024 22:55 via amny.com
  
  The free rides will soon be over.
  The MTA’s experiment in fare-less city bus service will soon come to an unceremonious end, after Albany lawmakers did not reauthorize it in the newly-enacted state budget.
  One MTA bus in each borough has been fare-free since September as part of a pilot program enacted in last year’s budget, which required the MTA to undertake the experiment as a condition of its financial rescue package.
  The pilot cost $15 million to run on the five lines — th
  
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• Albany lawmakers pass state budget that extends mayoral control, enacts modified ‘Good Cause’ protections

  21-04-2024 19:00 via amny.com
  
  Albany lawmakers finally passed the state budget on Saturday, a plan that contained a two-year extension of mayoral control of New York City public schools, a deal to boost housing supply and some tenant safeguards.
  Gov. Kathy Hochul took a victory lap Saturday afternoon over the passage of the roughly $237 billion spending plan, which was approved nearly three weeks after its April 1 deadline. It came nearly a week after Hochul announced a “conceptual” budget agreement between herse
  
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• A brief goodbye for John Sterling as Yankees bid farewell to legendary radio voice

  21-04-2024 18:49 via amny.com
  
  After 36 seasons as the voice of the New York Yankees, John Sterling needed just 90 seconds to say goodbye.
  Sterling was honored with an on-field ceremony before Saturday’s 2-0, 10-inning loss to Tampa Bay, five days after the 85-year-old broadcaster announced his retirement 2 1/2 weeks into the season. Flanked by his family, Sterling received gifts that included a jersey with No. 5,631 for his games total, and then addressed the sellout crowd of 47,629.
  “What I really want
  
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• Woman dies after Jeep flips over on the ‘Bermuda Triangle’ of the Bronx River Parkway

  21-04-2024 18:10 via amny.com
  
  A woman died Friday after crashing her Jeep and flipping it over multiple times on a particularly deadly stretch of the Bronx River Parkway, leaving her passenger in critical condition as well.
  Police say a 30-year-old woman operated the Jeep northbound on the Bronx River Parkway, with a 34-year-old male passenger, just after 3:15 a.m. on April 19 when she lost control and struck a guardrail near the Boston Road exit in Bronx Park.
  The crash, police reported, caused the Jeep to overturn several
  
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• Why several NYC House members voted against funding to help defend Israel or Ukraine

  21-04-2024 17:35 via amny.com
  
  At long last, the House of Representatives approved on Saturday billions of dollars in new funding to help Israel and Ukraine defend themselves — but several members of New York City’s delegation stood opposed to one or the other measures.
  Brooklyn/Staten Island Congress Member Nicole Malliotakis, a Republican, voted against the $61 billion funding package for Ukraine, which aims to support the eastern European nation’s ongoing war for survival against Vladimir Putin’s Ru
  
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• Bigoted brute in the Bronx beats up man while making anti-white comments: cops

  21-04-2024 14:55 via amny.com
  
  Cops in the Bronx are looking for the bigoted brute who attacked a man in a hate-filled attack earlier this month.
  The NYPD released on Sunday morning images of the perpetrator behind the assault, which occurred at about 1:18 p.m. on April 5 in the area of East 156th Street and Grand Concourse.
  According to law enforcement sources, the attacker approached the victim, who was walking through the area, and punched him in the face. While doing so, cops said, the suspect uttered anti-white remarks.
  
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• More than 1,200 new NYPD recruits approved as city’s fiscal fortunes continue to improve: Mayor Adams

  20-04-2024 21:00 via amny.com
  
  Two more classes of NYPD recruits will be added this spring and summer, bringing the department rank-and-file to near its highest headcount in the coming year, Mayor Eric Adams and Police Commissioner Edward Caban announced on Saturday.
  Hizzoner credited strong fiscal management and a stronger-than-expected economic rebound for the city in enabling City Hall to restore funding to two additional Police Department classes in the executive budget.
  “This will allow us to have 1,200 additional
  
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• Week in Rewind: Heat act could save Bronxites money, Bronx Zoo marks 125th anniversary, real estate sales drop and more

  20-04-2024 18:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  NY HEAT Act could bring big energy savings to Bronx households
  As the delayed state budget is being finalized, some local environmental groups are advocating for the NY HEAT Act, which could bring big savings for Bronxites’ energy bills.
  The cost of heating, cooling and fueling homes is a significant burden to many households throughout the state but especially in the Bronx. The HEAT Act would help the state transition away from systems that run on fossil fuels while ensuring that low-inco
  
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• Affordable housing lottery opens in the South Bronx, with rent starting at $3,105

  19-04-2024 19:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  An affordable housing lottery has opened in the Bronx at 414 E. 152nd St. The building has 25 available units, including eight studios, 16 one-bedroom units and one two-bedroom unit.
  The income range to be eligible for this lottery is $106,458 to $198,250, or 130% of area median income.
  Studio units will have a monthly rent price of $3,105. One-bedroom units will be $3,317 in rent and the singular two-bedroom unit will be $3,963.
  The interior of a unit at 414 East 152nd Street. Photo courtesy NY
  
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