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• Yankees hoping to see Deivi García ‘thrive’ in new role as reliever

  10-05-2023 18:35
  
  BRONX — When reporters walked into the Yankees clubhouse on Wednesday morning there was a new name on the lineup card and a new nameplate above a locker off in the corner. 
  The Yankees had called up once highly touted prospect Deivi García before the series finale with the Oakland Athletic. Garcia, who had once been viewed with a lot of promise in 2020, had fallen back to earth the past two seasons and New York had been trying to turn the 23-year-old righty into a reliever.&nbs
  
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• Montefiore’s See, Test & Treat event bridging cancer screening gap for the un- and underinsured

  10-05-2023 18:23
  
  In 2011, Judy Huie-Kennedy was diagnosed with stage 3B cervical cancer, and the journey to a cancer-free status in the following years was arduous, including two rounds of intense chemotherapy, radiation treatment and a hysterectomy.
  Getting screened and diagnosed was “half the battle,” Huie-Kennedy told the Bronx Times.
  The other half of that battle, for many, is insurance or lack thereof.
  Cervical cancer is one of the most common forms of gynecologic cancers, with 6 in 1,
  
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• What’s Happening: Urban camping in the Bronx, a silent disco and wine tasting weekend

  10-05-2023 16:00
  
  New York Botanical Garden
  Wetlands Tour
  May 12, 12:30 p.m.
  Visit the New York Botanical Garden for a relaxing special tour of their wetlands and learn about the unique plants and wildlife that are home to the productive ecosystem.
  Honey Infusion Workshop
  May 18, 12:30 p.m.-3 p.m.
  Head to the New Roots Community Farm for a fun and flavorful honey infusion workshop hosted in partnership with the New York Botanical Garden. At this offsite event, visitors will get to infuse herbs into honey locally
  
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• Yankees pick up second consecutive win over A’s as offense comes alive

  10-05-2023 03:57
  
  BRONX — The Yankees’ offense came alive for the second consecutive game as New York topped the Oakland Athletics 10-5 on Tuesday night. 
  The win was the Bombers’ second consecutive win and the third straight game in which they’ve scored at least seven runs. The 10 that crossed the plate on Tuesday were the most that the Yankees have scored since they put up 12 against Minnesota on April 26. 
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• Aaron Hicks suffers left hip tightness forcing him from Yankees win over A’s

  10-05-2023 03:07
  
  BRONX — Just as it looked like Aaron Hicks may have started to turn some type of corner for the Yankees, the injury bug bit him too. 
  Hicks exited Tuesday’s game against the Oakland Athletics with left hip tightness after the third inning. The outfielder was examined by the team’s physician, Dr. Christopher Ahmad, at Yankee Stadium and will be re-evaluated on Wednesday. 
  The injury occurred when Hicks scored on an Anthony Rizzo base hit. He appeared to be grimaci
  
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• Aaron Hicks suffers left hip tightness forcing him from Yankees game vs. Athletics

  10-05-2023 03:07
  
  BRONX — Just as it looked like Aaron Hicks may have started to turn some type of corner for the Yankees, the injury bug bit him too. 
  Hicks exited Tuesday’s game against the Oakland Athletics with left hip tightness after the third inning. The outfielder was examined by the team’s physician, Dr. Christopher Ahmad, at Yankee Stadium and will be re-evaluated on Wednesday. 
  The injury appeared to occur when Hicks scored on an Anthony Rizzo base hit. He appeared to b
  
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• Yankees injury update: Josh Donaldson a week away from rehab assignment

  09-05-2023 23:20
  
  BRONX — The Yankees continue to slowly work their back to being healthy, and the return of Aaron Judge was one step towards that. Josh Donaldson’s return would be another. 
  The third baseman has been sidelined with a hamstring strain and has been ramping up baseball activities this week. He was doing field work at Yankee Stadium ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Oakland Athletics. 
  Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that Donaldson will do a week of “intense
  
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• Mayor Adams says his ‘heart breaks’ for Jordan Neely amid ongoing anger over shocking chokehold death

  09-05-2023 23:16
  
  After several days of not commenting directly on Jordan Neely’s killing at the hands of ex-Marine Daniel Penny, who put Neely in a fatal chokehold on a Manhattan subway car last week, Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday morning that his “heart breaks” for Neely’s loss.
  Adams made what appeared to be his first public remarks mentioning Neely by name and sharing his feelings on the incident, following nearly a week of mostly sticking to a statement in which he said “any los
  
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• The ‘salami king of the Bronx’ gets immortalized in Little Italy

  09-05-2023 22:34
  
  Mike Greco came to the Bronx from Calabria, Italy in 1947 and opened Mike’s Deli inside of the historic Arthur Avenue Retail Market in the ’50s. The delicatessen serves up Italian classics like scarmoza, hang-dried sausages and fresh antipasto. Most days David Greco can be found working behind the counter chatting up customers and offering free samples. Photo ET Rodriguez
  City Councilmember Oswald Feliz, presented David Greco, son of Mike Greco, with a citation of merit in Miche
  
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• Yankees

  09-05-2023 20:00
  The Yankees needed to make a corresponding move to get Aaron Judge back into the lineup, and that turned out to be placing Oswald Cabrera on the 10-day injured list with a right ankle sprain.
  The stint on the IL will be retroactive to May 6. Peraza had suffered the injury last week during the Yankee 4-3 extra-inning win over the Cleveland Guardians and manager Aaron Boone hinted on Monday that a stint on the IL could be an option for Peraza. 
  Boone didn’t sound too concerned about the
  
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• Archdiocese puts faith in first-of-its-kind Bronx pilot program to address educational and social gaps

  09-05-2023 18:50
  
  The Archdiocese of New York hopes that a pilot program launching in Bedford Park can address pandemic-fueled impacts that led to majors closures of Bronx Catholic schools over the past few years.
  The first of these Catholic education and family centers is expanding on education services offered at the 75-year-old St. Philip Neri School, a spokesperson for the Archdiocese told the Bronx Times. The St. Philip Neri Catholic Education and Family Center is aiming to meet educational needs of the
  
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• Archdiocese puts faith in Bronx education and family center pilot to address citywide closures of Catholic schools

  09-05-2023 18:50
  
  The Archdiocese of New York hopes that a pilot program launching in Bedford Park can address pandemic-fueled impacts that led to majors closures of Bronx catholic schools over the past few years.
  The first of these Catholic education and family centers is expanding on education services offered at the 75-year-old St. Philip Neri School, a spokesperson for the Archdiocese told the Bronx Times. The St. Philip Neri Catholic Education and Family Center is aiming to meet educational needs of the
  
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• Op-Ed | NYC Council must take action to protect 4M residents at risk of losing their health care coverage

  09-05-2023 18:20
  
  The NYC Council has an important opportunity to ensure that millions of New Yorkers keep their health insurance coverage. The issue is this: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. federal government declared a public health emergency in early 2020 that automatically renewed coverage for beneficiaries of Medicaid and other public health insurance programs. Beginning this spring, new federal rules require states to begin redetermining eligibility for public program enrollees.
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• Op-Ed | We need to provide more protections for our youth

  09-05-2023 16:47
  
  One of the most overlooked issues facing young New Yorkers is mental health, which is especially an issue when it comes to police interrogations. Young people understand this, but too often do not have the needed voice when it comes to the line between manipulation and justice.
  BronxConnect youth have spoken up to say “We demand change!”
  If you pressure a young person during an interrogation their mental health will be affected in a negative way, this includes youth developing anxiet
  
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• Op-Ed | Amnesty for unpaid water bills

  09-05-2023 14:00
  
  Water is a precious resource, and New York City has some of the best municipal drinking water on the planet.  Our water comes from reservoirs in the Catskills and beyond, and travels hundreds of miles to reach our taps.  New Yorkers pay just one cent per gallon for our exceptional drinking water.  And we use that money to maintain and improve the critical infrastructure that keeps our water flowing and keeps New Yorkers hydrated and healthy.
  However, we know that some New Yorkers
  
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• Amalgamated Houses avert planned gas shutoffs, look toward electrification efforts in 2024

  08-05-2023 23:53
  
  More than 800 residents of the near-century old Amalgamated Houses in Van Cortlandt Village are breathing a sigh of relief, as they will avert a planned gas service shutoff that would have taken place this July.
  Amalgamated’s general manager Charles Zsebedics told the Bronx Times that a meeting between Amalgamated’s board of directors, the state’s Homes and Community Renewal, the city’s Department of Buildings (DOB) and Con Edison determined that the gas service did not h
  
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• Independent Budget Office says Mayor’s projected cost of migrant crisis is overblown, but admin hits back

  08-05-2023 23:40
  
  City Department of Social Services (DSS) boss Molly Wasow Park refuted a new analysis from the city Independent Budget Office (IBO) finding Mayor Eric Adams’ administration’s migrant crisis cost estimate of $4.3 billion is overblown, during a Monday City Council hearing examining her agency’s proposed budget for the coming fiscal year.
  The analysis estimates the cost of sheltering and providing for an ever-rising number of newly arrived migrants will reach between $2.7 billion
  
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• Aaron Judge will return to Yankees lineup on Tuesday

  08-05-2023 23:17
  
  All rise! Aaron Judge will be back in the Yankees’ lineup on Tuesday for the second game of their series with the Oakland Athletics. 
  Manager Aaron Boone confirmed the news on Monday that the superstar slugger would be back after a short stint on the injured list due to a hip strain. Tuesday is the first day that Judge is eligible to come off the IL. 
  “MVP back,” Boone said Monday, according to ESPN. “It’s gonna be fun to write his name back into the lineu
  
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• Alleged shooter in 2021 Williamsbridge house party arrested Saturday

  08-05-2023 22:37
  
  Police collared the alleged shooter of a house party turned bad in the Williamsbridge section of the Bronx, who had evaded authorities since 2021.
  On Saturday, May 6 at around 11 p.m., NYPD detectives arrested Trevor Prophet, 24, in connection with the shooting. Prophet, who lives on the 300 block of East 183rd Street, was booked on attempted murder charges at the 47th Precinct in the Bronx.
  The arrest brings to close more than a year-long investigation into the shooting, which took place o
  
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• Letter: MTA chair’s rhetoric is ‘over the top’ in talking about congestion pricing

  08-05-2023 22:14
  
  To the Editor,
  MTA Chairman Janno Lieber’s quote in the Daily News that “Ambulances can’t get to hospitals, fire trucks can’t get to fires as a justification for introduction of Congestion Price Tolling south of 60th Street in Manhattan reminded me of Chicken Little’s “The Sky is Falling.” Where is the data in ambulance response time to hospitals and fire trucks to fires for validation of Lieber’s statement? 
  Over the top rhetoric like th
  
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• Could Aaron Judge’s return mean the end of Aaron Hicks’ time with Yankees?

  08-05-2023 19:57
  
  Could the return of Aaron Judge start to mean the end of Aaron Hicks’ time with the Yankees? 
  As the Bronx Bombers have continued to try and tread water while they’re missing a number of players due to injury, they’ve been eying this week to get Aaron Judge back onto the field. Judge injured his hip and the Yanks eventually put him on the 10-day injured list.
  Now with Judge expected to return on Tuesday, general manager Brian Cashman will have to make a decision on who goe
  
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• Suspects sought for robbing and slashing man in Fordham Manor

  08-05-2023 18:03
  
  The NYPD is looking for a trio who slashed and robbed a man in broad daylight in the Fordham Manor section of the Bronx.
  According to police, at 1:45 p.m. on May 7, a 38-year-old man was in front of 80 W. Fordham Road when he was approached by the suspects. The suspects proceeded to slash the victim in the head with a cutting instrument before taking his cellphone.
  The thieves then fled the scene on foot. Paramedics took the victim to NYC Health & Hospitals/St. Barnabas in stable condition.
  
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• Column: East Bronx History Forum to showcase two documentaries on the old Van Nest, Morris Park train stations

  08-05-2023 17:55
  
  The East Bronx History Forum and the Huntington Free Library are pleased to announce they will hold its 175th meeting on Wednesday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m. with a live event at Cinema on the Sound, located at 270 City Island Ave. We will be showcasing two documentary films entitled “Along the Hell Gate Line: Van Nest” and “Along the Hell Gate Line: Morris Park.” Both documentaries are narrated by the East Bronx History Forum’s vice president Tom Vasti and edited by
  
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• NYC to send asylum-seekers upstate to deal with influx

  08-05-2023 16:47
  
  New York City’s mayor announced plans Friday to send hundreds of asylum-seekers to two hotels north of the city for up to four months as it tries to cope with a surge of arrivals, antagonizing officials in the largely suburban area.
  Democratic Mayor Eric Adams’ administration said up to 300 single, adult men under the city’s care will be transported on a volunteer basis to a hotel in Orangeburg in Rockland County and another in Orange Lake in neighboring Orange County. Adams ha
  
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• PHOTOS | Bronx Night Market returns with sunny skies, gorgeous weather for its sixth season

  08-05-2023 16:43
  
   
  Landon Francis was at the Bronx Night Market on Saturday with his mother enjoying a lemonade from Tyrell Davis’ stand of organic, homemade juices. “When you go to an event, it’s always soda or water. I wanted to do something different,” said Davis. And his lightbulb-shaped bottles with a screw-on cap are meant to be reusable as opposed to being a one-time-use plastic. “And for the record, it tastes good, too,” exclaimed 11-year-old Landon. Photo ET
  
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• Is Your Child a Struggling Reader?

  08-05-2023 15:00
  
  Welcome to South Bronx Literacy Academy!
  A new Public School for struggling readers. We embrace differences to unleash potential.Small class size with 18 students and 2 teachers in every class.
  Highly trained teachers specializing in evidence-based reading practices.
  Intensive & comprehensive phonics-based structured literacy instruction. Three dedicated literacy blocks per day, based on the latest research.
  Aligned support in math, science and social studies.
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• Gerrit Cole wastes 6-run lead, Rays beat Yankees 8-7 in 10 innings

  07-05-2023 23:45
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Gerrit Cole failed to hold a six-run lead, allowing his first two home runs of the season, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Yankees 8-7 Sunday on Isaac Paredes’ 10th-inning single to take two of three from New York.
  Anthony Rizzo and Harrison Bader homered for the Yankees (18-17), who led 6-0 before Tampa Bay scored twice in the fifth and five times in the sixth to take an 7-6 lead.
  Jose Siri and Christian Bethancourt homered for the major league-best Rays
  
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• Luis Severino expresses frustration with Yankees over slow return from injury

  07-05-2023 21:53
  
  Luis Severino wasn’t shy about sharing his unhappiness about having to throw live batting practice, but the Yankees’ starter is inching toward a return.
  Severino called the live BP “unnecessary” and that he wanted to get into a game for Low-A Tampa, according to MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch. That didn’t appear to be the end of the disagreements between Severino and manager Aaron Boone, who said that the righty would pitch a rehab game on Wednesday in Scranton/ Wilkes-
  
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• Cops seek assailant behind fatal Bronx stabbing

  07-05-2023 16:40
  
  Cops are looking for the assailant behind a fatal stabbing in the Bronx Saturday night.
  At around 5:45 p.m. on May 6, police responded to a 911 call of a man stabbed in front of 1711 Colgate Ave., in the 43rd Precinct. Officers arrived to find a 26-year-old man with two stab wounds to the torso.
  The victim — whose identity is being withheld by police pending family notification — was transported by paramedics to NYC Health & Hospitals-Jacobi, where he was pronounced dead.
  There a
  
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• Harrison Bader drives in 2 in 3-run 8th, Yankees beat Rays 3-2

  07-05-2023 02:04
  
  ST. PETERSBURG. Fla. (AP) — Harrison Bader stayed prepared on his off day for an important moment.
  Bader flared a two-run single during a three-run eighth inning, and the New York Yankees rallied from a two-run deficit to beat the major league-leading Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Saturday.
  “He’s a lot of fun to be around.” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “He loves to play the game. He loves to compete. Today he’s off, and he’s ready to go the whole game knowi
  
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• Week in Rewind | Bronx CUNYs face low enrollment, Yankees honor hero Railroad employees and CB11 recommended to apologize by ethic committee

  06-05-2023 16:09
  
  The Week in Rewind spotlights some of the editorial work of the Bronx Times for the week of April 28-May 5.
  What does the future hold for Bronx CUNYs as enrollment plummets and cuts loom?
  Three Bronx CUNY schools — Bronx Community College (BCC), Hostos Community College and Lehman College — have different unique origin stories prior to become longstanding education institutions in the borough.
  However, as enrollment at the three colleges continue year-after-year declines dating back
  
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• Separate early-morning shootings leave two dead in the Bronx

  06-05-2023 14:55
  
  The NYPD is investigating two separate shootings that left two men dead in the Bronx early Saturday morning.
  At 4:30 a.m. on May 6, officers from the 48th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a man shot at 4371 Third Avenue. Upon their arrival, police determined that a 29-year-old man was shot in the chest at the location.
  The victim was taken by private means to Saint Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His identity is being withheld pending family notification.
  A firearm was
  
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• Bard High School expands unique early college program to the Bronx, preps for September opening

  05-05-2023 23:45
  
  Bard High School Early College is expanding its network of schools across New York City with a new Bronx location that plans to open in September, just in time for the 2023-2024 academic year.
  The selective public high school will be the first of its kind in the borough, offering prospective students a multitude of unique opportunities, including the chance to graduate with an associate’s degree from Bard College and an additional 60 transferable credits. The school distinguishes itself fr
  
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• Bronx man, 23, faces gun charges for shooting on crowded Hell’s Kitchen sidewalk

  05-05-2023 23:06
  
  A Bronx man with priors opened fire on a busy Hell’s Kitchen sidewalk last Saturday, endangering the lives of passersby and his intended victim, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District.
  On April 29, on a crowded sidewalk near 46th Street and 9th Avenue in Manhattan, Michael “MJ” Rowe got into a heated argument with another individual. Rowe, 23, appeared agitated based on security camera footage, waving his arms before he brandished his firea
  
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• Andy King can run for his old seat, judge rules. But voters, Bronx Dems may not be so forgiving.

  05-05-2023 21:06
  
  In 2020, former District 12 Councilmember Andy King seemed to be persona non grata in the city’s political circles. King, a Democrat, was the first sitting councilmember to be expelled from council by his colleagues — in a 48-2 vote — on the basis of four charges including harassment, discrimination and conflicts of interest.
  However, a ruling from a New York State Supreme Court judge may grant King an opportunity to regain his seat in this year’s June 27 Democratic prima
  
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• Adams taps 6 members of new public housing ‘Preservation Trust’ board

  05-05-2023 20:40
  
  The recently established New York City Housing Authority “Preservation Trust,” designed to unlock billions of dollars in sorely needed federal funds to fix up the city’s dilapidated public housing stock, is taking shape, as Mayor Eric Adams appointed six individuals Friday to a nine-member panel that will lead the entity.
  The trust is a city-owned public benefit corporation, set up through state legislation signed into law last year, with the power to borrow money by issuing bo
  
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• Borough president hosts first-ever Cinco de Mayo celebration

  05-05-2023 18:28
  
  On Wednesday, May 3, Borough President Vanessa Gibson, in partnership with Essen Healthcare, Regency HealthCare and Village Care Max hosted her first Cinco de Mayo celebration featuring a mariachi band, an award presentation and more.
  “We are excited as a borough to celebrate the history and culture of Mexican Americans in our borough by hosting our first Cinco de Mayo celebration,” said Gibson. “Thank you to all of our incredible honorees who are helping to uplift and empower
  
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• New York’s $229B spending plan would increase minimum wage

  05-05-2023 17:10
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Lawmakers in Albany passed a $229 billion spending plan that will increase the state’s minimum wage, tweak its bail laws and attempt to curb illegal and unlicensed marijuana shops.
  New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign the 10 bills into law Wednesday, according to her office.
  Negotiations between the governor and her fellow Democrats who control the Legislature produced a deal late Tuesday that is packed with compromises, including many between the party’s le
  
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• RiverSpring Living announces Deirdre Lok as director of The Weinberg Center for Elder Justice

  05-05-2023 16:45
  
  RiverSpring Living, home of the iconic Hebrew Home at Riverdale, announced that Deirdre Lok has been named director and managing attorney of the Weinberg Center for Elder Justice. Malya Kurzweil Levin has been named assistant director and general counsel.Joy Solomon, co-founder of the Weinberg Center and its director since 2004, will remain at the Hebrew Home as vice president of elder justice and spiritual engagement, and will continue leading a variety of projects for the organization.The Wein
  
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• New spa, IC Beauty, opens to much fanfare on East Tremont Avenue

  05-05-2023 16:25
  
  Food spread out in the beauty studio and spa and music blared to celebrate the grand opening IC Beauty, located at 3396 E. Tremont Ave. in Throggs Neck. Photo Max Blease
  Attendees of the grand opening lined the halls of the new spa and studio space. Photo Max Blease
  Guests enjoyed refreshments on Sunday, April 23, 2023. Photo Max Blease
  The Bronx spa was bustling with people streaming through the halls and the lobby to celebrate the burgeoning business. Photo Max BleaseFor more co
  
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• Op-Ed | State lawmakers need to pass the youth interrogation bill

  05-05-2023 16:04
  
  I was only 16 years old when I was first arrested for trespassing for leaving a building a friend of mine lived in. I already felt like it wasn’t fair that I was being arrested for leaving a place I go to everyday. Once I got to the precinct they put me in this small room and started asking me questions and showing me pictures of people.
  They threatened me with jail time and told me I would stay here for longer if I didn’t tell them what they wanted to hear. Feeling the need to leave
  
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• Bronx man booked for punching senior to death in front of apartment building

  05-05-2023 15:10
  
  Detectives in the Bronx charged on Thursday the man who allegedly delivered a deadly punch to a senior resident in front of his building last month.
  Kiam Chelcher, 33, faces a single count of assault for allegedly attacking Hector Burgos, 69, in front of the apartment building where the suspect lives, at 3212 Cruger Ave. in Allerton, early on the morning of April 27.
  Burgos, an Allerton resident who lived on Rosewood Street, suffered blunt force trauma to the back of his head as a result of the
  
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• Bronx-based musician July Quin on new album, performing at Rockwood Music Hall and more

  05-05-2023 14:00
  
  A Bronx-based musician is making his mark on New York City’s music scene. 
  July Quin got his start in music at 16 years old after noticing that a friend of his was filling his notebook with rhymes during math class. After working with him, Quin went hard into making music, even utilizing another friend’s makeshift studio to record.
  “I guess because of how interested I was, he told me all the little secrets that he knew at the time, giving me like tips on what type of micro
  
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• How Bronx women like Cardi B, Remy Ma and TT Torrez are driving hip-hop forward

  04-05-2023 23:27
  
  If you look around the current hip-hop landscape, it is being increasingly propelled by powerhouses like Remy Ma and Cardi B as well as nascent talents like fellow Bronxite Ice Spice.
  The rise of these women as on-stage supernovas is in concert with the rise of women as decision-makers, culture influencers and authorities, pushing the genre and culture of hip-hop into its golden anniversary this summer.
  When women are given the microphone, stage or any opportunity to meaningfully contribute
  
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• MTA details subway service expansions coming to 12 lines, starting this summer

  04-05-2023 22:50
  
  The MTA is set to increase service frequency on 12 subway lines starting this summer, after being allotted $35 million to expand service in the recently-enacted $229 billion state budget.
  The transit agency will begin rolling out the additional service in July, boosting the frequency of weekend service on the G, J, and M lines. The investment will shorten headways between trains to eight or nine minutes, down from the current 10 to 11 minutes.
  The following month, the MTA will increase weekday s
  
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• Jordan Neely subway homicide | Mayor Adams says ‘let process follow course’ on investigation into deadly choking of homeless man

  04-05-2023 22:40
  
  As ever more city and state pols strongly condemned an incident where a homeless Black man was killed by being placed in a chokehold by another man on a subway car Monday as vigilantism, Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday he’s going to wait for pending investigations around the case to play out before taking a stance.
  “I have been extremely clear that the [Manhattan] District Attorney and the Police Department, they’re doing their investigations and I’m going to respect that,
  
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• CB4 committee votes yes on new Morrisania apartment that would serve domestic violence survivors

  04-05-2023 22:29
  
  Bronx Community Board 4’s Housing and Land Use Committee unanimously approved a motion to request a new affordable housing complex in Morrisania this week, which would be reserved for both survivors of domestic violence and Housing Connect lottery winners.
  Nicole Branca, the executive director of New Destiny Housing, a nonprofit committed to providing permanent, affordable living options to survivors of domestic violence and their children, said their mission is to end the cycle of domesti
  
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• Eight abandoned vessels, marine debris lifted from City Island waters

  04-05-2023 21:02
  
  The waters off the coast of City Island got a jump on spring cleaning. 
  That’s because a crew of officials from the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation removed what they said were the final eight derelict vessels and container loads of marine debris from the shoreline. 
  “New York City is a city of water, with a shoreline that exceeds the length of Boston, Miami, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego combined,” NYC Parks Chief Nate Grove said
  
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