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• Bronx dog attack leaves man fatally mauled, cops shoot canine

  26-04-2024 23:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Police in the Bronx shot and killed a dog as the canine mauled its owner to death in a horrific attack early on Friday morning.
  Law enforcement sources said the grisly scene unfolded at about 3:09 a.m. on April 26 inside an apartment at 1210 Simpson St. in Longwood.
  Officers from the 42nd Precinct rushed to the location after receiving a 911 call about the incident.
  Upon arriving at the location, authorities said, they spotted the canine, a pit bull named Max, actively biting
  
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• NYC Parks’ new Office of Marine Debris Disposal and Vessel Surrendering begins clean-up of derelict boat fleet within City Island waterways

  26-04-2024 20:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  The City Island waterfront, among other coastal waterways throughout the borough and the city, will have less marine hazards and fewer eye sores after NYC Parks announced the launch of a new office that would keep the city’s waterfront areas safe from marine debris.
  NYC Parks’ April 15 announcement of the creation of their new office, the Office of Marine Debris Disposal and Vessel Surrendering, which was celebrated along with the city’s Department of Citywide Administrative Se
  
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• Black unemployment rate drops significantly in NYC, new economic report shows

  26-04-2024 19:30 via amny.com
  
  The Black unemployment rate in NYC has significantly decreased since 2022, according to a report that the city’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC) released Friday.
  The EDC, which releases an economic snapshot for the city each month, reports that Black unemployment in New York City fell from 10.7 to 7.9% from Jan. 1, 2022, to April 1, 2024, marking the first time since before the pandemic that the rate has fallen to below 8%.
  The dramatic decrease aligns with NYC Mayor Eric Adams&rsqu
  
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• Congestion pricing will start in Manhattan on June 30

  26-04-2024 18:52 via amny.com
  
  Congestion pricing is happening starting at 12:01 a.m. June 30 after nearly two decades of fierce debate, study and grievances over the concept of charging drivers for heading into parts of Manhattan.
  The MTA confirmed the June 30 launch on Friday, giving drivers around the tri-state area about two months’ notice before putting the toll system into effect on all bridges and roads leading into the Central Business District of Manhattan, south of 60th Street.
  Motorists bringing their cars in
  
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• Congestion pricing: MTA to launch Manhattan toll program on June 30, reports say

  26-04-2024 18:52 via amny.com
  
  Congestion pricing is happening starting June 30 after nearly two decades of fierce debate, study and grievances over the concept of charging drivers for heading into parts of Manhattan.
  According to multiple outlets, the MTA announced the June 30 launch on Friday, giving drivers around the tri-state area about two months’ notice before putting the toll system into effect on all bridges and roads leading into the Central Business District of Manhattan, south of 60th Street.
  Motorists bring
  
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• Congestion pricing: MTA to launch Manhattan toll program on June 30

  26-04-2024 18:52 via amny.com
  
  Congestion pricing is happening starting at 12:01 a.m. June 30 after nearly two decades of fierce debate, study and grievances over the concept of charging drivers for heading into parts of Manhattan.
  The MTA confirmed the June 30 launch on Friday, giving drivers around the tri-state area about two months’ notice before putting the toll system into effect on all bridges and roads leading into the Central Business District of Manhattan, south of 60th Street.
  Motorists bringing their cars in
  
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• Caribbean American Nurses Association/Bronx Manhattan Westchester Chapter appeals for new members

  26-04-2024 16:52 via caribbeanlife.com
  
  The 30-year-old Caribbean American Nurses Association/Bronx Manhattan Westchester Chapter (CANA/BMW) is appealing to nurses to join the Bronx-based organization.
  “We encourage nurses of Caribbean descent to join this organization to make it stronger and more efficient,” Recording Secretary, Jamaican-born Registered Nurse Elaine Mills-Ford told Caribbean Life on Sunday.
  She said CANA/BMW chapter was founded in 1994 in memory of a Barbadian-born registered nurse Vernese Weeks who died
  
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• Op-Ed | Call to Action: We need your voice at upcoming community input sessions

  26-04-2024 16:02 via bxtimes.com
  
  This is a column call to action. I am personally inviting you to attend two important community input sessions I am hosting this May.
  Parkchester and Soundview have two major capital investments coming to them with the Bronx Metro-North developments and the Soundview Skatepark. Community input is critical to big projects like these to ensure the multi-million dollar investments being made in neighborhoods truly serve us and our future.
  The first meeting will be a Parkchester Community Engagement
  
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• Grisly Bronx dog attack leaves man fatally mauled, canine shot dead by cops

  26-04-2024 14:45 via amny.com
  
  Police in the Bronx shot and killed a dog as the canine mauled its owner to death in a horrific attack early on Friday morning.
  Law enforcement sources said the grisly scene unfolded at about 3:09 a.m. on April 26 inside an apartment at 1210 Simpson St. in Longwood.
  Officers from the 42nd Precinct rushed to the location after receiving a 911 call about the incident.
  Upon arriving at the location, authorities said, they spotted the canine, a pit bull named Max, actively biting its owner, a 41-yea
  
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• UPDATE | Ferrara, D’Angelo stripped of CB11 leadership positions after months of controversy

  26-04-2024 14:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx Community Board 11 Chair Bernadette Ferrara and Vice Chair Al D’Angelo were officially booted from their positions on the body Thursday night, after being at odds with fellow board members and the office of Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson for months.
  A motion to let the pair carry out their terms as chair and vice chair failed during CB11’s full board meeting on April 25, even after the body’s investigation committee recommended the full board let them remain in th
  
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• UPDATE | CB11 strips Ferrara, D’Angelo of leadership titles in meeting marked by disruptions and a resignation

  26-04-2024 14:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx Community Board 11 voted to boot Chair Bernadette Ferrara and Vice Chair Al D’Angelo from their leadership positions Thursday night — in a meeting that involved arguments between board members, disruptions from the gallery, and a resignation on the spot.
  A motion to let Ferrara and D’Angelo carry out their terms as chair and vice chair failed by a vote of 15-22, with three abstentions, during CB11’s full board meeting on April 25, even after the body’s investi
  
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• CB11 strips Ferrara, D’Angelo of leadership titles in meeting marked by disruptions and a resignation

  26-04-2024 14:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx Community Board 11 voted to boot Chair Bernadette Ferrara and Vice Chair Al D’Angelo from their leadership positions Thursday night — in a meeting that involved arguments between board members, disruptions from the gallery, and a resignation on the spot.
  A motion to let Ferrara and D’Angelo carry out their terms as chair and vice chair failed by a vote of 15-22, with three abstentions, during CB11’s full board meeting on April 25, even after the body’s investi
  
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• Bronx woman cuffed for killing young daughter: NYPD

  26-04-2024 14:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  A Bronx mother was arrested Thursday for the murder and torture of her 6-year-old daughter dating back to last year, authorities said.
  Lynija Eason Kumar was marched out of the 42nd Precinct on April 25 en route to her arraignment on charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter. She refused to respond to the allegations.
  Police accuse Kumar of allegedly killing Jalayah Eason, who was found unconscious and responsive on May 26, 2023 inside a 12th floor apartment within the Forest Ho
  
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• BREAKING | Ferrara removed as CB11 chair after months of controversial leadership

  26-04-2024 14:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx Community Board 11 Chair Bernadette Ferrara was officially been booted from her position Thursday night, after being at odds with fellow board members and the office of Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson for months.
  In a statement posted to social media on April 25, Ferrara said her removal was “all about [manipulation,] power and taking over the community board, starting with public defamation of character.”
  CB11’s full board meeting agenda on April 25 paved the way
  
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• BREAKING | Ferrara, D’Angelo stripped of CB11 leadership positions after months of controversy

  26-04-2024 14:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx Community Board 11 Chair Bernadette Ferrara and Vice Chair Al D’Angelo were officially booted from their positions Thursday night, after being at odds with fellow board members and the office of Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson for months.
  In a statement posted to social media on April 25, Ferrara said her removal was “all about [manipulation,] power and taking over the community board, starting with public defamation of character.”
  CB11’s full board meeting a
  
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• Yankees stifled by Alex Wood, Athletics in 3-1 loss; settle for split of 4-game set

  26-04-2024 04:30 via amny.com
  
  Two mistakes by Nestor Cortes doomed the Yankees’ 3-1 loss to the Oakland Athletics onThursday night at Yankee Stadium.
  After 1-2-3 first and second innings, Cortes gave up a home run to Nick Allen and a two-run shot to Tyler Nevin in the third inning which created a deficit too great for the Yankees to get out of.
  Despite those two blips, Cortes went 7.0 innings, allowing thosest three runs on five hits whilestriking out four. Dennis Santana and Victor Gonzalez both put up scoreless innin
  
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