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• MTA approves $68.4 billion capital plan, sends it to Albany on how to figure out funding

  25-09-2024 23:28 via amny.com
  
  The MTA approved on Wednesday its $68.4 billion capital plan for 2025-2029 — even though how much of that plan will be paid for remains up in the air with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s ongoing pause of congestion pricing.
  All 10 members of the MTA board approved the proposal on Sept. 25, which includes purchasing new railcars across the subway and commuter rail systems; building at least 60 subway stations and six commuter rail stations; investing in signal modernization and fare gates; m
  
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• AOC calls for Mayor Adams’ ouster amid torrent of federal probes and high-level resignations at City Hall

  25-09-2024 22:50 via amny.com
  
  Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Bronx/Queens) called on Mayor Eric Adams to resign Wednesday “for the good of the city” amid an unrelenting maelstrom of federal investigations surrounding City Hall.
  Ocasio-Cortez is perhaps the most high-profile pol to urge Adams to step down thus far, following a steady stream of similar calls from left-leaning city and state lawmakers in recent days. In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter) and first reported by the New York Times
  
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• New early childhood center named after longtime judge opens in South Bronx

  25-09-2024 22:05 via bxtimes.com
  
  The South Bronx’s littlest residents have a new space to call their own, with the Sept. 25 opening of the Honorable Eugene G. Oliver Jr. Education Center in the Grand Concourse neighborhood. 
  The ribbon-cutting hosted by East Side House Settlement (ESH), which operates the site as a partner of the Department of Education, was a celebration of the new space and its namesake, Eugene G. Oliver, a native of the South Bronx. Oliver served as a judge in Bronx courts for 27 years and has ser
  
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• Assembly Member Septimo donates $50,000 to Brides’ March to combat domestic violence

  25-09-2024 22:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Assembly Member Amanda Septimo presented a $50,000 donation to the Brides’ March on Tuesday, Sept. 24, during a public ceremony at 780 Grand Concourse. The location holds a somber significance, as it is where off-duty NYPD Officer Arianna Reyes-Gomez was tragically murdered by her estranged husband in 2022.
  The Brides’ March, also known as the Annual Gladys Ricart and Victims of Domestic Violence Memorial Walk, began in 2001 to honor Gladys Ricart, a Dominican woman from Washington H
  
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• Nestor Cortes injury: Yankees SP sent to 15-day IL with flexor strain

  25-09-2024 20:46 via amny.com
  
  New York Yankees starting pitcher Nestor Cortes was placed on the 15-day injured list retroactive to Sept. 22 with a left-elbow flexor strain, the team announced Wednesday. 
  The southpaw was scheduled to start Wednesday night’s game against the Baltimore Orioles but was scratched and sent for an MRI, revealing the damage’s extent. 
  Marcus Stroman was called upon to take the hill on Wednesday, while Cody Poteet was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
  Now on the pre
  
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• Bronx man sentenced to 12 years prison for distributing child porn, making death threats: Feds

  25-09-2024 20:37 via bxtimes.com
  
  A Bronx man who distributed child porn to three children online—and threatened to kill one of them—has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison, federal prosecutors announced today.
  Christian Brazoban, 26, also known as “Bison,” was sentenced by United States District Judge Joan M. Azrack to 151 months in prison for distributing child pornography to three minor victims.
  Brazoban pleaded guilty to the charges in January 2024.
  “Today’s sentence brings just
  
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• Rapper Common and T-Mobile come to the Bronx to help bridge the digital divide

  25-09-2024 20:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Imagine there was no internet and instead, you had to work long hours in a library, navigating the Dewey decimal system through the stacks for a research project. Imagine not being able to Google . . . anything. It may seem hard to fathom, especially for a generation born into the digital age, but as nearly one million New York City public school students head back to the daily grind, there are many without the broadband access that most curriculums require.
  That’s why in 2020, T-Mobile la
  
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• CM Salamanca cuts ribbon to mark opening of auditorium at Longwood middle school

  25-09-2024 19:56 via bxtimes.com
  
  IS 217/School of Performing Arts & Acción Academy, located at 977 Fox St., celebrated the official opening of its brand-new auditorium on Tuesday with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting attended by Council Member Rafael Salamanca, Jr. (D-17), faculty, staff, students and parents.
  The state-of-the-art facility, funded by $800,000 from the Fiscal Year 2019 budget, is a major addition to the school’s performing arts program. During the ceremony, Salamanca highlighted his ongoing commitmen
  
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• ‘Notice to Quit’: Michael Zegen heats up in new comedy

  25-09-2024 19:35 via metrophiladelphia.com
  
  What if your life came crashing down in the middle of the hottest day of the year? In ‘Notice to Quit,’ that’s exactly where the story evolves for its lead, Andy (played by Michael Zegen), who begins the film caught in the middle of his own eviction crisis when his semi-estranged daughter (Kasey Bella Suarez) comes to shadow him for the day.
  Set over the course of 24 hours, the story follows Andy’s personal and professional life falling apart, but also, how he repairs it
  
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• NYC Planning panel greenlights ‘City of Yes’ housing plan — but it still faces tough road in City Council

  25-09-2024 19:15 via amny.com
  
  The New York City Planning Commission voted Wednesday to approve Mayor Eric Adams’ “City of Yes” zoning overhaul aimed at boosting housing supply across the Big Apple — but the controversial plan must still pass the City Council, where it likely will face strong political opposition.
  The scheme, known as the “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity,” would rewrite zoning rules that have restricted where and how much housing developers can build in many corners of
  
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• Industry experts discuss bridging the digital divide in NYC

  25-09-2024 17:15 via amny.com
  
  Access to reliable internet connectivity in underserved NYC communities is improving as a result of continued public and private partnerships, industry experts said at a community panel discussion on Tuesday.
  Schneps Media and internet provider Spectrum hosted “Broadband, Access and Equity: Bridging the Digital Divide in New York,” a community event at Guttman Community College in Midtown that focused on observations and solutions for resolving digital inequities throughout the Big A
  
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• Bronx Curbside composting to go into effect October 6

  25-09-2024 16:25 via bxtimes.com
  
  A free curbside composting program will go into effect in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island on Oct. 6, according to the Department of Sanitation.Bronxites will not have to sign up to be part of the program. They can simply place their composting in a lined and labeled bin that is 55 gallons or less on the same day as their recycling pickup. Curbside composting, which involves the collection of organic material– food scraps, food-soiled paper, leaves and soil – is separate
  
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• Bronx nonprofit holding fundraising gala benefiting former boxers on Oct. 26

  25-09-2024 14:36 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Bronx nonprofit Friends of the Champ will be hosting a fundraising event next month, with all of the proceeds going to retired boxers who are having trouble finding a place to live, paying bills or covering medical costs.
  The “Annual Champions Gala” will take place at Marina Del Rey on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Several boxing legends have been invited to the event, including Gerry Cooney, Micky Ward, Michael Spinks, John Scully, Iran Barkley, Aaron Davis, Bo
  
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• 3 Orioles homers force Yankees to wait for AL East celebration at least 1 more night

  25-09-2024 12:15 via amny.com
  
  The champagne will have to stay on ice for at least another night, as the Yankees droppedthe opening game of a three-game set to the Baltimore Orioles 5-3.
  Solo home runs off the bats of Anthony Santander, Ramon Urias, and Colton Cowser helped guide the Orioles to a victory while canceling out Aaron Judge’s 56th home run of the season.
  Orioles starter Dean Kremer was the winning pitcher, tossing five innings, striking out three, and allowing one run on three hits.
  “I thought he did a
  
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