NY Bronx news

• Op-ed: Obesity is treatable, but access isn’t equitable: Here is how we change that

  30-09-2024 22:15 via bxtimes.com
  
  As of 2020, the United States’ obesity epidemic impacts over 40% of the adult population. Although the CDC recognized this highly prevalent and serious chronic disease decades ago, the proportion of Americans with obesity is only increasing. Moreover, this crisis disproportionately impacts communities of color, whose treatment options are often limited due to systemic healthcare inequities.
  Not only are individuals impacted by obesity at a higher risk for other chronic diseases, but they a
  
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• What’s happening | Bronx Night Market, community and cultural celebrations and more

  30-09-2024 19:40 via bxtimes.com
  
  Compelling Design Garden Walk
  Friday, Oct. 4, 1-2 p.m.
  Wave Hill, 4900 Independence Ave.
  $15
  Explore Wave Hill’s gardens and learn about the important role that views, focal points, plant combinations, garden structures, paths and other design elements play in blending well with the natural beauty of the location along the Hudson River.
  For more information, visit https://www.wavehill.org/calendar/design-fridays-compelling-design-garden-walk.
  Bronx Night Market
  Saturday, Oct. 5, 4-10 p.m.
  
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• Legal Hand Bronx hosts immigrant resource workshop

  30-09-2024 19:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Legal Hand Bronx and Semelys Lopez of the New York City Commission on Human Rights hosted a human rights workshop presentation on Wednesday, Sept. 25.
  Photo by Jewel Webber
  Presented in both English and Spanish, the workshop, titled “Know Your Immigrant Rights,” was meant to inform immigrants of the rights and resources available to them concerning housing, employment and more.
  Attendees were shown the NYC Human Rights website (Human Rights (nyc.gov)). Photo by Jewel Webber
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• Bronx organization hosts monthly support group for women

  30-09-2024 17:53 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Bronx organization Not On My Watch hosted its monthly support group focused on empowering women on Wednesday, Sept. 25.
  Attendees, including mothers and members of other nonprofit spaces, listened in on the discussion, which focused on “Effective communication with our youth.” Those in attendance also had the opportunity to share their input and experiences with their youth and dealing with their own parents as young adults.
  Photo by Jewel Webber
  Notable attendees for the event i
  
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• New York Life and Yankees donate $100K to local non-profit

  30-09-2024 17:43 via bxtimes.com
  
  As part of their “Strikeout Series,” the New York Yankees and New York Life presented a $100,000 check to the youth services provider SCAN-Harbor at Yankee Stadium before the team’s game on Friday, Sept. 27.
  The donation will help support afterschool programs for middle schoolers across the Bronx.
  “We are proud to partner with the New York Yankees through this Strikeout Series to support organizations like SCAN-Harbor that are making a meaningful difference in the lives o
  
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• Unhinged man punches, stabs victim sitting on a Bronx sidewalk

  30-09-2024 16:30 via amny.com
  
  Police are searching for a suspect who allegedly stabbed a man in the Bronx during an unprovoked attack Sunday afternoon.According to law enforcement sources, the incident occurred at around 1:15 p.m. on Sept. 29 in Kingsbridge. A 49-year-old man was sitting on the sidewalk in the vicinity of University Avenue and West Kingsbridge Road when the suspect approached him and began making disparaging remarks, police said.
  “You insult me,” the suspect said, and then began punching the vict
  
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• Yankees beat Pirates in regular-season finale, will meet Royals/Orioles winner in ALDS

  30-09-2024 04:00 via amny.com
  
  The Yankees finished their regular season with an exclamation point, taking down the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 on Sunday evening to avoid being swept while picking up their AL-best 94th victory of the season.
  Clinching the No. 1 seed in the American League, the Eastern Division champions will take on the winner of the Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals’ Wild Card series. 
  “So many times, it’s not always the fancy, the sexy, the big hits all the time,” Yankeesmanag
  
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