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• Hundreds of Bronx, Manhattan bus riders sign letter to Mayor Adams demanding Fordham Road busway

  21-10-2024 23:35 via amny.com
  
  Hundreds of bus riders from the Bronx and Upper Manhattan have signed an open letter to Mayor Eric Adams demanding the implementation of a busway on Fordham Road after his administration axed plans to do so following protests from local business owners.
  The letter to Adams, organized by the Riders Alliance and sent on Oct. 21, was signed by 540 bus commuters outraged at the administration for abandoning a plan to construct a busway, where car traffic is significantly curtailed, on Fordham Road &
  
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• Adams admin officials try to calm council members’ fears around City of Yes housing plan

  21-10-2024 23:15 via amny.com
  
  Officials with Mayor Eric Adams’ administration on Monday attempted to assuage City Council members’ litany of concerns about the sweeping “City of Yes” zoning overhaul, which is intended to boost housing construction across the Big Apple and ease the ongoing housing crisis.
  Council members questioned officials with the city’s Departments of City Planning (DCP) and Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) over the zoning text amendment during the first of two
  
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• Column: Preparing for the Nov. 5 election- Don’t forget to flip your ballot!

  21-10-2024 22:20 via bxtimes.com
  
  As we prepare to vote in the General Election this November, it’s important to know what is on the front and back of your ballot before you enter the voting booth.
  Proposal 1, the New York State Equal Rights Amendment, would expand statewide anti-discrimination protections to cover ethnicity, national origin, age, disability and sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and abortion rights. This amendmentwould ensure these rights are permanently enshrined in the state c
  
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• Bronx EDC launches new loan options to support small businesses, announces $1.2 million in funding

  21-10-2024 22:17 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Bronx Economic Development Corporation (BXEDC) announced Oct. 17 the launch of new loan options aimed at supporting small and mid-sized businesses in the Bronx, offering local entrepreneurs access to crucial funding with interest rates as low as 5%.
  The announcement took place at Tobalá, a Oaxacan-inspired restaurant in Riverdale, where Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson signed a check for $1.2 million in funding from the BXEDC, designated for eight local businesses that have a
  
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• Riverdale Restaurant Week returns with 20+ eateries, including new Dominican-Asian fusion spot, Bokagua

  21-10-2024 21:54 via bxtimes.com
  
  Sushi, samosas and flan, oh my!
  Once again, DineOut Riverdale announces Riverdale Restaurant Week — a semi-annual event featuring discounts and prix-fixe menus across eateries in the Riverdale, Kingsbridge and Van Cortlandt sections of the Bronx.
  Modeled after NYC Restaurant Week (no affiliation), Riverdale Restaurant Week was created by locals Laura Levine Pinedo of the 4 Bronx Project and Michael Gabert of Flexis Media, to mitigate the lack of Bronx representation in the week-long f
  
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• BP Gibson takes part in ‘Healthy Conversations’ on women’s health and fibroids

  21-10-2024 21:36 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson discussed topics concerning women’s health services and fibroids at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi and North Central Bronx’s “Health Conversations” event on Monday, Sept. 23, at MetroPlus Health’s headquarters at 25 E. Fordham Rd.
  Held both in-person and online through Facebook Live via NYC Health + Hospital/North Central Bronx’s Facebook page, this event allowed for patients to hear from medical providers at both NYC H
  
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• AMVETS Post 38 gives baby shower gifts to expecting mothers at Bronx VA Hospital

  21-10-2024 21:35 via bxtimes.com
  
  AMVETS Post 38 delivered baby shower gifts for veteran mothers-to-be at the Bronx VA Hospital on Saturday, Oct. 19.This Throggs Neck-based post of the veterans service organization does a lot to give back to the community, with the baby shower gifts being the latest.The post, located at 1440 Shore Dr., has also recently been designated as a drop-off site for the Toys for Tots US Marines holiday toy drive. Community members are encouraged to drop off new and unwrapped toys there during the hours
  
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• What’s happening | Spooky events and fun at the parks

  21-10-2024 21:29 via bxtimes.com
  
  Community Paddling
  Friday, Oct. 25, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  Starlight Docks in Starlight Park
  Free
  Take part in this fun and simple paddling event at Starlight Park. This is the perfect and fun thing to do for families, as well as beginners in paddling. Canoes will be available for groups and kayaks for individuals. Those under the age of 18 who wish to participate must be accompanied by an adult.
  For more information, visit https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2024/10/25/free-community-paddling-in
  
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• Aaron Judge vs. Shohei Ohtani is latest installment of MVP showdown at World Series

  21-10-2024 20:57 via amny.com
  
  The impending matchup between Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani in the 2024 World Series is as good as it gets on this stage. 
  Not only does this year’s Fall Classic pit the NL-beset Los Angeles Dodgers against the AL-best New York Yankees, but the meeting between Judge and Ohtani provides a clash of the MVPs as both men are the heavy favorites to win the award in their respective leagues.
  In fact, this all feels like a no-brainer. Judge led all of baseball with 58 home runs and 144 RBI w
  
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• Yankees to start Gerrit Cole for Game 1 of World Series vs. Dodgers

  21-10-2024 19:24 via amny.com
  
  Gerrit Cole will get the ball for Game 1 of the 2024 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Yankees manager Aaron Boone confirmed on Monday. 
  It is the expected role for the star hurler, who had a down season largely because of an elbow injury that kept him out until mid-June. Across his first eight starts of the year, he possessed a swollen and uncharacteristic 5.09 ERA, but found his form down the stretch, posting a 2.15 ERA in his final nine starts of the regular season. 
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• Legal Hand Bronx hosts 2025 Medicare enrollment workshop

  21-10-2024 18:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Legal Hand Bronx, in partnership with the Medicare Rights Center, held a 2025 Medicare enrollment workshop on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at the Legal Hand Bronx’s office location, at 3213A Third Ave.
  Among the topics covered were the types of changes beneficiaries can make during the fall open enrollment, upcoming changes to Medicare in 2025 and available programs that can help save money on Medicare costs.
  Fall open enrollment began on Tuesday, Oct. 15 and runs through Saturday, Dec. 7. Photo by
  
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• Bronx Democrats advocate for Prop 1, a ballot question to expand state discrimination protections

  21-10-2024 15:35 via bxtimes.com
  
  Everyone knows about the presidential election this November, but many New Yorkers aren’t yet aware of important questions on the other side of the ballot. 
  Democratic Party members in the Bronx are working to inform their neighbors about Proposal 1 (commonly called “Prop 1” or the New York State Equal Rights Amendment), which will appear on the back of the ballot statewide in the Nov. 5 general election. 
  If passed, Prop 1 would amend the state constitution to add pr
  
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• Council Member Farias issues scathing response to Trump’s Castle Hill appearance

  21-10-2024 15:28 via bxtimes.com
  
  Former president Donald Trump made a surprise appearance on Oct. 17 at a barbershop in Castle Hill — prompting City Council member Amanda Farías, who represents the neighborhood, to issue a heated response. 
  “Let’s make something clear — Trump is not welcome in Castle Hill,” she said in a statement posted to Instagram. 
  Trump’s visit to Knockout Barber at 1189 Castle Hill Ave. was his second recent appearance in the borough following a rally i
  
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