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• Why they voted: New Yorkers explain what motivated them to cast ballots for Harris or Trump

  05-11-2024 23:20 via amny.com
  
  As New Yorkers cast their ballots in the Nov. 5 general election, they cited various reasons why they felt the need to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris or Republican former President Donald Trump.
  Voters on both sides of the political spectrum took to the polls in droves on Tuesday to have their voices heard in an election that both major political parties have framed as pivotal. As of 3 p.m. on Nov. 5, more than 2 million New Yorkers had voted in the general election, including both t
  
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• Bronx man charged with attempted murder over stabbing of MTA conductor in Crown Heights

  05-11-2024 22:18 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  A Bronx man accused of stabbing a subway conductor 11 times as he was trying to clear a 4 train last month was arraigned Monday on attempted murder charges.
  District Attorney Eric Gonzalez identified Jonathan Davalos, 27, as the suspect behind the vicious stabbing of MTA conductor Myron Pollack, who was weeks away from retiring when he was attacked on the morning of Oct. 8 at the Crown Heights-Utica Avenue station.
  “This defendant is accused of viciously attacking and seriously injuring a
  
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• KIPP school registers 60 students and 220 adults to vote for the first time

  05-11-2024 21:27 via bxtimes.com
  
  A six-week campaign at KIPP NYC College Prep High School in the South Bronx helped 60 high school seniors become first-time voters, just in time for this year’s all-important presidential election.
  In a borough that already lags behind the rest of the city in voter turnout, young people are especially underrepresented. Bronx County ranks last in the state in the voter registration rate among 18-year-olds, according to research by The Civics Center, a nonprofit working to increase young adu
  
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• Bronx’s Richard Pigkaso to close chapter on music career with release of final album

  05-11-2024 19:40 via amny.com
  
  A Bronx-based artist is going out with a bang with the release of a new album and one final performance.
  For the past ten years, Richard Pigkaso has been making a name for himself in the Bronx’s music scene. When looking back at his start, Pigkaso says it was his friends that really got him into making his own music.
  “It was mostly out of curiosity from a lot of my friends in college that were like part of these internship programs and taking up audio production and learning instrume
  
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• Juan Soto rumors: 6 teams expected to be in the free-agent sweepstakes

  05-11-2024 18:23 via amny.com
  
  The Juan Soto sweepstakes are just beginning, with Major League Baseball’s free agency period officially kicking off on Monday. 
  As the biggest prize on the open market, the 26-year-old and his agent, Scott Boras, will have no shortage of interested parties and offers in the coming weeks, even months.
  Soto, who hit 41 home runs in his debut campaign with the New York Yankees this season, will be open to any and all offers, though only a few will be able to offer him a contract of $600
  
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• Bronx voters head to the polls in presidential election between Harris and Trump

  05-11-2024 18:16 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx residents were out in numbers Tuesday morning to cast their ballots in the pivotal presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
  About 500 ballots were cast at Bronx Borough Hall this morning, a much higher turnout than usual, poll workers say. At around noon, the line at the polling site was growing to where a worker said to hold the line outside.
  Bronx voters are also weighing in on key local races and six critical state and local ballot questions, in a push to shape the city
  
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• Mayor’s Office defends proposed transitional housing project in Fordham, countering Bronx community objections

  05-11-2024 17:10 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Mayor’s Office pushed back on protests from Bronx community members on a proposed transitional housing project in Fordham saying that the project meets the community board’s needs for more affordable housing and the Borough President’s commitment to reducing recidivism in the Bronx despite her stated opposition.
  The project, proposed by the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice would house up to 83 adult males who are involved in the justice system. It would house men wh
  
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• Police seek suspect in forcible touching incident on BX 12 bus

  05-11-2024 16:43 via bxtimes.com
  
  Police are looking for a man accused of groping a woman on a crowded BX 12 bus earlier this month.
  The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at around 2:40 p.m. when the suspect approached a 30-year-old woman from behind and touched her buttocks. Following the act, he quickly exited the bus and fled on foot to an unknown location.
  The suspect is described as having a slim-build and a light complexion. At the time of the incident, he was reportedly wearing a tan hooded sweatshirt and
  
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• NYC Subway hits 1 billion riders in 2024, on track for a post-pandemic record pace

  05-11-2024 15:53 via bxtimes.com
  
  The New York City Subway has logged its billionth rider in 2024, achieving the milestone at a record pace for the post-pandemic era.
  The MTA admits determining who the billionth rider was isn’t an exact science; the stranger deemed the lucky number 1 billion was Michael Carrasquillo, a Brooklyn resident who was getting on the train at Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center.
  A multi-modal New Yorker, he was taking the train Monday afternoon en route to pick up his car, which he would drive to pick
  
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• Man in Bronx stabbed to death in early morning attack at apartment building

  05-11-2024 15:51 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx detectives are investigating after a 25-year-old man was stabbed to death inside an apartment building on Tuesday morning, police said.
  According to law enforcement sources, the incident occurred at approximately 6:07 a.m. on Nov. 5 inside 760 Bryant Ave. in Hunts Point.Officers from the 41st Precinct responded to a 911 call of an assault in progress at the location. When they arrived at the bloody scene, they found the young man with multiple stab wounds throughout his chest.
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