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• Bronx man killed in single-vehicle crash on the Nassau Expressway in Springfield Gardens: NYPD

  06-11-2024 21:30 via qns.com
  
  A Bronx man was killed in a horrific crash on the Nassau Expressway near JFK Airport early Wednesday morning.Police from the 113th Precinct in Jamaica responded to a 911 call about a vehicle collision near Exit 3 on the Nassau Expressway, where they found the 25-year-old motorist had been ejected from his BMW. EMS responded to the scene and rushed the victim to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. He was later identified as Andre A. Beadle of Mickel Avenue in the Pelham
  
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• NYC immigrant groups denounce Trump’s re-election, pledge to protect immigrant communities

  06-11-2024 18:40 via qns.com
  
  In the wake of Donald Trump being re-elected President of the United States Tuesday, multiple New York City-based immigrant organizations have released statements in which they criticized Trump for his history of anti-immigrant rhetoric and reinforced their missions to protect immigrants from any unconstitutional actions his administration may take to get them deported.
  Throughout his presidential campaign, Trump has been highly critical of the amount of immigrants in the United States, both leg
  
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• With Gleyber Torres likely gone, who takes over 2nd base for Yankees?

  06-11-2024 17:48 via amny.com
  
  With the likely departure of long-time second baseman Gleyber Torres, the position becomes one of many that the New York Yankees will need to fill prior to the 2025 season.
  After a slow start to his 2024 campaign, Torres came alive in the back half of the season, hitting .290 with seven homers and 31 RBI in the final three months of the regular season. After the Yankees declined to give Torres a qualifying offer prior to his free agency, it seems as if his days as a Yankee could be over. If they
  
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• Aaron Boone rumors: Yankees manager’s future to be discussed with backing from Brian Cashman

  06-11-2024 17:31 via amny.com
  
  New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone’s future will be discussed this coming weekend, general manager Brian Cashman said. 
  The skipper’s contract includes an option for the 2025 season, but the veteran GM added that conversations about a new deal are also possible. Boone, having just completed his seventh season as Yankees manager, signed a three-year extension in 2021.
  “I’m a big Aaron Boone fan,” Cashman said at the MLB GM meetings in San Antonio (h/t ESPN). &
  
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• New Yorkers vote to enshrine abortion in state Constitution, approve most of Mayor’s City Charter changes

  06-11-2024 16:51 via bxtimes.com
  
  New Yorkers approved five of the six ballot proposals that came before Big Apple voters on Tuesday, including a measure to enshrine abortion rights in the State Constitution and changes to the City Charter that could give the mayor a bigger hand in the City Council’s lawmaking process.
  Empire State voters passed Proposition 1 — also known as the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) — by a 22% vote margin, with 57% voting in favor of the measure, 35% voting against it and another 8% lea
  
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• Bronx cops find machine gun-toting man inside subway tunnel

  06-11-2024 16:45 via amny.com
  
  Bronx cops arrested a man in a subway tunnel on Tuesday after he was caught carrying a loaded machine gun, law enforcement sources said.
  According to police sources, officers from the NYPD Public Safety Team spotted two men entering the tunnel from the northbound platform of the Kingsbridge Road station on the B/D line at around 3:46 p.m. on Nov. 5.
  The cops followed and later spotted 20-year-old Abraham Sosa allegedly urinating. When the officers approached him, police sources said, the suspect
  
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• Bronx electeds, immigrant rights groups show disappointment over Trump victory

  06-11-2024 16:28 via bxtimes.com
  
  As Americans woke up Nov. 6 to the news of another Donald Trump presidency, local elected officials and nonprofit groups expressed disappointment at the result. 
  Bronx voters cast 339,883 ballots in the Nov. 5 election, with preliminary Board of Elections results showing 72% support for Kamala Harris, who received 244,385 votes, and 27% for Donald Trump, with 91,542 votes.
  Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, who showed strong support for Harris from her personal social media accounts, i
  
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• With resounding support from Bronx and Queens, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez clinches fourth term in Congress

  06-11-2024 14:58 via qns.com
  
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed a decisive fourth term in Congress on Nov. 5, as New York’s 14th District voters rallied behind her grassroots-driven, progressive leadership.
  Representing a diverse stretch of the Bronx and Queens, Ocasio-Cortez, a steadfast Democrat, once again energized her community and won their resounding support, reaffirming her role as a bold advocate in Washington.
  “Thank you to the people of the Bronx and Queens for re-electing me to another term in Con
  
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• Paving the way: AARP New York launching hands-on sidewalk survey to improve pedestrian safety in NYC

  06-11-2024 13:00 via amny.com
  
  A major national advocacy group is spearheading a movement to get NYC’s sidewalks in tip-top shape, but it needs some help from concerned citizens to make it happen.
  AARP New York announced a hands-on state-wide initiative designed to improve the quality of the Empire State’s many sidewalks. Dubbed Taking it to the Streets: Improving Pedestrian Safety in Your Community, the initiative gives New Yorkers an opportunity to survey the sidewalks — or lack thereof — in the
  
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• Paving the way: AARP New York launches hands-on sidewalk survey to improve pedestrian safety in NYC

  06-11-2024 13:00 via amny.com
  
  A major national advocacy group is spearheading a movement to get NYC’s sidewalks in tip-top shape, but it needs some help from concerned citizens to make it happen.
  AARP New York announced a hands-on state-wide initiative on Monday to improve the quality of the Empire State’s many sidewalks. Dubbed Taking it to the Streets: Improving Pedestrian Safety in Your Community, the initiative gives New Yorkers an opportunity to survey the sidewalks — or lack thereof — in th
  
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• TRUMP RE-ELECTED: Former New York mogul wins back White House despite criminal indictments

  06-11-2024 12:23 via amny.com
  
  Donald Trump is projected to have won the United States presidency.
  The 78-year-old businessman turned politician is expected to have claimed Wisconsin to earn 276 electoral college votes, which is more than the 270 needed to win the election overall.
  Trump declared victory in a speech at his watch party in Florida, saying: “I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected your 47th president and your 45th president.”
  The former president — who w
  
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• TRUMP RE-ELECTED: Former New York mogul wins back White House

  06-11-2024 12:23 via amny.com
  
  Donald Trump is projected to have won the United States presidency.
  The 78-year-old businessman turned politician is expected to have claimed Wisconsin to earn 276 electoral college votes, which is more than the 270 needed to win the election overall.
  Trump declared victory in a speech at his watch party in Florida, saying: “I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected your 47th president and your 45th president.”
  The former president — who w
  
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• Democrats sweep Bronx races with expected wins, high turnout driven by presidential election

  06-11-2024 04:54 via bxtimes.com
  
  There were no surprises in any of the Bronx races, with Democrats winning all of the federal and state races as expected.
  The races were all called almost immediately after polls closed at 9 p.m. Unofficial results released by the NYS Board of Elections indicated that all of the incumbents retained their seats, with just one newcomer emerging: George Latimer. Latimer, who unseated incumbent Democrat Jamaal Bowman in the 16th District congressional primary, cruised to victory against his Republic
  
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• Democrats sweep Bronx races, high turnout driven by presidential election

  06-11-2024 04:54 via bxtimes.com
  
  There were no surprises in any of the Bronx races, with Democrats winning all of the federal and state races as expected.
  The races were all called almost immediately after polls closed at 9 p.m. Unofficial results released by the NYS Board of Elections revealed that all of the incumbents retained their seats, with just one newcomer emerging: George Latimer. Latimer, who unseated incumbent Democrat Jamaal Bowman in the 16th District congressional primary in June, cruised to victory against his R
  
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• LIVE ELECTION RESULTS | Polls close in New York as fate of presidency hangs in balance

  06-11-2024 03:00 via amny.com
  
  It’s all over but the counting.
  The polls have closed in New York in the critical 2024 election for the next president of the United States, and numerous important races for the Senate, House, state Senate and Assembly, and six ballot questions.
  The presidential battle between Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump topped all ballots around the country. While the final result remains unknown, AP has already called New York and her 28 electoral
  
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• ELECTION RESULTS | Harris wins New York though Trump wins nationally; Gillibrand, Proposition 1 also prevail

  06-11-2024 03:00 via amny.com
  
  New Yorkers made their voices heard on Election Day, giving Democrat Kamala Harris the state’s 28 electoral votes — though her Republican rival, former President Donald Trump won the election.
  Meanwhile, incumbent Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand is projected to have won another term in office against Republican Mike Sapraicone. At least three Democrats flipped Republican-held House seats as well, though it remains unclear whether Democrats retook control of the House. If the Dems win the
  
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