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• Supportive housing opens in Bedford Park for adults with developmental disabilities

  15-11-2024 22:12 via bxtimes.com
  
  Ten people with autism and developmental disabilities are getting their first opportunity at independent living with the opening of new supportive housing in the Bedford Park neighborhood. 
  2997 Marion Ave. and 2861 Creston Ave. are now home to ten individuals who were screened to ensure they can safely live on their own, while still receiving consistent support from Birch Family Services, a local nonprofit serving children and adults with disabilities. 
  The apartments were constructed
  
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• CM Marmorato presents $4M for City Island Library repairs

  15-11-2024 21:47 via bxtimes.com
  
  Council Member Kristy Marmorato announced Thursday that she has secured $4 million for repairs to the City Island Library that will go toward overhauling the building’s HVAC system, repairing the roof and various upgrades. 
  Marmorato called the investment “a long-overdue step in the right direction.” She also called for continued investment in local libraries, which was recently put to the test as the city’s public library system faced the threat of over $58 million
  
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• The Fox & King to celebrate 13 years of making Bronx music with huge celebration

  15-11-2024 17:00 via amny.com
  
  A Bronx music label is celebrating 13 years of business with a special celebration next week.
  On Nov. 23, The Fox & King, a Bronx-based music and live production agency, will highlight the borough’s best and brightest independent hip hop, progressive metal and electronic music artists. The party will take place at The Bronx Brewery starting at 5 p.m.
  “To see where we began, how much we’re doing now and what we envision for the future is nothing short of explosive,” sa
  
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• CM Salamanca cuts ribbon on new play space at his childhood school in Longwood

  15-11-2024 14:53 via bxtimes.com
  
  Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr. spent his childhood at C.S. 150 in Longwood, running on the hard concrete playground. On Thursday, Nov. 14, he returned to his childhood school to cut the ribbon for a new $1 million outdoor space that includes four basketball courts, a track, soccer nets, playground equipment and more for students and the community to enjoy. 
  “This means the world to me,” he said. 
  Salamanca Jr. said that when he visited C.S. 150 after his election to th
  
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