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• CM Salamanca distributes Thanksgiving turkeys amid rising food insecurity

  19-11-2024 21:53 via bxtimes.com
  
  On Monday, 250 Bronxites received free turkeys and vegetables for their Thanksgiving dinners in an event by the office of City Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr., who represents the South Bronx. Throughout this holiday season, Salamanca Jr. will distribute a total of 3,000 turkeys to Bronx families.
  Photo courtesy of The Office of Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr./C.Vivar
  Helping local households get enough to eat has been a major challenge in recent years, according to nonprofits such as Par
  
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• Bronx man sentenced to 13 years in multimillion-dollar “romance scam”

  19-11-2024 21:29 via bxtimes.com
  
  A Bronx man was sentenced to 13 years in prison — and ordered to pay millions in restitution — for his role in an international scheme that defrauded individuals and businesses out of nearly $12 million, announced U.S. Attorney Damian Williams Monday. 
  Bashiru Ganiyu, 39, was convicted in April for his role in the fraud scheme, which was based in Ghana and took place from about 2020 to 2022. A team of co-conspirators assumed false identities and contacted more than 40 victims vi
  
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• Bronx divided over congestion pricing relaunch as $9 tolls set for January 2025

  19-11-2024 20:43 via bxtimes.com
  
  Stakeholders and representatives in the Bronx are divided over the relaunch of the congestion pricing plan for vehicles entering Manhattan’s Central Business District now set to begin in January 2025.
  Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday that the revamped plan will see passenger cars charged $9 during peak hours to enter Manhattan below 60th Street with a 75% discount for off-peak hours. The $9 toll is 40% less than the $15 that was initially proposed late last year before the plan was nix
  
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• 11% of working New Yorkers need NYC food pantries just to be able to eat. One report explains why.

  19-11-2024 20:30 via amny.com
  
  NYC food pantries are becoming flooded with an unexpected clientele: full-time working New Yorkers who still cannot afford to put bread on their tables.
  The anti-poverty advocacy group Robin Hood released its annual food insecurity report on Monday, showing an alarming trend: One in three adults (31%) and nearly half of families with children (44%) experienced food hardship in 2023.According to the report, dubbed the 2024 Poverty Tracker, which examined food pantry use from 2
  
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• New Chipotle restaurant opens on Jerome Avenue

  19-11-2024 19:11 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronxites can feed their burrito cravings on Jerome Avenue starting Tuesday, Nov. 19.
  Chipotle Mexican Grill has opened its newest Bronx location at 3431 Jerome Ave. near W Mosholu Parkway, the company said.
  The fast-casual Mexican restaurant will be open every day from 10:45 a.m. – 10 p.m. serving up its famous burritos, bowls, salads and tacos. For a limited time, Bronxites can try Chipotle’s special smoked brisket, a fan favorite that the restaurant is bringing out of the vault af
  
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• What’s happening | holiday celebrations, fun nights out, events for good causes

  19-11-2024 18:46 via bxtimes.com
  
  7th Annual Tree Lighting Event
  Friday, Nov. 22, 5 p.m.
  The Mall at Bay Plaza, 200 Baychester Ave.
  Free
  Celebrate the beginning of the holidays by going to this special tree lighting event at the mall’s Ground Level Village Entrance. There will be an enchanted holiday princess, elves showing off their talents besides wrapping presents, a stilt-walking toy soldier, the XFactor Drumline and a parade featuring Santa Claus. Kids can also have fun dancing to the music provided by DJ Omar and rec
  
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• Juan Soto rumors: When might the superstar free agent sign this winter?

  19-11-2024 17:04 via amny.com
  
  Perhaps Juan Soto’s free agency will be an exception to the Scott Boras rule.
  More often than not, clients of the super-agent on the open market do not sign deals until the latter portions of the offseason — sometimes even right before spring training or on the cusp of Opening Day. 
  Numerous notable Boras clients did the same last year alone. Two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell did not sign with the San Francisco Giants until March 18 — 15 days after third baseman M
  
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• Man wanted in connection with brutal stabbing in the Bronx: cops

  19-11-2024 16:55 via amny.com
  
  Police in the Bronx are on the hunt for a suspect who allegedly stabbed a 55-year-old man multiple times, leaving him bloodied and near death last month.Law enforcement sources are searching for 68-year-old Ricaldo Swift, who is wanted for attempted murder after the brutal attack that occurred at the intersection of Bronxwood Avenue and East 219 Street in Williamsbridge just before 8 p.m. on Oct. 13.According to police sources, Swift approached the victim–whom he knew–and stabbed him
  
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• Op-Ed | Supporting small business and working-class people through M/WBEs

  19-11-2024 14:00 via amny.com
  
  Since day one, our administration has had a clear mission: build a safer, more affordable city for working-class New Yorkers, and every day, we are delivering on that mission. Jobs are up, our streets are safer with crime down across the city every month this year, and we have a record 183,000 small businesses across the five boroughs — the highest ever in our city’s history. 
  Day after day, we are working to make sure New Yorkers have the opportunities to grow their businesses
  
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• Luis Gil etches name in Yankees history with 2024 AL Rookie of the Year honors

  19-11-2024 11:40 via amny.com
  
  In one of the closest American League Rookie of the Year votes in recent memory, New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil etched his name in franchise history after narrowly winning the honor on Monday night.
  “It means so much to me,” Gil said. “I’m so happy about being able to win this award. Everybody in my corner, they’re so happy for me right now and so proud. I’m also proud of the opportunity that was given to me by the team. It turned out to be a great
  
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