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• City of Yes zoning plan to boost housing growth narrowly passes City Council

  05-12-2024 23:10 via amny.com
  
  A compromise version of Mayor Eric Adams' zoning overhaul aimed at easing the city's dire housing crisis squeaked through the City Council on Thursday, clearing its final hurdle to become law.The mayor's "City of Yes for Housing Opportunity" plan, a suite of proposals that promises to allow for "a little more housing in every neighborhood," passed the 51-member chamber by a slim 31-20 margin Dec. 5 vote. The city estimates the plan will spur the construction of 82,000 new housing units over the
  
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• Cold cash: Sanitation Department now recruiting for emergency snow shovelers in NYC

  05-12-2024 22:45 via amny.com
  
  Want to earn some cold hard cash this winter? The NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) is looking for a few snow-loving New Yorkers who enjoy the great outdoors, heavy lifting and making extra cash.Recruitment is now underway for emergency snow shovelers to work the 2024-2025 winter season to help DSNY workers keep streets clear of the white fluffy stuff.
  Emergency snow shovelers are per-day workers who remove snow and ice from bus stops, crosswalks, fire hydrants and step streets after heav
  
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• Bronx man gets 20 years for fatal Gowanus bouncer stabbing: DA

  05-12-2024 21:43 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  A Bronx man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Wednesday for killing one bouncer and seriously injuring another during a violent altercation outside a Gowanus party in 2022.Jose Velasco, 22, of the Morrisania section of the Bronx, was ejected from a party at 168 7th St. on Feb. 26, 2022, after acting aggressively around 10:30 p.m., according to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office.Once outside, Velasco engaged in a verbal dispute with three bouncers, during which two of them punched hi
  
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• MTA details congestion pricing discount program for low-income drivers

  05-12-2024 21:30 via amny.com
  
  Congestion pricing will dent the wallets of many New Yorkers, but the MTA explained Thursday low-income drivers may qualify for a reduced fare to enter Manhattan south of and including 60th Street.
  MTA officials said during a congestion pricing webinar on Thursday that low-income vehicle owners can apply for a 50% discount on the controversial plan.Dubbed the Low-Income Discount Plan (LIDP), drivers who earn less than $50,000 a year will receive the discount during peak hours.This means they wil
  
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• Montefiore honors Diabetes Month with nearly 40 community engagement events

  05-12-2024 21:23 via bxtimes.com
  
  In recognition of Diabetes Month, Montefiore Einstein held almost 40 different events throughout November meant to empower attendees with knowledge of how to prevent and manage diabetes, including nutritional strategies, early detection and treatment options.Over 20 workshops and webinars were held throughout the month by Montefiore Einstein's Office of Community and Population Health, in partnership with multiple local community-based organizations. These events educated approximately 600 parti
  
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• Bronx third graders harvest honey atop PAL Webster Center, learning sustainability and STEAM skills

  05-12-2024 20:53 via bxtimes.com
  
  Third graders from the Police Athletic League's (PAL) Webster Center in the Bronx explored the process of harvesting and extracting honey from beehives on Tuesday, Nov. 26, from the roof of the center, located at 2255 Webster Ave.A beekeeper guided the children in uncapping honeycomb cells and using a centrifugal extractor to spin the honeycombs, filtering the raw honey. The honey was then jarred and labeled, giving the kids the opportunity to take home their harvest and share it with their fami
  
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• Partnership delivers meal kits to domestic violence survivors, fostering food security and hope

  05-12-2024 20:32 via bxtimes.com
  
  In a city where too many people go hungry each day, a new partnership is bringing meal kits directly to survivors of domestic violence in an effort to lessen food insecurity and encourage healthy long-term habits. New Destiny Housing, the state’s largest provider of supportive housing for those experiencing domestic violence, partnered earlier this year with EatWell, a Boston-based company that makes tailored meal kits for people with chronic illness and for those experiencing food in
  
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• Permits filed for 4-story, 23-unit residential building in Highbridge

  05-12-2024 18:36 via bxtimes.com
  
  Permits have been filed for the construction of a 4-story residential building at 1012 Woodycrest Ave. in the Highbridge neighborhood of the Bronx.This proposed development would go up between 75th Street and 76th Street. It would be 50 feet tall and yield 10,696 square feet of residential space across 23 units. The average unit size would be about 500 square feet, indicating they would most likely be rentals.Additional features for this development would include a cellar, a rear yard stretching
  
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• MIDTOWN SHOOTING: Face revealed of assassin who shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson dead at hotel

  05-12-2024 14:50 via amny.com
  
  The investigation into Wednesday's brazen Midtown shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is “progressing,” law enforcement sources said, as the hunt for his assassin enters its second day with the release of surveillance images of his face,By all appearances, the shooting appears to be a brazen execution in which the gunman deliberately targeted Thompson outside the Hilton Hotel in a cold, calculated attack straight out of a movie plotline — and that plot thickened Thu
  
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