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• NYPD seeks help locating missing 83-year-old Bronx man

  27-12-2024 17:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating an elderly man who was reported missing from the Bronx.Hector Lluberes, an 83-year-old White Hispanic male, was last seen at his residence on 1700 Longfellow Ave. in the Bronx at approximately 3 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. Lluberes resides within the confines of the 42nd Precinct.He is described as being about 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weighing approximately 130 pounds, with brown eyes and gray hair. At
  
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• New affordable housing development with 63 units opens on Creston Avenue in the Bronx

  27-12-2024 16:41 via bxtimes.com
  
  New York City officials unveiled a new affordable housing development in the Bronx on Dec. 23, which includes 63 units for New Yorkers transitioning from shelters with CityFHEPS vouchers. The building at 2736 Creston Ave. represents the latest milestone in Mayor Eric Adams’ push to create nearly 900 permanent subsidized apartments through the Affordable Housing Services (AHS) initiative.This initiative, launched in 2024, has already delivered nearly 400 deeply affordable units for individu
  
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• Hochul signs Climate Change Superfund Act championed by Bronx Assembly Member, paving way for funding in the borough

  27-12-2024 16:12 via bxtimes.com
  
  Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Climate Change Superfund Act on Thursday, a bill sponsored by Bronx Assembly Member Jeffery Dinowitz (AD-81) that requires fossil fuel companies to help cover the costs of the harmful impacts of climate change.The law will collect $75 billion over the next 25 years to fund critical infrastructure and climate resiliency projects like coastal wetlands restoration, stormwater system upgrades and energy efficient public buildings.“We refuse to let the entire burden
  
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• Bronx filmmaker and NYPD youth officer screens powerful short film “Lanez” about survival and sibling bonds

  27-12-2024 15:56 via bxtimes.com
  
  A Bronx filmmaker who works as an NYPD youth officer recently held a screening for his 17-minute film “Lanez,” a story of the powerful bond between young adult siblings who lost their parents years before to a house fire and have to find their own ways to survive in the inner city. Jaylin Pressley was born and raised in Throggs Neck and has been a lifelong movie lover. He made his first film for a senior project in high school and graduated in 2017 from Hunter College with a bac
  
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