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• 9-year-old Bronx boy missing since Sunday morning, police say

  20-01-2025 22:27 via bxtimes.com
  
  The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 9-year-old boy who was reported missing from the Concourse neighborhood in the Bronx.Naveed Hamilton was last seen leaving his home on Sheridan Avenue near East 165th Street at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19, police said.The child is described as being 4 feet 4 inches tall, weighing approximately 80 pounds. He was last seen wearing dark gray sweatpants, red Crocs, a light blue fleece, and a black jacket.Anyone with information on H
  
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• Acclaimed reggae documentary to make NYC premiere at Bronx Music Hall

  20-01-2025 22:07 via bxtimes.com
  
  On Feb. 1, the newly-opened Bronx Music Hall will host the New York City premiere of the 2019 documentary, “Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes,” which chronicles the roots of the genre beginning from a family-owned record store in Kingston, Jamaica. The late legendary producer Quincy Jones called “Studio 17” one of his favorite documentaries at the time. “It’s documentaries like this that bring us closer to the music,” said Jones via Forbes. The
  
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• BP Calls on Adams to fully fund parks department and plant trees in the Bronx

  20-01-2025 22:05 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson sent a letter Friday to Mayor Eric Adams urging him to fully fund the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation in the 2026 budget and plant more trees.She is calling for 1% of the city budget to be put aside for parks in the upcoming fiscal year, with a significant amount being dedicated to planting trees—equitably—in the Bronx and across the city. She seeks more trees to increase the city's canopy, which reduces dangerous heat genera
  
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• Trump Inauguration: New York immigrant groups slam new president’s attempts to revoke birthright citizenship

  20-01-2025 22:00 via amny.com
  
  Day 1 of the second Donald Trump presidency arrived on Monday, with the new commander-in-chief promising to issue an order that would put an end to birthright citizenship for children of parents who are in the United States illegally.“As part of my plan to secure the border, on day one of my new term in office, I will sign an executive order making clear to federal agencies that under the correct interpretation of the law, going forward, the future children of illegal aliens will not recei
  
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• New York Attorney General’s office adds Director of Muslim Affairs to the team

  20-01-2025 16:00 via amny.com
  
  New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has expanded its team to include a first-ever Director of Muslim Affairs.Long Island resident Mohammad Awais officially started the role on Dec. 6, 2024. In this position, Awais will work with Muslim communities across New York, address their needs, and connect them with OAG’s various resources on civil rights, housing, workers’ rights, consumer protection, and more.“New York is home
  
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• Op-ed | January budget plan makes NYC safer, more affordable to raise a family

  20-01-2025 13:00 via amny.com
  
  From day one, our administration has been focused on one mission: making New York City safer and more affordable. Every day and everywhere, we are delivering on that mission for working-class New Yorkers and making New York City the best place to raise a family.We have driven crime down, seized 20,000 illegal guns, removed 80,000 ghost cars and other illegal vehicles off our streets, and shut down more than 1,300 unlicensed cannabis stores. We passed the historic “City of Yes for Housing O
  
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