NY Bronx news

• Gov. Hochul announces $140 million for upgrades at Bronx hospital

  30-01-2025 21:29 via bxtimes.com
  
  On Thursday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a “transformational” $140 million investment in SBH Health System (formerly called St. Barnabas Hospital), which will increase emergency department capacity, upgrade equipment and expand community health partnerships at the 160-year-old institution. SBH, located at 4422 3rd Ave. in the Bronx, sees 75,000 to 80,000 emergency department visits per year but was only designed for about 55,000, said Hochul. Hochul said the dedication and
  
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• ‘Who started the stupid rumor?’ Mayor Adams re-emerges with fiery speech slamming critics, denying resignation talk

  30-01-2025 21:00 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday re-emerged after spending three days out of the public eye due to an unspecified illness with a defiant speech in which he shot down a rumor that he would soon resign and railed against his perceived critics.In remarks delivered at an annual interfaith breakfast in Midtown, Hizzoner went on a multi-minute screed aimed at dispelling a rumor circulated by a former city lawmaker that he will resign from office on Friday as part of a deal with federal pros
  
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• ICE raids: NYPD says migrants shouldn’t fear law enforcement – unless they are criminals

  30-01-2025 00:15 via amny.com
  
  Top NYPD brass were pressed Wednesday about the department's partnership with ICE a day after the federal agency, at President Trump's direction, conducted raids in the Bronx that led to 20 reported arrests.On Jan. 28, New Yorkers woke up to the news that ICE had come to the Big Apple in a sensational way, with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in town for the Bronx raids, posting a video to X in which she called those arrested "criminal aliens" and “dirtbags.”Mayor Eric Adams
  
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