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• Cyber gang claims it’s hacked elite Riverdale prep school, demands ransom

  20-02-2025 22:49 via bxtimes.com
  
  A notorious cybercriminal group claimed Wednesday that it hacked an elite Riverdale prep school and is holding its data for ransom, according to the group’s dark web page.The group, known as RansomHub, posted Riverdale Country School’s website along with a countdown clock on its dark web site, alleging that it had stolen 42 GB of data. The post warned that the private school had just over five days to comply with its demands or it would release the data.RansomHub formed in February 2
  
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• Advocates for Puerto Rican independence hold Bad Bunny-inspired town hall

  20-02-2025 22:28 via bxtimes.com
  
  A group of young advocates for Puerto Rican independence held a Feb. 16 town hall in the South Bronx to discuss political and social themes in the new Bad Bunny album, “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” (“I Should Have Taken More Photos”).The group, Juventud Unida por la Independencia Bronx (or JupiBx for short), hosted nearly 40 people for a powerful discussion of the Puerto Rican superstar’s sixth album, which presents a stark perspective on an area many only se
  
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• NYC mayoral race: Will City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams jump into the primary?

  20-02-2025 20:40 via amny.com
  
  As Mayor Eric Adams' reelection hopes continue to dim and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo appears to be on the verge of entering the race for City Hall, some Democratic pols and labor leaders are turning to someone who has shown zero interest in running for mayor: City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams.The speaker, who has led the council since 2022, has been fielding calls from an array of elected officials, labor groups, and advocates urging her to jump into this year's Democratic mayoral primary, accor
  
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• Bronx leaders split on Trump administration’s move to halt congestion pricing

  20-02-2025 20:11 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Trump administration took a decisive step Wednesday to halt New York City’s congestion pricing program, drawing a strong reaction from Bronx officials.The plan, which began on Jan. 5, imposes a $9 toll on most vehicles entering Manhattan’s central business district, aiming to reduce traffic while funding critical improvements to the region's aging transit system.Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sent a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul Feb. 19 rescinding the program’s federal a
  
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• Applications now open for New York Yankees Community Council Youth Leadership Award

  20-02-2025 19:22 via bxtimes.com
  
  The New York Yankees and Bronx Community Board 10 are now accepting applications for the New York Yankees Community Council Youth Leadership Award.Bronx Community Board 10 will nominate five high school seniors from the applicant pool to each receive a $750 stipend in recognition of their leadership and community service.To be eligible, applicants must have completed at least 50 hours of leadership and/or volunteer work in roles such as tutoring, mentoring, community unity development, or advoca
  
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• NYPD seeks suspect who allegedly groped a 15-year-old girl in the Bronx

  20-02-2025 17:09 via bxtimes.com
  
  The NYPD is searching for a suspect wanted in connection with a forcible touching incident that took place in the Bronx’s 40th Precinct.According to authorities, the crime occurred around 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, in front of 756 St. Ann’s Ave. Police said an unidentified individual approached a 15-year-old girl while she was walking and forcibly touched her legs and buttocks before fleeing the scene on foot.The victim was not physically injured in the attack.Investigators have r
  
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• Person fatally struck by Bronx subway train during morning rush hour: reports

  20-02-2025 16:11 via bxtimes.com
  
  A person was fatally struck by a subway train in the Bronx early Thursday morning, it was reported. According to law enforcement sources, officers responded to a 911 call of a person on the tracks at 149 Street-Grand Concourse Station of the 2 line at around 7:30 a.m. on Feb. 20. Police could not yet confirm a description of the person or how the incident occurred. However, according to the Citizen app, MTA personnel reported a “deceased person” on the tracks as t
  
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• Yonkers woman indicted for allegedly stealing $275K from elderly Bronx stroke victim

  20-02-2025 15:56 via bxtimes.com
  
  A Yonkers woman has been indicted for allegedly stealing at least $275,000 from a 78-year-old Bronx man who had suffered a stroke, Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced earlier this month.Shameca W. Morrison, 40, a former employee of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, is accused of forging legal documents to gain control of the victim’s finances and withdrawing $1,000 a day for approximately a year. She knew the man, having worked with him.“The defe
  
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• Another Bronx shooting outside a bodega leaves man seriously wounded, perp on the run

  20-02-2025 14:40 via amny.com
  
  Bronx detectives are investigating another shooting outside a borough bodega on Wednesday evening that left a man seriously wounded.According to police sources, a 20-year-old man was standing outside of the small grocery store located at 963 Teller Ave. in Concourse Village at 5:48 p.m. on Feb. 19 when an unidentified suspect walked up to him, pulled out a gun, and opened fire.Officers from the 44th Precinct raced to the scene after receiving a 911 call about the shooting — and found the v
  
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