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• Comptroller Debate: Candidates Mark Levine and Justin Brannan spotlight affordability, protecting city finances from Trump

  18-03-2025 21:20 via amny.com
  
  City comptroller candidates Mark Levine and Justin Brannan engaged in a Tuesday morning debate that played more as a tame conversation on managing the city's finances.Offering a rare reprieve from an election season dominated by the heated Democratic mayoral primary, the nearly 90-minute event at the New York Law School saw Levine, the Manhattan borough president, and Brannan, the City Council's Finance chair, speak about their qualifications and vision for the fiscal watchdog post. The job
  
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• New school-based mental health clinics open in South Bronx and Central Brookyln

  18-03-2025 20:58 via bxtimes.com
  
  To mark the city’s “Mental Health Week,” Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday that all 16 school-based mental health clinics he announced last April are now open in Central Brooklyn and the South Bronx. The South Bronx satellite clinics are located at Mott Hall III; Port Morris School of Community Leadership; P.S. 63 Author’s Academy; P.S. 277X; P.S. X140 The Eagle School; South Bronx Preparatory; and P.S. 35 Franz Siegel, which was the final clinic to open on March 18.&nbs
  
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• Housing lottery wrapping up for eight units in Riverdale, rent starts at $2,375

  18-03-2025 20:44 via bxtimes.com
  
  A housing lottery is nearing its deadline for eight units in an eight-story residential building at 3641 Johnson Ave. in the Riverdale section of the Bronx.The building consists of 26 residences, with 18 offered at market rate and the remaining eight designated for the lottery, which runs through March 24. Applications must be submitted by that date. The units are available to individuals and households earning up to 130% of the area median income, with an asset cap of $201,890.Four of the avail
  
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• Tenants displaced from Allerton fire can now apply for low-interest federal loans

  18-03-2025 20:38 via bxtimes.com
  
  Residents displaced from their rent-stabilized apartments following a Jan. 10 fire at 2910 Wallace Ave. can now apply for low-interest disaster loans from the federal Small Business Administration, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced March 14. The disaster was officially declared by the federal government on March 13, which made loans of up to $100,000 available for tenants to replace property lost or damaged in the fire. Interest rates can be as low as 2.563% and top out at 5.125% for those who co
  
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• Preston High School community rallies at Throggs Neck St. Patrick’s Day Parade to fight closure

  18-03-2025 20:34 via bxtimes.com
  
  While most donned the customary green at this year's Throggs Neck St. Patrick’s Day Parade, a large contingent turned out in the colors of maroon and white—the signature hues of Preston High School.More than a hundred students, parents, and alumni of the Catholic all-girls school took to the parade route, using the event as a rallying cry to save their beloved institution, which abruptly announced last month that it would close at the end of the academic year.Generations of women mar
  
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• NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams raises just $36K since January, trailing all of his primary competitors

  18-03-2025 20:05 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Eric Adams has raised just $36,000 over the past three months in his tenuous re-election bid — a paltry sum that trails every one of his major Democratic primary competitors, according to his Tuesday filing with the city Campaign Finance Board (CFB).The meager showing from Hizzoner, who had once been a prolific fundraiser, is further evidence that his re-election bid is sputtering in the wake of multiple scandals that have crippled his administration. Those include his federal corrup
  
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• Rikers officer sentenced to probation for failing to help inmate in suicide attempt: Bronx DA

  18-03-2025 19:19 via bxtimes.com
  
  A New York City correction officer was sentenced to two years’ probation and 250 hours of community service after failing to render aid for nearly eight minutes when an 18-year-old inmate at Rikers Island attempted to hang himself in 2019, the Bronx District Attorney’s Office announced.Kenneth Hood, 38, was convicted in January by a Bronx jury on charges of reckless endangerment and official misconduct for his inaction in the Nov. 27, 2019, incident at the George R. Vierno Center. Th
  
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• Bronx-Manhattan Charter School Fair & Kids Activity Expo set for March 23

  18-03-2025 19:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Families throughout New York City can explore charter school options and community programs at the upcoming Bronx-Manhattan Charter School Fair & Kids Activity Expo on Sunday, March 23, from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Gauchos Gym in the South Bronx.The event will feature representatives from various NYC charter schools, summer camps, afterschool programs, and local initiatives aimed at helping parents make informed decisions about their children's education and extracurricular activities.Des
  
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• Charter schools in NYC: A growing trend with benefits and challenges

  18-03-2025 17:00 via amny.com
  
  NYC is home to hundreds of charter schools. Often overshadowed by news about public and private institutions, charter schools in NYC are growing in popularity, though they are not without their fair share of challenges.As of 2025, 351 charter schools in New York were active, with nine more approved but not yet open. Over 280 of these schools are located throughout NYC's five boroughs.  What is a charter school?A charter school is similar to a public school in that it receives public fu
  
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• Council Member Salamanca holds budget oversight hearing on City’s housing goals

  18-03-2025 16:48 via bxtimes.com
  
  New York City Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr led a budget oversight hearing for the Department of City Planning (DCP) on Tuesday, March 11, where he focused on whether the department is equipped to meet the City’s ambitious housing targets.The hearing, which featured DCP Chair Dan Garodnick, examined the department’s staffing levels, community engagement efforts, and financial resources as the City Council collaborates to approve critical housing projects.[caption id="attachment_
  
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• Bronx Bethany Church food pantry in Wakefield provides free groceries to those in need

  18-03-2025 16:37 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx Bethany Church of the Nazarene, located in Wakefield, is providing free groceries to local residents twice a week through its Community Corporation Food Pantry.[caption id="attachment_123227" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Attendees leaving the Bronx Bethany Church of the Nazarene Community Corporation Food Pantry with bags and carts filled with fresh fruits, vegetables, canned goods, meat and more. Photo by Jewel Webber[/caption]The food pantry at the church's food distribution center, l
  
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• Bronx subway assault: Man wanted for shoving woman off 1 train and onto platform

  18-03-2025 13:51 via amny.com
  
  Transit detectives in the Bronx need the public's help in finding the brute who assaulted a senior subway rider earlier this year.The NYPD released late on Monday night an image of the suspect wanted for the assault, which occurred at 8:15 a.m. on Jan. 21 at the 231st Street station on the elevated 1 line in Kingsbridge.Law enforcement sources said the perpetrator approached the victim, a 63-year-old woman, as she exited a Riverdale-bound 1 train that arrived seconds earlier. According to police
  
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• Op-Ed | Healthy minds equal a healthy New York City

  18-03-2025 13:00 via amny.com
  
  We know that in order to make New York City the best place to raise a family, we need to keep families and all New Yorkers healthy. That means ensuring New Yorkers have access to the mental health care they need.
  Every day we hear about mental health struggles from parents, children, and older adults, and we see it in front of us on our subways and on our streets. In our State of the City address this year, we made a commitment to address mental health concerns across all five boroughs. And ever
  
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