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• South Bronx students unplug — and thrive — under all-day cell phone ban

  26-03-2025 22:12 via bxtimes.com
  
  As New York lawmakers debate implementing a “bell to bell” cell phone ban in schools, some campuses have already embraced the policy — and say they’re seeing positive results.At Advanced Math and Science II (AMS II) and Humanities II (HUM II) in the South Bronx — part of the United Charter High Schools network, which serves nearly 3,000 students across the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens — a full-day phone ban has been successfully implemented with the help of tec
  
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• CM Salamanca honors three key figures in Bronx community during annual Women of Distinction Celebration

  26-03-2025 20:47 via bxtimes.com
  
  New York City Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr. hosted his annual Women of Distinction Celebration on Wednesday, March 19, at Schiff Hall in the Bronx Zoo, honoring three women for their outstanding contributions to the community.This year’s honorees included Wanda Salaman, executive director of Mothers On the Move; Dr. Camelia Tepelus, executive director of the Morris Park Business Improvement District; and Dr. Xellex Rivera, chief program officer at Housing Solutions of New York.[capti
  
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• 2025 Yankees and Mets home games expected to generate over $900M in economic impact for NYC

  26-03-2025 19:12 via bxtimes.com
  
  On the eve of the Yankees’ 2025 home opener, Mayor Eric Adams announced that this year’s Yankees and Mets home games are projected to generate $909 million in economic impact for New York City.The recent success of New York City sports teams has been a boon to the local economy and a major driver of tourism. Last year, the Yankees, Mets, and WNBA Liberty all made their respective playoffs, and those home games alone generated nearly $200 million in economic activity, according to Ada
  
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• Housing in NYC: Conservative pols lead charge to overturn mayor’s City of Yes rezoning plan with new lawsuit

  26-03-2025 18:30 via amny.com
  
  A conservative city lawmaker-led group filed a lawsuit on Tuesday night seeking to block Mayor Eric Adams' City of Yes plan — a seismic overhaul of city zoning regulations aimed at building more housing across the five boroughs.In the suit, filed on Staten Island in Richmond County Supreme Court, the plaintiffs allege that the Adams administration and the City Council violated city and state environmental review laws by passing the City of Yes late last year. If successful, they say the la
  
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• Women’s History Month: Meet Christina Orlando, the NYPD’s first ESU female K9 trainer

  26-03-2025 17:30 via amny.com
  
  Detective Christina Orlando and her four-legged partner Lindsay have been together since 2017. Now at the NYPD ESU K-9 unit, the pair helps train handlers and dogs to handle the city’s biggest emergencies.In a Brooklyn facility, Orlando serves as a lead trainer to help cops bond with their dogs and get them ready for every kind of scenario that can happen to any unit across the five boroughs — everything from bringing a suspect to justice who has barricaded himself inside an apartmen
  
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• Spring into sports: Helping young athletes thrive this season

  26-03-2025 15:31 via licpost.com
  [caption id="attachment_91482" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Photo courtesy of NYJTL[/caption]March 26, 2025 By Jay DevashettyWith spring officially underway and warmer days arriving, young athletes across Queens are heading back outdoors to play the sports they love. Local parks and fields are already buzzing with energy as kids take to the courts, diamonds, and pitches for soccer, baseball, tennis, and more.At New York Junior Tennis & Learning, we’re thrilled to welcome young play
  
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• Tech partnership launches STEM workshop series with Bronx event

  26-03-2025 15:17 via bxtimes.com
  
  A group of tech professionals and educators launched a new series of STEM workshops in the Bronx on Monday, aiming to inspire young girls to explore careers in science, technology, engineering and math.The kickoff event, held at the Bronx Gigabit Center inside the Andrew Freedman Home—a historic art and incubator space on the Grand Concourse—brought together local Girl Scout troops, educators from the nonprofit Digital Girl, Inc., and representatives from LinkNYC, the company behind
  
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