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• Food Market to occupy retail space at Estela mixed-use property in Mott Haven

  04-04-2025 21:51 via bxtimes.com
  
  A grocery store is slated to open on the ground floor of a new two-building mixed-used development on Gerard Avenue in Mott Haven.Food Market will lease approximately 3,000 square feet in the Estela complex, taking 2,156 square feet on the street level and another 887 square feet on the cellar level. The store is expected to open in the summer of 2025.The lease signing marks the completion of retail leasing at Estela, with all 10,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space now fully occupie
  
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• Column: Plan your future during financial literacy month

  04-04-2025 21:45 via bxtimes.com
  
  Every April, we celebrate Financial Literacy Month to promote financial education and well-being in the United States. Financial Literacy Month also serves as a reminder that Social Security is a vital part of any financial plan. Our online tools are here to help you understand your potential Social Security benefits and how they fit into your financial future.You should periodically review your Social Security Statement (Statement) using your personal my Social Security 
  
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• Permits filed for 9-story residential building with 72 units in East Tremont

  04-04-2025 21:37 via bxtimes.com
  
  Permits have been filed for the construction of a 9-story residential building with 72 housing units at 2110 Crotona Ave. in the East Tremont section of the Bronx.The proposed building would be 84 feet tall and yield 51,100 square feet of space. With an average unit scope of 709 square feet, the 72 residences will most likely be rentals.Other planned features of the property include a cellar and a rear yard 42 feet in length. The property is located across from P.S. 57: The Crescent School. Ther
  
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• Permits filed for two-tower mixed use development featuring 164 housing units in Kingsbridge

  04-04-2025 21:36 via bxtimes.com
  
  Permits have been filed for the construction of an 11-story building and a 12-story building with 164 total residential units at 5517 Broadway and 205 W. 230th St., respectively, in the Kingsbridge neighborhood of the Bronx.The two-tower development will take up 115,295 square feet in total, with 93,530 square feet for residential space, 21,566 square feet designated for commercial space and 199 square feet of community facility space. With an average unit scope of 570 square feet, the units in
  
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• Rep. Torres blasts Gov. Hochul over proposed cuts to Medicaid-funded autism services

  04-04-2025 20:26 via bxtimes.com
  
  As state budget talks continue past the April 1 deadline and National Autism Acceptance Month begins, U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres is sounding the alarm over potential cuts to state Medicaid-funded autism services, arguing that the neediest children could miss out on life-changing care. In a March 30 letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul, he blasted the proposed $28.6 million in cuts to Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services over two years, amid a $15 million increase in the overall budget.The proposed
  
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• Column: UMSV collaborates with small business clothing store Bronx Native

  04-04-2025 20:03 via bxtimes.com
  
  Economic development can be spotted everywhere in the Bronx — including on the borough’s college campuses.The University of Mount Saint Vincent announced on Monday a collaboration involving its student bookstore, the Phin Shop, and the popular South Bronx clothing brand, Bronx Native.UMSV President Susan L. Burns and Bronx Native owner Amaurys Grullon are pictured in an Instagram post sharing the good news.Together, they created merchandise including T-shirts, hats and hoodies that h
  
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• Rising music stars make Bronx history with official Yankees anthem

  04-04-2025 18:11 via bxtimes.com
  
  Musician and social media star Johnny 2 Phones and producer Hunna G just released a catchy new song, “Yankee, Baby,” that will entertain millions of guests at Yankee Stadium this season. Their song is the team’s first and only stadium anthem. Johnny 2 Phones (real name Gabriel Woodley), from Troy, New York, and Hunna G (real name Hunter Galvin), from the Albany area, met in college in 2017 and gained a massive Instagram following from their pop-rap songs, “Gelat
  
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• Montefiore’s ‘Rollin’ Colon’ helps teach community about colorectal cancer

  04-04-2025 17:58 via bxtimes.com
  
  In an effort to raise awareness about colorectal cancer, the Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center hosted an interactive event on Friday, March 28, featuring a ten-foot-tall inflatable colon known as the “Rollin’ Colon.”Held in recognition of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the event aimed to educate Bronx residents about the prevention, early detection, and treatment of the disease, which has become increasingly common among younger adults. Colorectal cancer is cu
  
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• Photos: Senator Jamaal Bailey and New York Common Pantry host food distribution

  04-04-2025 17:54 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Office of New York State Senator Jamaal Bailey and the New York Common Pantry partnered to host a food distribution on Wednesday, March 26, at Senator Bailey's office, located at 959 E. 233rd St. in the Bronx.[caption id="attachment_124295" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Community members leaving the Office of State Senator Jamaal Bailey after receiving groceries. Photo by Jewel Webber[/caption]Community members who attended the event were provided with bags of groceries. This food distribu
  
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• CM Dinowitz co-sponsors reading initiative from LINC

  04-04-2025 17:39 via bxtimes.com
  
  New York City Council Member Eric Dinowitz joined the nonprofit Literacy Inc. (LINC) on Wednesday, April 2, at the Kingsbridge Library to celebrate an initiative from the organization meant to foster a love of reading and promote diverse voices in children's literature.Dinowitz secured $10,000 in discretionary funding to help expand the reach of LINC's initiative, known as the “Diversity Through Literacy” program. The program provides families with interactive story time sessions, cu
  
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• CM Salamanca gives Hunts Point Recreation Center $7.47 million check for renovations and upgrades

  04-04-2025 16:44 via bxtimes.com
  
  Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr. presented a $7.47 million check to the Hunts Point Recreation Center on Tuesday, April 1, to support a series of long-awaited upgrades and renovations across the facility.The funding, secured through the New York City Council, includes $6.2 million allocated in the city’s fiscal year 2024 budget for renovations to Julio Carballo Playground, which serves hundreds of children and families in the South Bronx. An additional $1.12 million will go toward upgra
  
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• Bronx man reaches $160K settlement with landlord following harassment lawsuit

  04-04-2025 15:35 via bxtimes.com
  
  A Bronx tenant has reached a $165,000 settlement with his former landlord following a more than three-year legal battle over harassment and an illegal eviction from his Crotona apartment, according to court documents.The 25-year-old man, identified in court filings by the initials A.T., alleged that his landlord engaged in multiple forms of harassment, including lease discrimination, turning off the heat, theft, and unlawfully locking him out of his home.In a statement following the settlement,
  
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• NYC Mayor’s Race: Speaker Adams, Ramos electrify National Action Network crowd with pledge to take on Trump

  04-04-2025 00:55 via amny.com
  
  The two women running to unseat Eric Adams in the 2025 NYC mayor's race stirred the crowd at the National Action Network's annual convention on Thursday, drawing thunderous applause for their pledges to take New York in a new direction and fight President Trump at every turn.City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and state Sen. Jessica Ramos, both representing opposite sides of Queens, stood out among the group of roughly a dozen candidates who spoke at the convention's candidates' forum. The confe
  
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