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• What a relief! City Council passes bill to double public restrooms by 2035

  10-04-2025 23:15 via amny.com
  Where to pee may no longer be a pressing question for New Yorkers' bladders after the City Council passed a bill Thursday to create a long-term strategic planning process for establishing and maintaining a city-wide public bathroom network.Brooklyn City Council Member Sandy Nurse’s bill aims to make it easier to find a restroom across the city by mandating at least one restroom per 2,000 residents by 2035.Known as Intro 694-A, the bill requires relevant city agencies to produce a strategic
  
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• Plane carrying Bronx, Queens lawmakers clipped on D.C. runway; no injuries reported

  10-04-2025 22:44 via bxtimes.com
  
  Six members of Congress, including two from the Bronx, were aboard a New York-bound plane on a taxiway in Washington, D.C., when it was clipped by another aircraft, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).U.S. Reps. Ritchie Torres and Adriano Espaillat were among those on American Airlines Flight 4522, which was preparing for departure to JFK Airport from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport around 12:45 p.m. when it was struck by the wingtip of another plane headed to Charle
  
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• Hop into spring: Easter egg hunts, family fun, and free events bloom across the Bronx

  10-04-2025 21:56 via bxtimes.com
  
  Soon families in the Bronx will be on the hunt for eggs, but you don’t need to search for Easter events. We rounded up a few fun, family activities and deals to check out in the borough for the spring holiday.Easter & Wellness EventA free day of relaxation and spring rebirthSaturday, April 121 p.m. - 3p.m.838 Brook AveAnnual Easter Egg Hunt at Barstow-Pell Mansion MuseumOne hour hunt sessions from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at $15 per childApril 12 - April 19895 Shore Road, Pelham Bay ParkPadre
  
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• Three Bronx men indicted in gunfire incident on busy Mt. Hope shopping strip

  10-04-2025 21:52 via bxtimes.com
  
  Three men from the Bronx have been indicted on attempted murder charges after a shootout erupted on a crowded Mt. Hope shopping strip earlier this year, Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced Thursday.According to the charges, Biyagi Jawara, 28, his brother Ebarama Jawara, 24, of Echo Place, and Mohammed Kamar, 27, of Valentine Avenue, are accused of firing shots across East Tremont Avenue during an altercation outside a smoke shop on the evening of Jan. 8.“The defendants turned
  
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• CM Dinowitz and AM Dinowitz hear from local businesses about impact of MTA construction during walkthrough of 242nd Street corridor

  10-04-2025 21:38 via bxtimes.com
  
  Council Member Eric Dinowitz, New York City Department of Small Business Services Commissioner Dynishal Gross, representatives for Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz and other local leaders listened to the concerns of local business owners about nearby MTA construction during a walkthrough of the 242nd Street corridor on Wednesday, April 9.Local storefront owners said the longstanding construction barriers installed by the MTA have caused significant disruptions. The barriers were put up as part of
  
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• Bronx man indicted after thousands of fentanyl glassines seized in Inwood drug bust

  10-04-2025 19:28 via bxtimes.com
  
  Two men, including a Bronx resident, have been indicted for their alleged roles in operating a fentanyl and heroin packaging mill inside a Manhattan apartment, where law enforcement agents recovered thousands of glassine envelopes of lethal narcotics, powdered xylazine, cocaine, and drug packaging paraphernalia.Authorities say Narciso Negrum, 45, of the Bronx, and Jose Castillo, 44, of Manhattan, were arraigned in New York County Supreme Court following a long-term investigation led by the New Y
  
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• Montefiore’ CERC hosts ninth annual Parent Workshop

  10-04-2025 19:13 via bxtimes.com
  
  Montefiore's Rose F. Kennedy Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center (CERCE) held its ninth annual Parent Workshop, where caregivers were provided with much-needed information and resources, on Wednesday, April 9.Intellectual and behavioral disability experts were on hand to discuss a variety of topics with caregivers to help them look after loved ones and themselves, including self-care, assistive technologies, supportive decision-making and guardianship.[caption id="attachment_124625"
  
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• NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi | North Central Bronx hosts annual Regional Sexual Assault Conference

  10-04-2025 19:09 via bxtimes.com
  
  NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi | North Central Bronx held its fourth annual Regional Sexual Assault Conference on Wednesday, March 26.The event featured medical professionals, health experts and forensic examiners, who came together to discuss emerging trends for treating patients and victims of sexual assault.[caption id="attachment_124600" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Photo courtesy of NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi | North Central Bronx[/caption]Multiple speakers at the event talked about th
  
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• FIAME celebrates honorees at 39th Awards Dinner Dance

  10-04-2025 19:06 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Forum of Italian American Educators (FIAME) hosted its 39th Awards Dinner Dance on Friday, April 4.Numerous community members were honored at the event for their contributions to the City.This year's honorees included Associate Superintendent of Catholic Identity and Secondary Schools Linda Mele-Dougherty, UFT Pension Special Representative Frank Panebianco, Our Lady of Mount Carmel School Principal John Musto, P.S. 121 in Queens Principal Nicholas Patrello, St. Raymond Elementary School Ita
  
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• NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi | North Central Bronx hold Women’s History Month celebrations

  10-04-2025 19:05 via bxtimes.com
  
  The NYC Health + Hospitals campuses of Jacobi and North Central Bronx both held Women's History Month celebrations throughout the month of March.[caption id="attachment_124617" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Photo courtesy of NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi | North Central Bronx[/caption]The celebrations honored female staff members and patients at the hospitals, as well as the surrounding communities.[caption id="attachment_124620" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Photo courtesy of NYC Health + H
  
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• Big Apple Greeter shows tourists the best of Little Italy and beyond

  10-04-2025 18:57 via bxtimes.com
  
  New York City runs on tourism — and Big Apple Greeter is helping visitors from around the world experience the city like locals. The volunteer-run program connects travelers with knowledgeable New Yorkers who lead free, personalized walking tours of the city’s most historic and culturally rich neighborhoods.Big Apple Greeter, launched in 1992, is part of the International Greeter Association, which operates in 47 countries, including common tourist destinations (France, Japan, Mexico
  
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• MTA worker assaulted with scooter at Bronx subway station: NYPD

  10-04-2025 16:25 via amny.com
  
  The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who allegedly assaulted an MTA conductor with a razor scooter at a Bronx subway station earlier this week.According to police, the incident occurred around midnight Tuesday, April 8, at the Dyre Avenue station in the 47th Precinct, the final stop on the 5 train line.Authorities said a 37-year-old male MTA employee was on duty when an unidentified man approached and struck him with a scooter before fleeing the scene. It remains u
  
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• Improving NYC: New NYPD unit will address quality-of-life issues New Yorkers face every day

  10-04-2025 16:24 via amny.com
  
  Reckless e-bike drivers, illegal vending and outdoor substance use. These are just a handful of the every-day issues that impact New Yorkers’ sense of safety and well-being, and will be addressed through the NYPD’s new Quality of Life Division, the department announced on Thursday.The new unit will bring together specially trained officers from various community-oriented roles, including neighborhood coordination officers, youth coordination officers and traffic safety officers, into
  
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• Bronx drive-by shooting suspects still at large for wounding men at crowded intersection

  10-04-2025 15:05 via amny.com
  
  Bronx detectives continue to hunt for a group of moped-riding suspects who shot two men in broad daylight on Wednesday afternoon.The brazen drive-by shooting occurred at the busy intersection of East Fordham Road and Grand Concourse just before 5 p.m. on April 9.Police learned through a preliminary investigation that four suspects rode through the area on three mopeds. The unidentified suspected shooter rode on the rear of one of the scooters and began opening fire. Two victims were struck,
  
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