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• Top Adams aide slams Council Speaker for booting members off budget team, re-igniting tensions in City Hall

  11-04-2025 22:15 via amny.com
  
  First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro went on the attack against City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams on Friday, charging that she "misused" her office by booting two council members off her budget team after they endorsed her mayor's race rival Andrew Cuomo.The first deputy mayor's comments re-ignite tensions between himself and the speaker. The pair appeared to be trying to reconcile, following Mastro's recent appointment as first deputy mayor, after the speaker effectively killed his nomination to b
  
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• Column: The Bronx Ball: Strive and Thrive in 25

  11-04-2025 21:43 via bxtimes.com
  
  It's that time of year again! The Office of the Bronx Borough President and the Bronx Tourism Council are excited to be hosting The 53rd Annual Bronx Ball on Saturday, May 17, at the Hutchinson Metro Center (1720 Eastchester Rd.).As usual, the Ball will honor the new inductees to the Bronx Walk of Fame (including the People's Choice honoree) and the recipient of the Key to the Borough. This year, the theme is “Strive and Thrive in '25.”If you're interested in Bronx history, contribut
  
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• Bronx hearing confronts legacy of slavery and the path to reparations

  11-04-2025 21:24 via bxtimes.com
  
  More than 100 people gathered in Co-op City on April 10 for a passionate four-hour discussion on reparations and how New York might begin to address the lasting legacy of slavery.The nine scholars and religious and community leaders who make up the New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies (CCRR), established in 2023, heard from 32 residents from across New York City as they testified to their lived experiences and ideas for helping repair the loss of wealth and property and ps
  
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• Permits filed for 6-story residential building with 57 units in Crotona Park East

  11-04-2025 20:56 via bxtimes.com
  
  Permits have been filed for the construction of a 6-story residential building with 57 housing units at 1794 Clinton Ave. in the Crotona Park East neighborhood of the Bronx.The proposed building would be 60 feet tall and yield 38,063 square feet of space across the 57 units. With an average unit scope of 667 square feet, these residences will most likely be rentals.In addition to the units, other planned features of the building include a cellar and a penthouse. There are multiple schools within
  
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• Orange Bank and Trust Company welcomes kids from P.S. 83 for special storytime with Easter Bunny

  11-04-2025 20:51 via bxtimes.com
  
  Orange Bank and Trust Company recently held a special storytime featuring the Easter Bunny for students from P.S. 83: The Donald Hertz School.The kids were joined by the Easter Bunny during this special session as part of an early celebration of the upcoming holiday, set to occur on Sunday, April 20. The young students listened as the Steve Small children's story "The Hare Who Wouldn't Stare" was read to them.[caption id="attachment_124739" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Orange Bank and Trust C
  
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• Photos: Local girl scout troop refurbishes bench outside Bruckner Boulevard Mcdonald’s

  11-04-2025 20:49 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Bronx-based Girl Scouts of Greater New York Troop NEBX21 refurbished the community bench outside of the McDonald's branch at 1600 Bruckner Blvd.As part of an early celebration of Earth Day, set to occur on Tuesday, April 22, the Troop sanded down the bench and preserved the wood with lemon oil. Additionally, they planted flowers in the planters at each end of the bench.[caption id="attachment_124736" align="alignnone" width="1200"] The Girl Scouts sanded down the bench and preserved the wood
  
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• Adams to visit Dominican Republic Sunday following nightclub roof collapse

  11-04-2025 18:15 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Eric Adams will embark on his first international trip, traveling to the Dominican Republican this weekend, since his now-dismissed federal indictment came down last September, his office announced on Friday.City Hall said Hizzoner is traveling to the DR on Sunday to "stand in solidarity with the Dominican community" in the aftermath of a nightclub roof collapse. The incident occurred inside the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo early on Tuesday, killing 221 people and injuring another 15
  
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• Adams to travel to Dominican Republic Sunday, his first international trip since now-dropped federal indictment

  11-04-2025 18:15 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Eric Adams will embark on his first international trip, traveling to the Dominican Republican this weekend, since his now-dismissed federal indictment came down last September, his office announced on Friday.City Hall said Hizzoner is traveling to the DR on Sunday to "stand in solidarity with the Dominican community" in the aftermath of a nightclub roof collapse. The incident occurred inside the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo early on Tuesday, killing 221 people and injuring another 15
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez, Nadler lead push against Trump health funding cuts impacting the Bronx and NYC

  11-04-2025 17:26 via bxtimes.com
  
  U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who represents northeast Bronx and part of Queens, is leading the charge alongside fellow New York Democrat Jerry Nadler to protect crucial federal health funding, following what lawmakers have called “unprecedented attacks” by the Trump Administration on state and local health departments.All 19 Democratic members of New York’s Congressional delegation signed a letter this week demanding an urgent meeting with U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.
  
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• Travel advisory: Overnight ramp closure on Cross Bronx Expressway set for April 14

  11-04-2025 17:12 via bxtimes.com
  
  The New York State Department of Transportation will close Exit 5A on the southbound Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95) overnight on Monday, April 14, as part of an ongoing pavement preservation project in New York City.The closure, which affects access to White Plains Road and Westchester Avenue, will begin at 10 p.m. and continue through 5 a.m. on Tuesday, April 15, weather permitting.During the closure, drivers looking to reach White Plains Road or Westchester Avenue should take Exit 4B (Rosedale
  
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