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• NYC Mayor’s Race: Democratic rivals pile on Cuomo for citing ChatGPT in garbled section of housing plan

  14-04-2025 22:15 via amny.com
  
  Leading 2025 NYC mayor's race candidate Andrew Cuomo faced fierce backlash from his rivals on Monday over his campaign, citing the AI software ChatGPT in a section of his housing plan released over the weekend.Several mayoral contenders piled on the former governor following a story from the news site Hell Gate, which highlighted a section of his 29-page housing blueprint that references the use of ChatGPT in a footnote. The original version of the page, which has since been replaced with a corr
  
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• City Council Majority Leader Farías, Speaker Adams present $139K check to FAN4Kids

  14-04-2025 22:08 via bxtimes.com
  
  New York City Council Majority Leader Amanda Farías, Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and other local elected officials presented a $139,000 check to the school-based wellness program FAN4Kids on Friday, April 11, in the annex cafeteria of P.S. 69 Journey Prep School.Council Members Kevin C. Riley, Althea Stevens and Rafael Salamanca Jr. joined Farías and Adams in presenting the check to FAN4Kids, which aims to promote healthy eating, physical activity and lifelong wellness habits in
  
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• Photos: Mayor Adams hosts ‘Bronx Faith in Your Borough’ event

  14-04-2025 21:28 via bxtimes.com
  
  New York City Mayor Eric Adams brought his “Bronx Faith in Your Borough” tour to Fordham University on Friday, April 4, hosting a community-focused event in the McShane Campus Center ballroom.[caption id="attachment_124815" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Mayor Adams with attendees of the "Faith in Your Borough" event. Photo by Jewel Webber[/caption]Religious leaders and residents from across the borough gathered for the event, which provided attendees with the opportunity to discuss
  
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• Several Bronx candidates secure key endorsements from labor, religion and housing groups in 2025 races

  14-04-2025 21:18 via bxtimes.com
  
  As races for mayor and city council heat up ahead of the June Democratic primary, key leaders of religious, labor and housing organizations have begun to announce their endorsements of Bronx candidates.New Yorkers will cast their votes for mayor, comptroller, public advocate, and all 51 City Council seats in this election cycle—where endorsements can play a crucial role, particularly in primaries, by offering voters a quick guide as to which candidates are worthy of their attention.Black r
  
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• Lime reports record e-scooter ridership as NYC continues to embrace micro-mobility vehicles

  14-04-2025 21:15 via amny.com
  
  Lime, the popular e-vehicle sharing company, announced on Monday a significant increase in e-scooter ridership in Queens and the Bronx during March 2025 — highlighting the growing trend of micro-mobility conveyance in the outer boroughs and the company’s continued expansion within NYC.March set an “all-time” monthly record for Lime ridership in these two boroughs with 169,860 total trips, company representatives said, more than doubling the ridership in March 2024. The co
  
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• What’s happening | Spring break fun, exhibits and more

  14-04-2025 21:03 via bxtimes.com
  
  Spring Break Book Character Day!Friday, April 18, 2-4 p.m.Bronx Library Center, 310 E Kingsbridge Rd.FreeJoin us, as we celebrate Book Character Day as part of our Spring Recess Spirit Week at the Bronx Library Center. Come by for a family friendly book character dress-up party! Stop by dressed as your favorite character from any book or DIY a pre-selected popular character mask. You will get to show off your costume in a children’s room parade and enjoy some cool and fun giveaways (while
  
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• Council Member Salamanca honors 95-year-old Korean War veteran and Borinqueneer

  14-04-2025 20:04 via bxtimes.com
  
  City Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr. (D-17) honored 95-year-old Korean War veteran Sergeant Angel Manuel Rodriguez on Saturday with an official New York City Council proclamation recognizing his military service and lifelong dedication to the Bronx.The proclamation was presented just one day before the national day of recognition for the 65th Infantry Regiment — a decorated, all-Puerto Rican unit known as the Borinqueneers, of which Rodriguez served as a member. Salamanca commemorated
  
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• NYC Mayor’s Race: Pair of city’s most powerful unions back Cuomo’s City Hall bid

  14-04-2025 19:15 via amny.com
  
  Two of the city's most powerful unions, which endorsed Mayor Eric Adams in 2021, are instead supporting former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the 2025 NYC mayor's race, his campaign announced on Monday.The support of the two unions, 32BJ SEIU and the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council (HTC), which represent building service and hospitality industry workers, respectively, is highly sought after among local candidates each election cycle. The endorsements from the two unions help solidify Cuomo's status as the
  
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• Bronx group stabs dog owner in face and head after he tells them not to pet his pit bulls

  14-04-2025 19:00 via amny.com
  
  Police in the Bronx are searching for three people who allegedly stabbed a man in the head and face over the weekend after he told them not to pet his dogs.According to police sources, the disturbing incident occurred outside of 3391 Boston Road in Williamsbridge at around 2 a.m. on April 13 as a 32-year-old man was walking his two pit bulls along the sidewalk.Law enforcement sources said the group of three people — two women and a man — approached the pets and attempted to stroke th
  
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• Dirty license plates in NYC must be cleaned and cleared starting April 16 — or else

  14-04-2025 13:00 via amny.com
  
  New York City's crackdown on illegally obscured license plates— including mandates to keep those plates clear and visible — begins this Wednesday, April 16, with the enactment of new rules every driver should know.NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) first announced the new rules in January. The rules aim to prevent drivers from obscuring their plates to evade traffic laws and tolls. The rules have one common theme: Any obstruction to a license plate—whether dirt, rust, plast
  
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