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• Bronx students learn about gardening and science through new hydroponic classroom

  30-04-2025 22:49 via bxtimes.com
  
  Students at a Bronx middle school in Claremont Village are learning about sustainability, gardening and science through a new classroom lab that uses a hydroponic, or water based, system to grow their own healthy produce.Students, teachers, administrators and elected officials celebrated the new, state-of-the-art lab at Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy (KAPPA) middle school with a ribbon cutting ceremony and a tour of the lettuce, herbs, tomatoes and cucumbers the students have already st
  
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• Permits filed for 4-story residential building with 11 units in Norwood

  30-04-2025 22:39 via bxtimes.com
  
  Permits have been filed for the construction of a 4-story residential building with 11 units on the vacant lot at 293 E. 207th St. in the Norwood neighborhood of the Bronx.The proposed building would be 38 feet tall and yield 6,628 square feet of space. With an average unit scope of 602 square feet, the 11 residential units will most likely be rentals.Other planned features at the property include a cellar, a penthouse and a rear yard 29 feet long. Among the notable sites that the property is lo
  
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• Report: Bronx districts still lead the way in affordable housing construction

  30-04-2025 22:36 via bxtimes.com
  
  A new report by the New York Housing Coalition (NYHC) found that the city created 27,000 new affordable housing units in 2024, a 10% increase over the average of the previous five years, with the Bronx leading the way in production. The group’s fourth annual Housing Tracker Report found that District 15, represented by Council Member Oswald Feliz, was the overall top producer of affordable housing over the past 11 years. It overtook Rafael Salamanca Jr.’s District 17 in the Sout
  
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• Slain NYPD cop’s daughter continues fight for mother’s death benefits — and to keep her legacy alive

  30-04-2025 22:35 via amny.com
  
  A Bronx mother of three and an NYPD officer made the ultimate sacrifice for the city she protected and loved so much. But now, her oldest daughter says the city and state are forgetting her story — and she is continuing her fight to change that. Genesis Villella, 28, misses her mother, Det. Miosotis Familia, every day. The pain has persisted ever since the 12-year veteran officer was shot and killed execution-style as she worked a command post in the Bronx on July 5, 2017. A single pa
  
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• NYC panel weighing ways to build more affordable housing and get voters to the polls through charter revision

  30-04-2025 21:15 via amny.com
  
  Making it easier to build affordable housing in New York City and opening local partisan primaries to voters of any party are just two of the ideas being floated by a local panel that voters may get to decide on this November.The panel — known as a "Charter Revision Commission" — outlined the proposals prepared by its staff in a preliminary report gleaned from several months of public hearings.Mayor Eric Adams convened the 13-member group late last year to review the City Charte
  
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• Nearly 130 students present projects at third annual Hostos Student Symposium

  30-04-2025 19:55 via bxtimes.com
  
  Hostos Community College hosted its third Annual Student Symposium on Monday, April 28, showcasing the work of nearly 130 students and highlighting the impact of mentorship on academic and professional growth.The event offered students a chance to present their research and creative projects in a professional conference-style setting, providing valuable early-career experience. By participating, students gained confidence, strengthened their communication skills, and took important steps toward
  
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• Fordham, CUNY international student visas reinstated — at least temporarily

  30-04-2025 19:34 via bxtimes.com
  
  International students at Fordham University whose visas were revoked during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown have now had their status reinstated, along with at least 16 of the 17 affected CUNY students.While students generally did not receive explanations as to why their legal status had been revoked, some believe it was a consequence of their pro-Palestinian activism -- which the Trump administration considers a national security threat -- whereas the reasons for others
  
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