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• Permits filed for 12-story residential building with 54 residences in Fordham Heights

  02-05-2025 21:54 via bxtimes.com
  
  Permits have been filed for the construction of a 12-story building with 54 units at 2260 Morris Ave. in the Fordham Heights section of the Bronx.The proposed building would be 112 feet tall and yield 36,161 square feet of space. With an average unit scope of 669 square feet, the 54 residences will most likely be rentals.Other planned features for the building include a cellar and a rear yard 55 feet long. The property is within close proximity to the Mabel Hampton Playground, Walton Park, KIPP
  
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• Column: How the Bronx Walk of Fame has evolved — and why you should join us at the Bronx Ball

  02-05-2025 21:37 via bxtimes.com
  
  Since 1997, when the Bronx Walk of Fame was created by former Borough President Fernando Ferrer, the Bronx Tourism Council has celebrated the Bronx Ball each year in honor of the Walk's newest inductees.The Bronx Walk of Fame exists to honor people from this borough who have found great success in their field. Because there are so many success stories that start in the Bronx, the Bronx Walk of Fame has evolved significantly since the 1990s. In fact, in 2025, the Bronx Walk ofFame has over 125 st
  
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• Monsignor Scanlan HS E-sports teams win 2025 CHSAA titles

  02-05-2025 21:34 via bxtimes.com
  
  Monsignor Scanlan High School's E-sports teams captured the 2025 New York Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) championships in both Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Marvel Rivals, marking a major milestone for the school’s growing program.[caption id="attachment_126182" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Monsignor Scanlan High School's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate team. Photo courtesy of Monsignor Scanlan High School[/caption]The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate team and the newly formed
  
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• Adams accuses Campaign Finance Board of ‘poisoning atmosphere’ with release of letter charging his campaign broke the law

  02-05-2025 20:10 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Eric Adams on Friday accused the city Campaign Finance Board of "poisoning the atmosphere" by releasing a letter via Freedom of Information Law this week notifying him that it has reason to believe his 2021 mayoral campaign broke the law.Adams made the remarks over a series of Friday morning TV interviews in response to reporters' questions over the CFB's April 15 letter, which several media outlets reported after the board released it following their FOIL requests. The missive explains th
  
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• Youth activism and local filmmaking take center stage in Bronx this weekend

  02-05-2025 19:58 via bxtimes.com
  
  JupiBx, a youth-led organization fighting for Puerto Rican independence, will host a Mayday town hall on Saturday, May 3, 1 p.m. at the Mill Brook Community Center at 201 St. Ann’s Avenue. People of all ages are invited to enjoy food and share experiences relating to workers’ and tenants’ rights, housing displacement and other community issues. JupiBx is already involved with tenant organizing efforts following the fire at 2910 Wallace Ave. and the negligent landlord at 51
  
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• Bronx nonprofit marks five years of teaching kids to cook—and changing lives

  02-05-2025 19:45 via bxtimes.com
  
  A local nonprofit that teaches important skills for cooking and life is celebrating its fifth year of helping youngsters chef it up in their home kitchens. Sustainable Nutrition and Community Connection (SNACC), founded by Danielle Cohen, operates in more than 20 New York City schools and connects Bronx families with professional chefs. The program teaches eighth and ninth graders how to prepare healthy, delicious meals at home, blending culinary instruction with lessons on nutrition, confi
  
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• Thousands to participate Saturday in 47th annual ‘Run the Bronx’

  02-05-2025 19:28 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx Community College will host the 47th annual Run the Bronx on Saturday, May 3, 2025, drawing an estimated 2,000 participants to promote health and wellness in the borough. The event includes a 10K run, a 5K run, and a 2-mile fitness walk through the college campus and surrounding neighborhoods, including a stretch of the Grand Concourse.Established in 1978 by former BCC President and Tuskegee Airman Roscoe C. Brown Jr., Run the Bronx is believed to be the second-oldest footrace in New York
  
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• Mount St. Michael Academy names new principal, first female to be appointed

  02-05-2025 19:06 via bxtimes.com
  
  Mount St. Michael Academy School President Bro. Michael Flanigan, FMS, has named Clare Brewster as the next principal of the school, effective July 1.Brewster will become Mount St. Michael Academy's first-ever female principal in its nearly 100-year history. She will take over from Bro. Steve Schlitte, who has served as the principal of the school, located at 4300 Murdock Ave., since 2010.She has been tasked with continuing the mission of the Marist Brothers, which is to provide a Catholic, coll
  
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• CM Salamanca performs walkthroughs of South Bronx schools to identify needs

  02-05-2025 18:58 via bxtimes.com
  
  New York City Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr. conducted walkthroughs of P.S. 1X The Courtlandt School and P.S. 62 Inocensio Casanova on Friday, April 25, in the South Bronx.[caption id="attachment_125888" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Council Member Salamanca with students from P.S. 1X. Photo courtesy of the Office of Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr./C. Vivar[/caption][caption id="attachment_125890" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Photo courtesy of the Office of Council Member Rafael Sa
  
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• Bronx leaders call on city to declare diabetes a public health emergency

  02-05-2025 16:39 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson joined health advocates and community leaders on April 30 to call on New York City to declare a Diabetes Health Emergency and implement a Citywide Diabetes Reduction Plan, citing the disease’s devastating toll on poor and minority communities and the need for a diabetes prevention program, especially in the Bronx.Gibson spoke at a Diabetes Action Summit held at BronxCare Hospital, co-hosted by her office and Health People, a Bronx-based nonprofit f
  
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• Attorney General Letitia James to hold Westchester town hall on impact of Trump policies

  02-05-2025 15:09 via bxtimes.com
  
  New York Attorney General Letitia James will host a town hall on May 8 at SUNY Westchester Community College to hear directly from residents about how former President Donald Trump’s policies have impacted their lives. The event will begin at 6 p.m.James will be joined by her counterparts from New Jersey, California, Illinois, and Minnesota. Together, the attorneys general will listen to testimony from New Yorkers across the state and discuss how their offices are working to safeguard civi
  
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