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• Three daughters follow in their mother’s footsteps by becoming nurses

  06-05-2025 22:46 via bxtimes.com
  
  Candace Castro has worked as a nurse at Montefiore Weiler in the Bronx for nearly 40 years helping mothers in the borough deliver healthy babies while raising her own children.Her dedication to care and her community inspired her three daughters, Cassandra, Kelly and Kayla, to follow in her footsteps and become nurses.Candace told the Bronx Times that she loved watching her daughters become nurses.“ It's very emotional," Candace said. “It makes me very happy - very proud.&rdquo
  
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• Silence! NYS school cellphone ban to go into effect this fall, Hochul says

  06-05-2025 22:45 via amny.com
  
  Public school students in New York will no longer be allowed to use their phones during school hours starting in September, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Tuesday.The governor said the looming ban on smartphones in schools will finally take effect this fall, in time for the 2025-2026 academic year. It applies to all kindergarten through grade 12 public schools in the state. Hochul said New York will be the largest state in the nation to require a statewide, bell-to-bell restrictio
  
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• More than 30 animals rescued from Williamsbridge shelter following ASPCA raid: DA

  06-05-2025 22:29 via bxtimes.com
  
  More than 30 animals were rescued from a Williamsbridge pet shelter on May 1 after the ASPCA and the Bronx District Attorney’s office executed a raid in response to multiple reports of animal neglect and mistreatment, the ASPCA announced.[caption id="attachment_126503" align="alignnone" width="700"] Photos courtesy ASPCA[/caption]Dogs, rabbits and cats, including young kittens, were removed from Pet Life (P3T LIF3) at 980 East Gun Hill Road following the execution of a search warrant after
  
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• Mask-wearing vandals in the Bronx go on subway door demolition derby: cops

  06-05-2025 21:40 via amny.com
  
  Police in the Bronx are searching for two brazen vandals who allegedly smashed the doors of a 4 train during a subway mischief spree in broad daylight in February.The incident, which occurred within the 52nd Precinct and Transit District 11, unfolded shortly after the suspects boarded a northbound 4 train at the Jerome and Bainbridge Avenues station at around 11:40 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22.According to law enforcement sources, the perps went on their demolition spree, shattering the glass windo
  
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• Major crimes rise 7% in the Bronx as rapes, grand larcenies and auto thefts surge

  06-05-2025 21:31 via bxtimes.com
  
  Major crimes in the Bronx jumped 7% over a 28-day period from April 7 to May 4, according to new NYPD data, reversing recent downward trends and raising concerns in precincts that saw some of the sharpest increases in rapes, grand larcenies and auto thefts.The NYPD reported a total of 2,370 major crimes during the period, up from 2,215 incidents during the same time frame last year. The increase was largely fueled by a sharp rise in reported rapes, which surged 48.1% across the borough—fro
  
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• NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo to also run on independent line whether or not he wins Democratic primary, rankling rivals

  06-05-2025 21:20 via amny.com
  
  Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is launching a third party to run in the November general election even as he leads the Democratic primary field by double digits—a move that Mayor Eric Adams interpreted as mimicking his own third-party bid.Cuomo, in a lengthy statement released by his campaign on Tuesday, said that even if he secures the Democratic nomination on June 24, he would also run on the newly formed "Fight and Deliver Party" line. He made the move even as he has maintained fron
  
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• ‘We fight for better workplaces’: Health care professionals use National Nurses Week to advocate better work conditions

  06-05-2025 21:00 via amny.com
  
  Nurses across New York offer tireless dedication and unwavering commitment to their patients, yet often it goes unappreciated. It's why many nurses across the Big Apple are taking opportunities during National Nurses Week (May 6-12) to advocate for improved safety, staffing and administrational support. Nancy Hagans, RN, BSN, CCRN, president of the New York State Nurses Association and a nurse with over 30 years of experience at Maimonides Medical Center, illuminates the pressing issue
  
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• CM Salamanca celebrates start of new season with Castle Hill Little League, provides them with $317K check $

  06-05-2025 19:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  New York City Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr. joined players and coaches of the Castle Hill Little League on Saturday, May 3, to celebrate Opening Day and presented a check to help support a successful season.[caption id="attachment_126442" align="alignnone" width="1080"] Parents, coaches and young players gather to celebrate the start of Castle Hill Little League's new season. Photo courtesy of the Office of Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr./C. Vivar[/caption][caption id="attachment_12643
  
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• Rite Aid to close all Bronx stores and remaining New York locations amid bankruptcy

  06-05-2025 19:17 via bxtimes.com
  
  Rite Aid will close all of its remaining stores in the Bronx and throughout New York as it undergoes its second bankruptcy restructuring in less than two years, the company confirmed this week.The nationwide pharmacy chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey, initiating a sweeping shutdown of its remaining stores and distribution centers. In the Bronx, five locations will close, affecting neighborhoods including Riverdale, Wakefi
  
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• Rite Aid closing all remaining New York stores after second bankruptcy filing

  06-05-2025 18:25 via amny.com
  
  Rite Aid is closing the rest of its New York stores after long-standing financial issues, according to multiple reports.The drug store chain, which has 178 still-open stores in the state, filed for bankruptcy Monday — the second time in two years that the company has filed for relief from its creditors.According to Rite Aid, the store will be "pursuing a strategic and value-maximizing sale process for substantially all of its assets," and will commence voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings in t
  
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• Bronx DA busts $3M luxury car theft ring shipping stolen vehicles to West Africa

  06-05-2025 17:33 via bxtimes.com
  
  Eight men—most of them from the Bronx—have been charged in connection with a massive international auto theft ring that used a Longwood garage as a hub to fence high-end vehicles later shipped to West Africa, Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced last week.The charges follow a nine-month, multi-agency investigation dubbed “Operation High Rollers,” conducted in partnership with the NYPD Auto Crime Division and the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office. Pro
  
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• NYC Mayor’s Race: What are the Democratic candidates’ plans to tackle public safety concerns?

  06-05-2025 17:00 via amny.com
  
  Eric Adams won the Democratic mayoral primary in 2021 on a promise to combat crime rates that spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic.Now, nearly four years later, a crowded field of candidates in the 2025 NYC Mayor's Race seeking to replace Adams argue he has not delivered on his core campaign pledge. They say that while murders and shootings have seen double-digit drops under Adams, his administration has not done enough to make New Yorkers feel safe.Below, amNewYork breaks down the public safety
  
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• Bronx woman indicted in McDonald’s shooting that injured two boys

  06-05-2025 16:57 via bxtimes.com
  
  A Bronx woman has been indicted on attempted murder and other charges for her alleged role in the shooting of two young boys at a McDonald’s in the Allerton section last summer, Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced last week.Diamond Smith, 18, of East 221st Street, is accused of aiding in a targeted shooting that left a 12-year-old and a 13-year-old wounded inside the fast food restaurant on White Plains Road near Mace Avenue on July 6, 2024.According to the investigation, Smi
  
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• Permits filed for 6-story residential building with 25 units in Concourse Village

  06-05-2025 16:26 via bxtimes.com
  
  Permits have been filed for the construction of a 6-story residential building containing 25 housing units on the vacant lot at 285 Bonner Pl. in the Concourse Village neighborhood of the Bronx.The proposed structure would be 56 feet tall and yield 29,057 square feet of space across the 25 units. With an average unit scope of 1,162 square feet, these residences will most likely be condos.Other planned features of the property include a cellar 11 open parking spaces and a rear yard 22 feet long.
  
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• Mayor Adams announces new Bronx STEAM high school and citywide school expansion

  06-05-2025 15:33 via bxtimes.com
  
  Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Avilés-Ramos announced the launch of seven new public schools this fall, including a Bronx-based STEAM high school, as part of a sweeping initiative to modernize education and support underserved students across the five boroughs.The Bronx STEAM Center, which will encompass Bronx high schools in districts 8, 10 and 11, will offer a forward-thinking curriculum focused on science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathema
  
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• Bronx pols announce funding for NYCHA security upgrades

  06-05-2025 15:06 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson announced Friday a nearly $300,000 investment in security upgrades at the Teller Avenue/166th Street NYCHA development in Concourse Village.The check will go towards investments in new closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras, LED lighting system and other security measures aimed at minimizing crime and helping residents feel safer in their homes.[caption id="attachment_126371" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Bronx politicians present a check for nearly
  
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• Op-Ed | The best budget ever: Investing in working-class New Yorkers as we make our city safer and more affordable

  06-05-2025 14:00 via amny.com
  
  Last week, I went back to Bayside High School in Queens to deliver the Fiscal Year 2026 Executive Budget — the Best Budget Ever — in the same place I attended high school. My message was simple: this budget is not some abstract set of numbers; it is a statement about what we value and how we are investing in the people of New York City — keeping them safe, making the five boroughs more affordable, protecting quality of life, and making sure this is the best place to raise a fam
  
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• NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo holds big lead 7 weeks out from Democratic primary. Can TV ads change that?

  06-05-2025 13:00 via amny.com
  
  With roughly seven weeks to go in this year's Democratic mayoral primary, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo continues to lead the field by a wide margin, while Queens Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani is the only other candidate who has gained significant momentum.But will candidates' expected big spending on TV advertising in the coming weeks be enough to shake things up? Here's where the 2025 NYC Mayor's race stands right now.Cuomo dominating pollsCuomo, who resigned in 2021 amid multiple allegations of s
  
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