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Bronx man sentenced to 20 years for fatal strangling of girlfriend during 2023 domestic dispute

16-05-2025 22:44 via bxtimes.com

A Bronx man has been sentenced to 20 years in state prison for fatally strangling his girlfriend during a domestic dispute inside their apartment in 2023, Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced this week.Jeremy Cortorreal, 35, of 647 Cauldwell Avenue, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter on March 13, 2025. He was sentenced on May 14 by Bronx Supreme Court Justice Audrey Stone to 20 years in prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision.According to the investigatio

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Column: Per Scholas is unlocking tech potential in the Bronx

16-05-2025 22:16 via bxtimes.com

As the Bronx Economic Development Corporation has highlighted through its Bronx Beat series in partnership with the YES Network, the borough is home to countless organizations that make it a vibrant and inspiring place to live and work. A recent segment focused on Renaissance Youth Center, which aims to educate kids on topics such as STEM, music and more outside of school.But education in the Bronx doesn't just reach young kids. Bronx-based non-profit Per Scholas is closing the “tech skill

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Three Bronx hospitals receive major funding boost through $51M statewide nursing initiative

16-05-2025 21:56 via bxtimes.com

Three Bronx-based hospitals were among the 13 recipients of a $51 million grant program launched by the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, New York's largest grantmaking organization focused on improving the health and well-being of those living in vulnerable communities, on Wednesday, May 14.Dubbed the “Nursing Initiative” grant program, it is meant to empower nursing professionals, reduce burnout, address shortages in the workforce and improve patient care at the 13 hospitals across

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A new name for the Third Avenue Bridge

16-05-2025 20:48 via politicsny.com

The Third Avenue Bridge may be getting a new name.A group of New York City Primary Election candidates have teamed up to in an effort to rename the bridge – which connects Manhattan to the Bronx, running over the Harlem River – as the Olga Méndez Bridge. Mendéz served in the New York State Senate from 1978 to 2004, where she represented East Harlem and part of the Bronx. She was the first Puerto Rican woman to serve not only in the New York government, bu

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Bronx candidates talk housing, public safety and casino plan at Throgs Neck forum

16-05-2025 20:19 via bxtimes.com

Bronx political candidates squared off in a lively public forum held Wednesday night, May 14, at the Villa Barone Manor in Throgs Neck, drawing dozens of residents eager to hear from contenders in two of the borough’s most closely watched races.The event, hosted by Bronx Times and Politics NY, was free and open to the public, and streamed live by BronxNet. Sponsored by AARP, the two-part forum gave voters a firsthand look at the leading candidates vying to shape the Bronx's future.The firs

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