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• What makes great Coquito? It’s less about the recipe and more about the company

  30-12-2025 22:57 via bxtimes.com
  
  As the holiday season in the Bronx draws to a close, many will be finishing off the last remaining glasses of Coquito, either made at home with family and friends or feverishly hunted down through recommended experts in local Facebook groups.The coconut rum drink with notes of cinnamon rises in popularity during the Christmas and New Year’s season due to its Puerto Rican roots. Nearly 240,000 Bronxites are from the island, according to the most recent estimates from New York City Departmen
  
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• Less than two weeks left to apply for housing lottery for two units in Kingsbridge, rent at $2,092

  30-12-2025 21:31 via bxtimes.com
  
  Sign up for our weekly email newsletter to stay updated on the latest housing lotteries in New York City.A housing lottery for two units at 2854 Webb Ave. in Kingsbridge will come to an end on Saturday, Jan. 13.The 4-story residential building has eight total housing units, with six being at market rate. Both units set aside for the housing lottery are intended for those earning 80% of the area median income and with an asset limit of $129,600.[caption id="attachment_138378" align="ali
  
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• Photos: New York Edge, community members celebrate reopening of food pantry at Leaders of Tomorrow Middle School

  30-12-2025 18:36 via bxtimes.com
  
  New York Edge and Bronx community members gathered to celebrate the reopening of a food pantry at Leaders of Tomorrow Middle School on Friday, Dec. 19.[caption id="attachment_138298" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Numerous groceries and other items were already stocked at the food pantry. Photo by Jewel Webber[/caption]Community members who visited this food pantry, located at 3710 Barnes Ave., received bags of groceries, toiletries and more.[caption id="attachment_138301" align="alignnone" wid
  
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• Photos: Council Member Riley hosts annual holiday toy giveaway ahead of Christmas

  30-12-2025 18:35 via bxtimes.com
  
  In celebration of the holiday season, New York City Council Member Kevin C. Riley partnered with the Northeast Bronx YMCA, State Senator Jamaal T. Bailey, the 47th Precinct Community Affairs Bureau and others to host the annual holiday toy giveaway on Saturday, Dec. 20.[caption id="attachment_138315" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Hats, gloves and other items were given away at the sign-in table. Photo by Jewel Webber[/caption][caption id="attachment_138316" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Youn
  
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• Pelham Bay Park sees fresh road resurfacing as City Island Rising presses for long-term fixes

  30-12-2025 15:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  City Island Rising marked a recent round of infrastructure improvements in Pelham Bay Park following the completion of another partial street repaving by the New York City Department of Transportation, including work on the Hutchinson River Parkway exit ramp.The Bronx-based community organization said the Hutchinson River Parkway resurfacing is the third such roadway improvement within the park over the past year, celebrating its partial resurfacing rather than simply filling potholes. [cap
  
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