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• Hochul’s self-driving for-hire AV pilot program draws anxiety from NYC groups, pols

  14-01-2026 23:45 via amny.com
  Gov. Kathy Hochul pledged on Tuesday to introduce a bill paving the way for testing self-driving for-hire autonomous vehicles (AV) outside of New York City — but elected officials and activists in the Big Apple expressed anxiety over the idea.The policy book that accompanied the governor's annual State of the State address said she plans to put forward a measure that will "advance the next phase" of a state-run pilot program by allowing the "limited deployment" of the for-hire AVs in parts
  
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• Montefiore nurses on strike accuse management of Bronx disinvestment, corporate greed

  14-01-2026 22:14 via bxtimes.com
  
  On the third day of the nurses’ strike, Montefiore nurses, elected officials and community supporters held another rally, accusing hospital management of greed and investing less in Bronx patients compared to those in Westchester County. Nearly 15,000 members of the New York State Nurses’ Association (NYSNA) from prominent New York City private hospitals — Montefiore, New York-Presbyterian and Mount Sinai — walked off the job on Monday.
  Since then, hundreds have pick
  
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• Maternal health programs expanded at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi | North Central Bronx

  14-01-2026 22:04 via bxtimes.com
  
  NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi | North Central Bronx announced on Wednesday, Jan. 14, that, under the leadership of new Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology Veronica Ades, MD, MPH, the maternal health programs at these hospitals will be expanded.Dr. Ades has made sure these hospitals now offer shared appointments for mothers and babies, making it easier for both to maintain postpartum medical care.This has helped to remove some of the obstacles encountered by Bronx community members, who may strugg
  
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• $12M reconstruction of Monsignor Raul Del Valle Square completed in Hunts Point

  14-01-2026 21:47 via bxtimes.com
  
  The $12 million reconstruction of Monsignor Raul Del Valle Square in Hunts Point was recently completed, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held on Thursday, Jan. 8.The project, which was managed by the New York City Department of Design and Construction for the Parks Department and Department of Transportation, made Monsignor Raul Del Valle Square a versatile public space while also calming traffic and improving pedestrian safety features.“Our streets and plazas must put people first, creatin
  
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• MLK Day: NYC Subways, buses and commuter rails will run modified service. Here’s what you need to know

  14-01-2026 21:30 via amny.com
  The MTA is warning New York City commuters that it will be operating the subways, buses, and commuter rails on modified schedules this coming Monday — Martin Luther King Jr. Day.On the birthday of the renowned civil rights leader, subways will run on a Saturday service. In effect, that means service changes across all lines besides the F, M, 2, and Franklin Avenue and Rockaway Park Shuttles.Overnight, downtown local A trains will skip all stops between 125th St and 59th St-Columbus Circle
  
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• More visa suspensions for CARICOM nations

  14-01-2026 21:03 via caribbeanlife.com
  GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Caribbean Life — The State Department is slapping sweeping immigrant or permanent visa processing suspensions on dozens of countries around the world, including the entire group of Eastern Caribbean nations, an announcement stated on Wednesday.The suspensions come on top of similarly punishing suspensions imposed on Dominican and Antiguan citizens by the Trump administration last month, covering ordinary B1/B2 tourist visas and other types of visas.This time the measure
  
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