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• MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor encourages tenants to testify at ‘Rental Ripoff Hearings’ as landlords fume

  10-02-2026 22:45 via amny.com
  Tuesday, Feb. 10, marks the 41st day of Zohran Mamdani’s term as mayor. amNewYork is following Mamdani around his first 100 days in office as we closely track his progress on fulfilling campaign promises, appointing key leaders to government posts, and managing the city’s finances. Here’s a summary of what the mayor did.New York City renters can now sign up to testify at the city’s first-ever Rental Ripoff Hearings, a series of public forums announced by Mayor Zohran Mamd
  
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• Bronx subway shooting leaves man dead, police sources say; viral video captures brazen homicide

  10-02-2026 22:04 via amny.com
  Bullets flew on the platform of a Bronx subway station on Tuesday afternoon, leaving a man dead, police sources reported.The shooting happened at the 170th Street station on the B and D lines in Highbridge at about 2:55 p.m. on Feb. 10. Sources close to the investigation said the victim, an adult male later determined to be 41 years of age, was shot multiple times during a confrontation on the platform, and there was some sort of physical dispute prior to the shooting. The victim is believe
  
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• Bronx subway shooting leaves man dead, police sources say

  10-02-2026 22:04 via amny.com
  Bullets flew on the platform of a Bronx subway station on Tuesday afternoon, leaving a man dead, police sources reported.The shooting happened at the 170th Street station on the B and D lines in Highbridge at about 2:55 p.m. on Feb. 10. Sources close to the investigation said the victim, an adult male later determined to be 41 years of age, was shot multiple times during a confrontation on the platform, and there was some sort of physical dispute prior to the shooting. The victim is believe
  
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• BREAKING: Bronx subway shooting leaves man dead, police sources say

  10-02-2026 22:04 via amny.com
  Bullets flew on the platform of a Bronx subway station on Tuesday afternoon, leaving a man dead, police sources reported.The shooting happened at the 170th Street station on the B and D lines in Highbridge at about 2:55 p.m. on Feb. 10. Sources close to the investigation said the victim, an adult male later determined to be 41 years of age was shot multiple times during a confrontation on the platform.EMS rushed him to Lincoln Hospital in very critical condition. He was subsequently pronoun
  
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• Bronx filmmaker spotlights Jamaican Diaspora stories

  10-02-2026 21:00 via caribbeanlife.com
  For Bronx-born filmmaker Dante Hillmedo, storytelling has always been rooted in home — specifically the lived experiences of Caribbean immigrant families navigating life in New York City.Raised by Jamaican parents, Hillmedo’s work reflects “the rhythm, resilience and emotional complexity of the Black Diaspora, bringing stories often overlooked into sharp cinematic focus,” according to Marie Driven, a Brooklyn-based Haitian-American entertainment publicist and managing dir
  
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• This New Bronx Charter School Will Be Open 12 Hours a Day

  10-02-2026 20:41 via newyorkfamily.com
  [caption id="attachment_420639" align="alignnone" width="822"] Getty Images[/caption]A new Bronx charter school is opening with a 50-week calendar and 7 am–7 pm hours, designed to better align with working parents’ schedules.At a Glance School: Strive Charter School (public charter), Bronx — grades K–4 Address: 604 E. 139th St. Hours: 7 am–7 pm Weekday schedule: Drop-off 7–9 a.m. + pick-up 4:30–7 p.m. (both flexible) Extras: Optional weekend programming
  
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• Conservative party’s Gonzalo Duran enters NY-15 race, vows to challenge socialism

  10-02-2026 20:36 via bxtimes.com
  
  Gonzalo Duran announced his bid for Congress in New York’s 15th congressional district under the Conservative Party, launching a campaign to “fight socialism.”Duran, a military veteran and founder of Devil Dog USA, an organization that supports veterans transitioning back into civilian life, said his campaign will focus on restoring accountability, personal responsibility and economic opportunity in the Bronx.“Across the Bronx, the consequences of failed policy are imposs
  
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• State of the NYPD: Tisch says Bronx will be split into two patrol boroughs, bringing in more cops

  10-02-2026 19:00 via amny.com
  Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced on Tuesday that the NYPD will divide the Bronx into two patrol boroughs, allowing the department to bring more cops and resources in to keep the borough's streets and residents safe.The announcement came during her State of the NYPD address on Feb. 10 at Cipriani in Midtown, hosted by the New York Police Foundation. The annual speech touches upon current police affairs, as well as plans set for the future. Mayor Zohran Mamdani was among the dignitaries
  
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• Tenants at 2051 Webster Ave. rally over inconsistent heat and hot water, lack of cooking gas

  10-02-2026 18:27 via bxtimes.com
  
  A group of tenants from 2051 Webster Ave. held a Feb. 5 rally to demand immediate repairs to systems that have left them without cooking gas and inconsistent heat and hot water in an unusually cold New York City winter.Residents have organized with help from the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition (NWBCCC) to pressure JLP Management into immediate repairs to more than 500 housing code violations, 125 of which are Class C, meaning “imminently hazardous” and requiring repair
  
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• Ready, set, slam! BronxWrites young poets compete at the Bronx Music Hall 

  10-02-2026 18:14 via bxtimes.com
  
  Racial identity, gratitude and the overwhelming state of current events are just a few of the topics explored by the young poets of BronxWrites – an initiative founded by the arts and social justice platform GlobalWrites. Their work culminates in two competitions – a group in February and an individual final in May. While the individual BronxWrites finalists performed at Lehman College over the years, the group finals took place at Joe’s Pub in the East Village for decades
  
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