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• Offsides at City Hall? MTA boss says he wasn’t approached about Mamdani’s reported World Cup fare free bus pilot pitch

  17-03-2026 22:40 via amny.com
  MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber insisted on Tuesday that "nobody" in city or state government has asked him about Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration's reported proposal to test out fare-free buses across the city during the FIFA World Cup this summer.During a March 17 City Council budget hearing in which MTA brass took questions from city lawmakers, Lieber denied that anyone had approached him about eliminating fares on city buses during the five-week soccer championship event that is expected
  
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• MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor marks first St. Patrick’s Day by seeking to reset stance on Irish unification, and Catholic ties

  17-03-2026 22:10 via amny.com
  Tuesday, March 17, marked the 76th day of Zohran Mamdani’s term as mayor. amNewYork is following Mamdani around his first 100 days in office. We are closely tracking 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.On his first St. Patrick’s Day as mayor, Zohran Mamdani moved from avoiding the question of Irish unity to adopting a more sympathetic formulation
  
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• ‘Forgotten no more’: State’s top judges take field trip to the Bronx

  17-03-2026 21:04 via amny.com
  Some descended from the north, others boogied up from Manhattan, but all roads led to the Bronx last week as Bronx County Clerk Ischia Bravo hosted top state judges and officials, who gathered to forge community ties across the city and state. Events that culminated at a luncheon attended by top appellate judges, Bronx court officials and state politicians began earlier in the week with a field trip for judges of the state’s high court. For three days, judges of the New York Stat
  
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• Opinion | What does loan readiness mean?

  17-03-2026 20:20 via bxtimes.com
  
  Access to capital is one of the most important tools for growing a business. Whether a company is expanding operations, purchasing equipment or managing cash flow, financing can help move the business forward. However, before a lender can approve a loan, a business must first be loan-ready.Loan readiness means a business is prepared to present the information lenders need to evaluate a loan request with confidence. In practical terms, it means the business is organized, financially transparent a
  
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• Three Bronx students debut published book during New York Edge’s ‘Read Across New York Edge Week’

  17-03-2026 20:18 via bxtimes.com
  
  Three students from the Bronx Mathematics Preparatory School recently debuted their published book, "A Second Chance," during New York Edge's "Read Across New York Edge Week" on Saturday, Feb. 28, at the McNally Jackson Bookstore in Seaport.The book debut came during the week's Student Book Launch event. During the event, one of the Bronx Mathematics Preparatory School students, eighth grader Kady, served as a panelist, while the other two Bronx students, eighth grader Lauren and seventh grader
  
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• Photos: Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson hosts annual Bronx Iftar dinner dialogue celebrating Ramadan

  17-03-2026 20:15 via bxtimes.com
  
  In celebration of Ramadan, Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson held her fourth annual Bronx Iftar Dinner Dialogue on Thursday, March 5, at Bronx Borough Hall.Bronx residents, faith leaders, elected officials and community partners came together for the Bronx Iftar Dinner Dialogue, where they reflected on the meaning of Ramadan and celebrated the rich cultural and religious diversity of the borough.[caption id="attachment_141624" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Photo by Jewel Webber[/captio
  
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• New recreation center coming to Walter Gladwin Park, serving ‘recreation desert’ neighborhood

  17-03-2026 20:02 via bxtimes.com
  
  A new 40,000-square-foot recreation center is coming to Walter Gladwin Park on East Tremont Ave., bringing much-needed relief to a community identified as a “recreation desert.” The new center will offer programming for all ages and include a gymnasium, cardio and strength training rooms, dance studios and educational spaces, in an eco-friendly, timber-focused design with green roof and solar panels.The Parks Department is currently seeking a contractor for the project, and cons
  
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• Bad Bunny lookalike contest brings energy back to the Hub

  17-03-2026 16:12 via bxtimes.com
  
  Will the real Bad Bunny please stand up? A lookalike contest for Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny drew a crowd to the Hub on Saturday, as spectators gathered in Roberto Clemente Plaza to watch dozens of doppelgängers compete for the top prize.The event was organized by Bronx Native in collaboration with 7th Street Burger, which is preparing to open its first Bronx location on the corner of 149th Street and Third Avenue.More than 100 spectators packed the plaza as 28 contestants
  
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• Throggs Neck celebrates Irish pride at 28th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade

  17-03-2026 15:59 via bxtimes.com
  
  Overcast skies did nothing to dampen the mood on East Tremont Avenue on Sunday, where thousands of Bronxites lined the streets in green beads, shamrock hats and Irish flags for the 28th annual Throggs Neck St. Patrick's Day Parade.  Marching bands, bagpipers, local politicians and community organizations filled the mile-and-a-half route to cheers from the crowd.Leading the procession was James “Jimmy” Dorrian, a 95-year-old Throggs Neck native, Navy veteran, and former memb
  
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• Off-duty cop shoots man near Bronx apartment building, leaves him clinging to life

  17-03-2026 14:20 via amny.com
  The Bronx was rocked by yet another shooting on Monday night after an off-duty officer reportedly shot a man, leaving him clinging to life as of Tuesday morning,  sources said.According to police sources, the shooting happened just after 9 p.m. on March 16 outside the entrance to an apartment building at 167 West 231st St. in Kingsbridge.Officers from the 50th Precinct rushed to the scene after receiving a 911 call about a man shot at the location. When they arrived, they were told by witne
  
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• Bronx shooting near apartment building leaves man clinging to life as gun violence rocks borough again

  17-03-2026 14:20 via amny.com
  The Bronx was rocked by yet another shooting on Monday night, leaving a man clinging to life as of Tuesday morning, police sources said.According to police sources, the shooting happened just after 9 p.m. on March 16 outside the entrance to an apartment building at 167 West 231st St. in Kingsbridge.Officers from the 50th Precinct rushed to the scene after receiving a 911 call about a man shot at the location. When they arrived, they were told by witnesses that a man had been shot in the head; he
  
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• A letter from our founder and president, Victoria Schneps

  17-03-2026 11:00 via amny.com
  The Queens Courier was launched 40 years ago with my investment of $250, a dream, a prayer, and a clear vision: it was to make the people in our community heard because our media’s mission was “We Are All About You.”We’ve come a long way from the day I began in my Bayside living room with my four children surrounding me in 1985. With my then partner, John Toscano, a veteran news-man, our reputation grew and so did the interest from people living in other neighborhoods in
  
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• After Mamdani’s Irish unity dodge, a labor ally says St. Patrick’s Day will begin with a history lesson

  17-03-2026 01:49 via amny.com
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first St. Patrick’s Day in City Hall may start with something more pointed than the usual breakfast-pageantry circuit: a lesson in Irish history from one of his closest labor allies.After the mayor said Monday that he had “not thought a lot about” whether he supports Irish unity, Transport Workers Union President John Samuelsen said he plans to raise the issue directly with Mamdani at Gracie Mansion’s annual St. Patrick’s Day breakfast &
  
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