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• Norwood teacher wins $25,000 award for inspiring students through environmental justice

  10-06-2026 22:57 via bxtimes.com
  
  Deborah Reich, a biology and environmental science teacher at World View High School in Norwood, received a $25,000 prize on June 8 as one of this year's recipients of the FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence, an annual award honoring exceptional New York City public school educators.The award came as a surprise to Reich, who was told she was needed for an interview. Instead, she walked into a room filled with students, colleagues and FLAG Award co-presidents Risa Daniels and Laura Twersky, who pr
  
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• Work to begin this fall on Tibbetts Brook daylighting, one of the city’s largest green infrastructure investments

  10-06-2026 20:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that work will begin this fall on the Tibbetts Brook “daylighting” project, one of the city’s largest green infrastructure investments.The project will bring the brook above ground for over a mile between Hester and Piero’s Mill Pond to West 230th Street, creating new public parkland and improving local water quality. [caption id="attachment_145053" align="alignnone" width="639"] After construct
  
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• NYPD identifies Bronx creep who broke into home and committed sex act in front of 8-year-old girl

  10-06-2026 14:50 via amny.com
  
  Detectives say they have identified the Bronx creep who broke into an apartment and pleasured himself as an 8-year-old girl slept in her bed.Police said 35-year-old Tishawn Maile is the prime suspect behind the disturbing incident last month, and the NYPD is asking anyone who knows his whereabouts to contact authorities immediately. Cops say Maile allegedly broke into a home near DeReimer and Bussing Avenues in Wakefield at approximately 5:11 a.m. on May 25, entering the residence through t
  
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• Bervin Harris on Fatherhood, Community, and Raising Confident Kids

  10-06-2026 13:45 via newyorkfamily.com
  
  [caption id="attachment_424349" align="alignnone" width="822"] Photo Courtesy of Bervin Harris[/caption]Bronx father and Renaissance Youth Center founder Bervin Harris shares why showing up, building confidence, and helping kids see themselves as leaders are at the heart of both parenting and community.At a Glance: Bervin Harris believes showing up consistently is one of the most important parts of parenting. Through the Renaissance Youth Center, he teaches kids to see themselves as leaders and
  
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