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• NBA and Emirates unveil newly renovated technology and gaming youth space at PAL Webster Center

  17-06-2026 23:09 via bxtimes.com
  
  NBA Cares and Emirates, the official global airline of the NBA, launched a newly renovated technology and gaming room for youths at the Police Athletic League (PAL) Webster Center, located at 2255 Webster Ave. in the Bronx, on Tuesday, June 9.A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to mark the technology and gaming room's unveiling, with youth from the PAL joined by PAL Executive Director and CEO Carlos Velazquez, Knicks legend John Starks, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Emirates USA Vice President
  
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• Council member Kevin Riley, MTX Group launch advanced AI program for Bronx middle schoolers

  17-06-2026 23:04 via bxtimes.com
  
  A group of Bronx middle school students are getting hands-on experience with artificial intelligence through a new partnership between global technology consulting firm MTX Group, nonprofit Generation Acceleration and District 12 Council Member Kevin Riley.The initiative, announced May 13, will bring an AI-intensive training program to eighth-grade students at Leaders of Tomorrow middle school in Olinville. The program moves beyond introductory concepts, introducing students ages 12 to 14 to too
  
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• Bronx Documentary Center showcases new films from emerging Bronx storytellers

  17-06-2026 22:44 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) premiered four documentary shorts on June 12 from emerging artists in their free BDC Films Fellowship.The annual BDC Films Fellowship provides emerging filmmakers with hands-on training in documentary production, from story development to editing, while connecting them with stories rooted in the Bronx. The screening offered fellows an opportunity to debut their completed films and demonstrate what they have learned throughout the year.Before the screenings, BDC
  
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• New city program aims to preserve supportive housing for homeless and vulnerable New Yorkers

  17-06-2026 18:16 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) announced the launch of the Supportive Preservation Program (SPP) on June 16, a new initiative aimed at preserving and strengthening housing for some of the city's most vulnerable residents.Patrick Love, deputy commissioner of development at HPD, made the announcement at Park Avenue Thorpe on East 184th Street.“What we’re announcing here today is a commitment to supportive housing in New York City and the New Yorkers who re
  
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