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• Former Bronx transit cop sentenced to over 7 years behind bars for serving as drug mule

  22-06-2026 23:00 via amny.com
  
  A disgraced former Bronx NYPD officer was sentenced on Monday to seven and a half years behind bars for taking bribes and serving as a drug mule.Andrew Nguyen of Harriman, NY, fessed up to charges of bribery and narcotics trafficking conspiracy back in January, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.
  According to court documents, while working as a transit cop, Nguyen served as a drug mule for an unnamed drug dealer and transported the substances, includi
  
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• ‘The largest LGBTQ+ Pride celebration in the Bronx’ Bronx Pride celebrates 28 years of acceptance

  22-06-2026 22:57 via bxtimes.com
  
  It’s Pride month and ahead of Manhattan's big parade on June 28th, which sees upwards of two million people each year, the outer boroughs conducted their own festivities. In the Bronx, Borough President Vanessa Gibson led the 28th official Pride parade along the Grand Concourse on Saturday along with cheering marchers.“In this climate where we're seeing a denigration of immigrants, of undocumented individuals, of the LGBT community, of people of color, of women. We're seeing the Supr
  
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• The Bronx Power List returns this August — and the room will show it

  22-06-2026 22:11 via bxtimes.com
  
  There is a certain kind of influence that doesn't announce itself. It builds quietly, year after year, in boardrooms and community centers, in classrooms and council chambers, in every corner of a borough that has never stopped evolving. The Bronx Power List exists to put a name to it.Presented by Schneps Media, publishers of the Bronx Times, AMNY Metro, Noticia NYC and Caribbean Life, the 2026 Bronx Power List arrives on August 13 at Villa Barone Manor, an evening that has become one of th
  
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• Mamdani moves to protect workers from extreme heat, but private-sector reach is unclear

  22-06-2026 20:45 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order Monday directing city agencies to expand protections for workers exposed to extreme heat, an effort City Hall described as the first initiative of its kind in New York City history.The order calls for multilingual heat-safety guidance for outdoor and indoor workers, heat illness prevention plans for city employees and contractors, a review of construction-site safety rules and a Health Department review of heat-related workers’ compensation cl
  
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• What’s happening | Summer of Moomin, charity golf, comedy and more

  22-06-2026 18:23 via bxtimes.com
  
  Summer of MoominFriday, June 26, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd.$15-35The beloved inhabitants of Moominvalley arrive for Summer of Moomin, a celebration inviting audiences of all ages to step into the imaginative universe created by Finnish artist and author Tove Jansson. The Moomin takeover invites you to experience the Garden through the spirit of Moominvalley, evoking the joy and wonder of nature with a clue-based quest, hands-on nature crafts and a larger-than-li
  
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• As independent pharmacies vanish, Pilgrim Pharmacy marks 50 years serving The Bronx

  22-06-2026 14:12 via bxtimes.com
  
  Tucked beneath the Buhre Avenue station on the 6 train sits a store that feels like a step back in time.Pilgrim Pharmacy, identified by a nostalgic red neon "Drugs" sign, is a rarity in an era when a trip to the pharmacy often means locked merchandise, long lines and too few employees. Instead, the brightly lit store is filled with customers — many of them regulars — chatting with staff members who have spent years, and in some cases decades, working there.Inside, Pilgrim blends old-
  
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• Bronx police shooting: Driver shot by cops after allegedly striking officer with vehicle, sources say

  22-06-2026 01:43 via amny.com
  
  A wild incident in the Bronx on Sunday evening left a cop injured after being struck by a driver, who was subsequently shot and wounded by police, it was reported.According to sources familiar with the investigation, the police shooting unfolded just before 6 p.m. on June 21 outside a strip of storefronts at 380 Fordham Road, within the confines of the 46th Precinct.While details are still emerging, sources say that a cop was struck by the driver of a vehicle. When cops approached a parked car t
  
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