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• Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson cuts the ribbon on 166 new affordable apartments in Bedford Park

  07-07-2026 23:45 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson joined a July 7 ribbon-cutting for two buildings at 19 and 21 East 198th St. in Bedford Park, developed by AG Holdings. Company leaders, nearby neighbors and workers enjoyed a block party that included a DJ, food and drinks, with the new 11-story buildings in the backdrop. They represent a total of 166 apartments, 34 of which are affordable to households earning up to 80% Area Median Income (AMI), or about $122,000 for a three-person family. [capt
  
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• NYC officials’ 18% salary hike gets support of fiscal watchdogs – but also a warning

  07-07-2026 23:35 via amny.com
  
  New York City lawmakers took up legislation Tuesday that would give elected officials 18.2% pay raises retroactive to Jan. 1, drawing support from good-government groups for the salary increases but warnings that part of the bill could weaken future public review of elected officials’ pay.Citizens Union and Reinvent Albany both backed the immediate raises but opposed a provision that would provide automatic salary increases of up to 8.25% in future terms if elected officials’ salarie
  
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• America 250: How the Bronx got its name

  07-07-2026 18:47 via bxtimes.com
  
  Before the Bronx became one of New York City’s five boroughs, it was native land, a river valley and a 17th Century colonial settlement shaped by European trade, Dutch power and the arrival of a man named Jonas Bronck.As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, the early history of the Bronx shows how New York’s colonial past extended far beyond Lower Manhattan. The borough’s name traces back to Bronck. His arrival, agriculture and trade helped shape the identity of
  
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• Bronx-born filmmaker Wilfred La Salle shooting new film in the borough about autism awareness

  07-07-2026 16:46 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx-born filmmaker Wilfred La Salle is currently shooting his eighth original film, with many scenes shot at a house on Mosholu Parkway, for an original story that highlights autism awareness.La Salle serves as writer, director, producer and lead cinematographer for “Lucy,” which uses the Bronx home for all interior scenes, though the story is set in Westchester County.The fictional film follows Claire Ramsey (Amy Simon) and her husband George (Morris Napolitano), caring for their
  
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• Bronx Community Board 1 votes down Mott Haven waterfront development after local resistance

  07-07-2026 16:35 via bxtimes.com
  
  A proposal to rezone portions of the South Bronx waterfront was voted down by Community Board 1 after residents raised concerns that the project was not affordable for the neighborhood and would continue a pattern of development that they say has failed to benefit longtime residents.The proposed project, first introduced to the board by affordable housing developers Phipps Houses and Douglaston Development in 2021, would bring 537 affordable apartments to two parcels at 110 E. 138th St. and 63 E
  
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• Bronx shooting: Cops seek suspect who killed man near liquor store

  07-07-2026 15:43 via amny.com
  
  Bronx detectives are looking for the suspect who shot a man dead outside a liquor store on Monday night.Police said the bloodshed occurred just before 8:15 p.m. on July 6 in front of 1503 White Plains Road, near Archer Street, in Parkchester.Officers from the 43rd Precinct rushed to the location after receiving a 911 call about the shooting. When they arrived, they found the victim, 46-year-old Shaun Whitchett of Metropolitan Oval in the Bronx, who suffered a single gunshot wound to his head.EMS
  
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