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• Astor Services opens new South Bronx center to expand mental health care

  11-08-2026 23:52 via bxtimes.com
  
  A newly opened counseling center and crisis services facility in the South Bronx has expanded mental health services to meet a growing demand for mental health care in the borough.In late April, community-based non-profit organization Astor Services announced the official opening of its new Counseling Center & Crisis Services location to help address the increasing need for mental health needs for local individuals and families.The new facility, located at 1057 Southern Boulevard in Longwood
  
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• NYC lawmaker to intro bills aimed at getting illegal e-motos off city streets

  11-08-2026 23:35 via amny.com
  
  A Manhattan lawmaker is set to introduce legislation this week aimed specifically at reining in the kinds of illegal electric motorcycles (e-motos) that a 1eenager was riding when he got into a fatal crash with an SUV driver late last month.City Council Member Shaun Abreu (D-Manhattan), who chairs the body's Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, confirmed to amNewYork that he will introduce three bills on Thursday as part of a larger package that City Council Speaker Julie Menin began
  
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• Pelham Bay residents rally against e-bike corral taking up parking space

  11-08-2026 22:55 via bxtimes.com
  
  It’s standoff at the corral. This time, at the NYC Department of Transportation’s approved e-bike corrals being installed in the street beds around Pelham Bay.While a total of 38 new corrals are being created to hold the vast inventory of shared Veo and Lime scooters and bikes, some are in the street bed, necessitating the removal of a parking space.To counter this project, local residents James Rousseau and Deborah Melendez are circulating a petition demanding the corral installed a
  
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• American Turners New York volunteers prepare for 70th annual interclub races

  11-08-2026 22:42 via bxtimes.com
  
  For 70 years, the Interclub Races have remained a summer tradition along Eastchester Bay, bringing together generations of families from the area’s five beach clubs. This year, American Turners New York hosted the annual event, with volunteers spending days preparing the club to welcome hundreds of swimmers, families, and spectators.In the days leading up to the races, volunteers expanded the waterfront swim platform, prepared the pier, organized race equipment, and readied the grounds for
  
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• The Bronx Independent Cinema Center presents Bronx Film Week for second year

  11-08-2026 22:28 via bxtimes.com
  
  Police seize and destroy the edible goods of a humble Dominican street vendor because he lacks a valid vendor permit. Tenants expose money-hungry landlords and corrupt real estate developers. A young girl analyzes the intersection of her Blackness and womanhood. Not only are these real-life issues facing everyday people, they are some of the themes at the center of this year’s second annual Bronx Film Week.  Created by the Bronx Independent Cinema Center (BICC), the festival feat
  
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• Bronx Times Opinion | Affordable for whom? A middle-class Bronxite is still waiting for an answer

  11-08-2026 20:37 via bxtimes.com
  
  Every time I see another announcement celebrating affordable housing in New York City, I ask the same question: affordable for whom?I was born and raised in the South Bronx. I grew up watching my mother stretch every dollar so the rent was paid, food was on the table and her children could still enjoy the occasional trip to the Bronx Zoo, Botanical Garden, Coney Island, or the aquarium.She taught me that being responsible means understanding exactly what your money can and cannot do. Today, I am
  
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• 70th annual Interclub races celebrate seven decades of tradition

  11-08-2026 19:40 via bxtimes.com
  
  Generations of families gathered at American Turners New York to celebrate a remarkable milestone on Aug.1. for the 70th Annual Interclub Races, continuing one of Throggs Neck’s longest-standing summer traditions.Hosted this year by American Turners New York, the annual competition brought together swimmers from White Cross Fishing Club, The D.A. Beach Club, The Strand, Askov Hall and American Turners New York for a day of friendly competition, sportsmanship and community pride.Swimmers of
  
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• NYC Public Schools survey finds high family satisfaction ‘remains high,’ growing support for the chancellor

  11-08-2026 15:15 via amny.com
  
  NYC Public Schools (NYCPS) reported broadly positive results from its 20th annual School Survey, with more than 870,000 students, families and educators participating — a 2% increase in responses since last year, the agency said on Tuesday.The self-administered survey found "strong support" for Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels among educators and families. Approximately 77% of teachers said they have "strong confidence" in Samuels' leadership, while 72%  said they "deeply trust him."&
  
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