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• Three men wounded in the Bronx during apparent drive-by shooting

  20-08-2026 23:30 via amny.com
  
  One man is in critical condition, and two others are injured after a drive-by shooting on a Bronx street Thursday afternoon.According to police sources, the incident took place outside of a laundromat located at 552 Commonwealth Ave. at around 3:17 p.m. on Aug. 20. Cops say the three men were standing on the sidewalk when a white SUV traveling northbound on Commonwealth pulled up and an occupant inside fired at least four times before pulling away.A  29-year-old man was struck in the head,
  
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• The chilling last words spoken before teen gunman fatally shot 15-year-old boy in Bronx apartment

  20-08-2026 22:30 via amny.com
  
  The 15-year-old boy shot to death in a Bronx apartment last week was killed by another teen who announced he was going to cause “pain” before opening fire.According to NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny, 15-year-old Riley Billingslea had gathered with friends on Aug. 12 in the bedroom of a 5th-floor apartment located 2825 Claflin Avenue when the fatal shooting occurred. Authorities say during the hangout another boy, identified as 16-year-old Kalvin Veloz suddenly brandished an fi
  
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• NYC Buildings Department finalizes new rules aimed at more quickly taking down unsightly scaffolding

  20-08-2026 21:15 via amny.com
  
  The city Department of of Buildings on Thursday finalized new regulations intended to compel property owners to more quickly remove the miles of unsightly scaffolding adorning buildings across the Five Boroughs, while it also proposed new rules expnading the number of designs they can use for the structures.The new rules, which Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration proposed earlier this year, are designed to prevent property owners from leaving scaffolding — also known as sidewalk sheds &m
  
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• North Central Bronx Hospital gets $600K for new cataract surgery microscope

  20-08-2026 20:45 via bxtimes.com
  
  A new state-of-the-art advanced surgical microscope will be operating in the Bronx later this year. NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx announced on Aug. 12 that thanks to the support of Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson and City Council Member Eric Dinowitz, North Central Bronx Hospital received $600,000 in funding to purchase a new ophthalmology microscope. The new Zeiss Opmi Lumera 700 microscope will produce detailed and distortion-free computer enhanced images, improvi
  
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• Four-alarm fire tears through Kingsbridge apartment building

  20-08-2026 18:11 via bxtimes.com
  
  Firefighters battled a four alarm fire for two hours in Kingsbridge of the Bronx at 3422 Dekalb Avenue on Thursday morning.Units from the 15th Battalion arrived to find heavy fire on a top floor apartment of a six story non fireproof multiple dwelling just before 6 a.m. The fire left two people and a firefighter with minor injuries.The fire extended throughout the cockloft. Over a hundred forty firefighters used a trench cut to cut off the spread of the heavy fire in the building.“I am hea
  
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• White Plains Road could see more housing. Residents are weighing in on what comes next

  20-08-2026 16:14 via bxtimes.com
  
  Residents are helping shape the future of White Plains Road as the city considers zoning changes that could bring more housing to the north Bronx.The Department of City Planning is working with residents and community stakeholders to develop a neighborhood plan for the corridor under the 2 and 5 train lines, stretching from 241st Street in Wakefield to Adee Avenue in Allerton.The plan comes as the city looks at how to add housing to an area that is currently largely zoned for low-density develop
  
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• Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with New York City Comptroller Mark Levine

  20-08-2026 16:00 via politicsny.com
  
  Inside Government is a Q&A series that gives New Yorkers a glimpse inside the role of the elected officials who represent them. This edition of Inside Government with PoliticsNY features New York City Comptroller Mark Levine. Comptroller Levine serves as New York City’s chief financial officer with a number of vital responsibilities including conducting performance and financial audits of all City agencies, serving as a fiduciary to the City’s five public pension funds and provid
  
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• Inaugural Bronx Black Pride honors the borough’s Black LGBTQ+ community

  20-08-2026 14:26 via bxtimes.com
  
  Another historic first for the queer community in the Bronx was marked this past Tuesday, Aug. 18, with the inaugural Bronx Black Pride event occurring at the Bronx Museum of Arts. Hosted by LGBTQ+ nonprofit Destination Tomorrow in collaboration with New York City Council Members Althea Stevens and Justin Sanchez, and additional support from Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, Black Pride celebrated queer icons within the community. The event also honored the traditions, history, and su
  
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