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• Subway, bus, and commuter rail riders should prepare for Labor Day weekend service tweaks: MTA

  02-09-2026 22:00 via amny.com
  
  As Labor Day approaches, the MTA on Wednesday advised transit riders to prepare for service shakeups over the coming three-day weekend. For subway riders, the most notable change is that the system will run on a Sunday schedule on Labor Day itself — Monday, Sept. 7, the MTA said. There will also be other subway service adjustments throughout the weekend, so the transit agency is advising straphangers to check the MTA website, mta.info, before traveling on the rails.Buses will als
  
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• Governor Kathy Hochul joins Bronx elected officials for Co-op City back-to-school event

  02-09-2026 20:55 via bxtimes.com
  
  New York Governor Kathy Hochul joined Bronx elected officials and families in Co-op City for a back to school event as the borough prepares for the start of a new school year.The gathering was held at the Bartow Lower Courtyard, where Hochul joined Congressman George Latimer, State Senator Jamaal Bailey, Council Member Kevin Riley and Assembly Member Michael Benedetto to meet with residents and help distribute school supplies to local children.Hochul’s appearance brought the governor to th
  
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• Bronx boxing coach Carlos Ramirez honored with street co-naming in Castle Hill

  02-09-2026 20:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  Generations of boxers returned to Castle Hill on Aug. 22 to honor a coach whose influence extended far beyond the boxing ring, as the intersection of Castle Hill Avenue and Randall Avenue was co named “Coach Carlos Ramirez Sr. Way.”Council Member Amanda Farías joined former fighters, coaches, students and members of the Bronxchester Boxing Club family for the unveiling honoring Ramirez, who spent nearly three decades coaching and mentoring young people in the community.Ramirez
  
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• Bronx Community College celebrates 70 years with new ‘Bronx Renaissance 2031’ vision

  02-09-2026 19:52 via bxtimes.com
  
  As the choir echoed through the age-old Gould Memorial Library, Broncos’ signature green and gold adorn the auditorium as Broncos across generations returned to celebrate 70 years of Bronx Community College history.Bronx Community College (BCC) kicked off their 70th anniversary on Aug. 28 with the investiture of their seventh President, Dr. Larry D. Johnson, Jr., and launched a bold new vision for the college’s future called the Bronx Renaissance 2031, designed to expand access to st
  
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• AI gets a timeout: Mamdani puts one-year moratorium on generative AI for younger NYC students

  02-09-2026 19:45 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday that the nation’s largest public school system will impose a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative artificial intelligence (AI) from 2-K through eighth grade, while experimenting with a small group of vetted AI tools in high schools. The decision to keep the technology off-limits to most of the city's public school students came eight days before the first day of school on Sept. 10 — and after parents, teachers and elected offi
  
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• In Throggs Neck, one log home brings a little bit of country to the city

  02-09-2026 17:16 via bxtimes.com
  
  Drive along the waterfront in Throggs Neck near Schurz Avenue and there is one house that might make you forget, at least for a moment, that you are still in New York City.The log home belonging to lifelong Bronx resident Sal D’Errico sits along the East Bronx waterfront, bringing the look and feel of a country retreat to the neighborhood where D’Errico grew up and has remained connected throughout his life.For D’Errico, the idea for the home goes back to his childhood. His fat
  
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• Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson

  02-09-2026 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 Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson. Borough President Gibson serves as an advocate for the Bronx in city government, working alongside the mayor on the city budget while also playing a role in land use decisions within the borough and appointing community board members.What is one of the lesser-k
  
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• Op-Ed | In order to learn, children need to be healthy, so put your child’s health at the top of your back-to-school checklist

  02-09-2026 13:00 via amny.com
  
  Our kids only get one opportunity at a good education, but without good health that opportunity is wasted.  As this summer comes to an end, New York City families are ticking through a familiar checklist: school supplies, haircuts, fall clothes, maybe a new backpack. But the most important item is the one that’s easiest to put off until the last minute: your child's vaccinations, which are critical for a healthy and successful school year.Serious diseases like measles, mumps, whooping
  
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• NYC’s first racial equity plan sets new framework for future budget decisions

  02-09-2026 00:10 via amny.com
  
  New York City plans to incorporate a racial equity review into future budget planning under its first citywide racial equity plan, released Tuesday by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration.The final plan spans 45 city agencies and includes more than 200 agency goals and outcomes, more than 800 implementation strategies and more than 600 indicators used to track progress."For too long, government has been willing to acknowledge inequality without setting goals for ending it. This plan chang
  
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