NY Bronx news

• Hochul leads Blakeman in two new polls as Trump, Mamdani loom over governor’s race

  23-09-2026 23:00 via amny.com
  
  Gov. Kathy Hochul leads Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman in two polls released Wednesday, though the surveys differ sharply on the size of her advantage less than six weeks before Election Day.A Siena poll found Hochul leading Blakeman 50% to 41% among likely voters, little changed from her 49% to 39% lead in August. A Quinnipiac University poll, also released Wednesday, put Hochul ahead 58% to 39%.The polls come as Blakeman seeks to tie Hochul to Mayor Zohran Mamdani, while the governor&rsq
  
  Read more

• Two-alarm Bronx fire leaves one dead, another injured after jumping from window

  23-09-2026 22:35 via amny.com
  
  A Bronx resident died Wednesday morning in a two-alarm fire while another man was hospitalized after he reportedly leaped from the burning building to the street below. According to police and FDNY sources, the blaze erupted inside of a six-story apartment building located at 1484 Montgomery Avenue at around 7:45 a.m. According to FDNY Deputy Chief Andrew Holzmaier, the fire swiftly spread to nearby apartments and even to the roof.Police sources report that officers on scene found a  3
  
  Read more

• Two Bronx groups receive city grants to combat hate, bias and discrimination

  23-09-2026 21:55 via bxtimes.com
  
  Two Bronx recipients are among 13 citywide awardees receiving a total of $120,000 in community grants aimed at preventing hate, bias and discrimination, the city announced Wednesday.Madison Langford and Kingsbridge Heights Community Center will each receive funding through the city’s Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes to support community-led initiatives in the borough.The grants were awarded through the New York City Office of Community Safety’s Office for the Prevention of Ha
  
  Read more

• Housing lottery running for 14 units at Longfellow Marmion Apartments in West Farms, rent starts at 30% of tenant’s income

  23-09-2026 20:38 via bxtimes.com
  
  Sign up for our weekly email newsletter to stay updated on the latest housing lotteries in New York City.An affordable housing lottery is in progress for 14 total housing units at Longfellow Marmion Apartments, located at 1900 Longfellow Ave. and 1968 Marmion Ave. in the West Farms neighborhood.The two 5-story residential buildings that comprise Longfellow Marmion Apartments have 54 total housing units, with 40 at market rate. Eight of the units set aside in the housing lottery are int
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Bronx gets first busway as Mamdani admin completes Tremont Avenue project

  23-09-2026 20:00 via amny.com
  
  Nearly 40,000 bus riders will now have the chance to move around the Bronx faster with the city's completion of the borough's first busway.Mayor Zohran Mamdani's office announced Wednesday that the city's Department of Transportation has finished construction on the once-stalled project to add busways to Tremont Avenue — one of the borough's essential crosstown thoroughfares.DOT completed the project a little over a month after first breaking ground on it and nearly two months after commit
  
  Read more

• More than 12,000 runners hit the streets for Bronx 10 Mile’s 30th anniversary

  23-09-2026 19:03 via bxtimes.com
  
  Over 12,000 athletes gathered on Sept. 19 to run the sold-out New Balance Bronx 10 Mile, produced by New York Road Runners (NYRR). Now in its 30th year, it continues to bring runners of all ages together to cross the finish line.The course began on Grand Concourse and E 165th St., and finished next to the Yankee Stadium subway station on E 161st St. and River Ave. The driving force behind the race was an opportunity to emphasize health and wellness for both runners now and for generations o
  
  Read more

• Why is the historic Bronx park next to Yankee Stadium falling apart despite City Council members raising millions to fix it?

  23-09-2026 15:35 via bxtimes.com
  
  Macombs Dam Park, a community park that rests in the shadow of Yankee Stadium, one of the richest sports franchises in the world, is deteriorating due to a decade of city neglect, a major fire and a debate over the broken promises of public funding.Built directly on the footprint of the old Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, the park opened in 2010 as part of a deal to replace the loss of public parkland when the new stadium was built across the street. Yet, over the past decade, it has degraded into
  
  Read more

• MTA to launch campaign educating riders on OMNY use, amid continued fare cap complaints

  23-09-2026 14:00 via amny.com
  
  The MTA will soon launch a public information campaign aimed at informing riders on how best to employ the relatively new OMNY tap-and-pay system, in response to some straphanger complaints specifically surrounding its fare-capping feature, a top agency official said on Tuesday.MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber, during a Sept. 22 Citizens Budget Commission breakfast event in Manhattan, said the agency is gearing up to inform riders on the optimal ways to use OMNY. He said the information will be di
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

Follow @NY_BronxNews on Twitter!