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• 2026 Governor’s Race: Mamdani steps up role in Hochul campaign with new attack ad on ‘bad apple’ Blakeman

  15-10-2026 23:15 via Bronx Times
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani is stepping up his role in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s reelection campaign, calling Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman a "bad apple" over Medicaid, child care, and ICE in a new video released Thursday.Mamdani, who had already signaled plans to campaign for Hochul in the closing weeks of the governor’s race, also said Thursday that he expects to join Hochul on the campaign trail before Election Day on Nov. 3.“I was excited to put together a video for the governor
  
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• 2025 Governor’s Race: Mamdani steps up role in Hochul campaign with new attack ad on ‘bad apple’ Blakeman

  15-10-2026 23:15 via Bronx Times
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani is stepping up his role in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s reelection campaign, calling Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman a "bad apple" over Medicaid, child care, and ICE in a new video released Thursday.Mamdani, who had already signaled plans to campaign for Hochul in the closing weeks of the governor’s race, also said Thursday that he expects to join Hochul on the campaign trail before Election Day on Nov. 3.“I was excited to put together a video for the governor
  
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• South Bronx Unite fears Prologis could bring Amazon warehouse to former New York Post printing plant

  15-10-2026 22:52 via Bronx Times
  
  Prologis, a global real estate investment and logistics company that develops and operates warehouses and distribution facilities across North America, Asia, Europe and Latin America is under contract to buy the former New York Post printing plant in Port Morris, according to South Bronx Unite.The environmental justice organization had been exploring community stewardship of the long-vacant warehouse for more than a year. In August, it began hosting public engagement sessions in August to gather
  
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• Bronx residents urged to weigh in on flooding risks around Pelham Bay Park

  15-10-2026 20:31 via Bronx Times
  
  NYC Parks is seeking public input as it studies access and the climate resiliency of Pelham Bay Park, with a focus on eight areas identified as vulnerable to flooding.The study, conducted in partnership with landscape architecture firm Starr Whitehouse, will help guide future capital improvements to the park, including upgrades to roadways, greenways and bus stop infrastructure, as well as measures to strengthen climate resiliency and improve the visitor experience.The study grew out of a previo
  
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• Film review: ‘Primetime’ exposes the moral cost of turning crime into television

  15-10-2026 16:30 via Bronx Times
  
  Not everything is entertaining. Some horrors — for example, the depravity of those who prey on society's most vulnerable: children — should arguably never be considered anything but unsettling examples of the worst humankind has to offer. Yet, in an era where nothing is off-bounds to meme culture and commodification, Lance Oppenheim's narrative-debut feature "Primetime" serves as an important reminder that no-one, even the well-intended do-gooders our society relies upon, is abo
  
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• Bronx lawmakers secure $4.5M for Jacobi Hospital upgrades

  15-10-2026 15:36 via Bronx Times
  
  NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi is set to receive upgrades, thanks to a recent allocation of more than $4 million in funding from City Council.Late last month, NYC Council members Shirley Aldebol and Amanda Farías announced the allocation of $4.5 million in capital funding for the acute-care municipal hospital, secured with the support of NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin and the Bronx Delegation.The Sept. 28 announcement and check presentation confirmed the $4.5 million in funding will go to
  
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