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• Suspicious powder sent to Rep. Ritchie Torres’ Bronx office in latest mail scare targeting New York Democratic pols

  16-10-2026 22:10 via Bronx Times
  
  An envelope containing a suspicious substance prompted a hazardous materials response at U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres' Bronx district office Friday afternoon, after six people were reportedly exposed to the powder, the FDNY confirmed.The FDNY received a call at 1:23 p.m. on Oct. 16 reporting suspicious powder at 540 East Fordham Road, between Lorillard Place and Bathgate Avenue, and dispatched hazardous materials units to investigate.The substance was ultimately determined to be non-hazardous, and n
  
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• Speaker Menin confronts SpaceXAI after Grok creates sexualized image of her in under 30 seconds

  16-10-2026 21:05 via Bronx Times
  
  City Council Speaker Julie Menin confronted Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI on Friday with a sexualized image of herself that she said Grok, the company's chatbot, returned in less than 30 seconds — moments after a company representative insisted the chatbot has “strict controls” to prevent the sexualization of real people.The exchange came during SpaceXAI’s first appearance before the Council after the company skipped an Oct. 5 hearing on AI safety despite a subpoena and late
  
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• Bronx Amazon delivery contractors warn Mamdani-backed bill could put jobs at risk

  16-10-2026 21:02 via Bronx Times
  
  Delivery operators in the Bronx are speaking out against the Delivery Protection Act, which would effectively eliminate delivery contractors in the city. The proposed legislation would also create a licensing system for distribution facilities and establish new safety standards.Last month, Mayor Mamdani announced his support for the bill, claiming that Amazon utilizes the practice to skirt accountability."Subcontracting has become a way to outsource labor and accountability, putting last-mile de
  
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• FDNY takes on two-alarm blaze at vacant West Farms commercial building

  16-10-2026 16:59 via Bronx Times
  
  Firefighters in the West Farms section of the Bronx battled a two-alarm fire on Thursday morning.Fire Department personnel arrived at 1717 West Farms Rd. shortly after 1:40 a.m. on Oct. 15. Fire personnel arrived to find heavy smoke and fire showing from the second floor and through the roof of a two-story vacant commercial building.Units quickly deployed multiple hose lines to be put into operation by the orders of the 18th Battalion. A little while later, FDNY personnel consisting of 24 u
  
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• Suspect sought for shooting 12-year-old girl on a Bronx street: cops

  16-10-2026 16:10 via Bronx Times
  
  The NYPD is looking for a suspect who injured a 12-year-old girl during a shooting in the Bronx.According to police, at 8:25 p.m. on Oct. 10, a group of unknown individuals were near the vicinity of Tratman Avenue and St. Peters Avenue when one of the individuals pulled out a firearm and shot multiple rounds. The group then fled the scene, heading westbound on Tratman Avenue, to parts unknown.As a result, the victim was struck in the torso and right foot. The victim was taken to NYC Health + Hos
  
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• After Marble Hill shooting, Mamdani urges parking lot owners to keep ICE out

  16-10-2026 12:56 via Bronx Times
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani and over 100 city and state elected officials wrote a letter on Thursday, Oct. 15, urging private parking garage and lot owners to not rent, lend, or allow ICE to use their property for immigration enforcement.The letter follows the Marble Hill shooting of Oscar Belgal by federal agents as his 5-year-old son sat in the backseat. Following several sightings of ICE in the area, a coalition of elected officials in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan had reached out to Target and its
  
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• ‘Completely false’: Mamdani, socialist ally Avila Chevalier shrug off reported rift over NYPD’s Tisch

  16-10-2026 00:15 via Bronx Times
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani insisted Thursday that he remains close with a socialist ally who wants his police commissioner gone — pushing back on reports that City Hall was furious with congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier over her calls for Jessica Tisch's removal."The reports are completely false," Mamdani told reporters after an affordable housing event in East New York. "Darializa is not only a close friend but also is an ally, and she will be an incredible champion for this cit
  
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