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• A biting problem: Twice as many NYC mosquito pools testing positive for dangerous West Nile virus this summer, health officials say

  06-08-2026 22:45 via amny.com
  
  Prep the bug spray, because New York City announced Thursday that the number of mosquito pools testing positive for West Nile virus this year has nearly doubled compared to the same time period in 2025, Health Department officials said.As of July 6, no confirmed human cases of the mosquito-transmitted virus have been reported to city health officials, but the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) urged New Yorkers to take precautionary steps to protect themselves and their loved ones a
  
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• Former Bronx resident’s estate provides $2.7M to nine local nonprofits

  24-08-2026 23:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  Nine Bronx nonprofits are set to receive $300,000 each from the estate of a former Bronx resident as part of a settlement reached by the New York Attorney General’s Office.Attorney General Letitia James announced the roughly $4 million in funding Monday, which will go toward organizations providing health care, youth programs, arts and cultural programming, environmental work and other services throughout the borough.The nine organizations receiving the money are Astor Services for Childre
  
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• What’s happening | Comedy night, movie nights, New York Road Runners Speed Series and more

  24-08-2026 21:50 via bxtimes.com
  
  Cafecito Comedy at Artizen NYCFriday, Aug. 28, 9 p.m.Artizen NYC, 3700 Riverdale Ave.$23.18Join us for an unforgettable evening filled with laughs and good vibes at Artizen Comedy Night. This is your chance to catch some of the funniest acts NYC has to offer. Bring your friends, grab a drink and soak up the hilarious energy that only a live comedy show can deliver. Don’t miss out on a night packed with humor, fun and great company!For more information, visit eventbrite.com/e/cafecito-comed
  
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• Brian Darcy’s journey to leading the New York Institute for Special Education

  24-08-2026 21:48 via bxtimes.com
  
  A Bronx executive director’s childhood experiences with the visually impaired have shaped his path to heading one of the country’s oldest and respected schools for the blind.Brian Darcy, 59, assumed the role as the New York Institute For Special Education (NYISE) executive director last July, prior to the start of the 2025-26 academic year.Originally from Montana and now a Bronx resident, Darcy told the Bronx Times both of his parents were educators. His father, Ronald, was an itiner
  
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• Back from a ‘very restorative’ vacation, Mamdani launches effort to renew NYC’s parks

  24-08-2026 21:15 via amny.com
  
  Fresh off a week away upstate that he described as “very restorative,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani returned Monday with a plan to give New York City’s parks a little renewal of their own.City Hall launched the Parks Department’s new “Renew Crew,” a 24-person team of painters, electricians, plumbers and other trade specialists focused on making faster repairs at playgrounds, recreation centers and sports courts across the five boroughs.The city is investing $2.3 milli
  
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• Fiorentina Steakhouse brings a taste of classic dining to Throggs Neck

  24-08-2026 20:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  The East Bronx has long been known for its neighborhood restaurants, where good food and familiar faces keep customers coming back. Fiorentina Steakhouse is bringing that same neighborhood feel to the classic steakhouse experience.Located in Throggs Neck, Fiorentina is owned by Danny Zeqiraj and Benny Berisha, two longtime members of the community who brought different backgrounds and experiences together to open the restaurant. Zeqiraj spent more than a decade working in hospitality and steakho
  
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• Bronx gun violence: Masked man sought for shooting victim in buttocks on street

  24-08-2026 18:30 via amny.com
  
  Cops in the Bronx are looking for the masked man behind a recent shooting that left a man seriously wounded.The NYPD released on Monday morning images and video of the suspect and his getaway car tied to the shooting that occurred at 5:15 a.m. on Aug. 16 in front of a store at 1997 Jerome Ave. in Mount Hope.Based on a preliminary investigation, police learned that the perpetrator confronted the victim, a 49-year-old man who was walking through the area. The gunman pulled out a firearm and opened
  
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• Rose Noir Productions shows Bronx youth how the runway can build confidence

  21-08-2026 21:16 via bxtimes.com
  
  For young people in the Bronx, fashion can be more than what they wear. It can help them discover who they are, build confidence and learn how their creativity can translate into a future career.That philosophy is at the center of Fashion Journey, a 15-week youth program led by Ray Lyles, chairman and CEO of Rose Noire Productions. Through fashion design, modeling, production, marketing and entrepreneurship, the program introduces students to the many roles behind the runway and lets them create
  
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• City Council Transportation chair asks Apple to boot Empower ride-share service from app store

  21-08-2026 21:00 via amny.com
  
  A city lawmaker this week sent Apple Inc. a letter requesting it remove a controversial ride-hailing app from its online store in New York City due to allegations the service operates in the five boroughs without a city Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) license, amNewYork has learned.In the missive, which was obtained by amNewYork, City Council Transportation Committee Chair Shaun Abreu (D-Manhattan) argues that the tech giant is enabling the app — known as Empower — to continue
  
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• River otter sighting after 100 years offers hope for Bronx River’s recovery

  21-08-2026 15:58 via bxtimes.com
  
  A North American river otter has been spotted in the Bronx River for the first time in nearly 100 years, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo.The otter was photographed June 23 by a motion-activated camera set up by local scientist RJ Hawkins, who has been conducting long-term camera-trap monitoring along the river in collaboration with the Wildlife Conservation Society's Education Department, based at the Bronx Zoo.The sighting is believed to be the first documented o
  
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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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• NYC reports first West Nile case of the year amid increased mosquito activity

  19-08-2026 23:00 via amny.com
  
  New York City has reported its first case of West Nile virus this year amid increased virus activity in mosquitoes across all five boroughs, health officials said Wednesday.The city Health Department said the infected person lives in Manhattan and had spent time outdoors both in the city and at several locations outside of the five boroughs. The department did not say whether the infection occurred in NYC or elsewhere.The case comes as the Health Department has identified 1,284 mosquito pools te
  
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• Bronx back-to-school fair provides families with free supplies, groceries and resources

  19-08-2026 22:22 via bxtimes.com
  
  Back-to-school season has begun in the Bronx, including one event in the South Bronx on August 13 where families received free groceries, backpacks, school supplies and even haircuts. The Office of the Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson and Montefiore Einstein once again partnered to host their annual Health and Literacy fair, this year at P.S./M.S. 29 The Melrose School. The fair intertwines programming, giveaways, and resources for both youth well-being and literacy programs. 
  
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• MTA risks falling short of its 2040 zero-emission bus fleet goal, state comptroller audit finds

  19-08-2026 21:45 via amny.com
  
  The MTA risks falling short of its 2040 goal to make its bus fleet 100% zero emission, according to a new audit from state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office released Wednesday.The audit found that the MTA's progress toward replacing its nearly 5,800 mostly-diesel bus fleet with entirely zero emission vehicles has hit a few notable snags. Chief among them, auditors say, were issues around green bus supply and the reliability of the vehicles already in service.Additionally, auditors found those
  
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• Bronx Land Trust seeks support to preserve East River waterfront as community garden

  19-08-2026 21:26 via bxtimes.com
  
  A Bronx non-profit organization, the Bronx Land Trust, is soliciting community support to purchase a half-acre waterfront parcel on the East River between the Throggs Neck and Whitestone bridges to add to its portfolio of Bronx community gardens.The proposed acquisition would encompass two vacant lots located between the Redwood Club at 2680 Schurz Avenue and Bridgewater Estates, a homeowner’s association, at 2650 Schurz Avenue.The 2-story, two-family brick residence that occupied the site
  
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• City Island Oyster Reef works to restore a once thriving ecosystem

  19-08-2026 17:08 via bxtimes.com
  
  For generations, oysters were an important part of the waters surrounding City Island and the western Long Island Sound. Today, a local organization is working to bring them back and involve the community in the restoration of the waters surrounding the island.Founded in 2019, City Island Oyster Reef brings together volunteers, students and environmental advocates to restore native oyster populations, improve marine habitat and better understand the health of local waters.The volunteer organizat
  
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• This fall, Bronx County Chorus returns for its 87th season

  19-08-2026 16:51 via bxtimes.com
  
  Nearly nine decades after a group of Parkchester residents first came together to burst into song, the Bronx County Chorus is preparing to let its collective voice be heard once again.Next month, the Bronx County Chorus will begin rehearsing for its upcoming fall/winter season — continuing a borough tradition which has taken place for more than three-quarters of a century.Bronx County Chorus rehearsals, which resume at the beginning in mid-September, will mark the beginning of the 87th sea
  
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• Op-Ed | What state test scores get wrong about our students

  19-08-2026 13:30 via amny.com
  
  Every summer, the prior spring’s state test scores are released, and it can seem like this one data point sums up everything about public school children in our city. As a longtime educator and the leader of the nation’s largest school system, I want to be clear: state tests are important, and they are not, and should not be, the only data point that we use to measure student achievement.This is a message our communities need to hear. Last week, school districts across New York
  
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• Geronimo’s II deli opens in Throggs Neck, honors late neighborhood icon

  18-08-2026 23:26 via bxtimes.com
  
  A beloved piece of Throggs Neck history returned to Philip Avenue with a grand opening for the sequel of a longtime neighborhood deli which closed nearly a decade ago.Throggs Neck residents gathered at 3211 Philip Ave. on Friday, August 14 for the official grand opening of Geronimo’s II deli after holding a soft-opening earlier in the week to officially open the establishment and honor a late local icon it was named after.Geronimo II is a restoration of the original Geronimo’s deli,
  
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• Mamdani administration skips pied-à-terre tax rollout hearing as Council members fume over unanswered questions

  18-08-2026 23:15 via amny.com
  
  Five days after Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he was confident his officials could juggle a City Council hearing with an ongoing lawsuit over the pied-à-terre tax rollout, his administration declined to show up Tuesday, leaving lawmakers to air questions without anyone from City Hall there to answer them.In written testimony submitted instead, Department of Finance (DOF) Commissioner Richard Lee said the “pending and active litigation precludes me” from appearing in person and rev
  
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• Rep. Ritchie Torres, George Latimer demand answers on medical staffing shortage at Delaney Hall

  18-08-2026 22:20 via bxtimes.com
  
  Rep. Ritchie Torres and Rep. George Latimer are calling for an independent investigation into medical staffing at Delaney Hall, after three people died in the Newark immigration detention facility in less than a year.In a letter sent Aug. 14 to Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari, the two New York congressmen urged an immediate investigation into whether Delaney Hall’s medical staffing complies with federal detention standards and whether staffing shortages may
  
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• BronxWorks’ annual farm stands return with fresh, affordable produce for Bronxites

  18-08-2026 22:01 via bxtimes.com
  
  BronxWorks has once again reopened its annual seasonal farm stands, with two locations throughout the borough selling fresh, local and affordable fruits and vegetables to Bronxites until November. The farm stands have been a staple community summer resource for the better part of a decade, continuously growing in success and reach. “Here at the farm stand, it's a community, and we help to give them the healthy food access that they deserve. because it's really important with the
  
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• Speaker Julie Menin, Bronx Councilmembers Justin Sanchez and Amanda Farías announce $25M plan to transform Hunts Point fish market

  18-08-2026 21:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  Tucked away behind the beltway highways and surrounded by a steady stream of large delivery trucks, the Fulton Fish Market Cooperative, operating within the Hunts Point Food Distribution Center supplies fresh and frozen seafood to restaurants, grocery stores, businesses and dining tables across the five boroughs. It is the largest supplier and distributor of fresh seafood in the United States.Speaker Julie Menin and Bronx Delegation Co-Chairs Justin Sanchez and Amanda Farias presented a $25 mill
  
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