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• Bronx man charged in botched robbery that left Brownsville restaurant worker dead

  21-09-2026 22:02 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  A Bronx man has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting two employees during an attempted robbery at a Brownsville restaurant last month, killing one of them, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Monday.Jesus Acosta, 31, of the Bronx, was arraigned on Sept. 21 in Brooklyn Supreme Court on an 11-count indictment stemming from the Aug. 22 shooting at American Best Wings & Pizza on Rockaway Avenue.Acosta is charged with first- and second-degree murder, second-degree atte
  
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• 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
  
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• 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
  
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• 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
  
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• 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
  
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• Signal issues: Council presses City Hall over influencer records as key officials decline to testify

  22-09-2026 23:45 via amny.com
  
  The messages were set to disappear, but the questions surrounding them have not.Less than three weeks after City Hall acknowledged that disappearing messages had been enabled in a Signal group used to communicate with social media influencers, City Council members pressed the Mamdani administration on Tuesday over whether government records should have been preserved from the chat.But the communications officials with firsthand knowledge of how the group operated did not testify.Instead, the adm
  
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• Signal issues: Council presses City Hall over influencer records as admin declines to send key official

  22-09-2026 23:45 via amny.com
  
  The messages were set to disappear, but the questions surrounding them have not.Less than three weeks after City Hall acknowledged that disappearing messages had been enabled in a Signal group used to communicate with social media influencers, City Council members pressed the Mamdani administration on Tuesday over whether government records should have been preserved from the chat.But the communications officials with firsthand knowledge of how the group operated did not testify.Instead, the adm
  
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• Art installation celebrating immigrant New Yorkers comes to the Bronx

  22-09-2026 22:43 via bxtimes.com
  
  A public art installation at Mill Pond Park is putting the faces and stories of immigrant New Yorkers on display as part of a citywide campaign celebrating the communities that have helped shape New York.The New York Immigration Coalition opened the Bronx chapter of its annual New York Proud campaign on Sept. 15, bringing large-scale portraits and personal stories of immigrant New Yorkers to the South Bronx.The installation at Mill Pond Park, near Exterior Street and East 150th Street along the
  
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• Bronx Democratic Party honors education advocate Crystal McQueen-Taylor

  22-09-2026 22:22 via bxtimes.com
  
  From fighting for Bronx classrooms to championing statewide education advocacy, a longtime educator’s journey came full circle at a recent gala.The Bronx County Democratic Party honored StudentsFirstNY’s own Crystal McQueen-Taylor at its annual dinner gala earlier this month at Marina Del Rey in Throggs Neck.StudentsFirstNY is one of the state’s largest education advocacy organizations dedicated to improving public school options for all New York children.Among other honorees,
  
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• MTA boss Lieber says agency’s targeting ‘kooky’ work rules, health insurance contributions in labor talks with transit union

  22-09-2026 21:45 via amny.com
  
  In the MTA's contract negotiations with the union representing nearly 40,000 New York City Transit workers — Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 — the authority is pushing to ensure that some workers show up to the job more often while also increasing all health care contributions, agency Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said on Tuesday.The MTA is pursuing both changes possibly in exchange for the wage increases that Local 100 is seeking, Lieber said during a Sept. 22 Citizens Budget C
  
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• Renaissance Youth Center celebrates $7 million investment and new home in the South Bronx

  22-09-2026 20:34 via bxtimes.com
  
  You may have heard the band “Music with a Message” perform on Good Morning America, at Lincoln Center, Yankee Stadium, or even Carnegie Hall. But today, the band performed at their home, the Renaissance Youth Center, celebrating major renovations announcements to their permanent home.Joined by elected officials, parents, and community members, the Renaissance Youth Center (RYC) celebrated 25 years of serving the community on Sept. 17., with a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate thei
  
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• Renaissance Youth Center celebrates $7 investment and new home in the South Bronx

  22-09-2026 20:34 via bxtimes.com
  
  You may have heard the band “Music with a Message” perform on Good Morning America, at Lincoln Center, Yankee Stadium, or even Carnegie Hall. But today, the band performed at their home, the Renaissance Youth Center, celebrating major renovations announcements to their permanent home.Joined by elected officials, parents, and community members, the Renaissance Youth Center (RYC) celebrated 25 years of serving the community on Sept. 17., with a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate thei
  
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• City expands outreach to two more ZIP codes amid South Bronx Legionnaires’ outbreak

  22-09-2026 19:35 via bxtimes.com
  
  The New York City Health Department has expanded its community outreach to two additional South Bronx ZIP codes as it continues investigating a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease that has now sickened 22 people and killed two.The department announced Saturday that it was expanding outreach to ZIP codes 10455 and 10459 after identifying cases within a few blocks of ZIP code 10456, one of two ZIP codes at the center of the investigation.The expanded outreach area includes parts of Mott Haven,
  
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• DoorDash to pay at least $131.5M after NYC finds it underpaid 260,000 workers

  22-09-2026 17:30 via amny.com
  
  DoorDash will pay at least $131.5 million to settle a New York City investigation that found the delivery giant failed to properly pay more than 260,000 workers, a record enforcement action that will also force changes to how the company tracks and pays delivery workers in the five boroughs.Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) announced the settlement Tuesday, calling it the largest labor enforcement action in city history and the largest U.S. municipa
  
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• What’s happening | Plant sale, scavenger hunt, Boogie Down Comedy and more

  22-09-2026 15:23 via bxtimes.com
  
  Plant SaleFriday, Sept. 25, 12-4 p.mWave Hill, 4900 Independence Ave.Free with admission to the grounds ($4-10)Take a piece of the garden home with you at Wave Hill’s renowned Plant Sale! Open to the public, this special event offers a thoughtfully curated selection of plants for every kind of gardener—whether you’re a seasoned expert or just beginning to explore the magical world of plants. Garden staff will be available to answer questions and help you find the right plants f
  
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• Nearly 30 years after closing, Paradise Theatre set to reopen as a Bronx arts center

  22-09-2026 14:51 via bxtimes.com
  
  Nearly a century ago, the historic Loew’s Paradise Theatre opened in the Bronx. Later this year, the New York City landmark movie palace will be finding new life as the Paradise Performing Arts Center. With approximately 4,000 seats, the Paradise Performing Arts Center (PPAC) will be the second-largest theatre in New York after Radio City Music Hall. “Every borough of New York City has major performing arts centers except The Bronx, so we've reimagined a magnificent, underu
  
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• At Gracie Mansion, Trump says it ‘feels like a home’ as Mamdani advances Sunnyside Yard talks

  22-09-2026 00:44 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump held their latest meeting Monday, this time at Gracie Mansion, to open technical talks between City Hall and the White House over the mayor’s $21 billion federal funding pitch to build 12,000 homes above Sunnyside Yard in Queens.The mayor initially pitched the idea to Trump during a trip to Washington back in February, and while Monday's conversation on the Upper East Side advanced the massive Queens proposal, it stopped well short of a feder
  
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• Drivers will face up to $100 fines for speeding in MTA bridge and tunnel work zones starting Sept. 22

  21-09-2026 21:50 via amny.com
  
  Come Tuesday, drivers caught speeding in work zones on or inside MTA-run bridges and tunnels could be hit with fines starting at $50 and escalating to $100 for repeat violations, the transit authority announced this week.The fines will be levied against any drivers caught via speed cameras traveling through MTA-authorized construction zones at least 10 miles per hour over the posted speed limit. It's part of an effort to reduce traffic crashes and road worker deaths, according to the agency.The
  
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• Bronx Times Opinion | Montefiore just replaced nurses with AI, that’s not good for patients

  21-09-2026 21:23 via bxtimes.com
  
  Insurance companies deny claims all day long. They’ll deny doctor-ordered surgeries, medical stays, scans, and weeks of rehab patients need to walk again. Most people read a denial letter and assume it is final.The reason it’s not is utilization management nurses. When a denial comes in, we read a patient’s chart, compare it to clinical criteria, and write the case for why the care should be covered. Our patients don’t generally know how it happens, they just know they ge
  
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• Opening of new Bronxdale Nursery playground celebrated with ribbon-cutting ceremony

  21-09-2026 21:21 via bxtimes.com
  
  New York City Council Member Amanda Farías, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), leadership and residents from the Sotomayor Houses Tenant Association and representatives from the nearby Sound Dale Center for Early Childhood Education took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the opening of the newly transformed playground at the Bronxdale Nursery on Monday, Sept. 14.The $600,000 playground project, located at 1055 Rosedale Ave. in Bronxdale, was completed thanks to funding p
  
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• Housing lottery launches for four units in Melrose, rent starts at $2,000

  21-09-2026 21:17 via bxtimes.com
  
  Sign up for our weekly email newsletter to stay updated on the latest housing lotteries in New York City.New York City has launched an affordable housing lottery for four units at 936 College Ave. in Melrose.The 5-story residential building has 16 total units, with 12 at market rate. Each of the four units set aside in the housing lottery are intended for those earning 70% of the area median income and with an asset limit of $135,680.Two of the units in the housing lottery are studios.
  
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• Hochul floats ‘AI kill switches’ as New York prepares to enforce frontier AI law

  21-09-2026 19:15 via amny.com
  
  Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday floated the possibility of exploring “AI kill switches” as New York prepares to begin registering major artificial intelligence developers this fall ahead of a state safety law taking effect Jan. 1.Hochul said the state will look at additional ways to build on the Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act, including examining what she called AI "kill switches."“We may even explore safeguards like AI kill switches if they’re deemed feasibl
  
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• MTA cannot leave subway station booths empty when workers call out for emergencies, Manhattan judge rules

  21-09-2026 18:55 via amny.com
  
  A Manhattan state judge handed the Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 and a group of disability advocates a legal victory last week when it ruled that the MTA must no longer leave station booths empty when employees miss their eight-hour shifts due to an emergency.New York County Supreme Court Judge Nicholas Moyne issued a restraining order on Sept. 18 barring MTA New York City Transit from continuing its vacant booth policy, which it launched earlier this year, of leaving station booths un
  
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• Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Chair of the New York City Education Committee Senator John C. Liu

  21-09-2026 16:00 via politicsny.com
  
  PoliticsNY’s latest special edition, Inside Government: Public Schools features the government officials shaping New York’s public schools and overall educational landscape. Today’s Q&A is with New York State Senator John C. Liu. Senator Liu is chair of the New York City Education Committee and represents the 16th Senate District in Queens.What are your current education-focused legislative priorities?
  I introduced legislation to require the instruction of Asian American hi
  
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• Zeta Charter Schools opens new elementary, middle school campus in the Bronx

  18-09-2026 22:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Zeta Charter Schools opened a new elementary and middle school on Thursday, Sept. 17., which will educate 600 students in East Tremont.The Zeta Bronx Tremont Park Upper Elementary and Middle School campus, located at 1910 Arthur Ave, will serve students third through eighth grade. Zeta founder and CEO Emily Kim and Principal Charlene Caranda celebrated the new campus and the opportunities ahead for students at a ribbon cutting on the new campus.“Our new Upper Elementary and Middle School c
  
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• South Bronx Legionnaires’ outbreak reaches 14 cases, 2 deaths as residents voice concerns at town hall

  18-09-2026 20:42 via bxtimes.com
  
  There have now been 14 confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease, one hospitalization and two deaths in the South Bronx, as city officials continue investigating an outbreak linked to cooling towers in two South Bronx zip codes.The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene hosted a town hall at Metropolitan College on Sept. 15 to update residents on the outbreak, address concerns and explain the measures the city has taken to contain it.The Health Department previously conducted a prelimi
  
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• More potholes filled, but slower ambulances: NYC’s latest government performance report shows a mixed picture

  18-09-2026 13:26 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration is touting more pothole repairs, increased affordable housing production and falling crime as evidence that its focus on the nuts and bolts of city government is paying off.But the same sprawling performance report released Thursday shows some core services moving in the opposite direction, with New Yorkers waiting longer for ambulances, streetlight repairs and some basic government services than they did a year earlier.City Hall published the fiscal y
  
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• NYC emergency alert signups are surging. The city says severe weather and Mamdani helped

  17-09-2026 22:35 via amny.com
  
  New York City’s emergency alert system picked up nearly 177,000 additional subscriptions during Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first six months in office, as snowstorms, bitter cold, flooding and extreme heat battered the city — and Hizzoner repeatedly pushed the service across social media.The growth is reflected in the Mayor’s Management Report released Thursday, which shows the broader reach of Notify NYC and three other emergency communications channels climbing from 1.34 mil
  
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• A $1.5 Billion Opportunity for New York Students

  17-09-2026 22:29 via politicsny.com
  
  My son discovered how much he loves robotics at an after-school STEM program. I watched him light up in a way I hadn’t seen before. But we can’t always afford to keep him enrolled. To us, this program isn’t an extra. It’s where he found something he truly cares about.” - Melissa R., Public School Parent, Buffalo, NY For families across New York, this story is all too familiar. Learn
  
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• AOC helps secure federal authorization for flood mitigation projects in Queens and the Bronx worth up to $351M

  17-09-2026 22:00 via qns.com
  
  U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has announced that she has helped secure up to $351 million in federal authorizations to combat flooding in Queens and the Bronx as part of legislation recently passed by the House of Representatives.Provisions included within the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) - passed by the House on Wednesday - authorize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to carry out projects and studies worth up to $351 million to improve water and wastewater infrastructure across th
  
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