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• Bronx Times’ 2025 General Election Voter Guide: What to know if you’re voting in the Bronx

  29-10-2025 22:35 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Nov. 4 general election is less than a week away! With a much anticipated mayoral election coming up, here's what you might need to know about the politicians showing up on your ballots. Here's a breakdown of local elections in the Bronx, how to vote in the election and where to find your personalized ballot.Early voting began on Oct. 25 and continues until Sunday, Nov.2. You can check the Board of Elections website about information on how you can vote early in person, by mail or vote absen
  
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• Underwhelming attendence at public hearings for Cross Bronx bridge repairs spurs concern over public engagement

  12-12-2025 19:38 via bxtimes.com
  
  The turnout for three public hearings about a $900 million plan to repair the crumbling infrastructure of five bridges on a stretch of the Cross Bronx Expressway was underwhelming, with a handful of attendees adding their public comments to both the in-person and online hearings that wrapped up on Wednesday.Community members and local environmental and transit groups said that the poor attendance at the three hearings for the massive infrastructure project is evidence that the public comment per
  
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• South Bronx Assembly Member Amanda Septimo joins race challenging Ritchie Torres for Congressional District 15

  12-12-2025 15:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  Assembly Member Amanda Septimo, who represents the South Bronx's 84th District, announced she is joining the pool of candidates challenging Rep. Ritchie Torres in the Congressional District 15 primary.Septimo is in her fifth year in the assembly and will run for NY-15 as a Democrat, joining other announced candidates Michael Blake, Dalourny Nemorin and Jon LaTona. Andre Easton and José Vega are also running again Torres as independents. In an interview with the Bronx Times, Septimo s
  
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• Families flock to the Bronx Zoo for their dazzling Holiday Lights experience

  11-12-2025 21:49 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Bronx Zoo's Holiday Lights display glowed on Saturday night as families filled the grounds to explore a world of illuminated wildlife lanterns.The exhibit is in the middle of its busy holiday season and is full of sights and activities for people who are looking for a holiday experience beyond Christmas trees and stockings.The zoo has winding trails of illuminated animal kingdom inspired lanterns, delicious s'mores around an open fire, animal puppet shows and more.As the sun goes down, guest
  
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• Six nurses and a medical unit in Bronx hospitals among NYC Health + Hospitals Nursing Excellence Award winners

  11-12-2025 17:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  NYC Health + Hospitals honored 35 nurse professionals from across the public health care system, including six from the Bronx hospitals, during its annual Nursing Excellence Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 26.The 35 honorees were selected from 524 nominees. The winners were from a variety of facilities and clinical service lines of the hospital system.“Our commitment to nursing excellence and patient-centered care is reflected in every corner of our organization — from our frontline nurses
  
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• Fordham High School for the Arts launches first student-produced, original play, ‘Reasonable Doubt’

  11-12-2025 16:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  The senior class of 2026 at Fordham High School for the Arts gathered in a circle in the dressing room backstage as they practiced call and response vocal articulation exercises.“Unique New York, New York’s unique, you know you need unique New York,” students called out, warming up their voices to build control, projection and crisp, clean annunciation.It was about 15 minutes ahead of curtain call for what would be a historic fall drama production. The students were performing
  
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• Grand Concourse Library to be fully remodeled with affordable apartments on top

  11-12-2025 16:22 via bxtimes.com
  
  The idea of living in a library is every book lover’s dream — and it could become reality for some lucky Bronx households in the coming years. The Grand Concourse library, located at 155 East 173rd Street, is slated for a major remodel that will create a new, two-story public library with approximately 113 units of affordable housing on top. Fifteen percent of the units will be set aside for formerly homeless New Yorkers.[caption id="attachment_137643" align="alignnone" width="7
  
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• Opinion | Why food insecurity in the Bronx is a crisis

  11-12-2025 15:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  With the holiday season upon us, more and more New Yorkers are facing a problem we have become all too familiar with: Food Insecurity.This hot-button topic has been the focal point of political debates, legislative briefs, and nonprofit missions. Across the United States, food insecurity has been a persistent problem. In 2023, roughly 18 million homes in our country faced food insecurity.The recent government shutdown highlighted how crucial this issue has become; SNAP benefits pausing caus
  
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• NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx honored for outstanding chronic disease management

  10-12-2025 23:21 via bxtimes.com
  
  NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx was recently recognized with a triple achievement by the American Heart Association and the American Medical Association for its exceptional lifesaving chronic disease management.The hospital was nationally recognized with Gold and Gold+ level recognition in all three of the American Heart Association and American Medical Association's 2025 Achievement Award categories. These awards highlighted the North Central Bronx Hospital's terrific work in blood p
  
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• Montefiore Einstein Hospital holds ribbon-cutting ceremony for new pediatric mental health center

  10-12-2025 23:17 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Montefiore Einstein Hospital celebrated the completion of its new 21-bed inpatient pediatric mental health center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, Nov. 24.Known as the Montefiore Einstein Center for Children's Mental Health of the Children's Hospital at Montefiore Einstein (CHAM), this center reflects a commitment from New York City and State leaders to expand mental health services for kids and teenagers.CHAM will provide kids in the Bronx between the ages of 5 and 17 with the best
  
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• Tennis Hall of Fame players inspire young Bronx students at Cary Leeds Center Workshop

  10-12-2025 20:27 via bxtimes.com
  
  Young tennis players from across the city got to learn from professional tennis players at the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis and Learning in Crotona Park on Sunday.The International Tennis Hall of Fame’s Be Legendary program brought Hall of Famers Tracy Austin and Gigi Fernández to the Bronx to help aspiring young players work on their skills and offer some wisdom for navigating the tennis, on and off the court.Out of about 60 students, more than a dozen at Sunday’s workshop we
  
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• Officials break ground on $17 million renovations to Castle Hill Library

  10-12-2025 15:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  On Dec. 8, the Castle Hill Library broke ground on a $17 million renovation expected to be completed in 2027.The existing branch at 947 Castle Hill Ave. opened in 1981. The revamped location will have a more open feel with skylights and a large front window at sidewalk level; dedicated spaces for kids, teens and adult learners; new furnishings and technology; upgraded electrical and fire safety systems, and a green roof. The project is expected to receive LEED silver certification and will
  
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• Bronx’s Little Italy held their annual tree lighting ceremony to kick off the holiday season

  10-12-2025 15:27 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Bronx’s Little Italy held their annual tree lighting ceremony at Ciccarone Park this past weekend, where families and neighbors came together to celebrate the holiday season.The Belmont Business Involvement District partnered with Fordham University, the New York Botanical Garden and the Bronx Zoo to host a toy giveaway for local families and a meet and greet with Santa, who sang holiday carols with families and loved ones.Local businesses in Little Italy also provided Italian cookies
  
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• Op-ed | Mayor-elect Mamdani’s biggest test: Protecting the city’s Jewish community

  10-12-2025 12:00 via amny.com
  As I hurried through the cold rain on an autumn day in the Upper East Side, a stranger suddenly approached me and screamed, “Free Palestine. You are all genocidal baby killers. You all need to get the f*** out of Israel!” My only “crime?” Wearing a yarmulke.
  No other Jewish identifier or Israel memorabilia was on my person. I was lucky– this encounter ended with words. Earlier this month, an Israeli Jew was beaten so severely outside a Manhattan kosher restaurant th
  
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• Which NYC intersections have had the most traffic deaths and injuries since 2022?

  09-12-2025 23:45 via amny.com
  Newly released data jointly analyzed by several safe streets advocacy groups in their push for a bill to outlaw parking near crosswalks also identified some of the Big Apple's most dangerous intersections over the past few years.Transportation Alternatives, Families for Safe Streets, and Open Plans unveiled the analysis on Tuesday, finding that 12,261 New Yorkers have been killed or seriously injured since the start of 2022. Over the same period, they found that there are 118 instersections wher
  
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• Photos: Young Kings and Queens Chess Club finishes free intergenerational chess sessions program at Baychester Library

  09-12-2025 23:29 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Young Kings and Queens Chess Club wrapped up their intergenerational chess program with its final session at the Baychester Library, located at 2049 Asch Loop in Co-op City, on Sunday, Dec. 7.[caption id="attachment_137532" align="alignnone" width="935"] Photo courtesy of the Young Kings and Queens Chess Club[/caption]More than 60 people took part in this program, which was put together by Young Kings and Queens Chess Club Founder Romeo Davis and the library and began last June.[caption id="
  
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• Bronx President Gibson hosts ‘Tree Lighting Extravaganza’ to kick off holiday season

  09-12-2025 23:27 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson hosted the annual "Tree Lighting Extravaganza" event on Friday, Dec. 5, at Lou Gehrig Plaza.[caption id="attachment_137510" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Several community members gathered to celebrate the lighting of the Christmas tree at Lou Gehrig Plaza. Photo by Jewel Webber[/caption][caption id="attachment_137522" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Photo by Jewel Webber[/caption]The Tree Lighting Extravaganza also featured the distribution of gifts,
  
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• Community Board 1 launches twice-monthly book exchange

  09-12-2025 23:24 via bxtimes.com
  
  Community Board 1, which serves the South Bronx neighborhoods of Mott Haven, Melrose and Port Morris, held its first-ever book exchange event on Dec. 6, providing free books to neighbors of all ages.The board’s Education, Youth and Young Adults Committee set up a table outside the office at Third Avenue and East 156th Street and invited passersby to take any titles they wanted. As the sidewalks bustled with holiday shoppers, several stopped to browse the offerings for themselves or to add
  
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• NYC’s most dangerous: Safe streets coalition spotlights hazardous intersections in push for universal ‘daylighting’ bill

  09-12-2025 22:30 via amny.com
  A coalition of safe streets advocates released a new analysis of Department of Transportation (DOT) data on Tuesday, highlighting the city's most dangerous intersections. The group is pushing the City Council to vote on a bill that would eliminate parking near intersections across the five boroughs, with the goal of making them safer.The collective — comprised of advocates with Transportation Alternatives, Families for Safe Streets, and Open Plans — found that 12,261 N
  
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• Tax relief: How New York seniors will get up to $300 off their property tax bills

  09-12-2025 17:30 via amny.com
  New York seniors could get some tax relief in an increasingly expensive economy thanks to new state law put on the books over the weekend.Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation on Dec. 6 that aims to enhance real property tax exemptions for seniors in the Empire State. Named legislation S5175A/A3698A, the law allows localities to provide a real property tax exemption for seniors who meet the income eligibility limits, and other criteria, up to 65% of the assessed valuation of their properties
  
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• Op-Ed | Creating safe public and green spaces for our children

  09-12-2025 14:00 via amny.com
  From day one, our administration’s North Star has been public safety. We have gone to work to sweep out crime and illegal activities from our neighborhoods, and because of this work, we are currently in our eighth consecutive quarter of crime reductions. That means for almost two straight years — since January 2024 — crime has consistently declined each quarter in New York City.But public safety is about more than just policing. To make sure our communities feel safe and are sa
  
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• Andre Easton brings classroom-style learning and socialist values to his Congressional campaign

  08-12-2025 23:47 via bxtimes.com
  
  Andre Easton, a high school teacher campaigning for Democrat Ritchie Torres’ seat in the Bronx’s 15th Congressional District, isn’t usually approached by strangers in the grocery store. But recently, at the same place he’s been shopping for years, a young employee stopped him and said, “Aren’t you running for something?” She had seen a poster in the neighborhood with his picture on it, along with eye-catching colors and graphic fonts not dissimilar
  
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• ‘Why am I paying rent?’ Residents at Tremont Renaissance say broken elevators, brown water and eviction notices pile up

  08-12-2025 23:35 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Tremont Renaissance seemed to offer everything on Natasha Bent’s list: 24-hour security, children’s play areas and on-site laundry.After moving in as one of the first tenants, Bent, a mother and middle school teacher at New Pathways Academy, quickly discovered problems. The advertised 24-hour security meant only cameras, not a guard, and the elevators in the seven-year-old building frequently broke down.That was just the beginning of her problems. “My bathroom sink was brok
  
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• Lehman College to receive $50 million from philanthropist Mackenzie Scott

  08-12-2025 20:27 via bxtimes.com
  
  Lehman College President Fernando Delgado unveiled a massive check for $50 million at Thursday, thanks to a “historic” investment from philanthropist, MacKenzie Scott.Importantly, Delgado said at the announcement, the donation comes with no strings attached, allowing Lehman to spend the funds in any way it sees fit to support its academic mission.“ This is not just a donation,” Delgado said. “It's a powerful affirmation of everything that we are, everything th
  
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• Bronx runners shine in the Running of the Bulls 5K

  08-12-2025 20:03 via bxtimes.com
  
  On Dec. 6, runners aged 11 to 60-plus gathered in Van Cortlandt Park for the third annual Running of the Bulls 5K, organized by Race the Bronx and Cash Cow NYC. Though the morning was only 33 degrees with a dusting of snow on the ground, around 80 participants — including experienced marathoners and those attempting their first-ever 5K — traversed the hilly wooded trails with bragging rights, medals and t-shirts as their reward.Organizers Sol Rivera and Alex Felicier, founders o
  
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• What’s happening | Winter fun, Nutcracker performances, arts and crafts and more

  08-12-2025 18:50 via bxtimes.com
  
  It’s a Winter WonderlandFriday, Dec. 12, 4:30-7 p.m.Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center, 3225 Reservoir Oval E.FreeIt’s a Winter Wonderland at Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center. Families and children are invited to join in some winter fun and bring in the season with icicles and snowflakes. Activities will include arts and crafts, winter games, a tree lighting and a special visit from Santa himself.For more information, visit nycgovparks.org/events/2025/12/12/its-a-winter-wonde
  
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• Man shot dead in Bronx apartment stairwell in homicide that snapped 12-day murder-less streak in NYC

  08-12-2025 14:47 via amny.com
  Police are questioning a suspect after a man was found shot to death inside a Bronx stairwell on Sunday night — a homicide that ended a record-tying 12-day murder-less streak in New York City.According to police sources, the deadly shooting occurred just after 9:05 p.m. on Dec. 7 inside the Sotomayor Houses located at 1744 Watson Ave. in Soundview.Officers from the 43rd Precinct and Police Service Area 8 received a 911 call of a person shot inside one of the building’s stairwells.Upo
  
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• Straphanger throws bottle at MTA bus driver in the Bronx; suspect at large: cops

  07-12-2025 18:25 via amny.com
  Police in the Bronx are on the hunt for a brazen brute who allegedly threw a bottle at an on-duty MTA bus driver in October.The attack took place on board a BX36 bus in front of a residential building at 1585 White Plains Road in Parkchester at around 3:35 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24.According to law enforcement sources, the violent suspect was already on the bus, about to leave, when an argument broke out between him and the 46-year-old male bus operator. It is unclear what the dispute was about, b
  
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• Column: East Bronx History Forum to discuss Bronx River Parkway in last meeting of 2025

  05-12-2025 22:29 via bxtimes.com
  
  Our last meeting for the calendar year 2025 will focus on the Bronx River Parkway and its growth. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Parkway, which I’m certain many of us have travelled upon from time to time and enjoyed its seasonal grandeur throughout the year.Stephen DeVillo will be our speaker this month, a most reliable and prolific lecturer. Stephen is a local historian and a longtime walking tour guide of the Bronx River Rambles and has given numerous talks and webinars on
  
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• Bronx River Houses unveils new murals, designed by an artist who grew up inside the development

  05-12-2025 20:01 via bxtimes.com
  
  Residents of Soundview’s Bronx River Houses recently unveiled new murals, collectively titled “The Home That Inspired The World,” which celebrate the development’s contributions to the early days of hip-hop culture. The murals are part of the Public Housing Community Fund (PHCF)’s “From Roots to Arts” Program, funded by the Mellon Foundation.To create the works, celebrated artist Mark Lawrence returned to his childhood home at Bronx River Houses to
  
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