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• Bronx Times: January 3-9 edition highlights

  03-01-2025 22:13 via bxtimes.com
  
  This week's Bronx Times highlights key moments from 2024 alongside the latest borough updates, showcasing everything from inspiring community achievements to breaking news. Here's a look at the top stories:Progress in AccessibilityAfter a decade-long legal battle, the Middletown Road subway station is finally set to receive ADA-compliant elevators. This win for accessibility advocates represents a significant step forward for Bronx commuters. Read more on page 3.The Cannabis Industry: Growing Pa
  
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• Governor Kathy Hochul joins Bronx elected officials for Co-op City back-to-school event

  02-09-2026 20:55 via bxtimes.com
  
  New York Governor Kathy Hochul joined Bronx elected officials and families in Co-op City for a back to school event as the borough prepares for the start of a new school year.The gathering was held at the Bartow Lower Courtyard, where Hochul joined Congressman George Latimer, State Senator Jamaal Bailey, Council Member Kevin Riley and Assembly Member Michael Benedetto to meet with residents and help distribute school supplies to local children.Hochul’s appearance brought the governor to th
  
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• Bronx boxing coach Carlos Ramirez honored with street co-naming in Castle Hill

  02-09-2026 20:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  Generations of boxers returned to Castle Hill on Aug. 22 to honor a coach whose influence extended far beyond the boxing ring, as the intersection of Castle Hill Avenue and Randall Avenue was co named “Coach Carlos Ramirez Sr. Way.”Council Member Amanda Farías joined former fighters, coaches, students and members of the Bronxchester Boxing Club family for the unveiling honoring Ramirez, who spent nearly three decades coaching and mentoring young people in the community.Ramirez
  
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• Bronx Community College celebrates 70 years with new ‘Bronx Renaissance 2031’ vision

  02-09-2026 19:52 via bxtimes.com
  
  As the choir echoed through the age-old Gould Memorial Library, Broncos’ signature green and gold adorn the auditorium as Broncos across generations returned to celebrate 70 years of Bronx Community College history.Bronx Community College (BCC) kicked off their 70th anniversary on Aug. 28 with the investiture of their seventh President, Dr. Larry D. Johnson, Jr., and launched a bold new vision for the college’s future called the Bronx Renaissance 2031, designed to expand access to st
  
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• AI gets a timeout: Mamdani puts one-year moratorium on generative AI for younger NYC students

  02-09-2026 19:45 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday that the nation’s largest public school system will impose a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative artificial intelligence (AI) from 2-K through eighth grade, while experimenting with a small group of vetted AI tools in high schools. The decision to keep the technology off-limits to most of the city's public school students came eight days before the first day of school on Sept. 10 — and after parents, teachers and elected offi
  
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• In Throggs Neck, one log home brings a little bit of country to the city

  02-09-2026 17:16 via bxtimes.com
  
  Drive along the waterfront in Throggs Neck near Schurz Avenue and there is one house that might make you forget, at least for a moment, that you are still in New York City.The log home belonging to lifelong Bronx resident Sal D’Errico sits along the East Bronx waterfront, bringing the look and feel of a country retreat to the neighborhood where D’Errico grew up and has remained connected throughout his life.For D’Errico, the idea for the home goes back to his childhood. His fat
  
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• Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson

  02-09-2026 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 Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson. Borough President Gibson serves as an advocate for the Bronx in city government, working alongside the mayor on the city budget while also playing a role in land use decisions within the borough and appointing community board members.What is one of the lesser-k
  
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• Op-Ed | In order to learn, children need to be healthy, so put your child’s health at the top of your back-to-school checklist

  02-09-2026 13:00 via amny.com
  
  Our kids only get one opportunity at a good education, but without good health that opportunity is wasted.  As this summer comes to an end, New York City families are ticking through a familiar checklist: school supplies, haircuts, fall clothes, maybe a new backpack. But the most important item is the one that’s easiest to put off until the last minute: your child's vaccinations, which are critical for a healthy and successful school year.Serious diseases like measles, mumps, whooping
  
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• NYC’s first racial equity plan sets new framework for future budget decisions

  02-09-2026 00:10 via amny.com
  
  New York City plans to incorporate a racial equity review into future budget planning under its first citywide racial equity plan, released Tuesday by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration.The final plan spans 45 city agencies and includes more than 200 agency goals and outcomes, more than 800 implementation strategies and more than 600 indicators used to track progress."For too long, government has been willing to acknowledge inequality without setting goals for ending it. This plan chang
  
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• Seven years later, the Bronx’s ‘Joker’ stairs remain a tourist attraction

  01-09-2026 22:42 via bxtimes.com
  
  On Shakespeare Avenue, off of 167th Street, sit the Guason stairs, most famously known as the "Joker" stairs since the eponymous movie of the Batman franchise was released in 2019.In the film, Arthur Fleck, played by Joaquin Phoenix, maniacally dances down the Bronx steps as he accepts his dark persona as the Joker and descends into criminal madness. To this day, seven years after the films release, tourists from all over flock to the area to take their own dancing photos, with some companies in
  
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• NYC Partnership for Parks seeks Ferry Point Park ‘Friends’ volunteers

  01-09-2026 22:27 via bxtimes.com
  
  It’s time to get engaged… with Mother Nature, that is.New York City’s Partnership for Parks, a partnership with NYC Parks Foundation, is actively searching for members of the public that would be interested in stewarding Ferry Point Park through a ‘Friends of Ferry Point Park’ alignment.Spiro Hormovas, Bronx Community Engagement Coordinator for east Bronx parks, is reaching out to interested parties that have time to volunteer in general park clean-ups, weeding, pa
  
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• Family, friends honor bicyclist Angelo Camara killed in Bruckner Boulevard hit-and-run

  01-09-2026 20:55 via bxtimes.com
  
  A solemn group of family, friends and street safety advocates gathered on August 28 to memorialize a beloved Bronx resident who was fatally run down by a hit and run driver travelling east on Bruckner Boulevard.Angelo Camara, 51, typically rode the same route home every night but had chosen a slightly different route that fateful evening. Witnesses report that the driver of a speeding 2018 black BMW sedan ran a red light before striking Camara, who was on his way home after a long day or work as
  
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• Late Bronx artist Corinne Grondahl’s final commission debuts at Mosholu Parkway

  01-09-2026 11:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  The final public commission by late Bronx artist Corinne Grondahl has been unveiled at the Mosholu Parkway subway station, building on an installation she first created nearly two decades ago. The new works, “The Gyre/CHAOS” and “CHANGE”, consist of 78 glass panels that explore themes of environmental destruction and renewal in New York waterways.MTA Arts & Design announced the completion of 78 new glass panels based on Grondahl’s artwork on August 31, whic
  
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• BronxWorks Summer Bridge program helps incoming freshmen prepare for their first year of college

  31-08-2026 23:14 via bxtimes.com
  
  Getting accepted to college is just the first step. For some incoming freshmen, figuring out what comes next can be just as challenging.Mia Rivera, an incoming freshman at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, was just as concerned about keeping up with her classes than she was about understanding the day-to-day experience of college and making sure she takes advantage of all the opportunities available to her.Rivera got that preparation this summer through BronxWorks’ Center for Achieving
  
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• What’s happening | Miles East, pop-up shop, opening art reception and more

  31-08-2026 22:48 via bxtimes.com
  
  September’s First Friday with Miles EastFriday, Sept. 4, 6-8 p.m.Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, 895 Shore Rd.$5-15, free for membersJoin us for September’s First Friday in the Double Parlors featuring Miles East of ECR Music Group. Light refreshments will be served. Bartow-Pell’s First Friday series is a monthly concert series hosted on the first Friday of every month, featuring a new performer every month. Miles East has won himself a newfound global audience ahead of the release
  
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• Outdoor dining: Mamdani restores year-round al fresco across NYC in first bill-signing ceremony of his tenure

  31-08-2026 22:15 via amny.com
  
  This winter, New Yorkers will once again be able to enjoy a steaming hot sit-down meal in the freezing cold.Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday signed recently passed City Council legislation that re-establishes the city's year-round outdoor dining program. The measure lifts seasonal restrictions placed on roadway al-fresco dining, which required restaurateurs to dismantle and stow away their outdoor setups between Nov. 30 and March 31.The council approved its latest legislation after the seasonal pr
  
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• MTA emergency track work causes B train suspension and snarls subways in Upper Manhattan and the Bronx

  31-08-2026 18:10 via amny.com
  
  The MTA suspended B train service in Upper Manhattan and the Bronx on Monday, while having downtown C trains continue to skip a slew of local stops, as construction crews work to make emergency track repairs on the Upper West Side.The transit agency said on its website late Monday morning that it expects there will be no B train service in Upper Manhattan or the Bronx through "at least today."Instead, the B, which normally terminates at the Bronx's Bedford Park Blvd stop, is switching to the M l
  
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• Op-Ed | Expanding opportunity: Why early college savings matter for every New York child

  30-08-2026 14:00 via amny.com
  
  The cost of higher education and career training keeps rising, putting crucial college and career training opportunities out of reach for too many New York families. Research from the Center for Social Development reveals a powerful truth: children with even modest savings accounts are significantly more likely to enroll in and graduate from college or vocational programs than those without. By helping families plan, we can dismantle barriers and make long-term higher education and vocational tr
  
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• Judy Murray take to the courts with Bronx youth in Pelham Bay Park

  28-08-2026 22:24 via bxtimes.com
  
  Young Bronx tennis players got a lesson they won’t soon forget Aug. 27 when professional tennis players and renowned coach Judy Murray took to the courts at Pelham Bay Park.The clinic, part of the Women’s Tennis Association’s community outreach program, brought about 60 children together for an afternoon of tennis instruction as the U.S. Open gets underway in New York.The event was part of WTA Come Play presented by Morgan Stanley, a program designed to introduce more young peo
  
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• Housing lottery underway for nine units in Port Morris, rent starts at $1,812

  28-08-2026 21:05 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 opened an affordable housing lottery for nine units in a mixed-use building at 132 Brown Pl. in the Port Morris neighborhood of the Bronx.[caption id="attachment_147798" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Rendering courtesy of NYC Housing Connect[/caption]The 5-story building features 44 total housing units, with 35 at market rate. All nine units set aside in the hous
  
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• Subway Mania: Wrestling brought to New York City trains

  28-08-2026 18:00 via amny.com
  
  For many New Yorkers, the New York City subway system has always been a performance space for the public. However, in recent years, a new phenomenon of performers have been paying homage to WWE wrestlers, known as Subway Mania, a viral underground professional wrestling sensation.Tim Hann Rivera, 30, a filmmaker and content creator from East Harlem who has been a lifelong wrestling fan, conceived of Subway Mania as a tribute to old school 90s wrestlers.When Rivera’s mother gifted him a rep
  
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• How NYC plans to get young people to vote: Less politics, more influencers

  28-08-2026 14:00 via amny.com
  
  Ahead of this fall’s midterm elections, New York City’s Campaign Finance Board is betting that one way to reach young voters is to make voting information look a little less like politics as usual.Young New Yorkers are coming off a dramatic surge in participation in the 2025 election that helped send Zohran Mamdani to Gracie Mansion. Turnout among voters ages 18 to 29 jumped to 41.9% in the general election, up from 11.1% in the 2021 city election, according to the CFB. Voters under
  
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• Bronx rap legend Fat Joe returns to his roots with new album ‘Organized Rhyme’

  27-08-2026 23:41 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx rap legend Fat Joe is returning to his roots with a new album he says was made for listeners who still love the culture, lyricism and gangster rap that helped shape hip-hop.Organized Rhyme, set to be released Aug. 28, brings together a lineup of heavyweight collaborators, including Pusha T, Yung Miami, Jadakiss and fellow Bronx rapper and Terror Squad member Remy Ma.Longtime collaborators Cool & Dre, who have produced several of Fat Joe’s biggest singles, including “What&rs
  
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• Bronx Times Opinion | Back-to-school vaccines protect more than just our children

  27-08-2026 19:58 via bxtimes.com
  
  For most of us, hearing the words “Back to School” brings back memories of nervous excitement, new school supplies, and freshly packed lunches. Now, as a parent myself, I find myself just as excited for my kids to head to school this fall and to experience these things for themselves.I also find myself worrying. Will they make friends? Will their classmates be nice? And the question no parent wants to ask themselves, what about my child’s health? Will they get sick? We all expe
  
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• Trump-appointed judges reject White House’s latest effort to obtain medical records of trans youth

  27-08-2026 18:30 via gaycitynews.com
  
  A federal appeals court panel consisting of a majority of Trump appointees dealt a setback to the White House’s efforts to obtain medical records of trans youth in New York City on Aug. 26.The three-judge panel of the US Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan denied the Department of Justice's request to stay a lower court order that shielded the records of trans youth from the Trump administration.Two of the three judges — Richard Sullivan and William J. Nardini — were a
  
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• Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams

  27-08-2026 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 Public Advocate Jumaane Williams. Public Advocate Williams acts as an ombudsperson, championing New Yorkers' rights and providing oversight of New York City’s government agencies.
  What services does your office provide to constituents?
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• Meta to pay New York up to $1 billion of potential $17 billion social media addiction settlement

  26-08-2026 22:15 via amny.com
  
  The New York Attorney General’s office was one of the prosecutors in 47 states that reached a whopping settlement of up to $17.1 billion with Meta over the platform's damage to youth mental health — with around $1 billion going to New York.The agreement put an end to a landmark multi-state lawsuit from 2023 that accused the company that operates Instagram and Facebook of fomenting a mental health crisis in young people through a financial model that maximizes attention while downplay
  
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• Throggs Neck BID honors local veterans during America’s 250th anniversary

  26-08-2026 21:29 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Throggs Neck Business Improvement District marked America’s 250th anniversary by transforming planters along East Tremont Avenue into lasting tributes to local veterans and their service to the country.The project placed photographs of veterans alongside their names, ranks and years of service on 25 planters throughout the BID. American flags were displayed on the front and back of each planter, creating memorials throughout the commercial corridor and giving residents an opportunity t
  
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• 10 Crotona Park tennis courts resurfaced as U.S. Open returns to Queens

  26-08-2026 21:15 via bxtimes.com
  
  The city unveiled 10 newly resurfaced tennis courts in Crotona Park on Aug. 26, as the U.S. Open gets underway in Queens.The courts at the Cary Leeds Tennis Center are the only public tennis courts in the Bronx with lights for nighttime play. The renovation comes as Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the USTA announced that 1,000 U.S. Open tickets will be made available to New York City residents for $100 each.“The Crotona Park courts are ready to host the fiercest matches as tennis season peaks in
  
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• Nefer Bookcafe hosts first-of-its-kind book festival in Wakefield celebrating Black hair

  26-08-2026 21:08 via bxtimes.com
  
  Nefer Bookcafe partnered with Becoming the CEO Network and Generation Acceleration to present The Crown Affair, an all-day immersive community experience celebrating Black hair and books in Wakefield on July 11. There were small business vendors promoting beauty products, wellness and cultural traditions, free braiding stations and inside the bookcafe was “The Beautiful Black Hair Show” —an art exhibit and sale celebrating Black hair through books, painting and sculpture.C
  
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