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• Column: The BX Factor applications are now open

  21-03-2025 15:46 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Bronx Economic Development Corporation debuted a pitch competition for innovative Bronx-based entrepreneurs in May 2024. It was a massive success, showing off the entrepreneurial spirit of the borough during Bronx Week, which is a time in which the many “bests” of the borough are highlighted.The BXEDC is proud to announce that the pitch competition will be part of Bronx Week again, this time hosted in BronxNet Studios on Thursday, May 8.Applications are open now through Friday, A
  
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• NYC Restaurant Week 2026: Best Deals, Menus, and Family-Friendly Spots

  03-02-2026 12:00 via newyorkfamily.com
  [caption id="attachment_417195" align="alignnone" width="822"] Getty[/caption]The Ultimate Parents’ Guide to NYC Restaurant Week 2026After a long, cold day, the last thing most of us want to do is cook, and that’s only one of the reasons why NYC Restaurant Week is so exciting. From Jan 20–Feb 12, NYC restaurants are offering 2-course lunches and 3-course dinners at $30, $45, and $60, which not only makes it easy to try new spots without overspending, but it also giv
  
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• MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor says Trump threat to strip federal funds over sanctuary city policies misses deadline

  02-02-2026 22:35 via amny.com
  Monday, Feb. 2, marked the 33rd day of Zohran Mamdani’s term as mayor. amNewYork is following Mamdani around his first 100 days in office as we closely track his progress on fulfilling campaign promises, appointing key leaders to government posts, and managing the city’s finances. Here’s a summary of what the mayor did today.A Trump administration threat to strip federal funding from states and cities with sanctuary policies has so far failed to materialize, Mayor Zohran Mamdan
  
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• Yankees star Jazz Chisholm Jr. invests in Bronx students with new computer lab at Community School 55

  02-02-2026 21:55 via bxtimes.com
  
  Jazz Chisholm Jr. and the Jazz Chisholm Foundation hosted a ribbon cutting unveiling a new computer lab at Community School 55, also known as the Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, in Morrisania. In 2023, Chisholm established the Jazz Chisholm Foundation, a nonprofit organization with the mission of providing meaningful opportunities for young athletes and their families from high need communities in Florida and the Bahamas. Chisholm said giving back to the community was important be
  
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• Photos: Theory 9 and New York Common Food Pantry hold food drive for community members

  02-02-2026 21:19 via bxtimes.com
  
  Theory 9 and the New York Common Food Pantry partnered to host their monthly community food drive for Bronx residents on Friday, Jan. 30, at Marie Curie High School, located at 120 W. 231st St.[caption id="attachment_139509" align="alignnone" width="1200"] The assortment of food made available at the January 2026 food drive from Theory 9 and the New York Common Food Pantry. Photo by Izaiah Zeek Barrow[/caption]Students from the school, along with volunteers, members of the Theory 9 team and comm
  
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• What’s happening | Black History Month, new art exhibits, Lunar New Year and more

  02-02-2026 21:07 via bxtimes.com
  
  Craft Corner: Black History Month Button MakingFriday, Feb. 6, 3:30-4:30 p.m.Morrisania Library, 610 E. 169 St.FreeChildren are invited to unleash their creativity as they design and create their own custom buttons inspired by Black history, culture and influential figures. We’ll provide all the materials and offer suggestions for themes, symbols and inspiring quotes by highlighting some of the wonderful books in our collection written and illustrated by Black creators. This hands-on progr
  
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• Extreme cold: Death toll rises to 16 in NYC, Mamdani said none lived in homeless encampments

  02-02-2026 20:15 via amny.com
  Sixteen people have died outdoors in New York City during the extended stretch of extreme cold, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Monday, as the city marked its 11th consecutive day of below-freezing temperatures.According to the mayor, preliminary findings show hypothermia played a role in 13 of the deaths, while three appear to be overdose-related. Final determinations are still pending from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. “Each of these lives lost is a tragedy,” Mamdani said. &l
  
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• An even bigger NYC subway system? Why transit experts say Mayor Mamdani should focus on that rather than fare-free buses

  02-02-2026 19:45 via amny.com
  New York ought to focus on vastly expanding the subway system rather than investing in fare-free buses, a group of policy experts argues in a new report.The report, titled A Better Billion, the NYU Marron Institute's Transit Costs Project, makes the case to Mayor Zohran Mamdani that filling out many empty patches of the MTA subway map would be a far better use of the estimated $1 billion-a-year it would take to fund his proposal to eliminate fares on city buses.It presents a vision for 12 separa
  
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• The Lehman Center for Performing Arts unveils their Spring 2026 lineup

  02-02-2026 18:07 via bxtimes.com
  
  From Salsa legends and gospel powerhouses, to disco classics and step dancing, the Lehman Center for Performing Arts is bringing global performances to the Bronx.Entering its 46th year, the Lehman Center returns this February with a packed Spring 2026 lineup showcasing legendary Latin artists, high-energy freestyle and R&B, gospel favorites and internationally acclaimed dance performances.Here’s a look at the lineup:REY RUIZ IN CONCERTSaturday, Feb. 14 at 8 p.m.Cuban salsa superstar br
  
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• NYC CRIME: Murders and shootings plummet to record-lows in January – but NYPD says rape and antisemitic crimes are up

  02-02-2026 18:00 via amny.com
  The new year of 2026 saw the “safest January ever” for gun violence, with the fewest murders, shootings, and shooting victims in recorded NYC history, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced on Monday.According to the NYPD’s latest crime statistics, the Big Apple saw 40 shootings and 47 victims from shootings, compared to the previous all-time lows of 50 and 56, set in 2025 and 2019, respectively. It is not just about incidents, law enforcement authorities said. Murders
  
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• Opinion | The fastest way to save lives overnight is one more firefighter

  02-02-2026 17:54 via bxtimes.com
  
  Fire companies across the Bronx find themselves in an increasingly dangerous situation. The demands of the job are at an all-time high, while staffing is at an all-time low. The average engine company in the Bronx responds to 5,298 calls per year, and several engines have eclipsed 7,000 runs across the borough.Between augmenting EMS, increased call volume, and the spate of high-risk fires stemming from a combination of aging buildings, increasingly extreme weather, and the proliferation of lithi
  
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• Bronx slashing suspect at large for attacking man following street argument

  02-02-2026 15:06 via amny.com
  Detectives in the Bronx are looking for the suspect who brutally slashed a man following a dispute on Sunday morning.Police said the attack happened in front of an apartment building at 385 East 144th St. in Mott Haven at about 10:18 a.m. on Feb. 1.According to law enforcement sources, the victim, a 35-year-old man, became embroiled in a verbal dispute with the suspect. The reason for the argument was not immediately disclosed.Cops said the beef turned bloody when the perpetrator pulled out a sh
  
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• Four-alarm Bronx fire leaves two injured, 30 residents left out in the bitter cold

  02-02-2026 15:05 via amny.com
  Fire marshals are investigating what sparked a four-alarm fire in the Bronx early on a frigid Monday morning that left two people injured and more than two dozen residents displaced.The Fire Department said the blaze broke out at about 12:20 a.m. on Feb. 2 at 1215 Grand Concourse in Highbridge.The first responding units from Division 6 arrived to find heavy fire emanating from a top-floor apartment of the five-story building. Amid the bitter cold and wind, the fire extended through the roof and
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Q&A with Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson on accomplishments and second term goals

  01-02-2026 15:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  Borough President Vanessa L.  Gibson was elected into office on November 2, 2021, serving over 1.3 million residents as the first woman and first African American to hold the office of the Bronx Borough President. A New York native, Gibson continues to serve the Bronx as she begins her second term.Gibson's inauguration is Feb. 1 from 3 p.m, to 6 p.m., at the Lehman College Performing Arts Center. Staff at the Bronx Times spoke with Gibson about her accomplishments during her first term, lik
  
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• BronxWorks announces renovation plans and community priorities at annual Legislative Breakfast

  30-01-2026 23:37 via bxtimes.com
  
  BronxWorks, one of the borough’s largest nonprofits, held its second annual Legislative Breakfast on Jan. 30 and outlined plans for renovations of the Carolyn McLaughlin Community Center under a new $7.5 million investment from elected officials. The planned work will improve accessibility at the historic building’s front entrance, upgrade heating and cooling systems, add an elevator, reconstruct the lobby, renovate the second-floor restrooms and more.BronxWorks executives and s
  
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• Still digging out: Mamdani says city has cleared mounds of snow from 100% of bus stops with shelters, days after winter storm

  30-01-2026 20:45 via amny.com
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday said thousands of city workers and contractors have made a significant dent in clearing the 8 to 15 inches of snow that buried the Big Apple on Sunday from city bus stops and crosswalks.Hizzoner, during an unrelated Jan. 30 news conference, said municipal workers have removed snow from 12,986 out of the city's roughly 14,000 bus stops — about 92% of stops overall and 100% of the 3,400 with shelters — since the blizzard on Sunday. He added they have also
  
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• Grenada weighs pact to accept non-national deportees

  30-01-2026 16:55 via caribbeanlife.com
  Grenada’s government has published the draft of a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. to accept deportees who are unwilling to return home or whose native countries refuse to welcome them back.Made available late Thursday, the agreement is described as a non-binding arrangement. Either party can alter it by giving written notice. The agreement can also be terminated at any time with advance notice.In the MOU's details, Grenada appears to have succeeded in inserting a key clause. It r
  
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• ‘Even if you have your own home, it can kill you’: Evergreen Gardens tenants detail dangerous living conditions

  29-01-2026 23:52 via bxtimes.com
  
  When Eliezer Hernandez moved into an apartment at Evergreen Gardens with his girlfriend this past December, he didn’t expect one of their two bathrooms to become a room he tried to keep closed due to fears for their safety.This is just one of many stories of families living in conditions cited in a state audit released Jan. 16 by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, which found mold, water damage and other hazardous conditions at Evergreen Gardens, a Mitchell-Lama development in Soundview.Da
  
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• Legal Services NYC appoints Maribel Martinez-Gunter as Project Director of Bronx Legal Services

  29-01-2026 23:39 via bxtimes.com
  
  Legal Services NYC announced the appointment of Maribel Martinez-Gunter as the Project Director of Bronx Legal Services, the largest provider of free civil legal services in the borough.Martinez-Gunter, a longtime Bronx resident, has spent more than 18 years with Legal Services NYC. She began her career at Legal Services NYC as a staff attorney before going on to lead the organization’s Family Law and Immigration Unit in their Manhattan office for more than a decade“We are here to en
  
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• City Council enacts sweeping street vendor reform package after overriding last of Mayor Adams’ vetoes

  29-01-2026 23:15 via amny.com
  The City Council enacted three bills on Thursday that advocates say will revolutionize street vending in New York City, weeks after former Mayor Eric Adams vetoed them on his last day in office.The Street Vendor Reform Package, consisting of Intros 431-B, 408 and 1251, are now set to shorten administrative delays and expand the cap by allowing the City to grant a potential 10,700 new general vending licenses in 2027 and adding 2,200 supervisory licenses available for food ven
  
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• The Knowledge House builds a pipeline of tech talent rooted in the Bronx

  29-01-2026 19:31 via caribbeanlife.com
  In the heart of the Bronx, New York, where immigrant families and working-class communities have long faced barriers to opportunity, Jerilyn Rodriguez-Williams is working to ensure residents are included in the digital economy. Her efforts are making a notable difference in the area.Rodriguez-Williams is the co-founder and CEO of The Knowledge House (TKH), a nonprofit organization founded in 2014. Its mission is to empower and sustain a pipeline of technologists and digital leaders who uplift th
  
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• Opinion | In a housing crisis, New Yorkers deserve clear Co-op application rules

  29-01-2026 18:31 via bxtimes.com
  
  New York City is facing a severe housing and affordability crisis. In such a constrained environment, every part of our housing system must operate efficiently, fairly, and transparently. Yet for too long, one major pathway to homeownership — the cooperative apartment purchase process — has operated with little structure and virtually no accountability.That is precisely the gap the City Council sought to address through my bill, Intro 1120 — and why it is critical that the Coun
  
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• Bronx Council Members Eric Dinowitz and Shirley Aldebol visit picket line as Nurses Strike enters week three

  29-01-2026 15:44 via bxtimes.com
  
  Two Bronx City Council members, Eric Dinowitz of District 11 and Shirley Adlebol of District 13, joined nurses on the picket line outside Montefiore on Wednesday, marking Day 17 of the largest nursing strike in city history. Since the strike began, NYSNA nurses at Montefiore have demanded increased protections against workplace violence and lower staffing ratios, especially in the emergency department. Some have also called out hospital leadership for what they called corporate greed and di
  
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• Homeless man in Bronx booked for sparking deadly high-rise fire and explosion that displaced 175 people

  29-01-2026 14:32 via amny.com
  A homeless man was booked in the Bronx on Wednesday for setting off a massive four-alarm fire inside an apartment building that left one person dead, 15 others injured and more than 175 residents displaced.Samuel Calderon, 55, faces murder, manslaughter, and a host of other charges for his alleged role in igniting the inferno within the Boston Secor Houses at 3475 Bivona St. in Eastchester just before 12:30 a.m. on Jan. 24. The fire sparked an explosion on the 15th and 16th floors, damaging
  
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• Dominican table tennis star Yasiris Ortiz brings her talents to “Marty Supreme” and NYC schools

  28-01-2026 23:50 via bxtimes.com
  
  The new movie “Marty Supreme” shone an unexpected spotlight on table tennis — but that light never faded for champion player Yasiris Ortiz of the north Bronx, who fell in love with the sport at age 8 and won her first tournament a year later. To Ortiz, a 28-year-old Dominican immigrant, table tennis has become a launchpad for finding community here in New York City. In addition to her professional play, she successfully launched an after-school program and a brand-new nonp
  
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• Housing lottery underway for 40 affordable units in Morris Heights, rent starts at $723

  28-01-2026 23:35 via bxtimes.com
  
  Sign up for our weekly email newsletter to stay updated on the latest housing lotteries in New York City.An affordable housing lottery is in progress for 40 units in a 12-story residential building at 29 Featherbed Ln. in Morris Heights.The structure has 160 total housing units, of which 120 are at market rate. Of the 40 affordable units set aside, 16 of them are intended for those earning 40% of the area median income and with an asset limit of $64,800, while the other 24 are for thos
  
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• NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi | North Central Bronx appoint new chiefs of urology and neurosurgery

  28-01-2026 23:32 via bxtimes.com
  
  NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi | North Central Bronx announced the appointments of new Chief of Urology Grace Hyun, MD, and new Chief of Neurosurgery Nassir Mansour, MD, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, with both of the appointments having become effective on Jan. 1.Dr. Hyun, who took over the position from Dr. Judy Siegel, previously served as the Director of Pediatric Urology at NYU Langone, where she was also an Associate Professor. After graduating from Cornell University, she completed her Urology res
  
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• Housing lottery running for four units in Belmont residential building, rent starts at $2,525

  28-01-2026 23:31 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 a housing lottery for four units at 2305 Belmont Ave. in Belmont.The building has 12 total residences, of which 8 are at market rate. The four units set aside are each intended for those earning 130% of the area median income and with an asset limit of $210,600.Three of the apartments set aside are one-bedroom units. These units can accommodate up to three
  
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• Three NYC Health + Hospitals locations awarded for outstanding care to patients with high-consequence infectious diseases

  28-01-2026 21:31 via qns.com
  NYC Health + Hospitals announced that three of its acute care hospitals have been named as recipients of the Level 2 Special Pathogen Treatment and Network Development (STAND) Award from the National Special Pathogen System (NSPS) on Thursday, Jan. 15.The three locations to earn this award were NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst in Queens, NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi in the Bronx and NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem in Manhattan. Receiving this designation formally recognizes these facilities as NSP
  
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• Former Country Club convent to be redeveloped into three-story apartment building

  28-01-2026 14:20 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Sisters Servants of Mary convent in the Country Club neighborhood of the Bronx is in the process of being sold and redeveloped into a three-story apartment building with eighty-two units and eighty-two parking spaces.While the city’s Automated City Register Information System has not listed documents indicating the sale has been finalized, the permit lists Steven Westreich, president of Westbridge Realty Group, as the new property owner of the 58,000-square-foot site.The Bronx Times pr
  
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