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• Grubhub launches grants to help restaurants reduce stove emissions

  13-05-2024 20:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  Recently-announced grants totaling $500,000 will help New York City restaurant owners tackle an important but costly challenge — making their spaces more eco-friendly. 
  The Grubhub Community Fund and the Greg Hill Foundation’s Restaurant Strong Fund have teamed up to award up to $5,000 to independent restaurants that need to renovate to comply with new Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) rules requiring city restaurants to reduce carbon emissions.
  Although the grant may
  
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• CM Stevens hosts foster youth for all-day City Hall event

  08-06-2024 00:35 via bxtimes.com
  
  On June 6, City Council Member Althea Stevens hosted a group of 14 youth currently and formerly in foster care for a day of advocacy and learning at City Hall.
  “I was excited to do it,” said Stevens, who serves as chair of the Committee on Children and Youth, which has jurisdiction over the Administration for Children’s Services.
  She told the Bronx Times that much of her work involves wrangling various agencies — the Department of Education, Administration for Children&rs
  
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• Bronx Brewery, Subway Creatures and Tavern 29 collaborate on exclusive summer beer

  07-06-2024 21:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  If you’re looking for a great summer drink for rooftop and patio season — but something you can’t get just anywhere — get your hands on Turnstile Hops, an exclusive collaboration between the Bronx Brewery, Tavern 29 in lower Manhattan and the founder of the wildly popular Instagram account Subway Creatures. 
  The beer was a meeting of the minds between Cara Tallon, owner of Tavern 29, and Rick McGuire, who founded Subway Creatures, as well as WhatIsNewYork, WhatNYWear
  
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• Empire City Casino honored with Community Service Award at annual Imagine Gala

  07-06-2024 17:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts on June 5 was honored with the Community Service Award from United Way of Westchester and Putnam Valley in recognition of Empire City’s unwavering commitment to giving back to local communities across Westchester County. The prestigious award was presented by Marsha Gordon, president and CEO of the Business Council of Westchester, at United Way’s eighth annual Imagine Gala with hundreds of supporters in attendance.
   
  
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• Harley rider killed after colliding with tractor trailer in Bronx hit-and-run

  07-06-2024 15:30 via amny.com
  
  A motorcyclist is dead after being hit by a tractor trailer, which drove off afterward, as well as another vehicle in the Bronx on Wednesday night. 
  Police said at around 9:06 p.m. on June 5, 35-year-old Frederick Hall of the Bronx was riding his 2002 Harley-Davidson motorcycle westbound on the Cross Bronx Expressway in between the right and center lanes at the 3rd Avenue exit when the driver of an unknown tractor trailer struck the bike. 
  Hall then lost control of the two-wheeler and
  
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• Kingsbridge Heights neighbors remember Bronxites who died of COVID

  07-06-2024 15:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  The neighbors of Kingsbridge Heights met on Saturday, June 1, to remember those who died of COVID. The ceremony was held in front of three redbud trees planted two years ago at the corner of University and Reservoir Avenues in Kingsbridge Heights.
  Funds for the trees were raised at the James Baldwin Outdoor Learning center’s community Farmer’s Market at Dewitt Clinton High School. The choir from the nearby Celia Cruz high school of music sang at the service.
  Deacon Wilson Martinez of
  
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• Preston High School celebrates Class of 2024

  07-06-2024 14:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Preston High School’s Class of 2024 graduates gathered with family, friends, faculty and staff on Saturday, June 1, to commemorate graduation.
  Council Member Amanda Farías was this year’s Distinguished Alumna and received a gift from the Board of Trustees. The class of 2024 received their diplomas and awards, moved their tassels to the left,and shared one final moment together as they tossed their caps in the air in celebration of all their accomplishments. Collectively, this
  
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• PHOTOS | The Bronx Community Foundation Inaugural Gala

  06-06-2024 22:37 via bxtimes.com
  
  Derrick Lewis, co-founder of Bronx Community Foundation, speaks during a gala hosted by Bronx Community Foundation at Bally’s Golf Links at Ferry Point on Wednesday, June 5, 2024.Photo Paul Frangipane
  The Bronx Community Foundation is the borough’s first community foundation created by and for the people of the Bronx. Organizers put on the Inaugural Gala and Asset Awards in support of the foundation’s mission to end inequity and build sustainable futures for all Bronxites.Photo
  
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• Bronx Children’s Museum unveils ‘The Book Bodega,’ borough’s first dedicated bookshop for kids

  06-06-2024 21:15 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Bronx Children’s Museum on June 4 unveiled “The Book Bodega,” the first-ever dedicated children’s bookshop in the Bronx. The museum, which originally opened in December 2022, “aims to ignite curiosity, foster creativity and inspire a lifelong passion for learning through immersive STEAM experiences, preparing children for future success.”
  John Boudreau, the museum’s director of marketing and communications, said that they are excited to offer this bo
  
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• Legal Hand Bronx hosts housing justice workshop

  06-06-2024 20:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Legal Hand Bronx on May 29 hosted a housing justice technology workshop titled “Just Fix,” named after the nonprofit that builds free tools for tenants to exercise their rights to a livable home.
  The workshop, held at the new Legal Hand Bronx location at 3213A Third Ave., featured a presentation from Andrianelys Parra, Legal Hand Bronx’s program associate, who spoke to attendees about the ways that they can exercise their rights as tenants. Attendees were shown on the Just Fix
  
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• Rivera’s day care inspection bill passes Senate, moves to Assembly

  06-06-2024 19:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  Legislation that would require additional inspection for home day care centers passed in the state Senate this week, nearly nine months after a baby was killed from fentanyl exposure in a Bronx day care center. 
  State Sen. Gustavo Rivera — who represents the Bronx’s 33rd Senatorial District where the fatal overdose occurred — announced that his daycare inspection bill had passed unanimously 60-0 in the Senate on June 4 and will next move through the state Assembly before i
  
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• New York Landmark’s Conservancy presents Woodlawn Cemetery with prestigious Chairman’s Award

  06-06-2024 19:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Woodlawn Cemetery & Conservancy was presented with the Chairman’s Award at The New York Landmarks Conservancy annual luncheon held at the Metropolitan Club, NYC.  The New York Landmarks Conservancy inaugurated the Chairman’s Award in 1988 to recognize exceptional individuals, organizations, and businesses that have demonstrated their dedication to protecting New York’s architectural legacy.
  
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• AARP delivers 4,000 letters to Assembly Speaker Heastie’s Bronx office, urging passage of drug importation bill

  06-06-2024 18:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) on Wednesday, June 5, delivered over 4,000 letters from AARP New York members to State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie’s Bronx office on East Gun Hill Road. The organization is urging Heastie to put Rx Importation Bill A. 7954 to a vote in the Assembly before the end of the scheduled legislative session on Thursday. 
  The proposed bill would create a wholesale prescription drug importation program that complies with federal standards and
  
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• Motorist fatally strikes man attempting to cross Major Deegan

  06-06-2024 17:52 via bxtimes.com
  
  A driver on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx fatally struck a man trying to cross the busy highway on Tuesday, police reported.
  Officers from the 46th Precinct responded to a 911 call of a car accident involving a pedestrian struck at the southbound Major Deegan at West Tremont Avenue at approximately 2:37 a.m. on June 4.
  When officers arrived, they found a man lying on the roadway with trauma throughout his body. Responding EMS pronounced the man dead at the scene. Police were
  
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• 2024 MLB Power Rankings 10.0 (Week of June 2): Phillies, Yankees duking it out for top spot

  06-06-2024 17:35 via amny.com
  
  Please welcome the New York Yankees to the top spot of amNewYork’s MLB power rankings as the local side continues to club its opposition into submission.
  Overtaking an equally hot Phillies team that boasts the same MLB-best record as them, the Yankees’ claim of being a legitimate World Series contender is crystal clear and it is only June. 
  Don’t mind the gap between them and the other New York club across town.
  2024 MLB Power Rankings 10.0New York Yankees (Previous #2):&n
  
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• Cold case solved: Ohio man nabbed for killing Bronx mom in 2005

  06-06-2024 16:45 via amny.com
  
  After nearly two decades, police say they finally caught the suspect who killed a Bronx woman in her home on the eve of Thanksgiving 2005. 
  According to law enforcement officials, police arrested James Devore, 54, on Wednesday for killing his ex-girlfriend, 28-year-old Erica Robinson, on Nov. 23, 2005. 
  Authorities first reported that Devore was arrested within the confines of the 50th Precinct in the Bronx, but later said he was apprehended in Ohio. 
  Devore, whose address is list
  
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• Mott Haven filmmaker relishes opportunity to make movies

  06-06-2024 14:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  Mott Haven resident Priscilla Alvarez struggled growing up in the South Bronx. There were nights she only had rice for dinner, or her mother couldn’t afford to pay rent.
  Alvarez, 37, used her love of films to escape poverty and the outside world. Her mom, Ninoska Bugos, raised Alvarez and her sister Ninoska, 41, in Mott Haven. She is close with both of them and credits Burgos for allowing her to explore her passion for the big screen.
  She and her sister would listen to Selena as kids and u
  
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• Destination Tomorrow continues to expand with new DC location

  05-06-2024 23:07 via gaycitynews.com
  
  After opening an Atlanta location in 2022, the Bronx-based LGBTQ center and non-profit Destination Tomorrow is continuing to expand its footprint with a new space in Washington, DC.
  Since 2009, Destination Tomorrow has played an important role in New York City’s LGBTQ community — with offerings ranging from healthcare services to wellness groups to career resources — at its main hub at 452 E. 149th Street in the Bronx. Destination Tomorrow’s Bronx location has also been u
  
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• Cops investigate fatal stabbing in Soundview

  05-06-2024 21:55 via bxtimes.com
  
  Police in the Bronx are investigating a deadly stabbing near an apartment building early on Wednesday morning.
  Officers from the 43rd Precinct responded to a 911 call about a person stabbed at approximately 2:39 a.m. on June 5 in front of 945 Underhill Ave. in Soundview.
  When officers arrived, they found a man, whose age is unknown at this time, bloodied and with a stab wound to the chest, law enforcement sources said.
  EMS  brought the victim to NYC Health and Hospitals/Jacob
  
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• Summer fun 2024: Check out outdoor music in the Bronx

  05-06-2024 20:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  What says summertime in the Bronx like outdoor music? Catch an outdoor show or recital in the Boogie Down this summer.
  Below is a list of some of the outdoor music shows people can enjoy this season.
  NYC Parks Free Summer Concerts June 19: Juneteenth Celebration in the Van Cortlandt House Museum lawn from 6 to 7:30 p.m.Music and spoken word, as well as a procession with drums to the Enslaved African Burial Ground for a libation ceremony
  June 26: The Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital at the
  
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• NYC Crime: Murders and burglaries decrease; e-bikes and scooters contribute to rise in assaults, robberies

  05-06-2024 20:00 via amny.com
  
  Major crimes in NYC including murder, burglary and grand larceny were down in May compared to the same month last year, the NYPD announced on Wednesday.
  Robbery and felony assaults continue to surge, due in large part to offenders fleeing crime scenes on illegal e-bikes and similar vehicles, according to the NYPD report of June 5. 
  Straphangers can rest easy though, as the department reported a continued reduction in transit crime, which dropped another 10.6% in May. Crime in the nation&rsq
  
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• NYC Parks plants most trees since 2018, with emphasis on city’s hottest neighborhoods

  05-06-2024 19:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  As the summer heat begins, NYC Parks announced it has planted over 15,000 new trees during fiscal year 2024, with 3,000 more projected to be planted by July. 
  The city has increased its tree plantings three years in a row toward the city’s goal of 30% canopy coverage, according to the Parks Department. Currently, about 22% of the city has coverage — and some of the new plantings were strategically located in hot spots in the Bronx and across the city. 
  “Trees are a cr
  
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• Montefiore Health Systems earn national recognition for environmental sustainability

  05-06-2024 19:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Montefiore Health System received national recognition for environmental sustainability on Wednesday, June 5. Bronx and Lower Westchester hospital campuses earned the Practice Greenhealth’s Partner for Change Awards for energy and sustainability leadership. 
  Achievements to this recognition include Montefiore’s 30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions since 2007, diverting 40,000 pounds of single-use medical devices from landfills, cleaning up parks and planting trees in partne
  
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• What’s Happening | New York Philharmonic, Bronx River Sounds and more!

  05-06-2024 18:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx River Art Center: Friday art workshop
  Bronx River Art Center
  Friday, June 7, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m
  Tickets: $15
  Let your creativity come alive at the Bronx River Art Center! Arts sessions take place within the open-space studio and are open to anyone ages 12 and above. Join artist Ransome as participants are guided in abstract collage-making. 
  To find more information and to reserve your spot, visit eventbrite.com/e/bracs-spring-2024-friday-art-workshops-registration-860186459857.
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• Driver on Bronx expressway fatally strikes man attempting to cross: cops

  05-06-2024 17:30 via amny.com
  
  A driver on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx fatally struck a man trying to cross the busy highway on Tuesday, police reported.
  Officers from the 46th Precinct responded to a 911 call of a car accident involving a pedestrian struck at the southbound Major Deegan at West Tremont Avenue at approximately 2:37 a.m. on June 4.When officers arrived, they found a man lying on the roadway with trauma throughout his body. Responding EMS pronounced the man dead at the scene. Police were unable to
  
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• Bronx students headed to top-choice colleges following tour of HBCUs

  05-06-2024 17:15 via bxtimes.com
  
  Two Bronx students are soon heading to their dream colleges following a special tour that brought them to nine historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in less than a week. 
  The tour, which spans Maryland to Georgia, is a way to “get kids out of New York City and show something other than the concrete jungle,” said Harry Watson, who attended the tour as a high school student and leads the tours for young people today. 
  Ryan Logan of White Plains will attend Wins
  
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• Man found stabbed to death in the Bronx: Cops investigate

  05-06-2024 15:35 via amny.com
  
  Police in the Bronx are investigating a deadly stabbing near an apartment building early on Wednesday morning. 
  Officers from the 43rd Precinct responded to a 911 call about a person stabbed at approximately 2:39 a.m. on June 5 in front of 945 Underhill Ave. in Soundview. 
  When officers arrived, they found a man, whose age is unknown at this time, bloodied and with a stab wound to the chest, law enforcement sources said.
  EMS  brought the victim to NYC Health and Hospitals/Jacobi w
  
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• Op-Ed | NYC summer safety: Enjoy NYC more this summer thanks to additional lifeguards and new cooling centers

  04-06-2024 23:00 via amny.com
  
  Last weekend, we unofficially kicked off the summer in New York City during Memorial Day weekend. Our beaches are open for the season, and our public pools will open June 27. New York City has so much to see and do that people forget that this is a beach town, with two of the best beaches in the entire country just a subway ride away!
  We want to make sure summer in the city is fun and safe, no matter what the weather conditions. That’s why we are hitting the ground running this season, wit
  
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• City Council seeks expansion of Fair Fares transit discount to 650,000 more New Yorkers: report

  04-06-2024 21:30 via amny.com
  
  The City Council’s proposed expansion of the Fair Fares half-priced MetroCard would benefit some 650,000 additional low-income New Yorkers, a new report finds.
  About 950,000 New Yorkers are currently eligible for Fair Fares, though only about a third of them are actually signed up for the benefit, according to a new report from the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA (PCAC), a transit advocacy group.
  Still, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers who struggle to make ends meet ca
  
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• MASC Hospitality Group works to revitalize Fordham Plaza after years of neglect

  04-06-2024 21:07 via bxtimes.com
  
  Fordham Plaza, a space long abandoned and isolated, is undergoing revitalization efforts and becoming a vibrant new community hub thanks to Marco Sharma, founder and owner of MASC Hospitality Group (MHG).
  MHG is an events company that produces and promotes the Bronx, Brooklyn, Uptown, Long Island, Latin, and Vegan Night Markets. Street Eats Foundation is the nonprofit arm of MHG that supports up and coming entrepreneurs within the food and market industry.
  Several community-informed initiatives,
  
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