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• Mamdani takes City Hall tech for a spin with five new ‘PIT crews’ to improve digital tools

  13-07-2026 22:30 via amny.com
  
  At a Coney Island go-kart track on Monday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled a City Hall “pit crew” intended to keep government technology from sputtering in the slow lane.After a couple of laps, Hizzoner announced the launch of five teams of technologists tasked with quickly turning his policy agenda into working digital tools, beginning with an online portal that will help the city enforce its new Click to Cancel protections.The administration will hire 30 full-time employees across fo
  
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• Just in time for Summer Open Streets, NYC DOT unveils permanent safety upgrades on Decatur Avenue

  16-07-2026 22:21 via bxtimes.com
  
  The New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) recently completed a roadway safety project at Decatur Avenue between East 194th and 195th Streets, just in time for summer activities.The Kingsbridge Heights project, developed with community input, included a mid-block concrete curb extension with raised crosswalk and new crossing signage, as well as green plants and flowers. Painted curb extensions were installed to slow traffic and shorten the crossing distances for pedestrians, and th
  
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• Tracey Towers residents demand more oversight of Mitchell-Lama housing after proposed 31% rent hike

  16-07-2026 21:39 via bxtimes.com
  
  Tracey Towers tenants urged City Council members Wednesday to strengthen oversight of Mitchell-Lama housing after their Bronx development was hit with a proposed 30.58% rent increase that residents say follows years of deteriorating conditions and deferred maintenance.The testimony came during a City Council oversight hearing examining the affordability of the Mitchell-Lama program and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development's role in monitoring the financial health of the city's
  
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• Mamdani raises $301K in a month for 2029 reelection, opts out of NYC matching-funds program

  16-07-2026 21:15 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani raised about $301,000 during the opening month of his 2029 reelection campaign and has decided not to participate in New York City’s public matching-funds program — allowing him to accept larger donations and spend without the limits imposed on participating candidates.Mamdani’s first campaign finance filing of the election cycle lists 5,874 contributors, with an average contribution of $52, according to the city's Campaign Finance Board.The campaign report
  
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• Air quality alert: NYC handing out free KN95 masks as smoke from Canadian wildfires reaches unhealthy levels

  16-07-2026 17:25 via amny.com
  
  Nope, that's not your usual summer haze — that's Canada's wildfire smoke still lingering.New York City is still under an Air Quality Advisory due to Canadian wildfire smoke, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching Level Red - Unhealthy (between 151-200) on Thursday morning. The advisory is due to continue through 11:59 p.m. tonight.Due to the air quality issues, the city is handing out free KN95 masks at select locations throughout the Five Boroughs, including at over 200 libraries, all
  
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• DJ shot to death in Bronx neighborhood with surge of murders this year

  16-07-2026 17:10 via amny.com
  
  Detectives in the Bronx are investigating the death of a DJ who was fatally shot near a nightclub early on Thursday morning in an area where murder rates have surged this year.Officers from the 46th Precinct were called to a report of an assault in front 2362 Jerome Ave., the M Lounge Restaurant, at around 4:26 a.m. on July 16.When they arrived at the scene, officers found a 29-year-old man lying on the street with a gunshot wound to his head. EMS pronounced the victim dead at the location.
  
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• Mamdani unveils 23 NYC rental proposals, including credit-check reforms, tenant unions and tiny elevators

  16-07-2026 06:01 via amny.com
  
  Tiny elevators in walk-ups. Formal recognition for tenant unions. A rethink of credit checks and the widely used requirement that apartment seekers earn 40 times the monthly rent.Those are among 23 proposals in a new roadmap released Thursday by the Mamdani administration, aimed at changing how New York City renters find apartments, report unsafe conditions, and confront landlords who fail to make repairs.The 67-page “Rental Ripoff Recap” grew out of five boroughwide hearings Mayor Z
  
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• Mamdani lays out 23 proposals to reshape renting in NYC

  16-07-2026 06:01 via amny.com
  
  Tiny elevators in walk-ups. Formal recognition for tenant unions. A rethink of credit checks and the widely used requirement that apartment seekers earn 40 times the monthly rent.Those are among 23 proposals in a new roadmap released Thursday by the Mamdani administration, aimed at changing how New York City renters find apartments, report unsafe conditions, and confront landlords who fail to make repairs.The 67-page “Rental Ripoff Recap” grew out of five boroughwide hearings held be
  
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• New federal Rikers remediation manager issues first report with deadlines for improving ‘unconstitutional’ jail

  16-07-2026 00:30 via amny.com
  
  The court-appointed federal oversight official tasked with fixing the failings of New York City’s infamous Rikers Island jail complex issued his first report on Tuesday, detailing a month-by-month plan to resolve the safety and legal issues identified by a landmark 2015 lawsuit.Nicholas Deml, appointed in January by U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain to help restructure Rikers to ensure its conditions comply with the U.S. Constitution, wrote in his first report that a lot sti
  
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• Bronx drug bust: Massive fentanyl operation in Fordham forces evacuation of daycare centers

  15-07-2026 23:45 via amny.com
  
  An alleged fentanyl packaging and distribution operation in the Bronx was dismantled after investigators recovered 4.5 kilos (nearly 10 pounds) of the suspected drug from an apartment above two daycare centers, authorities announced on Wednesday. A short-term investigation into the operation led authorities to recover the dangerous narcotic inside an apartment at 2075 Morris Ave., a five-story residential apartment building in Fordham.Antonio Cabrera, 62, of NYC, was charged with first-degr
  
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• Officials break ground on NYC’s first public school ‘food forest’ in the Bronx

  15-07-2026 23:05 via bxtimes.com
  
  After a multi-year effort, elected officials broke ground on the city’s first public school “food forest” at the Adlai Stevenson Educational Campus on July 15. One year of work has already been completed to transform the former garden and apple orchard behind the Soundview campus into a 46,000-square-foot forest ecosystem where students will engage in hands-on learning about food systems, climate, sustainability, nutrition and more. Next, work proceeds to the capital
  
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• NYC DOE worker and husband busted in $170,000 Bronx school cash scam: DA

  15-07-2026 19:00 via amny.com
  
  A husband and wife team was sentenced for their roles in a scheme that defrauded the NYC Department of Education (DOE) of more than $170,000 through fraudulent purchase orders and invoices, according to the Bronx District Attorney’s office on Tuesday.Darcel Clark, the borough’s district attorney, said that Rusnelly Clase, 42, was sentenced to six months in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision. Meanwhile, her husband, Justin Echevarria, 38, was sentenced to five y
  
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• Bronx subway shover sought for random attack on straphanger, pushing him head-first toward oncoming D train

  15-07-2026 17:00 via amny.com
  
  Police in the Bronx are on the hunt for a maniac who pushed a straphanger into an oncoming train in a random assault last month.The NYPD released images Wednesday of the suspect wanted for the heinous attack, which occurred at around 2:20 p.m. on June 27 at the Fordham Road station on the D line near Grand Concourse.Law enforcement sources said the victim, a 47-year-old man, was standing on the platform waiting for a Manhattan-bound D train when the suspect approached him and pushed him without
  
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• Mamdani moves forward on stalled Bronx busway, kicks off public engagement for slew of Brooklyn bus projects

  15-07-2026 14:38 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani is wasting no time in moving forward on his freshly released "Next Stop" plan for making city buses faster — announcing Wednesday that he is greenlighting several projects included in the roadmap.Chief among those undertakings will be the Bronx's first busway on Tremont Avenue. Mamdani's office said it would begin work this fall on the project, which had been shelved last year by former Mayor Eric Adams' administration.The mayor also revealed that his administration wi
  
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• The 9th annual Latin American Foto Festival at the Bronx Documentary Center aims ‘for our Latino community to see themselves’

  15-07-2026 01:11 via bxtimes.com
  
  A variety of new indoor and outdoor photography installations have hit the Bronx, designed to highlight various stories and issues unique to Latin American countries and communities within the broader Latino diaspora.The 9th annual Latin American Foto Festival opened July 9 at the Bronx Documentary Center (BDC), with a reception led by Education Director Ricardo J. Partida that included a walk-through at the BDC's main building at 614 Courtlandt Ave, the Annex building and the surrounding blocks
  
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• CityLax helps bring lacrosse to more Bronx students as the sport gains momentum in the borough

  14-07-2026 21:56 via bxtimes.com
  
  Even in a city famous for the Knicks and Yankees, the next big sport in the Bronx could be lacrosse, thanks to the nonprofit CityLax.Founded in 2005, the organization has worked with 20,000 students at 70 NYC public schools, including several KIPP charter schools in the Bronx. With support from USA Lacrosse, the sport’s governing body, CityLax is introducing thousands of kids to the sport each year. Bronx Field Director Ryan Garling said he now regularly sees kids carrying lacrosse st
  
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• NYC Restaurant Week Summer 2026: 15 Manhattan Restaurants Families Should Try

  14-07-2026 19:59 via newyorkfamily.com
  
  [caption id="attachment_425876" align="alignnone" width="568"] Getty Images[/caption]NYC Restaurant Week is back for summer, giving families another chance to try some of the city’s best restaurants at prix-fixe prices. We’ve updated our guide with this season’s participating restaurants, including easy family dinners, Broadway-friendly spots, and places worth saving for a special occasion.At a Glance: NYC Restaurant Week runs July 20–August 16, 2026 Prix-fixe menus are a
  
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• NYC Restaurant Week 2026 Is Almost Here: 15 Family-Friendly Restaurants to Book Now

  14-07-2026 19:59 via newyorkfamily.com
  
  [caption id="attachment_425876" align="alignnone" width="568"] Getty Images[/caption]NYC Restaurant Week is back for summer, giving families another chance to try some of the city’s best restaurants at prix-fixe prices. We’ve updated our guide with this season’s participating restaurants, including easy family dinners, Broadway-friendly spots, and places worth saving for a special occasion.At a Glance: NYC Restaurant Week runs July 20–August 16, 2026 Prix-fixe menus are a
  
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• City officials expand pre-K special education programs in time for new school year

  14-07-2026 18:15 via amny.com
  
  Five special education programs will expand into the city’s pre-K classrooms for the first this fall, city officials announced on Tuesday.Through a $67.5 million investment, the expansion will make available the city’s Nest, Horizon, AIMS, Path and ACES programs in 14 school districts across the five boroughs.“Making pre-K truly universal means that no family has to go without just because their child needs a little extra help. And it means that having an Individualized Educati
  
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• The Speaker’s Corner: A budget that delivers affordability, stability, and opportunity

  14-07-2026 13:00 via amny.com
  
  The City Council has passed our annual budget – a milestone that occurs every year before the first of July. We started this process back in January, and after ensuring that we won’t raise property taxes nor will we raid the Rainy-Day fund, it all came to a head last week. After six months of negotiations, I’m extremely proud to share that the Council and the Mayor have agreed on a budget that supports our most vulnerable New Yorkers, strengthens the services they rel
  
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• Bronx poet Wilfredo Laracuente awarded prize by the Mayor’s office for poem on life after incarceration

  14-07-2026 01:46 via bxtimes.com
  
  While serving a 20-year prison sentence, Wilfredo Laracuente spent his time preparing for the life he hoped to build after his release, earning college degrees and discovering a passion for writing that would ultimately reshape his future.Now, the Soundview native is being recognized for that transformation. Laracuente was recently named one of three winners of the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice "Next Verse: Voices for Change" poetry contest, earning a $500 prize for his response to the prom
  
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• What’s happening | Dance at the Andrew Freedman Home, canoeing, a summer job fair and more

  13-07-2026 22:33 via bxtimes.com
  
  Boots in The Boogie Down!Friday, July 17, 6-9 p.m.Andrew Freedman Home, 1125 Grand ConcourseFreeSummer is here and Freedman Fridays at the historic Andrew Freedman Home are B-A-C-K! This time we are doing things a little different. We are excited to dance real smooth and turn the dancefloor out. Join for some good ole line-dancing with DJ Danny as your host.For more information, visit eventbrite.com/e/boots-in-the-boogie-down-tickets-1992850325971. Caribeando Community Music and Dance Works
  
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• Van Cortlandt Park dog run renamed after community advocate Kathleen Duffy Corrigan

  13-07-2026 22:22 via bxtimes.com
  
  The dog run at Oneida Ave. and Van Cortlandt Park East, now bears the name of longtime resident Kathleen Duffy Corrigan, who advocated for the creation of the space to benefit the human and canine residents of Woodlawn. A July 13 ceremony to rename the Oneida Dog Run, opened in 2018, was held in honor of Corrigan, a Woodlawn resident since the 1970s who died from cancer in 2022. Elected officials and family members remembered her as having endless compassion for both animals and people.&nbs
  
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• Decomposing bodies found in Bronx apartment after foul odor prompts 911 call

  13-07-2026 19:35 via amny.com
  
  Authorities are investigating after two decomposing bodies were discovered inside a Bronx apartment late Sunday night.The gruesome discovery came at about 11:35 p.m. on July 12 after officers from the 47th Precinct were called to 4065 Carpenter Ave. in Wakefield. The cops came after receiving a report of a foul odor coming from an apartment. Upon arrival, officers discovered two unknown people heavily decomposed. Police were not immediately able to report their ages or gender and they remai
  
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• Jay-Z Yankee Stadium concert delayed for several hours amid lockdown triggered by crowds rushing security

  13-07-2026 19:15 via amny.com
  
  Jay-Z famously sang about having "99 Problems." On Sunday night, he had a hundredth one: crowd control.The July 12 Jay-Z concert at Yankee Stadium was delayed by more than five hours due to waves of people, who were not ticket holders, storming into the venue past paying attendees.The incident unfolded Sunday night when hundreds of people rushed past ticket holders at several stadium entrances, breaching security in some cases, according to the New York Yankees, Jay-Z's entertainment firm Roc Na
  
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• Third teen cuffed in Bronx shooting that left 5-year-old girl injured

  13-07-2026 15:00 via amny.com
  
  A third teen has been cuffed for a brazen Bronx shooting earlier this year that left a 5-year-old girl injured as she held hands with her mother.According to police sources, the final suspect wanted in the near-deadly shooting was arrested on Sunday in the confines of the 41st Precinct.The 17-year-old boy, who authorities have not named due to his age, has been hit with attempted murder, assault, criminal possession of a weapon, and reckless endangerment charges. He now joins a 16-year-old boy w
  
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• Savor the Bronx kicks off week of dining deals at 40 local restaurants

  10-07-2026 23:39 via bxtimes.com
  
  This week, The Bronx Tourism Council is reintroducing Savor the Bronx, a week-long borough wide event to uplift restaurants throughout Bronx and encourage Bronxites to dine out in their community. Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson said the week is meant to highlight local businesses.
  “We want to focus on tourism and highlight our diversity and highlight the restaurants that really make a difference in the rocks,” Gibson said. The Savor the Bronx launch event was hosted
  
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• City 3-K expansion gives 1,700 families preschool seats closer to home

  10-07-2026 23:30 via amny.com
  
  Thanks to a recent expansion of 3-K seats, NYC families will save time this fall by dropping off their toddlers at preschool locations closer to home, City Hall officials said.The city announced Friday that its targeted effort to increase child care capacity in city ZIP codes with the most demand resulted in more than 1,700 families receiving offers for placements in more preferred schools.Emmy Liss, executive director of the Mayor’s Office of Child Care and Early Childhood Education, said
  
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• The Bronx is among top ten most popular cities for renters: Report

  10-07-2026 22:36 via bxtimes.com
  
  Renter engagement in the Bronx was among the most active out of the 150 biggest cities in the United States in the first quarter of 2026, according to a report by RentCafe.Based on RentCafe's Rental Engagement Tracker (REnT), which provides updates on rental demand across the 150 largest cities in the country on a quarterly basis based on the millions of interactions on RentCafe's site and is determined based on availability of apartments, listing views, apartments saved as favorites and saved p
  
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• NYC’s new ‘click-to-cancel’ rule takes effect this fall to help New Yorkers get out of a bad subscription

  10-07-2026 22:15 via amny.com
  
  New Yorkers who sign up for gym memberships, streaming services, and other recurring subscriptions must soon be allowed by law to cancel them just as easily — and through the same method they used to enroll — under a new city rule taking effect Oct. 1.The final “click-to-cancel” rule requires businesses to clearly disclose subscription terms and give customers a simple way to end automatic-renewal and continuous-service plans at any time, according to a notice of adoption
  
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