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• Marmorato, colleagues push back against mandatory composting program

  08-04-2025 17:44 via bxtimes.com
  
  A group of City Council Members, including Bronx representative Kristy Marmorato, is challenging New York City’s newly enforced mandatory household composting program, calling it an unnecessary burden on already overwhelmed residents.The lawmakers—members of the “Common Sense Caucus”—are preparing to introduce legislation next week that would make the composting initiative voluntary rather than mandatory. The caucus includes Marmorato along with Council Members Robe
  
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• Mamdani announces “reactivation” of Just Home supportive housing at Jacobi Medical Center

  20-01-2026 15:59 via bxtimes.com
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the “reactivation” of the Just Home supportive housing development at Jacobi Medical Center on Monday, bringing an end to years of controversy surrounding the project.On the nineteenth day of his administration — and on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday — Mamdani, announced that Just Home will remain at Jacobi, rather than Brooklyn, as former Mayor Eric Adams and First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro previously promised.It also proceeds despite a
  
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• Police release more photos of suspects tied to Bronx teen’s deadly shooting in 2024

  20-01-2026 15:32 via amny.com
  Police in the Bronx have released more photos of the two suspects wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy in 2024.According to law enforcement sources, Alberto Roque was shot in the head on June 17, 2024, near East 162nd Street in Melrose. Police said the boy was gunned down less than a mile from where he lived on 3rd Avenue. When officers from the 42nd Precinct responded to a 911 call about the shooting, they found the young victim lying on the sidewalk, blee
  
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• MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor defends Chief Equity Officer appointment amid scrutiny over old tweets

  19-01-2026 23:20 via amny.com
  Monday, Jan. 19, marks the nineteenth 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.Mayor Zohran Mamdani stood by his appointment of Afua Atta-Mensah as chief equity officer after her resurfaced social media posts drew criticism
  
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• Photos: ‘No one should endure the cold’: Bronx Borough President hosts annual winter coat giveaway

  19-01-2026 21:52 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson joined community partners on Jan. 15 to give away over 800 coats and other winter essentials to Bronx residents in need.The event is held annually, according to the Borough President's office, to assist families, seniors and anyone in the Bronx who needs help staying warm.[caption id="attachment_138953" align="alignnone" width="700"] Residents line up for the annual winter coat giveaway. Courtesy of the borough president's office[/caption][caption id="at
  
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• Photos: Kids from Bronx Youth Empowerment Program take part in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

  19-01-2026 21:20 via bxtimes.com
  
  Elementary school, middle school and high school kids from the Bronx Youth Empowerment Program provided valuable resources to community members as part of the organization's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Thursday, Jan. 15, at the North Bronx SDA Church, located at 3743 Bronxwood Ave.[caption id="attachment_138937" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Several community members were on hand for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service event. Photo courtesy of the Bronx Youth Empower
  
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• Wells Fargo donates grocery gift cards to seniors at Webster Avenue affordable housing complex

  19-01-2026 21:18 via bxtimes.com
  
  Wells Fargo donated $100 grocery gift cards on Jan. 12 for the senior residents of 2850 Webster Ave., in partnership with Douglaston Development and the New York Botanical Garden to build affordable housing for low-income seniors.Completed in 2023, 2850 Webster Ave. is the first of a two-phase affordable housing project and its second phase, 2868 Webster Ave., is currently under construction. Its anticipated completion is September 2027.Peter Cannava, the head of multifamily capital and communit
  
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• State audit finds troubling conditions at Evergreen Gardens, other city-supervised properties

  19-01-2026 20:50 via bxtimes.com
  
  An audit released Jan. 16 by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli called out unsafe conditions and poorly documented spending at Evergreen Gardens in Soundview, a city-run Mitchell-Lama property.The two buildings at 950 and 955 Evergreen Ave. have 358 total units and are operated by Nelson Management, based in Queens. Under the Mitchell-Lama program, the cooperatives are privately owned and managed and overseen by the city Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).Along with Evergree
  
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• What’s happening | Live performances, art, nature and more

  19-01-2026 20:49 via bxtimes.com
  
  Calle y Diamantes Video Release Party and Live PerformanceFriday, Jan. 23, 7 p.m. - 12 a.m.The Bronx Brewery and Empanology, 856 E. 136 St.$31.05Join us for the official video release party of Calle y Diamantes and live performance! A fun-filled evening of music, dancing and great company.For more information, visit eventbrite.com/e/calle-y-diamantes-video-release-party-live-performance-tickets-1980266848451. Tag it! Street Art and Storytelling with CG EsperanzaSaturday, Jan. 24, 10 a.m. -
  
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• Bronx subway slashing: Teenage boy attacked after argument with man at station, cops say

  19-01-2026 18:20 via amny.com
  Detectives in the Bronx are on the hunt for the suspect behind the bloody subway slashing of a teenager last month.The NYPD released on Monday an image of the suspect behind the slashing at the 3rd Avenue-149th Street station on the 2 line in Mott Haven just before 3 p.m. on Dec. 23, 2025.Police reported that the suspect confronted the victim, a 17-year-old boy, as the teenager was attempting to enter an arriving train. The pair became engaged in a verbal dispute; the reasons for the argument we
  
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• Council Member Justin Sanchez installs 60 trash cans as first act representing the South Bronx

  19-01-2026 16:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  It started as a phrase blunt enough to make his grandmother “roll over in her grave.” Now it’s becoming a policy. Two weeks into his term, Council Member Justin Sanchez is already delivering on the phrase that defined his campaign, “Clean the damn streets.”Standing at the corner of East 163rd Street and Intervale Avenue in Longwood, on Thursday, Jan. 15, Sanchez addressed residents, sanitation officials, and community leaders to announce the installation of more tha
  
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• Woman found dead in Bronx apartment covered in bruises: sources

  18-01-2026 16:50 via amny.com
  Police are investigating after a woman was found dead inside her Bronx apartment on Saturday morning.According to authorities, cops from the 46th precinct were called to an apartment located at 38 Featherbed Lane at around 9:39 a.m. on Jan. 17 after family members of a 50-year-old woman asked for a wellness check.Upon arrival, cops discovered Susan Longton face up in her bedroom. She was pronounced dead at the scene. First responders also noticed trauma to her head and body. Sources familiar wit
  
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• Op-ed | Dr. King and the Jewish people’s right to self-determination

  18-01-2026 15:00 via amny.com
  In March 1968, just weeks before his assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addressed the Rabbinical Assembly in New York. What made this so special is that it took place in this special city, a melting pot for all religions, races, and cultures, emphasizing the beauty and meaning of who he was.
  His words were unequivocal: “Peace for Israel means security, and we must stand with all of our might to protect its right to exist, its territorial integrity.” He went on to describe Isra
  
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• Fighting hate: Speaker Menin rolls out a plan to combat antisemitism with a primary focus on educating young New Yorkers

  17-01-2026 16:00 via amny.com
  Facing a growing number of antisemitic incidents in New York City, new City Council Speaker Julie Menin unveiled on Friday a plan to combat antisemitism, including education, security and funding.The first Jewish speaker in the city’s history, Menin came to the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust on Jan. 16 to explain the five-point plan, which includes funds for Holocaust education, support for private school security, legislation to address discriminatory
  
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• Rep. Ritchie Torres introduces ambitious food rescue bill aimed at solving U.S. hunger

  16-01-2026 23:06 via bxtimes.com
  
  Today, Rep. Ritchie Torres is introducing a “bold” plan to nationalize a food rescue system, which would redistribute excess food to hungry communities rather than to landfills. Torres’ “Food Rescue Act,” an amendment to the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983, aims to establish a national rescue system through partnerships with organizations already doing the work, such as Sharing Excess, which operates nationwide and has a facility within the Hunts Point Pr
  
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• After years of advocacy, City Island launches first-ever 3-K program at P.S. 175

  16-01-2026 22:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  City Island parents with 3-year-olds now have the opportunity to send their young children to school as the neighborhood launched its first 3-k program in the fall of 2025 at P.S. 175.New York City's 3-K program — a free, full day program for 3-year-olds in the city — began in 2017. In the Bronx, enrollment included 5,957 children in non-Family Child Care Network (FCCN) programs and 1,185 children in FCCN programs.Across the borough, 255 schools offered 3-K, along with 490 famil
  
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• Opinion | Bronx Economic Development Corporation joins NYSTEC to support Bronx small businesses

  16-01-2026 21:19 via bxtimes.com
  
  Small businesses are cornerstones of our Bronx community - Bronx Economic Development Corporation is making sure they get the support they deserve.The streets of the Bronx are lined with a diverse array of small businesses. Bodegas provide hundreds of residents with daily convenience. Dry cleaners and tailors work late hours to ensure faithful clients are ready for special events. Print shops help first-time entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life with business cards and storefront signage.Toget
  
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• PM Holness says Jamaicans must develop the island

  16-01-2026 18:13 via caribbeanlife.com
  The initial shock and disappointment over the US pausing approvals for immigrant and permanent visas this week appear to have subsided. Now, Caribbean community governments are responding to this development in a measured manner.Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness, for example, says Jamaicans must accept that the world is changing rapidly and that anti-immigration sentiment is rising in developed countries. Therefore, Jamaicans should focus on collectively developing their nearly three-millio
  
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• Once a circus performer, now a Bronx playwright, Victor Vauban Jr. finds a new stage

  16-01-2026 18:06 via bxtimes.com
  
  Many people dream of the idea of joining the circus, seduced by the larger than life excitement and magic. Victor Vauban Junior, a longtime Bronx resident, did more than just dream, he made it happen.After joining a circus in his teens, and living the reality of that dream, traveling and performing in tents with long hours and long weeks, Vauban is now living his second dream, as a playwright in New York.“It wasn’t an easy life,” Vauban said of his days as a trapeze artist in a
  
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• Bronx Senator Luis Sepúlveda appointed chair of State Senate Judiciary Committee

  16-01-2026 16:12 via bxtimes.com
  
  New York State Senator Luis R. Sepúlveda, who represents parts of the Bronx in New York's 32nd Senate District, has been appointed Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee.Sepúlveda, who was appointed by Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, is the first Latino to hold this position. Stewart-Cousins herself was the first woman and African American to be the Majority Leader of the New York State Senate.“I am immensely proud to be the first Latino appointed to chair thi
  
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• Three Bronx dancers earn prestigious Dance/USA fellowships for community-driven work

  15-01-2026 23:36 via bxtimes.com
  
  Dance/USA, the national service organization for dance, recently honored three Bronxites with a yearlong fellowship that comes with a $31,000 grant to be used at the artists’ discretion.The three Bronx winners were Kayla Hamilton, a Black sight-impaired artist who founded Circle O, featuring performances by Black disabled dancers; Kwikstep (Gabriel Dionisio), a DJ, hip-hop dancer and choreographer who has shared the stage with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra; and Arthur Avilés,
  
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• MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: City sues delivery app as Mayor signals tougher era amid enforcement ‘blitz’

  15-01-2026 20:15 via amny.com
  Thursday, Jan. 15, marks the 15th 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.The Mamdani administration began a crackdown on app-based delivery companies on Thursday, filing a lawsuit against delivery platform Motoclick and i
  
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• Mayor Mamdani’s grassroots campaign reshaped the Bronx — and the race against Ritchie Torres

  15-01-2026 19:37 via bxtimes.com
  
  Many Bronx voters say they rarely see elected officials in their neighborhoods, leaving some residents feeling disconnected from politics.Just a few months ago, Mayor Zohran Mamdani challenged that dynamic with a campaign focused on grassroots outreach and direct engagement with voters – a strategy that helped him win in the Bronx by 12 points during the mayoral election.Now, some of the candidates running in New York’s 15th Congressional District are trying a similar approach, aimin
  
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• Bronx Congress Member Ritchie Torres pushing bill to mandate that all ICE agents have QR codes on uniforms to identify themselves

  15-01-2026 18:15 via amny.com
  A New York politician has put forth a way to help stop the increase of assaults involving masked ICE agents who refuse to identify themselves: By putting QR codes on their uniforms.Rep. Ritchie Torres, representing the Bronx, will introduce the Quick Recognition (QR) Act into Congress next week, a bill that would require Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, as well as Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, to have QR codes embedded into their uniforms.“There is an urgent need
  
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• NYPD on trial: Sergeant accused of murdering man in the Bronx with cooler is first cop prosecuted in more than a decade

  15-01-2026 16:06 via amny.com
  The bench trial for NYPD Sergeant Erik Duran, accused of murdering a man by throwing a cooler at his head, began in the Bronx on Wednesday — the first active member of the department to be prosecuted in more than a decade.Demonstrators outside the Bronx Hall of Justice, located at 265 East 161st St., rallied to demand Duran's conviction as the case got underway inside. In the coming days, a judge — not a jury or the court of public opinion — will decide the sergeant's fate base
  
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• Hochul’s self-driving for-hire AV pilot program draws anxiety from NYC groups, pols

  14-01-2026 23:45 via amny.com
  Gov. Kathy Hochul pledged on Tuesday to introduce a bill paving the way for testing self-driving for-hire autonomous vehicles (AV) outside of New York City — but elected officials and activists in the Big Apple expressed anxiety over the idea.The policy book that accompanied the governor's annual State of the State address said she plans to put forward a measure that will "advance the next phase" of a state-run pilot program by allowing the "limited deployment" of the for-hire AVs in parts
  
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• Montefiore nurses on strike accuse management of Bronx disinvestment, corporate greed

  14-01-2026 22:14 via bxtimes.com
  
  On the third day of the nurses’ strike, Montefiore nurses, elected officials and community supporters held another rally, accusing hospital management of greed and investing less in Bronx patients compared to those in Westchester County. Nearly 15,000 members of the New York State Nurses’ Association (NYSNA) from prominent New York City private hospitals — Montefiore, New York-Presbyterian and Mount Sinai — walked off the job on Monday.
  Since then, hundreds have pick
  
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• Maternal health programs expanded at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi | North Central Bronx

  14-01-2026 22:04 via bxtimes.com
  
  NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi | North Central Bronx announced on Wednesday, Jan. 14, that, under the leadership of new Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology Veronica Ades, MD, MPH, the maternal health programs at these hospitals will be expanded.Dr. Ades has made sure these hospitals now offer shared appointments for mothers and babies, making it easier for both to maintain postpartum medical care.This has helped to remove some of the obstacles encountered by Bronx community members, who may strugg
  
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• $12M reconstruction of Monsignor Raul Del Valle Square completed in Hunts Point

  14-01-2026 21:47 via bxtimes.com
  
  The $12 million reconstruction of Monsignor Raul Del Valle Square in Hunts Point was recently completed, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held on Thursday, Jan. 8.The project, which was managed by the New York City Department of Design and Construction for the Parks Department and Department of Transportation, made Monsignor Raul Del Valle Square a versatile public space while also calming traffic and improving pedestrian safety features.“Our streets and plazas must put people first, creatin
  
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• MLK Day: NYC Subways, buses and commuter rails will run modified service. Here’s what you need to know

  14-01-2026 21:30 via amny.com
  The MTA is warning New York City commuters that it will be operating the subways, buses, and commuter rails on modified schedules this coming Monday — Martin Luther King Jr. Day.On the birthday of the renowned civil rights leader, subways will run on a Saturday service. In effect, that means service changes across all lines besides the F, M, 2, and Franklin Avenue and Rockaway Park Shuttles.Overnight, downtown local A trains will skip all stops between 125th St and 59th St-Columbus Circle
  
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