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• NYC students explore the hidden side of Orchard Beach

  30-07-2026 23:55 via bxtimes.com
  
  On July 29, high school students in the City Parks Foundation Learning Gardens Training Program spent the whole day at Orchard Beach for an adventure off the beaten path.Rather than swimming or lounging on the sand, they geared up for a day of hiking and observation on trails leading to Hunter Island, along the Long Island Sound.Throughout the summer, students in the program have already gained valuable experience working in community gardens around the city, including in Jamaica, Queens, Browns
  
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• Construction completed on Crotona Belmont Senior Housing mixed-use building with 134 units

  31-07-2026 00:03 via bxtimes.com
  
  Construction has wrapped up on Crotona Belmont Senior Housing, a 10-story mixed-use building with 134 rental units at 1883 Crotona Ave. in Crotona.The building's facade is composed of white, gray and beige metal paneling and charcoal-hued brick surrounding a grid of windows with black frames. The eighth and tenth stories feature setbacks on the massing, culminating in a flat roof topped with a photovoltaic canopy. The wider southeastern elevation has the main entrance.Each housing unit features
  
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• Housing lottery in progress for 11 units across two buildings in Kingsbridge, rent starts at $2,954

  31-07-2026 00:01 via bxtimes.com
  
  Sign up for our weekly email newsletter to stay updated on the latest housing lotteries in New York City.A housing lottery is currently running for 11 total units across two residential buildings at 2838 Webb Ave. and 2840 Webb Ave. in Kingsbridge.The buildings, which are each four stories tall, have 16 total units, with 5 being at market rate. Each of the 11 units set aside in the housing lottery are intended for those earning 130% of the area median income and with an asset limit of
  
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• Vending machines coming to 26 subway stations to help refresh riders with snacks and beverages on the go

  30-07-2026 23:20 via amny.com
  
  Straphangers hankering for a salty snack or a cold beverage as they traverse the subways face ever-dwindling options as more and more retail stalls in the system have gone dark in recent years.But they may not have to go hungry or thirsty for any longer as the MTA announced Thursday that it has begun installing vending machines inside of empty retail spaces across 26 subway stations.MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber, during Wednesday's MTA board meeting, said the agency has filled some of those spa
  
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• After years of delays, city unveils new plan to repair sinking backyards of Villa Maria Homes

  30-07-2026 22:15 via bxtimes.com
  
  After years of delays, the city presented a new plan Tuesday to move forward with repairing the sinking backyards at Villa Maria Homes — and this time, not every homeowner has to sign on before work can begin.At a Tuesday meeting, representatives from the Housing of Preservation and Development (HPD) and nonprofit Neighborhood Restore unveiled a new repair plan to approximately 45 homeowners. Instead of requiring signatures from all 114 homeowners before construction could begin, the city
  
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• House of horrors: Bronx grandmother and mother charged for allegedly starving autistic boy to death, police say

  30-07-2026 21:45 via amny.com
  
  Two Bronx women could do nothing but stare outside a local precinct on Thursday afternoon after being charged with a heinous crime: the murder of their 16-year-old autistic son and grandson, allegedly by starving him to death. Denise Jarvis, 62, and her daughter, Geneva Jarvis, 36, were escorted in handcuffs from the 40th Precinct stationhouse on July 30, hours after detectives booked them on murder charges for the death of 16-year-old Adonis Jarvis earlier this year.Denise, the teen's gran
  
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• MTA boss says agency ‘developing capacity’ for OMNY to show balances and transfers to riders

  30-07-2026 21:00 via amny.com
  
  Transit riders longing for the days of the MetroCard, when they could see their balances and transfers displayed on turnstiles when swiping onto the subway or a bus, may soon get those features back on the MTA's OMNY tap-and-pay system.MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber on Wednesday said that the agency is actively working on displaying those pieces of information on the tap-and-pay program, which replaced the MetroCard at the end of last year. "We're in the process of developing that capacity
  
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• ‘Balcony solar’ could be coming to NYC apartments. Landlords may still have a say

  30-07-2026 12:00 via amny.com
  
  Nearly 30 New York City elected officials are urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign legislation that would let residents plug small solar systems into ordinary electrical outlets without first obtaining utility approval.In a letter seen by amNewYork, City Comptroller Mark Levine, Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal, and 27 City Council members, including Speaker Julie Menin, argue that the Solar Up Now New York Act could help apartment residents lower their electricity bills and generate r
  
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• ‘Deficits are starting to return’: MTA faces fiscal headwinds as increased costs outpace fare revenue, officials say

  30-07-2026 00:10 via amny.com
  
  The MTA faces growing projected budget gaps over the next four years amid ballooning health care and fuel costs that come as it struggles to regain the level of farebox revenue it enjoyed prior to the coronavirus pandemic, according the agency's July budget update released on Wednesday.MTA officials, during a presentation at the agency's July board meeting, said that while the transit authority's budget remains balanced in 2026, it is projected to go further and further into the red over the nex
  
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• 22 stab wounds, zero justice? Bronx mother left in limbo as man accused of nearly killing her to walk free

  29-07-2026 22:30 via amny.com
  
  A Bronx woman who was stabbed 22 times says she is stuck in a living nightmare as the legal process surrounding her case stretches on without end, while the man allegedly responsible for her attack remains on the street.Kaitlynn Berman entered Bronx Supreme Court on Wednesday with hope that the constant court hearings would finally come to an end and the man responsible for unleashing a bloody attack as her 3-year-old daughter slept in the next room last year would finally be put behind bars. In
  
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• Stop & Shop donates $256,000 to support Food Bank for NYC

  29-07-2026 19:38 via bxtimes.com
  
  Amid an affordability crisis that leaves millions of New Yorkers and Bronxites hungry, the neighborhood supermarket chain Stop & Shop has donated $256,000 to Food Bank for NYC to support distributions throughout the tri-state area. Food insecurity affects as many as 1.4 million New York City residents, but Bronxites are hit particularly hard, according to Food Bank for NYC. Approximately 22.6% of Bronx residents are currently food insecure, with the borough’s median household inco
  
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• Housing lottery running for six units in adjacent Norwood residential buildings, rent starts at $2,696

  29-07-2026 19:29 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 is running a housing lottery for six total units across two adjoining residential buildings at 3312 Decatur Ave. and 3314 Decatur Ave. in Norwood.These buildings, both four stories tall, have seven units each, for a total of 14. Eight of these units are at market rate. All six units set aside for the housing lottery are intended for those earning 130% of the area media
  
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• National Night Out Against Crime events across NYC bring block parties, bikes, books and more this August

  29-07-2026 13:00 via amny.com
  
  New York families will have lots of opportunities to meet police officers, fellow community members and various organizations as National Night Out Against Crime returns to the five boroughs on Aug. 4.The annual event, which takes place nationwide in various locations on the first Tuesday in August, is aimed at strengthening relationships between residents and police departments while promoting neighborhood safety. Participating NYPD precincts will host various celebrations featuring food, music
  
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• Bronx cop killed in Midtown mass shooting honored at vigil on anniversary of his murder

  28-07-2026 23:00 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch paid tribute in the Bronx on Tuesday to the life of Detective Didarul Islam on the first anniversary of his murder in last summer's Midtown mass shooting.At less than one year of age, Islam's son cried out as his granddaughter walked him by a photograph of the fallen cop. Although the tot could not yet fully grasp the measure of his loss, it was clear he joined his family's sorrow outside the 47th Precinct's stationhouse.The still-mourni
  
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• Harvesting Health Market returns for its fourth year, brings free farm-fresh produce to the Bronx

  28-07-2026 22:42 via bxtimes.com
  
  Dozens of neighbors stopped by the Museum of Bronx History in Norwood on July 16 to enjoy free vegetables and learn how to prepare a quick, nutritious meal out of them. Now in its fourth year, the Harvesting Health Market is back for another summer and will provide free produce at noon every other Thursday at 3266 Bainbridge Ave in Norwood until October 29 and every other Saturday at Morrison Plaza in Soundview until November 21. The market had  organic potatoes, beets, collard gr
  
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• Assembly Member Yudelka Tapia secures $149K for Lehman College’s CNA training program

  28-07-2026 22:18 via bxtimes.com
  
  Lehman College's CUNY on the Concourse announced Jul 28 that $149,000 capital funding secured by Assembly Member Yudelka Tapia will expand its Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training program.The funds will help modernize the equipment students use for hands-on learning, plus bring other upgrades to the campus at 2501 Grand Concourse, in Tapia’s district. The CNA program within the CUNY School of Continuing and Professional Studies provides an entry point or career change opportunity for
  
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• Review: ‘The Odyssey’ proves Christopher Nolan can conquer another classic

  28-07-2026 20:31 via bxtimes.com
  
  The power of a story is metaphysical, transcending the constraints of arbitrary human delineations like medium, race, and genre. A founding reference for most modern narratives, Homer's classic is often considered one of those stories that, if only due to a profoundly daunting aura, is functionally impossible to adapt.
  Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" works best because of Nolan's understanding that the pervasive ability of stories to connect with human hearts —whether sang, written, perf
  
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• New ‘Tropical Passage’ mural celebrates culture and community pride in Highbridge

  28-07-2026 19:46 via bxtimes.com
  
  Passersby on the Edward L. Grant Highway may have been surprised by the free hotdogs, burgers, and drinks being handed out on July 24. But what left the biggest impression may have been the new giant mural, “Tropical Passage,” created as part of a mission to uplift our borough. Kerry A. McLean, Vice President of Community Development at the Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation (WHEDco), explained that the idea for the mural came after WHEDco received a mult
  
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• Bronx Times Opinion | The Bronx needs more doctors. Federal policy can help

  28-07-2026 16:22 via bxtimes.com
  
  For me, medicine has always been personal. Growing up in the Bronx, I was fascinated by science and how it can improve lives.I knew I wanted to serve my community in my career, but it wasn’t until I began caring for my grandmother in high school—taking her to medical appointments, coordinating among doctors, and managing her medications—that I realized my calling in medicine.The experience taught me that being a doctor means being an advocate for your patient.And it’s a l
  
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• What’s happening | Act It Out, Talk It Out forum, camping, litter removal and more

  28-07-2026 16:01 via bxtimes.com
  
  Act It Out, Talk It OutFriday, July 31, 6-9 p.m.Commonpoint Bronx Center, 1665 Hoe Ave.FreeCome spend an evening at Act It Out, Talk It Out! Presented by the 42nd Precinct Neighborhood Safety Council, this mental health forum showcases improv with real-life actors and a therapeutic wellness panel. We will provide food, mental health resources, giveaways and more— bond with your community through a real, healthy crowd conversation!For more information, visit commonpoint.org/event/act-it-out
  
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• Mamdani says Jewish safety is a priority as he stands by Netanyahu criticism

  27-07-2026 23:50 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani insisted on Monday that his criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was directed at a political leader rather than Jewish New Yorkers. The mayor also repeated that the safety of the city’s Jewish community remains one of his top priorities.Mamdani was responding to Netanyahu’s accusation on Sunday that the mayor was “fomenting hate” and making Jewish New Yorkers feel unsafe following the stabbing of a Jewish man and an Asian man on the
  
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• The Bronx secures $11.3M for Latino-serving nonprofits through state fund

  27-07-2026 23:04 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Bronx will receive the largest share of a new $30 million state investment in Latino-serving nonprofits, with $11.3 million going to organizations that provide workforce training, education, immigrant services, food security and other programs across the borough.State and nonprofit leaders gathered Monday at Mercy Center in Mott Haven to kick off the Latinos United for Change (LUCHA) Equity Fund Year One Impact Tour, celebrating the inaugural recipients of the statewide grant program. The Br
  
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• ‘New sheriff in town’: NYC’s first Haitian sheriff takes office as TPS expires

  27-07-2026 22:15 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani declared that "there's a new sheriff in town" on Monday as Edwin Raymond was sworn in to lead New York City’s Sheriff’s Office.The well-worn line carried unusual weight at the Brooklyn College ceremony, as Raymond, the son of Haitian immigrants, took office on the same day Temporary Protected Status expired for more than 300,000 Haitians living in the United States. He also inherits an agency whose former leader, Anthony Miranda, was fired by Mamdani earlier
  
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• ‘New sheriff in town’: NYC’s first Haitian sheriff sworn in as TPS expires

  27-07-2026 22:15 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani declared that "there's a new sheriff in town" on Monday as Edwin Raymond was sworn in to lead New York City’s Sheriff’s Office.The well-worn line carried unusual weight at the Brooklyn College ceremony, as Raymond, the son of Haitian immigrants, took office on the same day Temporary Protected Status expired for more than 300,000 Haitians living in the United States. He also inherits an agency whose former leader, Anthony Miranda, was fired by Mamdani earlier
  
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• Bronx Defenders union walks off the job, joining ongoing strike of attorneys who represent court clients that can’t afford to pay

  27-07-2026 21:15 via amny.com
  
  Yet another union representing public defenders representing clients who cannot afford attorneys in the city's justice system has gone on strike.Around 300 staff with the Bronx Defenders Union walked off the job on Monday — the third such guild to strike this month over economic demands on behalf of its lowest-paid workers.The move adds further strain on the city's court system. On Friday, 120 staff members of the Harlem-based Neighborhood Defender Services announced they were going on str
  
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• Slashing at Bronx high school leaves two men wounded, teenage suspect on run: cops

  27-07-2026 19:20 via amny.com
  
  Two men were hospitalized after being slashed at a high school in the Bronx on Monday morning, police reported.Law enforcement sources said the bloody incident occurred inside William Howard Taft High School Educational Campus, located at 240 East 172nd St. in Claremont, at about 10:20 a.m. on July 27. Officers from the 44th Precinct rushed to the location after receiving a 911 call of a man slashed at the location.When they arrived, the cops found two victims: a 53-year-old man who had bee
  
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• Bronx Dog Haven helps pet owners access low-cost and free pet supplies

  24-07-2026 23:35 via bxtimes.com
  
  Amid the city’s affordability crisis, pets can suffer just as much as humans do. But the nonprofit Bronx Dog Haven, run by Hydia Cohen of Morrisania, is stepping in to help people keep their pets happy, healthy and safe.Cohen, known affectionately as “The Dog Lady,” has been running pet pantries and other resources as an official nonprofit since 2024. Most pantry visitors come from the Bronx, but some commute from the other boroughs and even Long Island, showing the great need
  
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• Mamdani signs executive order requiring city vehicles be equipped with pedestrian alert, speed limiter devices

  24-07-2026 22:45 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani this week ordered the city's non-emergency trucks be outfitted with devices warning pedestrians of their presence when making turns and that all new vehicles the city acquires be equipped with them as well as technology capping their top speeds.Mamdani took the action by signing Executive Order 19 on Thursday afternoon.The measure mandates that the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) add the pedestrian alert devices to the 4,000 city fleet trucks it manages
  
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• This fall, the birthplace of hip-hop becomes home to the nation’s first School of Hip-Hop

  24-07-2026 22:17 via bxtimes.com
  
  The first-of-its-kind Bronx School of Hip-Hop will open this fall and school staff intend to make sure students know and feel their place in history. Principal Jason Reyes will lead the inaugural class, starting with ninth grade and building capacity each year. Every aspect of the school, from the walls to the curriculum to the bells between classes, will be infused with hip-hop sounds, imagery and legacy, he told the Bronx Times.
  “You’re gonna know that you’re in the Bron
  
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• At D’Romanos Pizza, no one leaves hungry

  24-07-2026 22:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  When Daniel Romano saw an elderly woman pull half a pizza out of his pizzeria's trash can, he couldn't look away.He walked over, threw the discarded slice back into the garbage and handed her a fresh one instead. She started crying, but Romano had only one response: "Don't cry. Eat."That moment inspired the handwritten sign hanging in the window of  D'Romano's Pizza on East Tremont Avenue stating: “To the people eating out of the garbage, I have more love for you than you think. Pleas
  
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