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• Op-Ed | Five misconceptions and one truism of colorectal cancer

  27-03-2024 14:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. A great deal of effort has been made over the past 30 years to reduce the burden of disease by preventive measures as well as by early diagnosis, but several obstacles remain. Between one-quarter and one-third of adults do not undergo screening examinations and are not protected against the development of colorectal cancer.
  Below are five misconceptions and one truism.The
  
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• Week in Rewind: CB11 chairs stripped of leadership, mental health clinics come to Bronx schools, community boards weigh in on Metro-North megaproject and more

  27-04-2024 18:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Ferrara, D’Angelo stripped of CB11 leadership positions after months of controversy
  Bronx Community Board 11 Chair Bernadette Ferrara and Vice Chair Al D’Angelo were officially booted from their positions on the body Thursday night, after being at odds with fellow board members and the office of Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson for months.
  A motion to let the pair carry out their terms as chair and vice chair failed during CB11’s full board meeting on April 25, even after
  
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• Bronx dog attack leaves man fatally mauled, cops shoot canine

  26-04-2024 23:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Police in the Bronx shot and killed a dog as the canine mauled its owner to death in a horrific attack early on Friday morning.
  Law enforcement sources said the grisly scene unfolded at about 3:09 a.m. on April 26 inside an apartment at 1210 Simpson St. in Longwood.
  Officers from the 42nd Precinct rushed to the location after receiving a 911 call about the incident.
  Upon arriving at the location, authorities said, they spotted the canine, a pit bull named Max, actively biting
  
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• NYC Parks’ new Office of Marine Debris Disposal and Vessel Surrendering begins clean-up of derelict boat fleet within City Island waterways

  26-04-2024 20:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  The City Island waterfront, among other coastal waterways throughout the borough and the city, will have less marine hazards and fewer eye sores after NYC Parks announced the launch of a new office that would keep the city’s waterfront areas safe from marine debris.
  NYC Parks’ April 15 announcement of the creation of their new office, the Office of Marine Debris Disposal and Vessel Surrendering, which was celebrated along with the city’s Department of Citywide Administrative Se
  
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• Black unemployment rate drops significantly in NYC, new economic report shows

  26-04-2024 19:30 via amny.com
  
  The Black unemployment rate in NYC has significantly decreased since 2022, according to a report that the city’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC) released Friday.
  The EDC, which releases an economic snapshot for the city each month, reports that Black unemployment in New York City fell from 10.7 to 7.9% from Jan. 1, 2022, to April 1, 2024, marking the first time since before the pandemic that the rate has fallen to below 8%.
  The dramatic decrease aligns with NYC Mayor Eric Adams&rsqu
  
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• Congestion pricing will start in Manhattan on June 30

  26-04-2024 18:52 via amny.com
  
  Congestion pricing is happening starting at 12:01 a.m. June 30 after nearly two decades of fierce debate, study and grievances over the concept of charging drivers for heading into parts of Manhattan.
  The MTA confirmed the June 30 launch on Friday, giving drivers around the tri-state area about two months’ notice before putting the toll system into effect on all bridges and roads leading into the Central Business District of Manhattan, south of 60th Street.
  Motorists bringing their cars in
  
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• Congestion pricing: MTA to launch Manhattan toll program on June 30, reports say

  26-04-2024 18:52 via amny.com
  
  Congestion pricing is happening starting June 30 after nearly two decades of fierce debate, study and grievances over the concept of charging drivers for heading into parts of Manhattan.
  According to multiple outlets, the MTA announced the June 30 launch on Friday, giving drivers around the tri-state area about two months’ notice before putting the toll system into effect on all bridges and roads leading into the Central Business District of Manhattan, south of 60th Street.
  Motorists bring
  
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• Congestion pricing: MTA to launch Manhattan toll program on June 30

  26-04-2024 18:52 via amny.com
  
  Congestion pricing is happening starting at 12:01 a.m. June 30 after nearly two decades of fierce debate, study and grievances over the concept of charging drivers for heading into parts of Manhattan.
  The MTA confirmed the June 30 launch on Friday, giving drivers around the tri-state area about two months’ notice before putting the toll system into effect on all bridges and roads leading into the Central Business District of Manhattan, south of 60th Street.
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• Caribbean American Nurses Association/Bronx Manhattan Westchester Chapter appeals for new members

  26-04-2024 16:52 via caribbeanlife.com
  
  The 30-year-old Caribbean American Nurses Association/Bronx Manhattan Westchester Chapter (CANA/BMW) is appealing to nurses to join the Bronx-based organization.
  “We encourage nurses of Caribbean descent to join this organization to make it stronger and more efficient,” Recording Secretary, Jamaican-born Registered Nurse Elaine Mills-Ford told Caribbean Life on Sunday.
  She said CANA/BMW chapter was founded in 1994 in memory of a Barbadian-born registered nurse Vernese Weeks who died
  
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• Op-Ed | Call to Action: We need your voice at upcoming community input sessions

  26-04-2024 16:02 via bxtimes.com
  
  This is a column call to action. I am personally inviting you to attend two important community input sessions I am hosting this May.
  Parkchester and Soundview have two major capital investments coming to them with the Bronx Metro-North developments and the Soundview Skatepark. Community input is critical to big projects like these to ensure the multi-million dollar investments being made in neighborhoods truly serve us and our future.
  The first meeting will be a Parkchester Community Engagement
  
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• Grisly Bronx dog attack leaves man fatally mauled, canine shot dead by cops

  26-04-2024 14:45 via amny.com
  
  Police in the Bronx shot and killed a dog as the canine mauled its owner to death in a horrific attack early on Friday morning.
  Law enforcement sources said the grisly scene unfolded at about 3:09 a.m. on April 26 inside an apartment at 1210 Simpson St. in Longwood.
  Officers from the 42nd Precinct rushed to the location after receiving a 911 call about the incident.
  Upon arriving at the location, authorities said, they spotted the canine, a pit bull named Max, actively biting its owner, a 41-yea
  
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• UPDATE | Ferrara, D’Angelo stripped of CB11 leadership positions after months of controversy

  26-04-2024 14:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx Community Board 11 Chair Bernadette Ferrara and Vice Chair Al D’Angelo were officially booted from their positions on the body Thursday night, after being at odds with fellow board members and the office of Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson for months.
  A motion to let the pair carry out their terms as chair and vice chair failed during CB11’s full board meeting on April 25, even after the body’s investigation committee recommended the full board let them remain in th
  
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• UPDATE | CB11 strips Ferrara, D’Angelo of leadership titles in meeting marked by disruptions and a resignation

  26-04-2024 14:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx Community Board 11 voted to boot Chair Bernadette Ferrara and Vice Chair Al D’Angelo from their leadership positions Thursday night — in a meeting that involved arguments between board members, disruptions from the gallery, and a resignation on the spot.
  A motion to let Ferrara and D’Angelo carry out their terms as chair and vice chair failed by a vote of 15-22, with three abstentions, during CB11’s full board meeting on April 25, even after the body’s investi
  
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• CB11 strips Ferrara, D’Angelo of leadership titles in meeting marked by disruptions and a resignation

  26-04-2024 14:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx Community Board 11 voted to boot Chair Bernadette Ferrara and Vice Chair Al D’Angelo from their leadership positions Thursday night — in a meeting that involved arguments between board members, disruptions from the gallery, and a resignation on the spot.
  A motion to let Ferrara and D’Angelo carry out their terms as chair and vice chair failed by a vote of 15-22, with three abstentions, during CB11’s full board meeting on April 25, even after the body’s investi
  
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• Bronx woman cuffed for killing young daughter: NYPD

  26-04-2024 14:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  A Bronx mother was arrested Thursday for the murder and torture of her 6-year-old daughter dating back to last year, authorities said.
  Lynija Eason Kumar was marched out of the 42nd Precinct on April 25 en route to her arraignment on charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter. She refused to respond to the allegations.
  Police accuse Kumar of allegedly killing Jalayah Eason, who was found unconscious and responsive on May 26, 2023 inside a 12th floor apartment within the Forest Ho
  
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• BREAKING | Ferrara removed as CB11 chair after months of controversial leadership

  26-04-2024 14:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx Community Board 11 Chair Bernadette Ferrara was officially been booted from her position Thursday night, after being at odds with fellow board members and the office of Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson for months.
  In a statement posted to social media on April 25, Ferrara said her removal was “all about [manipulation,] power and taking over the community board, starting with public defamation of character.”
  CB11’s full board meeting agenda on April 25 paved the way
  
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• BREAKING | Ferrara, D’Angelo stripped of CB11 leadership positions after months of controversy

  26-04-2024 14:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx Community Board 11 Chair Bernadette Ferrara and Vice Chair Al D’Angelo were officially booted from their positions Thursday night, after being at odds with fellow board members and the office of Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson for months.
  In a statement posted to social media on April 25, Ferrara said her removal was “all about [manipulation,] power and taking over the community board, starting with public defamation of character.”
  CB11’s full board meeting a
  
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• Yankees stifled by Alex Wood, Athletics in 3-1 loss; settle for split of 4-game set

  26-04-2024 04:30 via amny.com
  
  Two mistakes by Nestor Cortes doomed the Yankees’ 3-1 loss to the Oakland Athletics onThursday night at Yankee Stadium.
  After 1-2-3 first and second innings, Cortes gave up a home run to Nick Allen and a two-run shot to Tyler Nevin in the third inning which created a deficit too great for the Yankees to get out of.
  Despite those two blips, Cortes went 7.0 innings, allowing thosest three runs on five hits whilestriking out four. Dennis Santana and Victor Gonzalez both put up scoreless innin
  
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• DJ LeMahieu injury: Yankees’ 3B shut down for at least another week

  25-04-2024 22:22 via amny.com
  
  The New York Yankees returned DJ LeMahieu from his rehab assignment and will shut him down for at least another week, the team announced Thursday, due to continued swelling in his fractured right foot.
  The veteran third baseman suffered the injury during spring training on March 16 and has yet to make his season debut. He appeared to take a step in the right direction earlier this week when the team announced he would begin a minor-league rehab assignment on Tuesday with Double-A Somerset. 
  
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• Fulton Community Reentry Center opens at site of former prison in Claremont

  25-04-2024 22:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  A Bronx building that was once a state prison is now a place of temporary housing and support for people recently released from incarceration, thanks to a partnership between a local nonprofit and the NYC Department of Social Services.
  Now called the Fulton Community Reentry Center, the seven-story building at 1511 Fulton Ave. near Crotona Park in Claremont has housed many local organizations, in addition to the prison, throughout its history dating back to 1907. Gov. Cuomo ordered the prison cl
  
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• Monster mother: Bronx woman cuffed for killing young daughter

  25-04-2024 21:50 via amny.com
  
  A Bronx mother was arrested Thursday for the murder and torture of her six-year-old daughter dating back to last year, authorities said.
  Lynija Eason Kumar was marched out of the 42nd Precinct on April 25 en route to her arraignment on charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter. She refused to respond to the allegations.
  Police accuse Kumar of allegedly killing Jalayah Eason, who was found unconscious and responsive on May 26, 2023 inside a 12th floor apartment within the Forest House
  
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• Bronx pol announces building safety legislation inspired by Billingsley Terrace collapse

  25-04-2024 20:29 via bxtimes.com
  
  Nearly four months after the 1915 Billingsley Terrace partial collapse in Morris Heights, Bronx City Council Member Pierina Sanchez on Thursday announced legislation aimed at establishing stricter regulations for apartment building safety and landlord participation.
  Sanchez, who represents the Bronx’s District 14 on the New York City Council, stood outside City Hall on April 25 and said more should have been done to prevent the collapse in December, which displaced more than 100 people.
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• BP Gibson, Consul General of Ireland visit Woodlawn businesses and organizations

  25-04-2024 18:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson joined Consul General of Ireland, Helena Nolan, and President of the Bronx Economic Development Corporation, Robert Walsh, for a walk-through of Katonah Avenue, a small commercial strip of Irish-owned businesses in Woodlawn on Tuesday, April 23. Also joining them was Director of Social Work at the Emerald Isle Immigration Center, Megan Macdonald.
  Gibson and Nolan spent time at Laborers’ International Union of North America during the tour. Photo co
  
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• Column | CUNY students are attending class in mold-filled classrooms. We’re letting it happen.

  25-04-2024 14:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  Creeping black mold and goo, flooded offices, freezing halls and extremely high studio temperatures — these are just some of the descriptions of infrastructure at CUNY campuses I heard at my Higher Education hearing on facilities at CUNY.
  These stories are not of long forgotten buildings left to rot as the rest of the city welcomes modernity. These are the very real and present-day accounts of students’ accommodations in CUNY colleges, where essential upgrades rely on the capital bud
  
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• Bronx Children’s Museum unveils ‘Legendary Yankees’ murals featuring Black baseball players

  25-04-2024 14:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  The joy in the air was palpable along Exterior Street on Wednesday, April 24, as Major League Baseball legends gathered for the unveiling of “Legendary Yankees,” also known as “Play in Color,” a trio of murals dedicated to living, Black baseball players.
  The artwork is the first of many as part of the Bronx Children’s Museum’s “Exhibiting Possibilities” project, in partnership with the Bronx Terminal Market, the New York Yankees and The Players All
  
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• Advocates, local electeds oppose gas pipeline proposal that may increase emissions in Hunts Point

  25-04-2024 13:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  Environmental advocates and local elected officials are sounding the alarm about a proposed expansion of a gas pipeline, which they say would increase the state’s dependence on fossil fuels and increase greenhouse gas emissions in Hunts Point.
  If approved, the expansion — proposed by the Iroquois Pipeline Company — “would be completely undermining” the state’s climate goals, said Emily Skydel, senior NYC organizer for the nonprofit advocacy group Food and Wate
  
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• Bronx celebrates Evangelist Josephine Gooding with street co-naming

  24-04-2024 21:46 via bxtimes.com
  
  Dozens of people gathered on the sidewalk at the corner of Maccombs Road and W. Mount Eden Avenue on Tuesday to celebrate local religious leader Josephine Gooding’s legacy with a street co-naming ceremony.
  Now co-named Evangelist Josephine Gooding Place, the street along W. Mount Eden Avenue honors the life of the late leader.
  Her son, Jay Gooding, also a pastor, told the crowd during the co-naming event that he appreciates the city for putting up the street sign that honors his mother&rsq
  
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• All aboard! Fleet Week is returning this May; here are the ships set to come in

  24-04-2024 21:45 via amny.com
  
  A’hoy, New Yorkers! Get ready to see sailors and other service members all throughout town when Fleet Week returns to NYC at the end of May.
  The Big Apple’s time-honored tradition of welcoming the U.S. armed forces to the city will kick off with the famous Parade of Ships on Wednesday, May 22, in the waters off Staten Island and Manhattan. The celebration continues through Memorial Day weekend before wrapping up on Tuesday, May 28. Activities include ship tours, demonstrations, music
  
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• Feds to NYPD cops: Stop parking on NYC sidewalks, or we’ll take you to court!

  24-04-2024 21:15 via amny.com
  
  The Department of Justice has warned the NYPD to stop allowing officers to park their cars on sidewalks and in crosswalks outside precincts — lest the feds be forced to sue the city for violating the civil rights of people with disabilities.
  Damian Williams, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), sent a letter on March 29 to the Police Department’s legal bureau to report the findings of a DOJ investigation into precinct parking behaviors, and to warn the depa
  
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• Column | Don’t let FAFSA troubles derail your college dreams

  24-04-2024 21:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  For most CUNY students, attending college would be impossible without financial aid. But this year, the chaotic rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form threatens to derail the educational journeys of many current and prospective CUNY students. 
  That’s why we’re doing all we can to help students and their families overcome the glitches and complete the FAFSA form. 
  The new streamlined application was meant to be easier to complete w
  
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