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• PHOTOS | Bronx Community College hosts one of oldest footraces in NYC

  08-05-2024 14:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx Community College (BCC) hosts the 46th Annual Roscoe C. Brown Jr. Hall of Fame 10K, also known as “Run the Bronx,” on Saturday, May 4, 2024. The event also includes a 5k run and a two-mile walk.Photo Max Blease
  Glorimar Rios attends Run the Bronx to support her friends and her Bronx-based runners group. Run the Bronx was founded in 1978 with 75 runners and has enjoyed community support since.Photo Max Blease
  Fireman Velazques Raul holds a sign supporting Middle School 363 durin
  
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• Rainbow flag lifted at Bronx Borough Hall to kick off Pride Month

  03-06-2024 21:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  A hot, sunny day provided the perfect backdrop to the vibrant colors of the LGBTQIA Pride flag that was raised at Bronx Borough Hall on Monday, June 3. 
  With a DJ blasting house music and guests sporting rainbow flags and stickers — and head-to-toe rainbow outfits, in a few cases — Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson hosted a group of advocates and allies to mark the beginning of Pride Month and the office’s third annual pride flag-raising. 
  Gibson’s offic
  
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• Bronx’s 48th Precinct to receive first responder drone as part of citywide NYPD initiative

  03-06-2024 19:32 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Bronx’s 48th NYPD Precinct is set to receive police drones as part of a new citywide initiative to use the technology for quick aid and first response. 
  The move was announced during a federal hearing in Washington, D.C., last month, Gothamist reported. The NYPD says drones will act as first responders to clock everything from shootings to missing children. 
  The 48th NYPD Precinct in the West Bronx — which covers the Belmont, East Tremont and West Farms areas &mdas
  
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• Leader discuss youth mental health, its causes and ‘real solutions’ during panel at Bronx Borough Hall

  03-06-2024 19:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Leaders from the borough’s various city and state positions gathered at Borough Hall on May 30 to discuss one the biggest topics in the Bronx: youth mental health.
  Titled “The State of Mental Health for Bronx Youth,” the panel event was presented by Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson and the citywide nonprofit, Partnership with Children (PwC), which has trauma-informed counseling and arts therapy as part of its programming. The event was divided into two panels, each monitored
  
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• Bittersweet Salute to Israel Parade focuses on four words: Bring the hostages home

  03-06-2024 18:36 via amny.com
  
  The annual Salute to Israel Parade on Sunday looked very different nearly eight months removed from the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas terrorist attacks.
  The NYPD kept a tight lid on the event as over 153 groups participated in the march along Fifth Avenue, with many calling for the remaining hostages currently being held captive by Hamas to be returned home.
  It was unlike any other parade in New York City. Two avenues were cordoned off with police barricades. At the same time, fences were erected along Cen
  
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• Yankees’ Aaron Judge, Luis Gil sweep May AL awards

  03-06-2024 18:19 via amny.com
  
  The Yankees swept the American League’s awards in May as Aaron Judge was named player of the month and starting pitcher Luis Gil was named pitcher and rookie of the month, Major League Baseball announced on Monday. 
  Judge slugged 14 home runs in May while slashing .361/.479/.918 (1.397 OPS) with 27 RBI in what was one of the most dialed-in months of his career. The last nine games of the month helped clinch the AL honors as he launched seven home runs with 13 RBI.
  His 21 home runs cur
  
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• ‘Savage at-bats’: Judge, Soto powering revamped Yankees offense

  03-06-2024 18:05 via amny.com
  
  The New York Yankees are 16-4 in their last 20 games and have gone over a month without losing a series. After a nightmare season last year where nothing seemed to break their way, the arrival of Juan Soto has ushered in a brand-new energy and aura around the pinstripes. Soto’s big two-run, go-ahead blast in the top of the ninth on Sunday perfectly encapsulated the Yankees’ season, thus far.
  “That’s some savage at-bats right there,” manager Aaron Boone said while di
  
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• Column | Request for Proposal: The BXEDC searches for ‘Bronx Walk of Fame’ app developer

  03-06-2024 18:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Bronx Walk of Fame had four new names added to it recently: actress Andrea Navedo,  music producer Amadeus, baseball legend Ozzie Virgil Sr. and Urban Health Plan President and CEO Paloma Izquierdo-Hernandez. If you walk down the Grand Concourse near the  Bronx Borough Courthouse, you can see their names on the Walk’s new bright blue signs that were purchased thanks to funding from the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI).
  The DRI also offers the Bronx Economic Developmen
  
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• Young Kings & Queens Chess Club hosts roller skating party at Seton Falls Park

  03-06-2024 17:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Young Kings & Queens Chess Club held its first chess and roller skating party on Friday, May 24, at Seton Falls Park. Over 325 people attended the event hosted by Council Member Kevin Riley’s Office with help from the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and Seton Falls Park Preservation Coalition.
  Following the students’ release from school, the Young Kings & Queens Chess Club set up chess tables where 48 students and parents played chess together. Additional
  
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• The NYPD is going all-in on drone pilot program for shootings and life-threatening emergencies

  02-06-2024 22:15 via amny.com
  
  The NYPD plans to use police drones not just for surveillance bait for also providing quick aid during life-threatening situations.
  amNewYork Metro has learned that the department is launching a pilot program to send drones to shooting scenes, giving cops the ability situations in less than a minute and also drop medical devices from the sky.
  According to the NYPD, the drones will be set up at the Central Park Precinct and several other undisclosed locations. The drones will respond to activatio
  
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• Week in Rewind: BP Gibson boots members, T-Mobile to improve Pelham Bay Park cell service, Bronx teen killed in collision and more

  01-06-2024 16:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  BP Gibson boots six members from Bronx CB11 following chair and vice chair removal proceedings
  Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson removed six members from Bronx Community Board 11 last week in a heated conclusion to the dysfunction tarnishing the body for months. 
  Gibson removed former CB11 Vice Chair Al D’Angelo — who the board stripped of his leadership role last month — from the board on May 20. Gibson also didn’t reappoint five others the same day: board memb
  
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• Bronx woman fatally slashed in neck during early-morning attack: cops

  01-06-2024 15:20 via amny.com
  
  A woman in the Bronx died after being slashed in the neck in an early-morning attack on Saturday, police reported.
  Cops said the bloodshed occurred at about 6:08 a.m. on June 1 at a home on the 1400 block of Oakley Street in Williamsbridge.
  Officers from the 47th Precinct, in responding to a 911 call about the assault, found a 37-year-old woman unconscious and unresponsive with a slash wound to her neck.
  EMS rushed her to Jacobi Hospital, where she was pronounced dead a short time later. Police
  
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• How Bronxites, local pols are reacting to Trump’s guilty verdict in hush money case

  31-05-2024 22:23 via bxtimes.com
  
  A week after former President Donald Trump hosted a campaign rally in Crotona Park, Bronxites are now weighing in on the Republican hopeful’s 34-count felony conviction in Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30. 
  Trump — who has unofficially secured Republican presidential nomination and is running against current President Joe Biden in a déjà vu election this November — was found guilty of falsifying business records in what’s become known as his hush mone
  
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• CM Farías hosts menstrual product giveaway in Soundview

  31-05-2024 20:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  In recognition of World Menstrual Hygiene Day and to support the menstrual health of females young and old in the Bronx, the office of Council Member Amanda Farías partnered with Council Member Farah Louis, the CORE Family Enrichment Center (FEC), Books Education Learning Life (BELL) organization and Planned Parenthood to deliver menstrual hygiene products to Bronx community members on May 28.
  Inside the bags with positive affirmations were filled with menstrual hygiene products; a box of
  
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• Cops identify victims in Bronx shooting that left 2 dead and 1 injured

  31-05-2024 19:59 via amny.com
  
  Police said a man and woman were killed and another man was injured after a shooting in the Bronx last week. 
  The deadly shooting unfolded just after midnight on Friday, May 24. Police from the 52nd Precinct responded to a 911 call of a person shot in front of a residential building at 2290 Davidson Ave. in Fordham Heights. 
  When cops arrived, they found 36-year-old Justin Lawless and 44-year-old Claretha Daniels each shot in the chest. A 40-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to his
  
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• Volunteers plant community garden in Twin Parks

  31-05-2024 19:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  On Wednesday, May 29, Camber Property Group, Twin Parks Tenant Association President Phyllis Harris, the New York Botanical Garden and community volunteers planted new vegetables in the community garden behind the Twin Parks North West building at 333 E. 181st St.
  The group planted tomatoes, Swiss chard, celery, callaloo, lettuce, various mints like apple, pepper, spear, potatoes, okra, cabbage, eggplant, bell peppers, cauliflower and collard greens.
  Residents will be able to take advantage of t
  
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• Lehman College celebrates 2024 commencement

  31-05-2024 18:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  More than 3,100 graduates of Lehman College attended the school’s 56th commencement on May 30. Hip-Hop legend and entrepreneur Fat Joe and American playwright, educator and activist J. E. Franklin — best known for her ground-breaking play “Black Girl” (1969) — received honorary degrees.
  Lehman College graduates gather at the 2024 commencement. Photo courtesy Lehman College Multimedia Center and BronxNetAlicia Rodriguez-Allie delivered the graduate address. A politic
  
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• St. Raymond High School for Boys celebrates Class of 2024

  31-05-2024 15:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  On Saturday, May 18, St. Raymond High School for Boys in Parkchester held its 61st Commencement Exercises. The Class of 2024, consisting of 103 graduates, gathered together at the Msgr. Tierney Auditorium to receive their diplomas with their families and friends excitedly looking on.
  The ceremony began with an opening prayer lead by Fr. James Cruz ’82, pastor of St. Raymond Parish. Joshua Kissoon, class of 2024 salutatorian, kicked off the commencement exercises with a speech that thanked
  
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• Milkshake, beloved dachshund, dog-napped in Longwood

  30-05-2024 22:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Police are sniffing around for a pair of thieves who brazenly made off with a beloved family dachshund named Milkshake in the Bronx earlier this month.
  The dog-nappers entered an apartment building at Westchester Avenue and Tiffany Street in Longwood on the evening of May 4 and encountered the 10-year-old weiner dog, police say, before fleeing the location with her and leaving her family devastated.
  “Help us sniff ’em out & fetch ’em,” the NYPD wrote on X.
  Per su
  
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• Bronx’s Multiplex Cinemas closure means there’s only one commercial theater in the borough left standing

  30-05-2024 21:15 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Bronx’s Concourse Plaza Multiplex Cinemas — one of the borough’s last standing movie theaters — had its final showing this week before closing its doors permanently.
  According to Multiplex Cinemas, located on 214 East 161st St. just a few blocks east of Yankee Stadium, the establishment shuttered “due to a business decision” on May 28.
  “We are sad to let you know that Concourse Plaza Multiplex Cinemas is closing. It has been our pleasure to serve the
  
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• Bronx native Leonardo Coello set to challenge Landon Dais for 77th District Assembly seat

  30-05-2024 20:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Leonardo Coello is a familiar face to anyone who has attended a community board, precinct council or political meeting in the Bronx. As Bronx borough director for the mayor’s office, he has spent a year and a half as the face of the mayor at events and during emergencies. 
  And he is now running — by popular demand, he says — against incumbent Landon Dais for the 77th district State Assembly seat.  
  Coello, who lives with his wife and two sons two blocks outside t
  
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• Bronx collision kills teenage girl, leaves man in critical condition

  30-05-2024 17:32 via bxtimes.com
  
  A teen girl died as a young man clung to life in the Bronx Tuesday following a horrific car collision, authorities confirmed.
  Locals gathered in disbelief around the debris-covered scene on West 192nd Street and University Avenue Tuesday afternoon while police combed the site as part of the ongoing investigation. Others at the scene wept profusely, as officers examined heaps of twisted metal.
  According to police sources, a 19-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl were apparently riding o
  
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• Yankees’ Luis Gil on remarkable Cy Young, Rookie of the Year pace in 2024

  30-05-2024 17:08 via amny.com
  
  The conversation surrounding Luis Gil has shifted drastically in recent weeks. 
  The 25-year-old right-hander was being lauded as a solid replacement for reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole, who is sidelined until June with an elbow issue. Now, it is not out of the realm of possibilities to start considering him for both American League Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young Award. 
  Only Fernando Valenzuela has pulled off such a double, winning the NL Cy Young and Rookie of the Y
  
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• Legal Hand Bronx hosts successful resume workshop

  30-05-2024 17:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Legal Hand Bronx held its weekly workshop on May 22. The workshop, titled “Resumes Reinvented: Path & Potential Edition” featured a presentation from Rachelle Brown, who conversed with attendees about strategic ways to upgrade their resumes.
  Volunteers and attendees introduce themselves and ask questions about resumes.Photo Jewel Webber
  Attendees were also given the opportunity to hand in their resumes to receive professional inputs.
  Legal Hand Bronx hosts a workshop every Wednes
  
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• T-Mobile looking to improve cell service in Pelham Bay Park

  30-05-2024 16:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  For nearly a decade poor cell service has plagued Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx. After years of complaints, T-Mobile has finally stepped up to the plate and is ready to take action.
  According to a 2016 report by U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, City Island Road in Pelham Bay Park is ranked ninth for the worst cell phone service in New York City. The report shows the cell tower located on Amtrak property near Pelham Bay Split Rock Golf Course is long overdue for an upgrade. Amtrak must approve any work at
  
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• Bronx BP, African Advisory Council host African Union flag-raising at Borough Hall

  30-05-2024 15:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson and her African Advisory Council hosted the first-ever African Union flag-raising in the Bronx on May 28 at Borough Hall.The event held immense significance and pride for the borough’s vibrant community, as the Bronx is home to the largest concentration of African immigrants in America, according to Gibson’s office.
  Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson and her African Advisory Council hosted the first-ever African Union flag-raising in t
  
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• 15 and counting: Yankees’ starting staff sets major league record limiting runs and going at least 5

  29-05-2024 22:15 via amny.com
  
  Even without last year’s AL Cy Young Award winner, the New York Yankees starting staff has put together a run for the record books.
  With Nestor Cortes allowing only two runs in 5 1/3 innings on Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Angels, the Yankees set a major league record with their starters going 15 straight games where they have tossed at least five innings and allowed two runs or fewer.
  The Yankees surpassed the former mark shared by the 2022 New York Mets, 1968 Pittsburgh Pirates
  
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• Bronx borough president’s annual prom dress giveaway a huge success

  29-05-2024 22:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Office of the Bronx Borough President, in partnership with Becca’s Closet and Not on My Watch, hosted the annual Prom Dress Giveaway on May 24 at P188X Mott Haven Campus to provide middle and high school students a memorable prom experience.
  Students were allowed to select gowns, dresses, tuxedos, suits, shoes, and ties from a broad assortment of choices that were available to them. There was also photography, hairstyling, makeup tutorials, prizes, and other essential services of elega
  
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• MLB Power Rankings 9.0 (Week of May 26): Phillies and Yankees still on top, Mets slip-sliding away

  29-05-2024 21:50 via amny.com
  
  The Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees met in the 2009 World Series, and the way our ninth MLB Power Rankings are shaping up, they seem to be on a collision course for a rematch this fall.
  Elsewhere, a surprising team cracks the top 5, and the downtrodden Mets continue to sink like a stone with one bad loss after another.
  Let’s get to it! 
  2024 MLB Power Rankings 8.0Philadelphia Phillies (Previous #1): A puzzling series loss in Colorado notwithstanding, the Phillies continue t
  
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• Summer fun 2024: Check out these free events at Orchard Beach

  29-05-2024 18:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  Cool off this summer at Orchard Beach! Located at Pelham Bay Park, the Bronx’s sole public beach contains a promenade, central pavilion, snack bars, souvenir carts, two playgrounds, two picnic areas and 26 courts for basketball, volleyball and handball. The whole family is invited to swim, play and relax in the sun. Lifeguards are on duty daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  During the beach season, parking is $10 on Mondays through Fridays and $12 on weekends and holidays for cars and vans. A sen
  
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