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• PHOTOS | BronxWorks Lifting Lives Gala

  11-05-2024 16:30 via bxtimes.com
  
  BronxWorks hosts its annual gala at the New York Botanical Garden on Thursday, May 9, 2024. Eileen Torres, the CEO of BronxWorks, said “If you come to our agency, our hope, our true true hope, is that there is absolutely no wrong door. And families come in all shapes and sizes. Whether they live in the Bronx their entire lives or they just immigrated to the United States, it’s our mission to feed, shelter, teach and support our Bronx neighbors to build a stronger community.” Ph
  
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• Op-Ed | NYC summer safety: Enjoy NYC more this summer thanks to additional lifeguards and new cooling centers

  04-06-2024 23:00 via amny.com
  
  Last weekend, we unofficially kicked off the summer in New York City during Memorial Day weekend. Our beaches are open for the season, and our public pools will open June 27. New York City has so much to see and do that people forget that this is a beach town, with two of the best beaches in the entire country just a subway ride away!
  We want to make sure summer in the city is fun and safe, no matter what the weather conditions. That’s why we are hitting the ground running this season, wit
  
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• City Council seeks expansion of Fair Fares transit discount to 650,000 more New Yorkers: report

  04-06-2024 21:30 via amny.com
  
  The City Council’s proposed expansion of the Fair Fares half-priced MetroCard would benefit some 650,000 additional low-income New Yorkers, a new report finds.
  About 950,000 New Yorkers are currently eligible for Fair Fares, though only about a third of them are actually signed up for the benefit, according to a new report from the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA (PCAC), a transit advocacy group.
  Still, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers who struggle to make ends meet ca
  
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• MASC Hospitality Group works to revitalize Fordham Plaza after years of neglect

  04-06-2024 21:07 via bxtimes.com
  
  Fordham Plaza, a space long abandoned and isolated, is undergoing revitalization efforts and becoming a vibrant new community hub thanks to Marco Sharma, founder and owner of MASC Hospitality Group (MHG).
  MHG is an events company that produces and promotes the Bronx, Brooklyn, Uptown, Long Island, Latin, and Vegan Night Markets. Street Eats Foundation is the nonprofit arm of MHG that supports up and coming entrepreneurs within the food and market industry.
  Several community-informed initiatives,
  
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• Gerrit Cole update: Yankees ace begins rehab assignment Tuesday

  04-06-2024 20:36 via amny.com
  
  Gerrit Cole is taking one more step closer to returning to a big-league mound at Yankee Stadium. 
  The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner and Yankees ace begins a rehab assignment with the organization’s Double-A affiliate in Somerset on Tuesday, the team announced. 
  The 33-year-old right-hander was slated to throw 50 pitches in his first competitive start of 2024. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he expects Cole to need at least two rehab starts in the minors before h
  
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• New Cross Bronx Study Team reports identify community concerns regarding expressway’s transformation

  04-06-2024 20:15 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronxites are weighing in on the transformation of the Cross Bronx Expressway, a roadway notorious for causing air pollution, low connectivity, poor traffic safety and other harmful effects on people living within its corridors. 
  Two new reports released June 4 shed light on the first phase of a study launched in 2022 to “reimagine” the Cross Bronx, during which 900 residents provided input over five months to identify — down to the intersection level — nagging probl
  
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• CM Salamanca hosts annual Noche Borinqueña celebration

  04-06-2024 18:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  Council Member Rafael Salamanca, Jr. and community leader Freddy Perez, Jr., co-hosted the third annual Noche Borinqueña celebration in honor of Puerto Rican culture in the Bronx on Thursday, May 31, at Maestros Caterers.
  The event honored Maria Febus, Daisy Rodriguez, Diana Reyes, and Luis Eladio Torres for their exemplary contributions to the Bronx community. 
  Council Member Rafael Salamanca, Jr. and community leader Freddy Perez, Jr., co-hosted the third annual Noche Borinque&ntil
  
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• Filmmakers to premiere BronxNet TV series about beauty standards and the immigrant experience

  04-06-2024 17:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  BronxNet creators Kobina de Graft-Johnson and Jasmine Patrice White will premiere the first episode of their TV series “#Stressed” on BronxNetTV. The series, which probes the immigrant experience and critiques the model of American beauty, will star Abena Mensah-Bonsu as Ashanti, a Ghanaian-born to immigrant parents and plus-sized digital influencer.In the series’ premiere episode, Ashanti enters the world of beauty pageants only to clash with the stereotypical pageant body typ
  
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• 45th Precinct Community Council celebrates officers, local leaders at annual breakfast

  04-06-2024 16:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  The 45th Precinct Community Council held its annual council breakfast on Thursday, May 23, at SUNY Maritime College to celebrate Bronx community leaders and NYPD officers who work at the precinct. 
  Distinguished members and speakers of the ceremony included Deputy Inspector of the 45th Precinct Johnny A. Orellana, New York City Sheriff Chief Anthony Miranda, Commanding Officer and Assistant Chief at Patrol Borough Bronx Benjamin Gurley, 45th Precinct Community Council President Robert Biede
  
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• When you gotta go: NYC to get 46 new public restrooms over next 5 years

  03-06-2024 22:45 via amny.com
  
  New York does not have nearly enough public restrooms, as any resident desperate for relief can attest. But Mayor Eric Adams wants to help flush that problem down the drain with a new effort that he unveiled Monday.Under the plan, dubbed “Ur In Luck,” Adams said the Parks Department will build 46 new public restrooms and renovate another 36 over the next five years.
  During a Monday afternoon news conference, the mayor said that while the city already has over 1,000 public restrooms &
  
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• Bronx Pride festival and march scheduled for June 22

  03-06-2024 22:34 via gaycitynews.com
  
  A Pride festival and march will take place in the Bronx on June 22, representing one of multiple borough-based Pride events on the calendar throughout the month.
  The day will begin with a Pride March hosted by the Office of Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson at 11 a.m. The march will start at Grand Concourse and 161st St. and conclude at Third Ave. and 149th St.
  Marchers can then turn their attention to Da Bronx Pride Festival, which is scheduled to begin at noon on Westchester Ave. between
  
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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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• Leaders 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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• 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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