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• Revolutionary War history hides in plain sight outside Bronx White Castle

  14-10-2026 16:26 via Bronx Times
  
  Most people stopping by the White Castle at 2900 East Tremont Avenue in Westchester Square are looking to grab a few sliders or perhaps a Crave Case. What many may not realize is that just outside the restaurant sits a reminder of a Revolutionary War confrontation that took place 250 years ago.On October 12, 1776, approximately 25 American riflemen stood their ground against a British force of nearly 4,000 soldiers near Westchester Creek. Their resistance helped delay British General W
  
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• Mamdani urges Trump administration to delay SNAP stocking rules that could threaten NYC bodegas

  03-11-2026 18:10 via Bronx Times
  
  The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday that retailers must begin complying with new federal food-stocking requirements Wednesday, despite Mayor Zohran Mamdani's request for a six-month delay to give New York City bodegas more time to comply.In a statement to amNewYork, the USDA defended the rules, saying Congress first called for stricter stocking requirements in 2014 and that the changes would give SNAP recipients more food choices.But Mamdani warned in a letter sent Monday to Agricult
  
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• LIVE UPDATES: Polls open across the Bronx for the 2026 Midterm Elections

  03-11-2026 16:40 via Bronx Times
  
  Polls are officially open across the Bronx as voters head to the ballot box for the 2026 midterm elections.Voting will take place from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. State election law allows any voter who is in line by the time polls close to remain and cast their ballot.New York City voters will also weigh in on five ballot proposals set by the Mayor’s Commission on Government Efficiency.Some races are competitive, with more than one candidate running for the seat, but some races are not, like many j
  
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• Construction work ongoing at five total residential projects across Highbridge and Concourse, will bring over 900 new housing units

  03-11-2026 16:20 via Bronx Times
  
  Construction work is at different stages at five different upcoming housing developments in Concourse and Highbridge, which will combine to bring more than 900 new homes to the Bronx.A two-tower, 15-story mixed-use building with 195 housing units is almost complete at 1298 Inwood Ave. The finished structure will be 162 feet tall and span 123,422 square feet. Residential space will take up 112,439 square feet, while the other 10,983 square feet will be comprised of community facility space. The 1
  
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• Op-Ed | Opening doors wider for more New Yorkers

  03-11-2026 16:00 via Bronx Times
  
  Fariha Khan’s CUNY journey began more than a decade ago, when she began earning Hunter College credits during high school. After graduation, Fariha had big plans and she enrolled at Hunter College. But life got in the way. Her stepfather suffered a debilitating stroke, and she paused her studies to care for him. Eventually, she was able to earn an associate degree and complete a healthcare training program at two CUNY community colleges – yet remained determined to finish what she started at
  
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• Bronx mourns Javits Frimpong, Ghanaian teen killed on way to school

  03-11-2026 15:48 via Bronx Times
  
  The Bronx is mourning the death of a 15-year-old Javits Frimpong, a Ghanaian teenager who was shot and killed near Crotona Park on his way to school Thursday, Oct. 29.Community members and religious leaders gathered Oct. 30 at the corner of 171st Street and Claremont Avenue, where Javits Frimpong was found with a gunshot wound to his stomach, to demand justice for the murdered teen. NYPD officers rushed him to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.Frimpong’s father told ABC7 New
  
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• NYC early voting surges nearly 60% from last governor’s race

  03-11-2026 00:10 via Bronx Times
  
  New York City saw a nearly 60% increase in early voting compared with the last gubernatorial election four years ago, with more than 690,000 people casting ballots ahead of Tuesday's contest between Gov. Kathy Hochul and Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman.A total of 690,526 New Yorkers checked in at early voting sites during the nine-day period that ended Sunday, according to unofficial figures from the city Board of Elections. That's an increase of 257,892 voters, or 59.6%, from the 432,634 w
  
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• MTA could plug projected budget holes by taking conductors off more trains, making other reforms: fiscal watchdog report

  02-11-2026 22:45 via Bronx Times
  
  The MTA could save billions of dollars annually by making a suite of reforms to its operations, including the elimination of conductors on far more of its subway cars, according to a fiscal watchdog's new report out Monday.The Citizens Budget Commission (CBC) found that the MTA's out-year deficits, which the agency itself projects will balloon to $897 million by 2030, are a result of its spending growing faster than its revenue, which goes up with biannual fare hikes."Their underlying growth in
  
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• Police shoot armed man in the Bronx after he fires at them in wild daylight gun fight

  02-11-2026 22:42 via Bronx Times
  
  Police wounded a gun-toting criminal in the Bronx Monday following a wild daylight shootout, authorities say.According to NYPD Assistant Chief Aneudy Castillo, cops from the 52 Precinct were called to Bainbridge Avenue and East 194 Street just before 3:30 p.m. after a man got into a verbal dispute with several individuals inside a deli following reports he had been harassing them. The 49-year-old then brandished a pistol, racked it back and pointed it at those in the store, sending them ducking
  
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• BREAKING: Police shoot armed man in the Bronx after he fires at them

  02-11-2026 22:42 via Bronx Times
  
  Police have shot a man in the Bronx after he fired upon them on Monday afternoon, sources say.While details are still emerging, sources familiar with the investigation say that the police-involved shooting took place outside a home located at 2657 Bainbridge Ave. in Fordham, within the 52nd Precinct's confines, just before 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 2.Sources reported that the officers had been fired upon by the man for reasons that remain unknown and under investigation at this time. The officers subseq
  
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• What’s happening | Photobook talk, Ginuwine, resource fair and more

  02-11-2026 21:55 via Bronx Times
  
  Photobook Talk: Andrew Lichtenstein— This Short LifeFriday, Nov. 6, 6:45-8:45 p.m.Bronx Documentary Center, 614 Courtlandt Ave.FreeJoin documentary photographer Andrew Lichtenstein for a presentation of his photobook, "This Short Life." Combining photographs with oral histories, This Short Life shares the experiences of 12 Americans working toward a more just and equitable society during a period of political and social upheaval. Through intimate portraits and first-person testimony, the book
  
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• Galileo Playground in Morris Heights celebrates $7M reconstruction and upgraded amenities

  02-11-2026 21:54 via Bronx Times
  
  NYC Parks, elected officials, and community members celebrated the $7 million reconstruction of Galileo Playground in Morris Heights on Oct. 30.The renovated playground has separate play areas for older and younger children and upgraded amenities including a new swing set, sensory play equipment, a spray shower, and drinking fountain. The reconstruction also added a new turf gathering area, trees and planting, and security lighting.“Galileo Playground is a cornerstone of Morris Heights, and th
  
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• Mamdani threatens to sue ICE over reported use of NYC park lots as staging grounds

  02-11-2026 14:14 via Bronx Times
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani is threatening to sue federal immigration authorities over reports that ICE agents have been using city-owned parking lots in the Bronx and Queens to stage enforcement operations.In a letter sent Monday, Mamdani demanded that the Department of Homeland Security immediately stop agents from using city property for immigration enforcement without permission, warning that New York City will take legal action if the activity continues.His administration also announced new rules
  
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• Mother of slain Bronx boy granted visa from President Trump, says Mamdani

  01-11-2026 16:45 via Bronx Times
  
  President Donald Trump agreed to grant an immediate visa to the mother of Javits Frimpong, the 15-year-old boy shot to death on a Bronx street last week, following outreach from Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Saturday. “The murder of a child is a pain no parent should have to endure, let alone from thousands of miles away," the mayor said. "Javits Frimpong’s mother deserves to say goodbye to her son in person. I just got off the phone with President Trump, and he has agreed to grant her visa immed
  
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• Fordham Landing developers quietly seek zoning change as project moves forward

  30-10-2026 22:05 via Bronx Times
  
  The development team behind the massive Fordham Landing project is seeking zoning changes for its first phase as the long-delayed megaproject begins to move forward again.Dynamic Star LLC is pursuing what they describes as a “relatively minor” zoning change for Fordham Landing South that would add a commercial overlay to a district currently zoned for residential use.The massive development along the Harlem River is planned in two phases, north and south of the University Heights Bridge. The
  
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• New renderings revealed for 927-unit Fordham Landing South residential complex

  30-10-2026 21:57 via Bronx Times
  
  New renderings have been made available for Fordham Landing South, an upcoming four-tower mixed-use complex that will bring 927 total affordable housing units to 330 West Fordham Rd. and 360 West Fordham Rd. in University Heights.Fordham Landing South will consist of a 33-story structure and three 18-story structures rising from a single podium. In addition to the 927 affordable apartments, 15% of which will be reserved for formerly homeless families, the complex will also feature 12,500 square
  
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• R&B legend Ginuwine reflects on his career and the experiences that shaped him ahead of Lehman Center concert

  30-10-2026 21:53 via Bronx Times
  
  Ahead of his performance Nov. 7 at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, R&B singer Ginuwine spoke with the Bronx Times about putting his past to paper, preferring the stage over the studio and his favorite color that he hopes ladies at his concerts come dressed in.Known for classics like “Pony” and “So Anxious,” Ginuwine explained that he and his son are currently writing an autobiographical project based on his own personal and professional experiences. The idea came about after v
  
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• 80-year-old Mildred Baker is running the NYC marathon, proving age is just a number

  30-10-2026 21:34 via Bronx Times
  
  One 80-year-old woman is ready to take on the 26.2 miles of the TCS NYC Marathon that runs through all five boroughs. When the race commences on Nov. 1, Mildred Baker will be one of the over 60,000 participants in the world-famous race.Baker first moved to New York in the 1970s for a job opportunity; she worked as an executive assistant at Frank E. Campbell Home until retirement. Since then, she’s been filling her time walking with the New York Road Runners (NYRR) and now, preparing for the NY
  
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• Mamdani and Menin name next racial equity watchdog chair, but Council pushback delays start until August 2027

  29-10-2026 22:00 via Bronx Times
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin on Thursday formally appointed Christopher Alexander to lead New York City's independent racial equity watchdog beginning in August 2027, reaching an agreement after Council members pushed back against replacing its current chair, Linda Tigani, sooner.Alexander, executive director of the NAACP New York State Conference, will take over as chair and executive director of the Commission on Racial Equity (CORE) on Aug. 1, 2027. Tigani, who ha
  
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• ‘Fix the Bus,’ transit advocates say in new campaign to organize bus riders behind push for fast and free service

  29-10-2026 22:00 via Bronx Times
  
  A group of transit advocates has launched a new campaign to push for speeding up New York City's bus system, the nation's slowest, and making it more affordable, by utilizing tactics commonly found in labor union and tenant organizing drives.The organization, Riders Alliance, kicked off the campaign, dubbed "Fix The Bus," on Monday. The effort is designed to better organize bus riders to more effectively fight for fast, free, and "funded" service, leaders with the group said during a virtual Oct
  
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• NYC Health + Hospitals North Central launches first hospital-based rape crisis program in the Bronx

  29-10-2026 21:00 via Bronx Times
  
  New York City Health + Hospitals North Central launched the first hospital-based rape crisis program in the Bronx, providing free support to survivors of sexual violence. The program joins Kingsbridge Heights Community Center as one of only two rape crisis programs in the borough, where reported rape and sex crime rates remain disproportionately high.Located at the hospital’s North Central Bronx campus, the program offers free and confidential individual and group counseling and in-person acco
  
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• John Turturro stars in new film ‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York,’ exploring survival and life in the Bronx

  29-10-2026 20:22 via Bronx Times
  
  Premiering in Bronx theaters on Oct. 30, writer-director Noah Segan’s “The Only Living Pickpocket in New York” stars John Turturro as Harry Lehman, an aging con man struggling to adapt his clever thievery and lifestyle to the rapidly advancing technological world around him. Harry spends his days caring for his disabled wife Rosie (Karina Arroyave) in a humble Bronx apartment and his nights scouring the city for easy targets, until he accidentally finds himself at odds with a very powerfu
  
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• Food Bank for NYC targets low-turnout Bronx neighborhoods with food and voter resources

  29-10-2026 19:58 via Bronx Times
  
  Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, Food Bank For NYC’s mobile food distribution provided nearly 100 Bronx residents with food assistance near Bill Rainey Park in Longwood — a neighborhood facing high food insecurity and historically low voter turnout across the city.In addition to providing meal support, the organization distributed civic engagement materials supplied by NYC Votes — a nonpartisan initiative of the New York City Campaign Finance Board. These educational resources help loc
  
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• 41st Annual Bronx Halloween Parade brings frights and festivities to the borough

  29-10-2026 16:00 via Bronx Times
  
  NYC’s second-largest Halloween Parade returned on Oct. 24 with the 41st annual Bronx Halloween Parade.
  This year, clowns, candy, and cars riddled the street at Southern Blvd & Westchester Ave, following a “Carnival of Nightmares - The Greatest Fear on Earth” theme. “This parade still belongs to the families who line Southern Boulevard every October,” said Bronx Community Board 2, organizers of the parade.Nearly 10 months of planning and organizing resulted in a parade where influe
  
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• Hostos Community College professor runs NYC Marathon to support domestic violence survivors

  29-10-2026 14:30 via Bronx Times
  
  Ernest Lalongo is all set to run at the New York City marathon on Nov. 1 as part of Team New Destiny to raise awareness for domestic violence and its impact on education.Lalongo has been a professor of history at Hostos Community College in the Bronx for 18 years and at least once a semester, works with a student who faces domestic violence. He highlights the ways in which it affects a student’s education.“The education, at many times just stops when these folks are fleeing their homes,” L
  
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• City Council pushback stalls Mamdani’s racial equity watchdog shake-up until 2027

  29-10-2026 14:15 via Bronx Times
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani's plan to replace the head of New York City's independent racial equity watchdog has been delayed until at least next summer after City Council members pushed back against removing its current chair.Mamdani confirmed Wednesday that Linda Tigani, whose commission has challenged his administration's handling of the city's first racial equity plan, would remain in her post until next summer, when he hopes to install Christopher Alexander, executive director of the NAACP New Yo
  
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• After Council pushback, Mamdani and Menin name next racial equity watchdog chair, starting in 2027

  29-10-2026 14:15 via Bronx Times
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin on Thursday formally appointed Christopher Alexander to lead New York City's independent racial equity watchdog beginning in August 2027, reaching an agreement after Council members pushed back against replacing its current chair, Linda Tigani, sooner.Alexander, executive director of the NAACP New York State Conference, will take over as chair and executive director of the Commission on Racial Equity (CORE) on Aug. 1, 2027. Tigani, who ha
  
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• MTA celebrates Halloween with spooky station sign stickers and collectors edition maps

  28-10-2026 22:40 via Bronx Times
  
  Stand clear of the closing trap doors! This Halloween, the MTA is turning the subway into the scare-way.Starting Thursday and running through Saturday, costume-clad trick-or-treaters taking the "Boo York City Subway," Long Island Rail Road, or Metro-North Railroad will get the chance to pass through several stations temporarily renamed for the scariest time of year, agency officials announced on Wednesday."We know lots of families use our system to go trick-or-treating, as well as going to ... t
  
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• Fare evasion: NYC Transit boss says probe of EAGLE agents altercations with riders will soon conclude

  28-10-2026 21:25 via Bronx Times
  
  A top MTA official said Wednesday that he expects an investigation into two recent instances of bus fare enforcement agents getting into violent tussles with riders will conclude next week, amid calls by some elected officials for the agency to stop using the teams. MTA New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow gave the update during the agency's Oct. 28 board meeting, in response to a question from board member Janette Sadik-Khan."I anticipate having the completion of the investigatio
  
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• Nuasin Next Generation Charter School breaks ground on new Tremont location

  28-10-2026 20:54 via Bronx Times
  
  Nuasin Next Generation Charter School (NNGCU) celebrates the start of construction on their new K-12 campus.With two of its campuses located in Highbridge, Nuasin Next Generation Charter School, in partnership with APEX Development Group, is expanding its campus to 1780 East Tremont Avenue in Community School District 12. The new campus is expected to open in the July 2028 school year. The six-story, 60,000 foot ground-up building will house 700 public school students. The Nuasin School is one
  
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