<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[NY Bronx - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest news about NY Bronx with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your region!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:45:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Housing lottery underway for 169 units at Starhill Phase II in Morris Heights, rent starts at $777]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sign up for our&nbsp;weekly email newsletter&nbsp;to stay updated on the latest housing lotteries in New York City.An affordable housing lottery recently launched for all 169 units at Starhill Phase II, located at 51 Featherbed Ln. in the Morris Heights neighborhood of the Bronx.The 6-story residential building's 169 housing units include 55 for those earning 40% of the area median income and with a $67,840 asset limit, 56 for those earning 50% of the area median income and with an asset limit o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/housing-lottery-underway-for-169-units-at-starhill-phase-ii-in-morris-heights-rent-starts-at-777/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/housing-lottery-underway-for-169-units-at-starhill-phase-ii-in-morris-heights-rent-starts-at-777/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stand Up to Violence Program Manager honored with proclamation by City Council]]></title><description><![CDATA[NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi | North Central Bronx Stand Up to Violence Program Manager Heriberto &ldquo;Eddie&rdquo; Miranda was recently issued a proclamation by the New York City Council in recognition of his service, advocacy and unwavering commitment to violence prevention in the Bronx for over a decade.Since becoming a member of Stand Up to Violence's leadership team in 2018, Miranda has helped the program expand its community presence and impact through youth engagement initiatives, work]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/stand-up-to-violence-program-manager-honored-with-proclamation-by-city-council/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/stand-up-to-violence-program-manager-honored-with-proclamation-by-city-council/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The MTA still accepts MetroCards in the OMNY era — but does anyone still swipe? Here are a few who do.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over half a year after the MTA switched to its OMNY tap-and-pay system, 98% of transit riders in New York City have adopted it. But who, if anyone, still uses the agency's prior payment method: the MetroCard?The MTA ended sales of the MetroCard, which had been in use for three decades, as soon as the calendar flipped to 2026. The agency framed the move as bidding farewell to the iconic yellow-and-blue plastic card and as marking the system's full transition to OMNY after years of introducing str]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/the-mta-still-accepts-metrocards-in-the-omny-era-but-does-anyone-still-swipe-here-are-a-few-who-do/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/the-mta-still-accepts-metrocards-in-the-omny-era-but-does-anyone-still-swipe-here-are-a-few-who-do/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump administration cuts grant for Bronx teen pregnancy prevention program]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration recently eliminated grant funding across the state and in the Bronx for a program aimed at preventing teen pregnancy.The nonprofit Children&rsquo;s Aid has received millions in federal grant funds since 2015 and operated its Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) program under a recently renewed, multi-year grant set to end in 2028.&nbsp;But the organization received a June 26 letter from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) stating that funding was terminated as o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/trump-administration-cuts-grant-for-bronx-teen-pregnancy-prevention-program/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/trump-administration-cuts-grant-for-bronx-teen-pregnancy-prevention-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pelham Bay Little League calls for city action over drug use, encampments around Westchester Avenue fields]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pelham Bay Little League leaders are calling on elected officials and city agencies to address longstanding public safety and quality-of-life issues surrounding the league's fields, while seeking support for an ambitious overhaul of the decades-old facility.At a meeting Friday attended by Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, State Sen. Nathalia Fernandez, Council Member Shirley Aldebol and representatives from the Department of Transportation, Department of Social Services, NYPD, NYC Parks an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/pelham-bay-little-league-calls-for-city-action-over-drug-use-encampments-around-westchester-avenue-fields/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/pelham-bay-little-league-calls-for-city-action-over-drug-use-encampments-around-westchester-avenue-fields/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYC Council gives itself an 18.2% raise — but Mamdani and Menin say no thanks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City Council voted Thursday to give its members an 18.2% raise, increasing rank-and-file lawmakers&rsquo; salaries from $148,500 to $175,500 and approving higher salaries for other elected offices across city government.The measure passed 42-6, with Speaker Julie Menin casting the lone abstention. It marks the first salary increase since 2016 for most of the affected officials and would also raise pay for the mayor, public advocate, comptroller, borough presidents, Council speaker and distri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/nyc-council-gives-itself-an-182-raise-but-mamdani-and-menin-say-no-thanks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/nyc-council-gives-itself-an-182-raise-but-mamdani-and-menin-say-no-thanks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just in time for Summer Open Streets, NYC DOT unveils permanent safety upgrades on Decatur Avenue]]></title><description><![CDATA[The New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) recently completed a roadway safety project at Decatur Avenue between East 194th and 195th Streets, just in time for summer activities.The Kingsbridge Heights project, developed with community input, included a mid-block concrete curb extension with raised crosswalk and new crossing signage, as well as green plants and flowers. Painted curb extensions were installed to slow traffic and shorten the crossing distances for pedestrians, and th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/just-in-time-for-summer-open-streets-nyc-dot-unveils-permanent-safety-upgrades-on-decatur-avenue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/just-in-time-for-summer-open-streets-nyc-dot-unveils-permanent-safety-upgrades-on-decatur-avenue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tracey Towers residents demand more oversight of Mitchell-Lama housing after proposed 31% rent hike]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tracey Towers tenants urged City Council members Wednesday to strengthen oversight of Mitchell-Lama housing after their Bronx development was hit with a proposed 30.58% rent increase that residents say follows years of deteriorating conditions and deferred maintenance.The testimony came during a City Council oversight hearing examining the affordability of the Mitchell-Lama program and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development's role in monitoring the financial health of the city's]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/tracey-towers-residents-demand-more-oversight-of-mitchell-lama-housing-after-proposed-31-rent-hike/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/tracey-towers-residents-demand-more-oversight-of-mitchell-lama-housing-after-proposed-31-rent-hike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamdani raises $301K in a month for 2029 reelection, opts out of NYC matching-funds program]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani raised about $301,000 during the opening month of his 2029 reelection campaign and has decided not to participate in New York City&rsquo;s public matching-funds program &mdash; allowing him to accept larger donations and spend without the limits imposed on participating candidates.Mamdani&rsquo;s first campaign finance filing of the election cycle lists 5,874 contributors, with an average contribution of $52, according to the city's Campaign Finance Board.The campaign report]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/mamdani-raises-301k-in-a-month-for-2029-reelection-opts-out-of-nyc-matching-funds-program/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/mamdani-raises-301k-in-a-month-for-2029-reelection-opts-out-of-nyc-matching-funds-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air quality alert: NYC handing out free KN95 masks as smoke from Canadian wildfires reaches unhealthy levels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nope, that's not your usual summer haze &mdash; that's Canada's wildfire smoke still lingering.New York City is still under an Air Quality Advisory due to Canadian wildfire smoke, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching Level Red - Unhealthy (between 151-200) on Thursday morning. The advisory is due to continue through 11:59 p.m. tonight.Due to the air quality issues, the city is handing out free KN95 masks at select locations throughout the Five Boroughs, including at over 200 libraries, all]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/air-quality-alert-nyc-handing-out-free-kn95-masks-as-smoke-from-canadian-wildfires-reaches-unhealthy-levels/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/air-quality-alert-nyc-handing-out-free-kn95-masks-as-smoke-from-canadian-wildfires-reaches-unhealthy-levels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DJ shot to death in Bronx neighborhood with surge of murders this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detectives in the Bronx are investigating the death of a DJ who was fatally shot near a nightclub early on Thursday morning in an area where murder rates have surged this year.Officers from the 46th Precinct were called to a report of an assault in front 2362 Jerome Ave., the M Lounge Restaurant, at around 4:26 a.m. on July 16.When they arrived at the scene, officers found a 29-year-old man lying on the street with a gunshot wound to his head.&nbsp;EMS pronounced the victim dead at the location.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/dj-shot-to-death-in-bronx-neighborhood-with-surge-of-murders-this-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/dj-shot-to-death-in-bronx-neighborhood-with-surge-of-murders-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamdani unveils 23 NYC rental proposals, including credit-check reforms, tenant unions and tiny elevators]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tiny elevators in walk-ups. Formal recognition for tenant unions. A rethink of credit checks and the widely used requirement that apartment seekers earn 40 times the monthly rent.Those are among 23 proposals in a new roadmap released Thursday by the Mamdani administration, aimed at changing how New York City renters find apartments, report unsafe conditions, and confront landlords who fail to make repairs.The 67-page &ldquo;Rental Ripoff Recap&rdquo; grew out of five boroughwide hearings Mayor Z]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/mamdani-unveils-23-nyc-rental-proposals-including-credit-check-reforms-tenant-unions-and-tiny-elevators/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/mamdani-unveils-23-nyc-rental-proposals-including-credit-check-reforms-tenant-unions-and-tiny-elevators/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamdani lays out 23 proposals to reshape renting in NYC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tiny elevators in walk-ups. Formal recognition for tenant unions. A rethink of credit checks and the widely used requirement that apartment seekers earn 40 times the monthly rent.Those are among 23 proposals in a new roadmap released Thursday by the Mamdani administration, aimed at changing how New York City renters find apartments, report unsafe conditions, and confront landlords who fail to make repairs.The 67-page &ldquo;Rental Ripoff Recap&rdquo; grew out of five boroughwide hearings held be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/mamdani-lays-out-23-proposals-to-reshape-renting-in-nyc/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/mamdani-lays-out-23-proposals-to-reshape-renting-in-nyc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New federal Rikers remediation manager issues first report with deadlines for improving ‘unconstitutional’ jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[The court-appointed federal oversight official tasked with fixing the failings&nbsp;of New York City&rsquo;s infamous Rikers Island jail complex issued his first&nbsp;report on Tuesday, detailing a month-by-month plan to resolve the safety and legal issues identified by a landmark 2015 lawsuit.Nicholas Deml, appointed in January by U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain to help restructure Rikers to ensure its conditions comply with the U.S. Constitution, wrote in his first report that a lot sti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/new-federal-rikers-remediation-manager-issues-first-report-with-deadlines-for-improving-unconstitutional-jail/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/new-federal-rikers-remediation-manager-issues-first-report-with-deadlines-for-improving-unconstitutional-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronx drug bust: Massive fentanyl operation in Fordham forces evacuation of daycare centers]]></title><description><![CDATA[An alleged fentanyl packaging and distribution operation in the Bronx was dismantled after investigators recovered 4.5 kilos (nearly 10 pounds) of the suspected drug from an apartment above two daycare centers, authorities announced on Wednesday.&nbsp;A short-term investigation into the operation led authorities to recover the dangerous narcotic inside an apartment at 2075 Morris Ave., a five-story residential apartment building in Fordham.Antonio Cabrera, 62, of NYC, was charged with first-degr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/bronx-drug-bust-massive-fentanyl-operation-in-fordham-forces-evacuation-of-daycare-centers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/bronx-drug-bust-massive-fentanyl-operation-in-fordham-forces-evacuation-of-daycare-centers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officials break ground on NYC’s first public school ‘food forest’ in the Bronx]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a multi-year effort, elected officials broke ground on the city&rsquo;s first public school &ldquo;food forest&rdquo; at the Adlai Stevenson Educational Campus on July 15.&nbsp;One year of work has already been completed to transform the former garden and apple orchard behind the Soundview campus into a 46,000-square-foot forest ecosystem where students will engage in hands-on learning about food systems, climate, sustainability, nutrition and more.&nbsp;Next, work proceeds to the capital]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/officials-break-ground-on-nycs-first-public-school-food-forest-in-the-bronx/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/officials-break-ground-on-nycs-first-public-school-food-forest-in-the-bronx/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYC DOE worker and husband busted in $170,000 Bronx school cash scam: DA]]></title><description><![CDATA[A husband and wife team was sentenced for their roles in a scheme that defrauded the NYC Department of Education (DOE) of more than $170,000 through fraudulent purchase orders and invoices, according to the Bronx District Attorney&rsquo;s office on Tuesday.Darcel Clark, the borough&rsquo;s district attorney, said that Rusnelly Clase, 42, was sentenced to six months in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision. Meanwhile, her husband, Justin Echevarria, 38, was sentenced to five y]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/nyc-doe-worker-and-husband-busted-in-170000-bronx-school-cash-scam-da/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/nyc-doe-worker-and-husband-busted-in-170000-bronx-school-cash-scam-da/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronx subway shover sought for random attack on straphanger, pushing him head-first toward oncoming D train]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police in the Bronx are on the hunt for a maniac who pushed a straphanger into an oncoming train in a random assault last month.The NYPD released images Wednesday of the suspect wanted for the heinous attack, which occurred at around 2:20 p.m. on June 27 at the Fordham Road station on the D line near Grand Concourse.Law enforcement sources said the victim, a 47-year-old man, was standing on the platform waiting for a Manhattan-bound D train when the suspect approached him and pushed him without]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/bronx-subway-shover-sought-for-random-attack-on-straphanger-pushing-him-head-first-toward-oncoming-d-train/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/bronx-subway-shover-sought-for-random-attack-on-straphanger-pushing-him-head-first-toward-oncoming-d-train/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamdani moves forward on stalled Bronx busway, kicks off public engagement for slew of Brooklyn bus projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani is wasting no time in moving forward on his freshly released "Next Stop" plan for making city buses faster &mdash; announcing Wednesday that he is greenlighting several projects included in the roadmap.Chief among those undertakings will be the Bronx's first busway on Tremont Avenue. Mamdani's office said it would begin work this fall on the project, which had been shelved last year by former Mayor Eric Adams' administration.The mayor also revealed that his administration wi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/mamdani-moves-forward-on-stalled-bronx-busway-kicks-off-public-engagement-for-slew-of-brooklyn-bus-projects/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/mamdani-moves-forward-on-stalled-bronx-busway-kicks-off-public-engagement-for-slew-of-brooklyn-bus-projects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 9th annual Latin American Foto Festival at the Bronx Documentary Center aims ‘for our Latino community to see themselves’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A variety of new indoor and outdoor photography installations have hit the Bronx, designed to highlight various stories and issues unique to Latin American countries and communities within the broader Latino diaspora.The 9th annual Latin American Foto Festival opened July 9 at the Bronx Documentary Center (BDC), with a reception led by Education Director Ricardo J. Partida that included a walk-through at the BDC's main building at 614 Courtlandt Ave, the Annex building and the surrounding blocks]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/the-9th-annual-latin-american-foto-festival-at-the-bronx-documentary-center-aims-for-our-latino-community-to-see-themselves/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-bronx/the-9th-annual-latin-american-foto-festival-at-the-bronx-documentary-center-aims-for-our-latino-community-to-see-themselves/</guid></item></channel></rss>