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• Therapy dog Polly brings comfort to young cancer patients at Montefiore

  07-11-2025 20:37 via bxtimes.com
  
  One of the most beloved staff members at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore is not a doctor, nurse or other longtime employee — it's a 3-year-old black lab named Polly, who makes her rounds every day, bringing comfort to patients. Polly has been stationed at the hospital for two years, providing a listening ear and companionship as young patients navigate the most difficult times of their lives. Polly is a trained therapy dog with the Pups Assisting With Support (PAWS) p
  
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• Column: East Bronx History Forum to discuss Bronx River Parkway in last meeting of 2025

  05-12-2025 22:29 via bxtimes.com
  
  Our last meeting for the calendar year 2025 will focus on the Bronx River Parkway and its growth. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Parkway, which I’m certain many of us have travelled upon from time to time and enjoyed its seasonal grandeur throughout the year.Stephen DeVillo will be our speaker this month, a most reliable and prolific lecturer. Stephen is a local historian and a longtime walking tour guide of the Bronx River Rambles and has given numerous talks and webinars on
  
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• Bronx River Houses unveils new murals, designed by an artist who grew up inside the development

  05-12-2025 20:01 via bxtimes.com
  
  Residents of Soundview’s Bronx River Houses recently unveiled new murals, collectively titled “The Home That Inspired The World,” which celebrate the development’s contributions to the early days of hip-hop culture. The murals are part of the Public Housing Community Fund (PHCF)’s “From Roots to Arts” Program, funded by the Mellon Foundation.To create the works, celebrated artist Mark Lawrence returned to his childhood home at Bronx River Houses to
  
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• NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx celebrates ten years of simulation training

  05-12-2025 17:49 via bxtimes.com
  
  NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx recently held its annual Women and Children Simulation Fair, where it celebrated ten years of In-Situ Simulation Education.This annual event and the ten-year celebration both showcase the hospital's commitment to preparing healthcare teams to thrive in critical, life-threatening situations via hands-on training in an actual clinical environment.“Investing in simulation training enhances patient safety and quality care by providing a safe environme
  
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• Jacobi Medical Center commemorates World AIDS Day amid federal pullback of recognition

  04-12-2025 23:13 via bxtimes.com
  
  On Dec. 4, Jacobi Medical Center hosted a daylong series of events in recognition of World AIDS Day, culminating in a walk on campus to honor those who have died and those currently living with HIV and AIDS. While the Honor Walk was kept brief due to the cold weather, participants carried a handmade banner that read “And Still We Rise,” featuring some patients' names.The rest of the event, organized by Community Liaison Worker Jose Clemente, featured HIV education, patient testi
  
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• Housing lottery launches for 92 units for seniors at Crotona Belmont Senior Housing, rent at 30% of monthly income

  04-12-2025 23:10 via bxtimes.com
  
  Sign up for our weekly email newsletter to stay updated on the latest housing lotteries in New York City.New York City has launched a housing lottery for 92 units for seniors at least 62 years of age at Crotona Belmont Senior Housing, located at 1883 Crotona Ave. in Crotona.This 10-story residential building has 134 total housing units, with 42 being at market rate. Of the 92 set aside for the housing lottery, 10 are intended for those earning 50% of the area median income and with an
  
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• Renderings unveiled for the Heartwood, an upcoming mixed-use building with 113 apartments in Claremont

  03-12-2025 21:18 via bxtimes.com
  
  Renderings have been unveiled for the Heartwood, an upcoming 19-story mixed-use building with 113 affordable housing units at 155 E. 173rd St. in the Claremont neighborhood of the Bronx.Approximately 15% of the 113 rent-stabilized units at the Heartwood will be dedicated to formerly homeless individuals. In addition to the residential units, the new building will also house the new Grand Concourse Library. The new building will span 17,500 square feet.[caption id="attachment_137312" align="align
  
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• $1.7 billion Hunts Point Access Improvement Project completed after 6 years, promising safer streets

  03-12-2025 21:04 via bxtimes.com
  
  The three-phase, $1.7 billion Hunts Point Access Improvement Project was officially finished in late Nov. after having started in 2019, Governor Kathy Hochul announced. Much of the work dealt with improving truck access to the Hunts Point Market, the nation’s largest food distribution site, where more than 60% of New York City’s meat, fish and produce cycles through. Traffic and pollution around the food hub have long plagued Hunts Point, but the project’s design now
  
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• Cover up: Face-covered ICE agents and unruly protesters reignite debate over a NYC mask ban

  03-12-2025 20:00 via amny.com
  Should NYC have a renewed mask ban? This question is weighing on the minds of many New Yorkers lately. As masked individuals continue to participate in protests, sometimes leading to public disorder, and concerns rise over the anonymity of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, who don face coverings during operations near immigrant communities and courts, New Yorkers are at a crossroads on whether they want elected officials to pursue a full-on public mask ban.It has been a comp
  
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• Global Lenders Unite

  03-12-2025 15:19 via caribbeanlife.com
  A grouping of global multilateral financial agencies is teaming up to raise billions in hurricane relief for Jamaica, which has suffered from consecutive years of battering from Atlantic storms.The consortium includes the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF), the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the World Bank Group.Top officials have met in recent days to develop a strategy to help Jamaic
  
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• Ahead of first public hearing for $900 million Cross Bronx bridge project, advocates press NYS for more time

  02-12-2025 23:48 via bxtimes.com
  
  The New York State Department of Transportation is set to hold the first of three public hearings on Wednesday Dec. 3 to discuss a controversial proposal to repair five bridges along a one mile corridor of the Cross Bronx Expressway.But opponents of the plan say the state hasn't allowed enough time to properly review the plan and its potential impacts, which NYSDOT released on Nov. 18 in a close to 6,000 page environmental assessment report they argue was ill-timed given the busy holiday season.
  
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• The Bronx shows up strong on CUNY’s 50 Under 50

  02-12-2025 22:47 via bxtimes.com
  
  The City University of New York (CUNY) released in November its second annual who’s who of its massive alumni network with its 50 Under 50 list, and the Bronx was well represented, with honorees from the borough, educated at Bronx CUNY schools or with strong ties to the Boogie Down all making their mark on the world culturally, socially and economically.The Bronx Times caught up with a few of the list’s esteemed honorees to get their reactions on being recognized, reflections on thei
  
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• Housing lottery closing soon for 15 units for seniors in Parkchester, rent starts at $1,945

  02-12-2025 21:15 via bxtimes.com
  
  Sign up for our weekly email newsletter to stay updated on the latest housing lotteries in New York City.Time is winding down for seniors to sign up for an affordable housing lottery for one of the 15 available units at 1353 Castle Hill Ave. in the Parkchester neighborhood of the Bronx before the Dec. 18 deadline.The 6-story mixed-use building features 32 total housing units for seniors, with 17 at market rate. Among the 15 set aside in the housing lottery for those at least 62 years o
  
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• MTA boss Lieber expects Mayor-elect Mamdani to move quickly on building out bus lane network to full potential

  02-12-2025 21:00 via amny.com
  MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said Tuesday that he expects Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's incoming administration to "move quickly" on building the number of bus lanes and busways required by city law — something the Adams administration has missed benchmarks on for several years.Lieber, during an annual CityLaw breakfast event at New York Law School on Dec. 2, contended the MTA has been "hamstrung" in delivering faster bus service due to what he described as the Adams administration's "ina
  
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• ‘True Love’ in for pricey holiday shopping season according to data

  02-12-2025 19:22 via caribbeanlife.com
  (StatePoint) True Love is at it again this holiday season – and paying more than ever. According to PNC’s Christmas Price Index (CPI), the final price tag to buy all of the gifts in the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” comes to $51,476.12 this year, headlined by drastic increases in the price of gold and the famed partridge’s Pear Tree.For more than 40 years, PNC has tracked the price of the birds, entertainers, and other gifts that comprise the classic holiday
  
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• Op-Ed | A big city of small businesses

  02-12-2025 14:00 via amny.com
  New York City is a big city of small businesses — mom and pop shops, bodegas, food trucks, restaurants, and more — and there’s no better time for our businesses to shine than the holiday season. The holiday season adds $500 million to the city’s economy through increased spending and foot traffic — and this goes back into New Yorkers’ pockets, making the city more affordable for working people.Last year, during a single day — Black Friday — over 1
  
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• Montefiore’s Project Bravo Food Pantry celebrates 20 years serving Bronx community

  01-12-2025 21:29 via bxtimes.com
  
  Montefiore Health System recently celebrated 20 years of its Project Bravo Food Pantry, which is meant to combat food insecurity for high-risk individuals and families across the Bronx.This grant-funded initiative provides those it serves with fresh produce and healthy food three times a week. Thousands of residents benefit from the Project Bravo Food Pantry each week, with around 40,000 people in the borough benefiting from the program in 2024 alone.Those served by the Project Bravo Food Pantry
  
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• Photos: Albert Einstein College of Medicine students and faculty pack 10K pounds of produce for local community organizations

  01-12-2025 21:18 via bxtimes.com
  
  Students and faculty members of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine packed approximately 1,000 bags containing a total of 10,000 pounds of produce to donate to community organizations across the Bronx on Wednesday, Nov. 26.[caption id="attachment_137249" align="alignnone" width="1200"] The produce combined to weigh around 10,000 pounds. Photo courtesy of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine[/caption][caption id="attachment_137234" align="alignnone" width="1200"] The students and faculty h
  
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• Bally’s Bronx casino plan proceeds to final state approval

  01-12-2025 21:05 via bxtimes.com
  
  On Dec. 1, the state Gaming Facility Location Board (GFLB) announced its recommendation of all three New York City-area casino applicants for final approval: Bally’s Bronx, and Hard Rock Metropolitan Park and Resorts World, both in Queens. The state licensing board now has final say, expected later this month. At a public meeting at the CUNY Graduate Center in midtown, the five-member board, chaired by former Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development Vicki L. Been, explained i
  
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• What’s happening | movies, music, holiday celebrations and more

  01-12-2025 20:41 via bxtimes.com
  
  Fun Film FridaysFriday, Dec. 5, 2:30-4:30 p.m.Throg’s Neck Library, 3025 Cross Bronx Expy.FreeThis event will take place in person at Throg's Neck Library. Come kick back and enjoy a family-friendly movie with the Throgg's Neck Library Children's staff! Film ratings range from G-PG. Children must be accompanied by a caregiver in order to participate.For more information, visit nypl.org/events/programs/2025/12/05/fun-film-fridays.  Bronx Terminal Market Winter WonderlandSaturday,
  
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• US$1M goal for star-studded Jamaica Strong Relief Concert

  01-12-2025 19:33 via caribbeanlife.com
  Producers of the Jamaica Strong Relief Concert are aiming to raise US$1 million at their star-studded benefit event, slated for Friday, Dec. 12, at the UBS Arena in New York.“This is New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania – the whole USA coming together,” Kacy Rankine, co-producer of the show and CEO of Roadblock Radio, told Caribbean Life on Monday.“We’re going to send something big to Jamaica,” he added.Rankine's comment came just days after Jammins
  
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• Brooklyn leaders rally community for Jamaica relief

  01-12-2025 18:30 via caribbeanlife.com
  Assembly Member Jaime Williams, chairwoman of New York State Emergency Response and Disaster Preparedness, and Assembly Member Monique Chandler-Waterman, co-chair of the Caribbean American Delegation, led an "urgent packing day" at TriniJam BK Restaurant in Canarsie, Brooklyn, on Sunday, Nov. 16, uniting the community to support Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa's devastation. Their effort was described as a powerful display of unity, service, and Caribbean pride.Calvin Sennon, the Trinidadian-bor
  
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• Bronx Community Foundation welcomes new executive director

  01-12-2025 18:17 via bxtimes.com
  
  The nonprofit Bronx Community Foundation, which raises and distributes funding to organizations serving the borough, recently announced the hiring of a new executive director, LaToya Williams-Belfort, who brings two decades of nonprofit experience to the role. In a Bronx Times interview, Williams-Belfort said she was thrilled to return to the borough where she grew up, after holding executive roles at Partnership with Children, the Jericho Project, Children of Promise NYC and United Way of
  
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• NYS Gaming Board approves full casino licenses for all three active bids in Queens and Bronx

  01-12-2025 16:55 via amny.com
  The New York State Gaming Facility Location Board unanimously voted in favor of all three remaining casino bids, representing a major victory for the Bally's casino proposal in the Bronx and the Metropolitan Park and Resorts World developments in Queens.The vote represents the second-to-last step in a years-long process to award three downstate gaming licenses to projects in the New York metropolitan area, with the Gaming Commission set to deliver a verdict by the end of the month.Delivering the
  
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• BREAKING: NYS Gaming Board approves full casino licenses for all three active bids in Queens and Bronx

  01-12-2025 16:55 via amny.com
  The New York State Gaming Facility Location Board unanimously voted in favor of all three remaining casino bids, representing a major victory for the Bally's casino proposal in the Bronx and the Metropolitan Park and Resorts World developments in Queens.The vote represents the second-to-last step in a years-long process to award three downstate gaming licenses to projects in the New York metropolitan area, with the Gaming Commission set to deliver a verdict by the end of the month.Delivering the
  
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• Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with State Senator Luis Sepúlveda

  01-12-2025 16:00 via politicsny.com
  Inside Government is a Q&A series that gives New Yorkers a glimpse inside the role of the elected officials who represent them. This edition of Inside Government with PoliticsNY features New York State Senator Luis Sepúlveda. Senator Sepúlveda represents the 32nd Senate District in the Bronx which includes the neighborhoods of Longwood, Morrisania, Woodstock, Claremont, Claremont Village, Tremont and West Farms.Q: What piece of legislation are you most proud to have passed in t
  
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• Bronx shooting suspect sought for wounding man at apartment building

  01-12-2025 15:00 via amny.com
  Detectives in the Bronx are looking for the suspect who shot a man on Sunday night.Police sources said the shooting happened just before 10:15 p.m. on Nov. 30 at 3800 Carpenter Ave. in Olinville.Officers from the 47th Precinct rushed to the location after receiving a 911 call for assistance.The arriving cops found the victim, a 34-year-old man, shot once in the lower abdomen. Police sources said Monday that the motive for the shooting remains unknown and under investigation. Detectives beli
  
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• Who will win? Board set to award NYC casino licenses at Monday meeting

  30-11-2025 23:35 via amny.com
  As many as three downstate full casino licenses could be awarded when the New York Gaming Facility Location Board meets in Manhattan on Monday.The board's Dec. 1 marks the end of a long, two-year campaign to bring full casino gambling — including lucrative table games such as blackjack, craps, and roulette — to the New York City area. Just three bidders for the three licenses remain in the running, though it is not a guarantee that the board will award all of the licenses on Monday.O
  
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• Op-ed | Making sure NYC casinos are a win-win for New Yorkers

  30-11-2025 15:00 via amny.com
  New York City is on the cusp of becoming a casino town.  In the coming days, the State Gaming Facility Location Board is expected to recommend up to three full-service casinos to the State Gaming Commission. With just three applicants left — all within the five boroughs — New York City is closer than ever to hosting gaming as we have never seen. As the state prepares to take a bet on casinos, New York City must take a clear-eyed look at the stakes and ensure we have th
  
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• Light it up! Check out the amazing Christmas house lights in these NYC neighborhoods this holiday season

  28-11-2025 18:00 via amny.com
  The holiday season in New York City is like nowhere else, and the five boroughs treat their annual Christmas light decorations as a neighborhood sport.The city transforms into one giant and festive walking tour from late November through New Year’s. Some spots turn their brownstones into Las Vegas with their Christmas lights, while others keep it classy and cozy.If you’re trying to plan a night out to see the best of the city’s bright holiday lights, these NYC neighborhoods con
  
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