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• Yankees home opener vs. the Brewers: How to get there by public transit

  23-03-2025 14:15 via amny.com
  
  New Yorkers will have a home run commute to Yankee Stadium as the MTA launches more transit service to see the Yankees home opener on Thursday, March 27.Bronx Bomber fans looking to see the team take on the Milwaukee Brewers on opening day can take various MTA services to the stadium before the 3:05 p.m. game time.Getting there via Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)Metro-North Hudson line trains will stop at Yankees-E. 153rd St. station, across the street from Yankee Stadium. Several H
  
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• Bronx drug bust: Massive fentanyl operation in Fordham forces evacuation of daycare centers

  15-07-2026 23:45 via amny.com
  
  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. 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
  
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• Officials break ground on NYC’s first public school ‘food forest’ in the Bronx

  15-07-2026 23:05 via bxtimes.com
  
  After a multi-year effort, elected officials broke ground on the city’s first public school “food forest” at the Adlai Stevenson Educational Campus on July 15. 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. Next, work proceeds to the capital
  
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• NYC DOE worker and husband busted in $170,000 Bronx school cash scam: DA

  15-07-2026 19:00 via amny.com
  
  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’s office on Tuesday.Darcel Clark, the borough’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
  
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• Bronx subway shover sought for random attack on straphanger, pushing him head-first toward oncoming D train

  15-07-2026 17:00 via amny.com
  
  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
  
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• Mamdani moves forward on stalled Bronx busway, kicks off public engagement for slew of Brooklyn bus projects

  15-07-2026 14:38 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani is wasting no time in moving forward on his freshly released "Next Stop" plan for making city buses faster — 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
  
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• The 9th annual Latin American Foto Festival at the Bronx Documentary Center aims ‘for our Latino community to see themselves’

  15-07-2026 01:11 via bxtimes.com
  
  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
  
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• CityLax helps bring lacrosse to more Bronx students as the sport gains momentum in the borough

  14-07-2026 21:56 via bxtimes.com
  
  Even in a city famous for the Knicks and Yankees, the next big sport in the Bronx could be lacrosse, thanks to the nonprofit CityLax.Founded in 2005, the organization has worked with 20,000 students at 70 NYC public schools, including several KIPP charter schools in the Bronx. With support from USA Lacrosse, the sport’s governing body, CityLax is introducing thousands of kids to the sport each year. Bronx Field Director Ryan Garling said he now regularly sees kids carrying lacrosse st
  
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• NYC Restaurant Week Summer 2026: 15 Manhattan Restaurants Families Should Try

  14-07-2026 19:59 via newyorkfamily.com
  
  [caption id="attachment_425876" align="alignnone" width="568"] Getty Images[/caption]NYC Restaurant Week is back for summer, giving families another chance to try some of the city’s best restaurants at prix-fixe prices. We’ve updated our guide with this season’s participating restaurants, including easy family dinners, Broadway-friendly spots, and places worth saving for a special occasion.At a Glance: NYC Restaurant Week runs July 20–August 16, 2026 Prix-fixe menus are a
  
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• NYC Restaurant Week 2026 Is Almost Here: 15 Family-Friendly Restaurants to Book Now

  14-07-2026 19:59 via newyorkfamily.com
  
  [caption id="attachment_425876" align="alignnone" width="568"] Getty Images[/caption]NYC Restaurant Week is back for summer, giving families another chance to try some of the city’s best restaurants at prix-fixe prices. We’ve updated our guide with this season’s participating restaurants, including easy family dinners, Broadway-friendly spots, and places worth saving for a special occasion.At a Glance: NYC Restaurant Week runs July 20–August 16, 2026 Prix-fixe menus are a
  
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• City officials expand pre-K special education programs in time for new school year

  14-07-2026 18:15 via amny.com
  
  Five special education programs will expand into the city’s pre-K classrooms for the first this fall, city officials announced on Tuesday.Through a $67.5 million investment, the expansion will make available the city’s Nest, Horizon, AIMS, Path and ACES programs in 14 school districts across the five boroughs.“Making pre-K truly universal means that no family has to go without just because their child needs a little extra help. And it means that having an Individualized Educati
  
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• The Speaker’s Corner: A budget that delivers affordability, stability, and opportunity

  14-07-2026 13:00 via amny.com
  
  The City Council has passed our annual budget – a milestone that occurs every year before the first of July. We started this process back in January, and after ensuring that we won’t raise property taxes nor will we raid the Rainy-Day fund, it all came to a head last week. After six months of negotiations, I’m extremely proud to share that the Council and the Mayor have agreed on a budget that supports our most vulnerable New Yorkers, strengthens the services they rel
  
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• Bronx poet Wilfredo Laracuente awarded prize by the Mayor’s office for poem on life after incarceration

  14-07-2026 01:46 via bxtimes.com
  
  While serving a 20-year prison sentence, Wilfredo Laracuente spent his time preparing for the life he hoped to build after his release, earning college degrees and discovering a passion for writing that would ultimately reshape his future.Now, the Soundview native is being recognized for that transformation. Laracuente was recently named one of three winners of the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice "Next Verse: Voices for Change" poetry contest, earning a $500 prize for his response to the prom
  
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• What’s happening | Dance at the Andrew Freedman Home, canoeing, a summer job fair and more

  13-07-2026 22:33 via bxtimes.com
  
  Boots in The Boogie Down!Friday, July 17, 6-9 p.m.Andrew Freedman Home, 1125 Grand ConcourseFreeSummer is here and Freedman Fridays at the historic Andrew Freedman Home are B-A-C-K! This time we are doing things a little different. We are excited to dance real smooth and turn the dancefloor out. Join for some good ole line-dancing with DJ Danny as your host.For more information, visit eventbrite.com/e/boots-in-the-boogie-down-tickets-1992850325971. Caribeando Community Music and Dance Works
  
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• Mamdani takes City Hall tech for a spin with five new ‘PIT crews’ to improve digital tools

  13-07-2026 22:30 via amny.com
  
  At a Coney Island go-kart track on Monday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled a City Hall “pit crew” intended to keep government technology from sputtering in the slow lane.After a couple of laps, Hizzoner announced the launch of five teams of technologists tasked with quickly turning his policy agenda into working digital tools, beginning with an online portal that will help the city enforce its new Click to Cancel protections.The administration will hire 30 full-time employees across fo
  
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• Van Cortlandt Park dog run renamed after community advocate Kathleen Duffy Corrigan

  13-07-2026 22:22 via bxtimes.com
  
  The dog run at Oneida Ave. and Van Cortlandt Park East, now bears the name of longtime resident Kathleen Duffy Corrigan, who advocated for the creation of the space to benefit the human and canine residents of Woodlawn. A July 13 ceremony to rename the Oneida Dog Run, opened in 2018, was held in honor of Corrigan, a Woodlawn resident since the 1970s who died from cancer in 2022. Elected officials and family members remembered her as having endless compassion for both animals and people.&nbs
  
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• Decomposing bodies found in Bronx apartment after foul odor prompts 911 call

  13-07-2026 19:35 via amny.com
  
  Authorities are investigating after two decomposing bodies were discovered inside a Bronx apartment late Sunday night.The gruesome discovery came at about 11:35 p.m. on July 12 after officers from the 47th Precinct were called to 4065 Carpenter Ave. in Wakefield. The cops came after receiving a report of a foul odor coming from an apartment. Upon arrival, officers discovered two unknown people heavily decomposed. Police were not immediately able to report their ages or gender and they remai
  
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• Jay-Z Yankee Stadium concert delayed for several hours amid lockdown triggered by crowds rushing security

  13-07-2026 19:15 via amny.com
  
  Jay-Z famously sang about having "99 Problems." On Sunday night, he had a hundredth one: crowd control.The July 12 Jay-Z concert at Yankee Stadium was delayed by more than five hours due to waves of people, who were not ticket holders, storming into the venue past paying attendees.The incident unfolded Sunday night when hundreds of people rushed past ticket holders at several stadium entrances, breaching security in some cases, according to the New York Yankees, Jay-Z's entertainment firm Roc Na
  
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• Third teen cuffed in Bronx shooting that left 5-year-old girl injured

  13-07-2026 15:00 via amny.com
  
  A third teen has been cuffed for a brazen Bronx shooting earlier this year that left a 5-year-old girl injured as she held hands with her mother.According to police sources, the final suspect wanted in the near-deadly shooting was arrested on Sunday in the confines of the 41st Precinct.The 17-year-old boy, who authorities have not named due to his age, has been hit with attempted murder, assault, criminal possession of a weapon, and reckless endangerment charges. He now joins a 16-year-old boy w
  
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• Savor the Bronx kicks off week of dining deals at 40 local restaurants

  10-07-2026 23:39 via bxtimes.com
  
  This week, The Bronx Tourism Council is reintroducing Savor the Bronx, a week-long borough wide event to uplift restaurants throughout Bronx and encourage Bronxites to dine out in their community. Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson said the week is meant to highlight local businesses.
  “We want to focus on tourism and highlight our diversity and highlight the restaurants that really make a difference in the rocks,” Gibson said. The Savor the Bronx launch event was hosted
  
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• City 3-K expansion gives 1,700 families preschool seats closer to home

  10-07-2026 23:30 via amny.com
  
  Thanks to a recent expansion of 3-K seats, NYC families will save time this fall by dropping off their toddlers at preschool locations closer to home, City Hall officials said.The city announced Friday that its targeted effort to increase child care capacity in city ZIP codes with the most demand resulted in more than 1,700 families receiving offers for placements in more preferred schools.Emmy Liss, executive director of the Mayor’s Office of Child Care and Early Childhood Education, said
  
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• The Bronx is among top ten most popular cities for renters: Report

  10-07-2026 22:36 via bxtimes.com
  
  Renter engagement in the Bronx was among the most active out of the 150 biggest cities in the United States in the first quarter of 2026, according to a report by RentCafe.Based on RentCafe's Rental Engagement Tracker (REnT), which provides updates on rental demand across the 150 largest cities in the country on a quarterly basis based on the millions of interactions on RentCafe's site and is determined based on availability of apartments, listing views, apartments saved as favorites and saved p
  
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• NYC’s new ‘click-to-cancel’ rule takes effect this fall to help New Yorkers get out of a bad subscription

  10-07-2026 22:15 via amny.com
  
  New Yorkers who sign up for gym memberships, streaming services, and other recurring subscriptions must soon be allowed by law to cancel them just as easily — and through the same method they used to enroll — under a new city rule taking effect Oct. 1.The final “click-to-cancel” rule requires businesses to clearly disclose subscription terms and give customers a simple way to end automatic-renewal and continuous-service plans at any time, according to a notice of adoption
  
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• The Bronx identified as small business hotspot over Manhattan

  10-07-2026 22:14 via bxtimes.com
  
  A new report by the GoDaddy Small Business Research Lab identified the Bronx as one of the nation’s top 10 most entrepreneurial cities — even besting Manhattan. While the borough did not have the highest number of new businesses created among the top ten, it showed strong year-over-year growth, with 1,073 new businesses created in 2025.   San Antonio, TX: 11% growth and 9,232 new businesses  Miami, FL: 8% growth and 36,565 new businesses  Milwaukee, WI: 8% gr
  
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• Foreclosures in the Bronx hit seven-year high in second quarter of 2026: Report

  10-07-2026 21:29 via bxtimes.com
  
  During the second quarter of 2026, the Bronx achieved the most foreclosures during a single quarter in seven years, according to a report by PropertyShark.The 109 first-time foreclosure filings in the Bronx were nearly double the 57 that occurred during the same quarter the previous year, marking a 91% boost. It was the highest number of foreclosures in a single quarter since the 150 foreclosures in the first quarter of 2019.A large portion of the first-time filings were driven by single-family
  
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• Housing lottery running for 18 units in Belmont, rent starts at $1,368

  10-07-2026 21:10 via bxtimes.com
  
  Sign up for our weekly email newsletter to stay updated on the latest housing lotteries in New York City.A housing lottery is currently in progress for 18 units at 2351 Lorillard Pl. in the Belmont neighborhood of the Bronx.The 9-story residential building has 90 total housing units, with 72 being at market rate. Five of the 18 units set aside are intended for those earning 40% of the area median income and with an asset limit of $67,840. Another 11 are for those earning 70% of the are
  
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• Fuhgeddaboudit? Not Little Italy, Mamdani says after immigrant map backlash while blaming the former mayor for omission

  10-07-2026 20:45 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Friday that the City will add Little Italy to a public-facing map of immigrant enclaves after Italian American leaders blasted its omission from a World Cup tourism program as an insult to one of New York’s best-known immigrant neighborhoods.Asked about the controversy at an unrelated Manhattan press conference, Mamdani laid some of the blame at his predecessor, Eric Adams, saying the map was “initially created by the prior administration in 2023.” The
  
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• Bronx NYPD inspector hit with rape charges months after being sued for alleged sexual assault of female cop in precinct

  10-07-2026 18:30 via amny.com
  
  An NYPD inspector who led a Bronx police precinct and was accused in a civil suit of sexually assaulting a subordinate officer was arrested Friday morning after being indicted on rape charges, police announced. Jeremy Scheublin, 45, was cuffed at 7:10 a.m. on July 10 within the confines of the 46th Precinct, which he formerly led as its commanding officer. The arrest followed an Internal Affairs Bureau investigation last year, which was subsequently turned over to the Bronx District Attorne
  
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• Residents and elected officials rally to reinstate bus stops at East Burnside and Grand Concourse

  09-07-2026 23:26 via bxtimes.com
  
  Local elected officials and residents gathered July 9 to call on the MTA to reinstate bus stops that were removed in 2022 from East Burnside Ave. and Grand Concourse. The stops used to be on all four corners of the intersection but were removed under the Bronx Local Bus Network Final Plan, which eliminated 29 of 111 stops along the BX40 route and 24 of 114 stops on the BX42 to improve speed and efficiency. The MTA’s six-month review showed that BX40 and BX42 riders saved an avera
  
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• Mamdani says he’s still committed to fast and free buses, despite plan that omits the free part

  09-07-2026 21:30 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he is still committed to following through on the other half of his campaign promise to make city buses fast and free, despite releasing a 51-page plan on Wednesday focused on the former, without mentioning the latter.Hizzoner, along with Gov. Kathy Hochul, MTA Chair Janno Lieber, and city Department of Transportation Commissioner Mike Flynn, rolled out the plan — "Next Stop" — during a celebratory Downtown Brooklyn news conference on Wednesday morning. The
  
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