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• Column: ‘Savor the Bronx’ restaurant week application deadline is less than three weeks away

  10-01-2025 22:42 via bxtimes.com
  
  Savor the Bronx restaurant week is back and better than ever. While the event has been on hiatus for a few years, the Bronx Tourism Council and the Office of Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson have decided it is time for it to return. Taking place from Feb. 18-23, 2025, the restaurant week is an opportunity for all Bronx eateries to take part in.With storefronts in the Bronx being taken up largely by restaurants, according to the New York Times, the “flavors of the Bronx” are divers
  
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• Bronx community member honored for community service

  10-01-2025 21:36 via bxtimes.com
  
  Daniel Silvera, a Bronx resident and community ambassador as well as an outreach specialist for the social services organization Bridge Builders Community Partnership, was honored with the "Making a Difference Award" during a holiday social on Thursday, Dec. 12, at the Reverend T. Wendell Foster Recreation Center, located at 1020 Jerome Ave.Silvera was presented with a plaque in recognition of his exceptional contributions and unwavering dedication to the Bronx community. He is a familiar presen
  
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• Landlord of fire-ravaged Bronx building has history of neglect, once topped NYC worst landlord list

  10-01-2025 19:27 via bxtimes.com
  
  As investigators work to determine the cause of the fire at 2910 Wallace Ave., records reveal that the building’s landlord has faced numerous complaints and lawsuits over alleged neglect and disrepair. Complaints filed against the landlord include reports of no heat and hot water, alongside multiple legal actions related to conditions at his properties.The six-story apartment building, constructed in 1931, housed 98 rent-stabilized units and is owned by Ved Parkash of Parkash 2910 LLC. The
  
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• Bronx sees record Lime e-scooter ridership in 2024 amid ongoing criticism

  10-01-2025 19:01 via bxtimes.com
  
  Lime, the electric bike and scooter sharing company, announced that the Bronx saw a surge in ridership in 2024, marking its most successful year since its local launch in 2021. The company reported a 51% increase in unique riders compared to 2023.In total, Lime provided over 59,000 Bronx riders with approximately 1.49 million rides last year, reflecting a 55% increase in total rides over the previous year, according to the company. The program expanded into Queens in 2024, the company said, base
  
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• Macy’s to close Fordham Place location as part of nationwide downsizing

  10-01-2025 18:33 via bxtimes.com
  
  Macy’s has announced the closure of 66 stores across the United States, including its Macy's Backstage location at Fordham Place.The decision is part of the retailer’s ongoing strategy to streamline operations and adapt to shifting consumer preferences, particularly the rapid growth of e-commerce.The Fordham Place store, located at 404 East Fordham Rd., is one of the latest casualties for Macy's as it tries to get the company back to profitability. Store closure sales are set to begi
  
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• Bronx driver pleads guilty to manslaughter for high-speed crash that killed Uber rider in Whitestone: DA

  10-01-2025 17:15 via bxtimes.com
  
  A Bronx woman was drag racing against other vehicles at a high rate of speed on the Whitestone Expressway when she caused a fatal collision that killed a 62-year-old Uber passenger in 2023.Melissa Rodriguez-Lopez, 29, of Kossuth Avenue in the Van Cortland Park section of the borough, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first degree in Queens Supreme Court Wednesday to driving faster than 120 miles per hour when she slammed into the rear of the ride-share vehicle near Harvey Park in Whitestone
  
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• Five-alarm fire tears through Bronx apartment building, injuring seven

  10-01-2025 16:20 via bxtimes.com
  
  An overnight five-alarm fire at 2910 Wallace Ave. in the Williamsbridge neighborhood left five firefighters and two residents with non-life-threatening injuries. The blaze came less than a day after the Bronx memorialized 17 lives lost to the Jan. 9, 2022 Twin Parks fire.[caption id="attachment_119270" align="alignnone" width="700"] A family evacuates the scene of a five alarm fire at 2910 Wallace Avenue.Photo Lloyd Mitchell[/caption]FDNY was called to the scene to the six-story building around
  
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• Will congestion pricing deliver promised NYC transit improvements or fall short? Take our poll!

  10-01-2025 13:00 via amny.com
  
  With congestion pricing now in effect, the MTA has said it would use the revenue gained from the Manhattan toll program to fund numerous public transit improvements citywide. On Sunday, the MTA outlined numerous projects either already started, or in the planning stages, that will be funded through congestion pricing. These projects include extending the Second Avenue Subway, upgrading much of the century-old signal system with Communications-Based Train Control, buying new subway cars to u
  
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