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• Bronx man fatally shot steps away from school: cops

  16-04-2025 15:25 via amny.com
  
  Bronx detectives are on the hunt for the gunman who shot a man dead Tuesday night steps away from a school.According to police sources, officers from the 42nd Precinct received a 911 call of a person shot just before 11 p.m. on Tuesday night. The responding cops found 34-year-old Carlos Teron unconscious and unresponsive by a school and daycare center outside of 1988 Clinton Avenue. He had been shot in the head.EMS rushed Teron to Saint Barnabas Hospital, where he clung to life in critical condi
  
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• Bronx man sentenced to 20 years for fatal strangling of girlfriend during 2023 domestic dispute

  16-05-2025 22:44 via bxtimes.com
  
  A Bronx man has been sentenced to 20 years in state prison for fatally strangling his girlfriend during a domestic dispute inside their apartment in 2023, Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced this week.Jeremy Cortorreal, 35, of 647 Cauldwell Avenue, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter on March 13, 2025. He was sentenced on May 14 by Bronx Supreme Court Justice Audrey Stone to 20 years in prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision.According to the investigatio
  
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• Column: Per Scholas is unlocking tech potential in the Bronx

  16-05-2025 22:16 via bxtimes.com
  
  As the Bronx Economic Development Corporation has highlighted through its Bronx Beat series in partnership with the YES Network, the borough is home to countless organizations that make it a vibrant and inspiring place to live and work. A recent segment focused on Renaissance Youth Center, which aims to educate kids on topics such as STEM, music and more outside of school.But education in the Bronx doesn't just reach young kids. Bronx-based non-profit Per Scholas is closing the “tech skill
  
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• Three Bronx hospitals receive major funding boost through $51M statewide nursing initiative

  16-05-2025 21:56 via bxtimes.com
  
  Three Bronx-based hospitals were among the 13 recipients of a $51 million grant program launched by the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, New York's largest grantmaking organization focused on improving the health and well-being of those living in vulnerable communities, on Wednesday, May 14.Dubbed the “Nursing Initiative” grant program, it is meant to empower nursing professionals, reduce burnout, address shortages in the workforce and improve patient care at the 13 hospitals across
  
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• A new name for the Third Avenue Bridge

  16-05-2025 20:48 via politicsny.com
  
  The Third Avenue Bridge may be getting a new name.A group of New York City Primary Election candidates have teamed up to in an effort to rename the bridge – which connects Manhattan to the Bronx, running over the Harlem River – as the Olga Méndez Bridge. Mendéz served in the New York State Senate from 1978 to 2004, where she represented East Harlem and part of the Bronx. She was the first Puerto Rican woman to serve not only in the New York government, bu
  
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• Bronx candidates talk housing, public safety and casino plan at Throgs Neck forum

  16-05-2025 20:19 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx political candidates squared off in a lively public forum held Wednesday night, May 14, at the Villa Barone Manor in Throgs Neck, drawing dozens of residents eager to hear from contenders in two of the borough’s most closely watched races.The event, hosted by Bronx Times and Politics NY, was free and open to the public, and streamed live by BronxNet. Sponsored by AARP, the two-part forum gave voters a firsthand look at the leading candidates vying to shape the Bronx's future.The firs
  
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• Exclusive: Preston HS families thank Bally’s Chair Soo Kim for saving school at final PTA meeting of the year

  15-05-2025 23:50 via bxtimes.com
  
  Preston High School in Throggs Neck showed an outpouring of gratitude to the Chair of Bally's Corporation Soo Kim on Wednesday for his role in rescuing the cherished all-girls Catholic high school from its impending closure at the end of the 2024-2025 academic year.At the final PTA meeting of the year, students and administrators presented Kim with an official Preston High School sweatshirt, effectively inducting the executive into the close-knit ranks of the school community, which has become a
  
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• Bronx-based culinary program trains the chefs of tomorrow

  15-05-2025 23:15 via bxtimes.com
  
  A new, free culinary program based out of the Mosholu Montefiore Community Center is training young adults who might become the next generation of restaurant chefs, amid rising demand for more workers in the industry. Flavors of Success, funded by the foundation of acclaimed French chef Jacques Pepin, just completed its second cohort of graduates, who spent two weeks studying food safety and sanitation before heading into the kitchen to prepare delicious meals using new flavors and old trad
  
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• Family of Bronx teen killed by stray bullet says they want to keep her memory alive as funeral date is set

  14-05-2025 23:00 via amny.com
  
  A Bronx family is now raising funds to pay for the funeral of their 16-year-old girl who was murdered with a stray bullet fired during a gang brawl on Monday. Even in death, those closest to 16-year-old Evette Jeffrey say she remains a shining beacon of love as her funeral service approaches. One day after the fatal shooting, Evette Jeffrey‘s grandmother wept to amNewYork over the insurmountable loss.“No matter what I say, she is not coming back,” she cried.Despite the hea
  
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• Bronx man arrested for allegedly shoving elderly woman into wall at Manhattan subway station

  14-05-2025 21:36 via bxtimes.com
  
  Police arrested a 37-year-old Mott Haven man on Wednesday for allegedly shoving a 70-year-old woman into a wall at a Manhattan transit hub earlier this week.Sherlock Arana was taken into custody just before 7 a.m. on May 14 in the 13th Precinct, two days after the unprovoked attack occurred inside a subway passage near Lexington Avenue and East 53rd Street in Midtown Manhattan.According to investigators, Arana approached the woman without warning around 8:30 a.m. on May 12 and violently pushed h
  
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• Permits filed for 7-story residential building with 47 units in Crotona Park East

  14-05-2025 21:05 via bxtimes.com
  
  Permits have been filed for the construction of a 7-story residential building with 47 housing units on the vacant lot at 1143 Hoe Ave. in the Crotona Park East section of the Bronx.The proposed building would be 65 feet tall and yield 29,737 square feet of space across the 47 units. With an average unit scope of 632 square feet, these residences will most likely be rentals.A rear yard stretching 20 feet in length is also planned for the property. Schools within close proximity to the property i
  
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• Hostos student wins highly competitive scholarship to fund their transfer to a university

  14-05-2025 21:04 via bxtimes.com
  
  A Hostos Community College student in the South Bronx has been awarded the highly competitive Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, the school announced Wednesday.Marco Alvarez, a 37-year-old honor student, will receive up to $55,000 per year to complete his bachelor’s degree at a four-year institution of his choice. The national award, given by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, supports high-achieving community college students with demonstrated financial need.Alvarez persevered through
  
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• Annual Lenten fundraiser from Anthony J. Merolla Holy Name Society and Big Deal Food Market raises $6,840

  14-05-2025 21:01 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Anthony J. Merolla Holy Name Society at the Church of St. Clare of Assisi/St. Francis Xavier Parish, in partnership with Big Deal Food Market in Morris Park, raised $6,840.15 during the 2025 Annual Lenten Fundraiser, which ran from Tuesday, Feb. 28, through Sunday, April 20.A portion of all supermarket sales during the Lenten season was donated to the parish. According to Big Deal Food Market Owner Miguel Garcia, the fundraiser has now contributed a total of $103,725 to the Church of St. Cla
  
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• All Hallows student fundraiser helps save senior prom

  14-05-2025 20:34 via bxtimes.com
  
  As All Hallows Catholic High School at East 164th and Grand Concourse prepares to permanently close this June, a student launched a successful fundraiser that helped save the Class of 2025’s last hurrah: their senior prom.Without a fundraiser, the prom was at risk of cancellation due to ongoing financial struggles at the 115-year-old school, according to Emilia Coronado, whose son, student Ethan Amaya, started the GoFundMe. The Bronx Times contacted Coronado but did not reach her in time f
  
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• Charter Commission hears Bronx backlash over zoning and land use policies

  14-05-2025 18:32 via bxtimes.com
  
  Community members, advocates, and elected officials gathered at the Bronx Museum of the Arts on Monday to testify at a public hearing on revising New York City’s governing document—the City Charter.The hearing, hosted by the City Council-appointed Charter Revision Commission, is part of an ongoing effort to gather input from residents and lawmakers before proposing changes that could appear on the General Election ballot. The City Charter serves as the foundational framework for city
  
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• NYC Mayor’s Race: Tenants’ group backing Mamdani after his rent freeze call, amNY learns

  14-05-2025 18:30 via amny.com
  
  Queens Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani's Democratic mayoral campaign will receive support from the Tenants Political Action Committee (PAC), amNewYork learned on Wednesday — a decision that adds to the long list of progressive organizations backing the Democratic socialist's City Hall bid.Tenants PAC told amNewYork ahead of its May 14 announcement that it would back Mamdani while encouraging voters to rank "tenant-friendly" candidates in the four remaining spots on their ballots, inste
  
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• Brush with death: Bronx woman left traumatized after stranger tried to shoot her in the head on street

  14-05-2025 17:05 via amny.com
  
  One lucky turn of her head saved a Bronx woman's life — but left her traumatized. A man attempted to shoot a 32-year-old woman in broad daylight in the borough last week, the distraught victim told amNewYork — leaving her fearful of walking the city streets.Speaking with us on the condition of anonymity, the 32-year-old woman said she is still trying to understand exactly what happened on the morning of May 9 in the confines of the 52nd Precinct.“I was walking home from wo
  
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• Latest Bronx stray bullet shooting leaves 15-year-old boy wounded days after teen girl slain

  14-05-2025 16:05 via amny.com
  
  Another Bronx teenager was wounded in a stray bullet shooting early Wednesday morning, just days after a young woman was killed with a haphazard shot.According to police sources, officers from the 49th Precinct rushed to Jacobi Hospital at around 2:28 a.m. on May 14 after learning that a 15-year-old boy had arrived at the medical center with a gunshot wound to the leg.However, sources say that the teenager did not appear to be the intended target.[caption id="attachment_137763853" align="alignce
  
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• NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo continues to lead Democratic primary field, with Mamdani second, in new Marist poll

  14-05-2025 14:40 via amny.com
  
  A Marist College poll released Wednesday revealed that Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo continues to hold a commanding lead in the 2025 Democratic mayoral race, with Queens Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani a distant second as the June 24 primary fast approaches.Cuomo, who resigned in 2021 amid nearly a dozen accusations of sexual harassment that he denies, is the first choice of 37% of 3,383 likely Democratic voters whom pollsters contacted between May 1-8.The poll shows that Cuomo continues to domin
  
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• Clarisa Alayeto resumes CD8 campaign following legal challenges

  13-05-2025 23:05 via bxtimes.com
  
  Clarisa Alayeto, candidate for Council District 8 representing the South Bronx and East Harlem, has resumed her campaign after being disqualified by the Board of Elections in April following a court battle and a challenge from the Wall Street-funded group backing one of her opponents, attorney Wilfredo Lopez. Alayeto, who chairs Bronx Community Board 1, is one of several candidates vying for the council seat, which will be vacated by the term-limited Deputy Speaker Diana Ayala. The Boa
  
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• Live Nation, Lehman College and others express interest in future Kingsbridge Armory space

  13-05-2025 23:04 via bxtimes.com
  
  The future of the Kingsbridge Armory is beginning to take shape, as interested parties who want a piece of the massive 570,000-square-foot space have begun reaching out to the city-selected developer, 8th Regiment Partners, which encompasses Maddd Equities and Joy Construction LLC. While no leases or other guarantees have been signed, 8th Regiment said it has begun considering several proposals and shared details exclusively with the Bronx Times ahead of Community Board 7’s Land Use C
  
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• Catch a flick at the Bronx Library Center for the Bronx Week Film Festival

  13-05-2025 22:42 via bxtimes.com
  
  Join the Bronx Library Center on Kingsbridge Road on Saturday May 17 for a movie marathon of popular films set in the Bronx.The Bronx Week Film Festival celebrates the borough’s mark on pop culture and film throughout history. Here’s this year’s lineup:11 AM“The Warriors” (1979)Gangs from all over New York City meet for a summit in Van Cortlandt Park when a Brooklyn based gang, The Warriors, are wrongfully accused of murdering a rival gang leader. Stranded in the Br
  
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• Mayor Adams blasts investigators in dismissed corruption case, blames his dyslexia for forgetting seized cellphone passcode

  13-05-2025 22:35 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Eric Adams zeroed in on his dismissed corruption indictment on Tuesday — blasting investigators who alleged in recently-released court documents that he concealed the location of his personal cellphone, and claiming that his dyslexia caused him to forget the phone's passcode."I'm dyslexic, I forget numbers, that's a byproduct," Hizzoner said at his weekly off-topic press conference on May 12 while explaining the forgotten password. He added that he "always gives numbers to my staff."
  
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• Teen arrested after stray bullet kills 16-year-old Bronx girl outside high school

  13-05-2025 21:54 via bxtimes.com
  
  Police have arrested a 14-year-old boy accused of firing the stray bullet that fatally struck 16-year-old Evette Selena Jeffrey in the head outside a Bronx high school on Monday — a violent act that has left a family shattered and a community in mourning.Sources say members of the NYPD’s Fugitive Task Force apprehended the teenager on Tuesday morning, a day after the shooting rocked the Morrisania neighborhood. Police officials are expected to release further deta
  
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• The wrong man: Bronx native left devastated after judge denies exoneration following 30-year legal battle

  13-05-2025 17:22 via bxtimes.com
  
  Eduardo Caba was supposed to finally have a moment of salvation in a Bronx court on Monday afternoon following a three-decade legal battle over a crime he says he didn't commit — an argument that convinced prosecutors to seek his exoneration.But the proceeding turned into a nightmare for Caba when the presiding judge in the case refused to dismiss the conviction, arguing that it would set a precedent to undo scores of other convictions.Caba, 63, wept as he held his mother and siblings in t
  
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• Teen girl killed by stray bullet outside Bronx school during youth brawl

  13-05-2025 15:45 via bxtimes.com
  
  A 16-year-old girl was fatally struck by a stray bullet outside a high school in Morrisania on Monday afternoon during a violent altercation between teenagers, police said.The shooting happened shortly after 5 p.m. near Bronx Career and College Preparatory High School, located at Home Street and Tinton Avenue. Officers from the 42nd Precinct responded to a ShotSpotter activation and multiple 911 calls. The girl, who has been identified as Evette Jeffrey who lived on Tinton Avenue, was found with
  
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• Op-Ed | Our bodegas were a lifeline during COVID-19. Now, we are providing a lifeline to them.

  13-05-2025 15:00 via amny.com
  Bodegas are on every corner of New York City, there for us at all hours, and the bodegueros who service them become our family. So, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit our city, our bodegas were a lifeline to our local communities. We relied on them for toilet paper, snacks, diapers, and a sense of community at a time of extreme uncertainty.   And while New York City has seen declines in major crimes, it's important that we take additional steps to address the crimes our 
  
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• 6 million applicants for 10,000 units: Housing lottery leaves out New Yorkers most in need

  13-05-2025 14:36 via bxtimes.com
  
  New York City's housing crisis is no secret and the city's low-cost housing landscape remains extremely difficult to navigate, including a housing lottery system theoretically devised to provide a solution for the dire need for accommodation.A problem that has been brewing for decades, the housing crisis continues to get worse, with vacancy rates dropping to 1.4% citywide and under 1% for units priced $2,400 or lower, according to the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).Mean
  
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• Teenage girl shot dead outside Bronx high school after schoolyard brawl: cops

  13-05-2025 01:05 via amny.com
  A 16-year-old girl was shot dead outside a Bronx school on Monday afternoon, police reported.According to Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, the shocking incident happened just after 5 p.m. near Bronx Career and College Preparatory High School, located at Home Street and Tinton Avenue in Morrisania.Officers from the 42nd Precinct responded to a shot spotter activation and numerous 911 calls, where they found the girl with a bullet wound to her head.EMS rushed to Lincoln Hospital, where she was p
  
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• New report finds the Bronx is home to the most chronic litterers

  12-05-2025 22:12 via bxtimes.com
  
  A new study released May 12 highlights a disconnect between New Yorkers’ attitudes toward littering and their own behavior — with Bronx residents among the worst offenders.The Sanitation Foundation, a nonprofit affiliated with the city’s Department of Sanitation, surveyed more than 1,000 residents across the five boroughs. While 80% of respondents agreed that littering is a problem in the city, nearly half of Bronx residents — 47% — admitted they don’t al
  
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