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• Bronx man shot and killed in upper Manhattan; suspect remains at large

  17-09-2024 15:45 via amny.com
  
  Police have identified the victim of an upper Manhattan shooting on Monday that claimed a man’s life.
  According to law enforcement sources, Wilmer Rosario, 32, of Britton Street in the Bronx, was slain inside 3845 10th Ave., along a commercial corridor in Inwood, at around 5:49 a.m. on Sept. 16.
  Officers from the 34th Precinct, in responding to a 911 call of a male shot at the location, found Rosario with multiple gunshot wounds to his face and chest. 
  Authorities said a dispute
  
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• Op-Ed: Our Bronx, Our Roots, Our Future

  25-04-2025 07:52 via bxtimes.com
  
  This Arbor Day is more than a celebration of trees and green spaces—it’s a call to action for bold, systemic change that uplifts communities too often overlooked in our borough and across our city.We are at a critical moment as we await the release of the Mayor’s Executive Budget. Now is the time to demand that our city’s government fully fund our parks and ensure that our city’s streetscape and green spaces have trees planted and maintained in the neighborhoods tha
  
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• Gibson renews calls for a shadier, cooler, Bronx through tree planting ahead of Arbor Day

  24-04-2025 22:46 via bxtimes.com
  
  Standing along the sun-scorched industrial shoreline behind St. Mary’s Cement in Hunts Point on Thursday, Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson renewed calls during a press conference for the city to invest in greener infrastructure across the borough.Gibson, environmental advocates and community partners urged Mayor Eric Adams during the press conference to fully fund the New York City Parks Department (NYC Parks) and plant more trees in the South Bronx to mitigate the disproportionat
  
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• Developer files ethics complaint against Rep. Espaillat over Kingsbridge Armory bid

  24-04-2025 21:32 via bxtimes.com
  
  The developer suing the city over his losing bid for the Kingsbridge Armory project has filed an ethics complaint against U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat and his former chief of staff, calling for an investigation into their alleged improper ties to the winning bidder. In an April 12 letter to the Office of Congressional Ethics shared with the Bronx Times, Manny Tavarez of Agallas Equities accused Espaillat, who represents parts of the northwest Bronx and upper Manhattan, of violating House rul
  
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• NYC Mayor’s Race: TV ads begin to heat up as Mamdani hits Cuomo as one in the same with Eric Adams

  24-04-2025 19:25 via amny.com
  
  The 2025 NYC Mayor's race is entering a new phase with the release of TV ads as the June 24 Democratic primary draws closer.Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani's mayoral campaign will hit the airwaves Thursday evening with a broadcast ad attacking front-runner Andrew Cuomo as a corrupt politician who will be no different than the scandal-scarred Mayor Eric Adams.With the 30-second spot, Mamdani, a Queens Assembly Member, is the first candidate of the cycle to finance a TV ad directly. Mamdani's
  
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• Report: Bronx rents stay steady, but borough sees highest increase since start of pandemic

  24-04-2025 19:06 via bxtimes.com
  
  While rents across New York City continued to climb in the first quarter of 2025, the Bronx remained relatively stable—experiencing only a slight year-over-year increase in asking prices, according to a new report from Realtor.com.The median asking rent in the Bronx rose just 0.7% from the same time last year, inching up from $2,990 in early 2024 to $3,010 this year. Though modest compared to spikes in other boroughs, that figure marks a dramatic 41.2% jump from the first quarter of 2020,
  
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• ‘They took away all of her dreams’: Family grieves as teens sentenced for stray bullet death of 11-year-old Kyhara Tay

  24-04-2025 16:39 via bxtimes.com
  
  Two teens who admitted killing an 11-year-old girl with a stray bullet during a 2022 Bronx shootout were sentenced in court Wednesday, April 23—and also faced the anguish of the child's grieving family.Matthew Godwin, who was 15 at the time of the fatal shooting, pleaded guilty in March to firing the deadly shots on May 16, 2022. His accomplice, then-18-year-old Omar Bojang, admitted to driving the scooter from which Godwin opened fire.The intended target was a 13-year-old boy, but the bul
  
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• Op-ed | Viva il Papa! Memories of the people’s pope

  24-04-2025 15:00 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  When I think of Pope Francis, the first thoughts that come to mind are: a holy man, a humble man, and a human being.A holy man: To be holy in the eyes of God is to be like God, who loves all the human beings He created.Humble because Pope Francis believed we are all equal in the eyes of God, and that he was no more entitled or better than anyone else simply because he was the leader of 1.2 billion Catholics worldwide.A human being because he respected all of God's people, regardless of race, nat
  
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• Bronx shooting leaves Yonkers man dead, woman wounded: cops

  24-04-2025 14:25 via amny.com
  
  Bronx detectives are on the hunt for the suspect who shot a Yonkers man dead and wounded a woman on Wednesday afternoon.Police said the double shooting happened near an apartment building and grocery store located at 2690 University Ave. in Kingsbridge Heights just before 5 p.m. on April 23.Officers from the 50th Precinct rushed to the scene after receiving a 911 call about an assault in progress. Upon arriving, they found 28-year-old Marji Daoud, a Yonkers resident, with a gunshot wound to his
  
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• ‘A profound tragedy’: Teens sentenced in Bronx for killing 11-year-old Kyhara Tay with stray bullet during shootout

  24-04-2025 00:34 via amny.com
  
  The young killers who admitted to killing 11-year-old Kyhara Tay on a Bronx street during a 2022 shootout appeared in court on Wednesday afternoon to face sentencing — and the victim's grief-stricken family.Matthew Godwin, who was 15 at the time of the slaying, pleaded guilty to firing the fatal shots that spring afternoon on May 16 while then 18-year-old Omar Bojang admitted to driving the scooter from which Godwin fired the fatal bullet.The pair intended to shoot a 13-year-old boy but st
  
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• NYC Mayor’s Race: AG James, union leaders pitch Speaker Adams as best candidate to take on Trump, stop Cuomo

  24-04-2025 00:00 via amny.com
  
  Seeking to give Adrienne Adams a boost in the 2025 NYC mayor's race, state Attorney General Letitia James and the leaders of three prominent unions on Wednesday rallied to trumpet the City Council speaker as the best mayoral candidate to take on President Trump and block former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's path to City Hall.James, District Council 37 (DC37) Executive Director Henry Garrido, CWA Local 1180 President Gloria Middleton, and UNITE HERE Local 100 President José Maldonado gathered at DC
  
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• NYC rent up 18% since COVID-19, with 5.6% rise in Q1 2025 alone: report

  23-04-2025 22:26 via qns.com
  
  The median asking rent for apartments in New York City went up 5.6% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2025, from $3,218 last year to $3,397 this year, according to a report by the real estate site Realtor.com.This increase among rental properties listed on Realtor.com continues the trend of the median asking price rising annually since Spring 2022, when it originally returned to pre-pandemic levels. Now, the city's median asking rent is 18.1% higher than the $2,876 put up when the COVID-19
  
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• Permits filed to convert 1-story structure into 6-story building with 14 residences in Norwood

  23-04-2025 20:04 via bxtimes.com
  
  Permits have been filed to convert the 1-story building at 3196 Webster Ave. in Norwood into a 6-story building with 14 residences.The proposed expansion calls for a 71-foot-tall building yielding 8,438 square feet of space across the 14 units. With an average unit scope of 603 square feet, these apartments will most likely be rentals.While there is no accessory parking planned for the property, there will be a cellar. The property is within close proximity to P.S. 056 Norwood Heights School and
  
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• Hunts Point “Blue Highway” aims to reduce trucking pollution

  23-04-2025 19:59 via bxtimes.com
  
  City officials have announced plans to build a new marine transportation hub on the East River, across from the Hunts Point Fish Market, to help ease truck traffic in the South Bronx by moving food and goods from the Hunts Point Food Distribution Center by water over what the city has dubbed the "blue highway".The project, which includes a new barge, is expected to launch later this year and could divert up to 1,000 truck trips a month from the South Bronx, a community already burdened by high l
  
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• New exhibit looks to highlight Bronx’s little-known rock music history and impacts

  23-04-2025 17:00 via amny.com
  
  A brand new exhibit highlighting the Bronx's little-known rock history is going on display this week.The Bronx County Historical Society (BCHS) and The Fox and King have announced the debut of “Uptown Rumble: Heavy Music in The Bronx,” which will be on display at the Museum of Bronx History, located at 3266 Bainbridge Ave. Curated by Dr. Steven Payne (Director of BCHS), Chucky Brown (Frontman for New York hardcore punk band, Crazy Eddie) and Jeo Estrella, the exhibit explores heavy m
  
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• Bronx ‘Godfather of Instagram’ helps local businesses shine online

  23-04-2025 15:35 via bxtimes.com
  
  Pelham Gardens native Tony Pec, who calls himself the “Godfather of Instagram” on the platform where he has over 300,000 followers, has gained another loyal following by helping local businesses find their own voice on social media.In an interview with the Bronx Times, Pec, 30, said he fell into social media by accident after studying mechanical engineering at Manhattan College and later working in stock trading. Starting around 2016, the early days of Instagram, he began creating ac
  
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• Op Ed | The Forgotten Frontline: Why I’m fighting for the people who take care of the people you love

  23-04-2025 15:33 via politicsny.com
  
  I didn’t choose this work. It chose me.When my son was born with special needs, my world changed. I was suddenly part of a care community I hadn’t even known existed—one made up of tireless, compassionate, deeply committed people doing the work of holding families together. What started as a personal journey quickly became a calling. I knew I had to be part of this system, not just for my son, but for others navigating it alone.Today, I’m a human services worker. I help f
  
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• Three more federal prosecutors tied to Mayor Adams’ dismissed corruption case resign from Trump Justice Department

  22-04-2025 22:45 via amny.com
  
  Three additional federal prosecutors who worked on Mayor Eric Adams' now-dismissed corruption case chose to resign on Tuesday rather than express regret for refusing to comply with a Trump Justice Department (DOJ) objective to dismiss the charges, according to an email they sent a top DOJ official.The three prosecutors — Celia Cohen, Andrew Rohrbach, and Derek Wikstrom — said they are leaving the US Attorney's office in the Southern District of New York rather than follow Deputy Atto
  
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• Bronx Community College announces plans to revamp TV production studio

  22-04-2025 21:25 via bxtimes.com
  
  Bronx Community College unveiled plans Monday to renovate its Media and Digital Film Production Television Studio, as it aims to provide students with cutting-edge tools and facilities to prepare for careers in today’s media landscape.Bronx Council Members joined union leaders, school administrators, industry partners, and students for a tour of the existing studio, led by Jeffrey Wisotsky, director of BCC’s Media and Digital Film Production program. Wisotsky said the college hopes t
  
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• NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams accuses Council Speaker of using policy spats as springboard to challenge him

  22-04-2025 20:40 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Eric Adams alleged on Tuesday that City Council Speaker and mayoral challenger Adrienne Adams has fought him on several policy issues as a springboard to run for his job, despite her showing scant interest in the role prior to several months ago.During his weekly "off-topic" news conference on April 22, Hizzoner claimed that the speaker's hidden motivation for butting heads with his administration on a range of issues over the past three years was to mount a run against him. Those issues i
  
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• Preston High School saved from closure in $8.5M deal with Bally’s Foundation

  22-04-2025 19:14 via bxtimes.com
  
  A beloved Catholic high school in the Bronx has been spared from closure after the philanthropic arm of Bally’s Corporation reached a deal April 22 to purchase the property.Attorney General Letitia James announced that the Bally’s Foundation, affiliated with the gaming giant that seeks to develop a casino complex at nearby Ferry Point Park, will buy Preston High School in Throggs Neck, securing the future of the all-girls institution that has served the community since 1947."Our comm
  
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• BREAKING: Preston High School saved from closure in $8.5M deal with Bally’s Foundation

  22-04-2025 19:14 via bxtimes.com
  
  A beloved Catholic high school in the Bronx has been spared from closure after the philanthropic arm of Bally’s Corporation reached a deal April 22 to purchase the property.Attorney General Letitia James announced that the Bally’s Foundation, affiliated with the gaming giant that seeks to develop a casino complex at nearby Ferry Point Park, will buy Preston High School in Throggs Neck, securing the future of the all-girls institution that has served the community since 1947."Our comm
  
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• Thousands expected at Bronx Zoo for 17th Annual WCS Run for the Wild on Saturday

  22-04-2025 18:06 via bxtimes.com
  
  The Wildlife Conservation Society’s 17th Annual Run for the Wild is scheduled to take place at the Bronx Zoo on Saturday, April 26, with this year’s event spotlighting the critically endangered Indian gharial — a long-snouted crocodilian species facing severe threats in the wild.The annual 5K event invites runners, walkers, and wildlife lovers of all ages to take part in a day of fitness and conservation. The 5K race begins at 8 a.m., followed by a 3K family fun run and walk at
  
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• New York leads the nation in reported antisemitic incidents in 2024: ADL

  22-04-2025 16:00 via amny.com
  
  New York is leading the nation in reported antisemitic incidents, as rates climb to another record-breaking year, a major anti-bias organization announced on Tuesday.According to new data released by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), reported cases of antisemitic assaults, acts of vandalism, harassment and other incidents in 2024 rose by 18% in the Empire State, reaching 1,437 in total. The organization also reports the alarming statistic as the highest number ever recorded by ADL in New York an
  
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• Bronx street co-naming honors justice advocate Marvin E. Mayfield, Jr.

  22-04-2025 15:52 via bxtimes.com
  
  A section of Edson Avenue in the Bronx was co-named “Marvin E. Mayfield, Jr. Way” on Saturday, April 19, 2025, during a ceremony held outside Woods Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church to honor the late Marvin E. Mayfield, Jr.—a veteran, father, husband, and longtime advocate for justice.The event, which took place at the corner of Edson Avenue and the New England Thruway, featured musical selections, spiritual reflections, remarks from elected officials, a community blessing, and the u
  
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• Bronx detectives seek suspect who shot man multiple times in failed execution

  22-04-2025 15:20 via amny.com
  
  Detectives in the Bronx are on the hunt for a gunman who shot and critically injured a man in an apparent attempted execution earlier this month.According to police sources, the broad daylight shooting occurred at 3:40 p.m. on April 7 along East 176th Street and Belmont Avenue in East Tremont.That's where a gunman approached a 41-year-old man from behind and opened fire, police reported. The victim was struck in the back of the head and the left armpit.Following the gun violence, law enforcement
  
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• Op-ed | Standing in solidarity with NYC’s Dominican community

  22-04-2025 14:00 via amny.com
  
  The Dominican community in New York City is the largest anywhere in the world outside of the Dominican Republic — we are their home away from home.
  Dominican New Yorkers contribute to every facet of life across the five boroughs, whether it’s running our small businesses in the Bronx or playing in our sports stadiums in Manhattan and Queens. Dominicans are not just our neighbors and our friends. They are our family. So, when our family suffers a tragedy, it is our responsibility
  
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• Bronx residents, leaders mourn death of Pope Francis

  21-04-2025 23:02 via bxtimes.com
  
  The death of Pope Francis on Monday morning cast a solemn tone over Easter celebrations in the Bronx, as residents and local leaders joined Catholics around the world in mourning the loss of the historic pontiff.The Vatican announced that Pope Francis, 88, died around 7:30 a.m. after suffering a stroke that led to heart failure. The first Latin American pope had recently been released from the hospital following a 38-day stay for a respiratory illness that progressed to double pneumonia.Catholic
  
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• Cuomo holds commanding lead in Bronx mayoral poll, Siena/AARP finds

  21-04-2025 22:16 via bxtimes.com
  
  Mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo has a significant lead in the Bronx and citywide ahead of the June Democratic primary, according to a new poll by Siena College and sponsored by AARP New York.In the poll conducted April 7-10, Cuomo drew 51% of first-choice support in the Bronx and 34% citywide, placing the former governor far ahead of Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani (2% in the Bronx, 16% citywide) and Comptroller Brad Lander (3% in the Bronx, 6% citywide). Among New York City voters age 50 and
  
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• NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo and Mamdani gain ground as Democratic primary turns into two-person race

  21-04-2025 20:45 via amny.com
  
  The Democratic primary election in the 2025 New York City mayor’s race appears to be turning into a two-candidate race between former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Queens Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, according to the latest poll released Monday morning. The survey, conducted by the Honan Strategy Group in partnership with the city’s five Chambers of Commerce, shows that the moderate progressive Cuomo has expanded his lead with 45% support among likely Democratic primary voters—
  
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