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Sen. Rivera’s legislation sparks debate over government-funded long term care...

The Homecare Savings and Reinvestment Act, sponsored by state Sen. Gustavo Rivera, will eliminate government-funded long-term care (MLTC) plans if it becomes law. These plans were meant to streamline...

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BP Gibson touts strong economic recovery, plenty of Bronx pride in State of...

Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson promoted the Bronx as “a borough of legends” and promised big funding for local projects in her second State of the Borough address on Thursday, April 18. Gibson,...

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Bronx pol announces building safety legislation inspired by Billingsley...

Nearly four months after the 1915 Billingsley Terrace partial collapse in Morris Heights, Bronx City Council Member Pierina Sanchez on Thursday announced legislation aimed at establishing stricter...

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‘Community Board 11 requires intervention’: Board strips Ferrara, D’Angelo of...

Bronx Community Board 11 voted to boot Chair Bernadette Ferrara and Vice Chair Al D’Angelo from their leadership positions Thursday night — in a meeting that involved arguments between board members,...

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Week in Rewind: CB11 chairs stripped of leadership, mental health clinics...

Ferrara, D’Angelo stripped of CB11 leadership positions after months of controversy Bronx Community Board 11 Chair Bernadette Ferrara and Vice Chair Al D’Angelo were officially booted from their...

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What does NYC’s future look like? Extremely hot and wet, a city climate...

As if a 4.8 magnitude earthquake was not enough to shake things up in NYC, a new climate assessment released Monday says that NYC will be warmer and wetter, with plenty of rainy and hot days ahead —...

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Ferrara resigns from CB11 following board vote to remove her as chair

Bernadette Ferrara has resigned from Bronx Community Board 11  following last week’s vote to strip her of her leadership role on the body, the Bronx Times confirmed on Thursday. In an interview on May...

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Rents increased the most around these NYC subway stops

Average rents increased more near a pair of Harlem subway stops than at any other stations in the city last year, according to an analysis by apartment listing site RentHop. Read More

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Assembly Member Landon Dais talks upcoming primary, legislative achievements...

Residents of Concourse, Claremont, Mount Eden, Morris Heights and Highbridge might soon see Assembly Member Landon Dais, 43, handing out leaflets and shaking hands with constituents at the train...

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Op-Ed | Albany must reform the shadowy lawsuit lending industry before this...

Ailing 9/11 first responders. Brain-injured football players. An elderly Brooklyn resident who fractured a hip after falling into a hole outside her apartment. This seemingly disparate group has one...

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DOT, Bronx electeds advocate for more red light cameras

Bronx electeds and the city Department of Transportation are joining forces to push for more traffic cameras to ticket vehicles that run red lights.  The Bronx is home to some of the city’s most...

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EXCLUSIVE: AOC rallies supporters in the South Bronx ahead of June primary

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), one of the world’s most prominent political figures who was born to a Parkchester family, rallied at least 100 supporters and volunteers on Sunday, May 19, at...

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Bronx lawmakers plan responses ahead of Thursday’s Trump rally at Crotona Park

Donald Trump, the former president, will hold a campaign rally Thursday at Crotona Park — and some local elected officials are making it clear he will not be welcomed.  Trump — who will soon hear...

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‘Trump isn’t welcome in the Bronx’: Counter demonstrations take shape the day...

Local Bronx politicians, unions and political organizations brought a heated response to former President Donald Trump’s well-attended campaign rally in Crotona Park Thursday evening. Hundreds...

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Donald Trump in the Bronx: Former president bashes Democrats and journalists...

Donald Trump, the former president, rallied in the South Bronx Thursday night, bringing thousands of supporters and detractors to Crotona Park. Read More

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Trump’s rally in the Bronx draws big crowd of supporters, smaller group of...

Visitors came from across the street and across the country for presumed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s rally at Crotona Park on May 23. As he spoke, a smaller but vocal crowd...

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PHOTOS | Protesters, supporters gather in the Bronx during Trump visit

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Bronx native Leonardo Coello set to challenge Landon Dais for 77th District...

Leonardo Coello is a familiar face to anyone who has attended a community board, precinct council or political meeting in the Bronx. As Bronx borough director for the mayor’s office, he has spent a...

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How Bronxites, local pols are reacting to Trump’s guilty verdict in hush...

A week after former President Donald Trump hosted a campaign rally in Crotona Park, Bronxites are now weighing in on the Republican hopeful’s 34-count felony conviction in Manhattan Criminal Court on...

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Rivera’s day care inspection bill passes Senate, moves to Assembly

Legislation that would require additional inspection for home day care centers passed in the state Senate this week, nearly nine months after a baby was killed from fentanyl exposure in a Bronx day...

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