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Published September 24For Some Kids Living In Shelters, Back to School Means Long Commutes
Nearly 40 percent of homeless families with children are placed in shelters outside the borough of their child’s school, forcing long commutes, early mornings, and strained community ties.
THE CITY
Published September 23Mamdani and Irish Leader Talk Housing on G Train, as Palestine-Israel Looms at UN Meeting
A day before he was scheduled to address the U.N. General Assembly, Micheál Martin, the prime minister or taoiseach of Ireland, addressed a different assembled crowd: the mostly senior-citizen bingo players at the New York Irish Center. He and Mayor Zohran Mamdani, in his first…
Gothamist
Published September 23New York Gov. Hochul says she will hit the campaign trail with Rep. AOC
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Gov. Hochul will be hitting the campaign trail together. “I think she brings a lot of energy to the process, engages young people in particular,” Hochul said. [ more › ]
Bronx Times
Published September 23Two-alarm Bronx fire leaves one dead, another injured after jumping from window
A Bronx resident died Wednesday morning in a two-alarm fire while another man was hospitalized after he reportedly leaped from the burning building to the street below. According to police and FDNY sources, the blaze erupted inside of a six-story apartment building located at…
Gothamist
Published September 23NYC lawmakers want 'low-traffic neighborhoods' with more speed humps, street changes
The bill mandates a select number of "traffic-calming devices" in five different neighborhoods. [ more › ]
Bronx Times
Published September 23Two Bronx groups receive city grants to combat hate, bias and discrimination
Two Bronx recipients are among 13 citywide awardees receiving a total of $120,000 in community grants aimed at preventing hate, bias and discrimination, the city announced Wednesday. Madison Langford and Kingsbridge Heights Community Center will each receive funding through the…
Gothamist
Published September 23NYC's Bellevue Hospital gets $25M from City Council to expand adult psych ward
Bellevue Hospital The iconic hospital's adult psychiatric units currently operate at near occupancy. [ more › ]
Gothamist
Published September 23New Yorkers want more protection from the heat after a sweltering summer
Julie Su, New York's deputy mayor for economic justice, led a roundtable discussion. Mayor Mamdani has directed city agencies to create worker safety guidelines for the extreme heat. [ more › ]
Gothamist
Published September 23City mulls bike lane for Grand Central Terminal's elevated street loop
The elevated roadway that snakes around the busy train hub could become a nifty new connection for cyclists under a plan presented to the Public Design Commission this week. [ more › ]
Gothamist
Published September 23NYPD steps up security sweeps after 3 people exit Upper East Side manhole, with UN in town
Police said it fits the profile of several past incidents where people go looking for scrap metal and valuables. [ more › ]
Bronx Times
Published September 23Housing lottery running for 14 units at Longfellow Marmion Apartments in West Farms, rent starts at 30% of tenant’s income
Sign up for our weekly email newsletter to stay updated on the latest housing lotteries in New York City. An affordable housing lottery is in progress for 14 total housing units at Longfellow Marmion Apartments, located at 1900 Longfellow Ave. and 1968 Marmion Ave. in the West…
Bronx Times
Published September 23Bronx gets first busway as Mamdani admin completes Tremont Avenue project
Nearly 40,000 bus riders will now have the chance to move around the Bronx faster with the city's completion of the borough's first busway. Mayor Zohran Mamdani's office announced Wednesday that the city's Department of Transportation has finished construction on the once-stalled…