News in The Bronx
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Published September 15NYC announces plans to ease crowding at violence-plagued juvenile detention centers
The Horizon Juvenile Center in the Bronx. Crossroads and Horizon juvenile detention centers have been over capacity for years. [ more › ]
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Published September 15What we know so far about the Legionnaires’ outbreak ahead of Bronx town hall
Health officials will take questions from community members Tuesday evening. [ more › ]
Bronx Times
Published September 14What’s happening | Starlight Cinema, Batman Day, poetry from David Mills and more
Starlight Cinema Friday, Sept. 18, 5:30 p.m. Van Cortlandt Park Parade Ground, Broadway and West 251st Street Free Van Cortlandt Park Alliance and Horace Mann School Present Starlight Cinema: Four-Legged Friends. At 5:30, Music of 1995, 2000, 2007 2017 and movie-themed crafts…
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Published September 14Student stabbed in front of Bronx high school, police say
A NYPD vehicle. The 17-year-old was walking to school when the incident unfolded. [ more › ]
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Published September 13Yankee Stadium cooling tower tests positive for Legionella, NYC says
Yankee fans head to the stadium to enjoy the game. Lincoln Hospital is also among the 10 South Bronx locations ordered to disinfect cooling towers. [ more › ]
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Published September 115 Bronx buildings had no recent record of monthly testing before Legionnaires’ outbreak
One of the buildings houses a federal Social Security office. It had not reported test results since late June, according to city data. [ more › ]
Bronx Times
Published September 11Newest NYC Housing Court judges for Bronx and Manhattan bring years of advocacy experience to bench
New York City's Housing Courts received two new judges this week. Judge Steven Park has been assigned to the Bronx Housing Court, while Judge George Gardner III will be presiding in the Manhattan Housing Court. Both were appointed to the high-volume New York City Civil Court by…
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Published September 11Bronx nonprofits host back-to-school bash with free haircuts, backpacks at Bronx Music Hall
Two nonprofits joined forces to ensure that Bronx children, and their caregivers, made the most of a few hours: providing free haircuts, backpacks, groceries, community resources and a screening of beloved family film “Encanto.” On Aug. 27 at the Bronx Music Hall, Women’s Housing…
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Published September 11Bronx School of Hip Hop, Bronx School of Arts and Exploration welcome their first class of students
For parents sending their children to two of the Bronx’s newest public schools on Sept. 1o, the first day of classes came with plenty of questions — but also hope that the schools would give their children an education tailored to their needs and interests. The Bronx School of…
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Published September 11Council Member Justin Sanchez celebrates opening new office with Back to School Carnival
City Council Member Justin Sanchez celebrated the grand opening of his new permanent office with a Back to School Carnival, complete with a community talent show, free food and even a ferris wheel. Amidst rain and shine, the Back to School Carnival on Aug. 1 saw Bronxites of all…
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Published September 11Legionnaires’ disease cluster hits the South Bronx, 1 dead and 5 cases confirmed
Five people have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease and one has died in a likely cluster in parts of Melrose and Morrisania, health officials announced Thursday. The city is investigating the cases in ZIP codes 10451 and 10456 and testing cooling towers in the area for…
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Published September 11South Bronx Legionnaires’ cluster kills 1, sickens 5, NYC says
The sun rises on the Empire State Building. The new cluster in Melrose and Morrisania comes weeks after a deadly Upper East Side outbreak. [ more › ]