Bronx Times News Headlines Archive for February 8, 2023

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Adams lauds Biden’s call for GOP-controlled Congress to enact immigration reform during State of the Union

The FDNY responds to a major fire on Freeman Street on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023.

Legal Aid Society files suit on behalf of Bronxites affected by Fordham Manor fire last fall

By Camille Botello

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Police Blotter: NYPD activity filed for the week of Feb. 6

By Mike Smith

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‘Defining landmark’: Gibson approves Boston Road rezoning after CB11 rejection

By Aliya Schneider

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Social Services head Gary Jenkins announces he’s stepping down next month

City Councilmember Pierina Sanchez is pictured in this undated photo.

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Bronx pols, advocates push for express HIV/AIDS testing clinics in Black communities

By Bronx Times

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Police release the name of man fatally shot in the chest on Bronx street

The Bronx has one of nation's highest rates of the food insecurity, and last year Food Bank provided nearly 32 million free meals to the borough, which accounts for more than 26% of the organization's total meal distribution across the five boroughs.

Food Bank for NYC aims to go ‘beyond food’ to address food insecurity in the Bronx

By Robbie Sequeira

News

As illegal pot dispensaries thrive, NYC goes after landlords

By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press

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Column: Smoke shops bypass licensing protocols throughout NYC and what we’re doing to stop them

By Marjorie Velázquez

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NYC Is Dropping Speed Limits to 15 MPH Near Every School Young boy walks across a city crosswalk carrying a guitar bag, heading to music lesson or school amid urban buildings and traffic

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NYC Is Dropping Speed Limits to 15 MPH in School Zones

Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaking at function celebrating Irish heritage ahead of St. Patrick's Day

After Mamdani’s Irish unity dodge, a labor ally says St. Patrick’s Day will begin with a history lesson

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Michelle Stoddart is the Senior Vice President of Community Development and Public Affairs for Resorts World New York City (RWNY)

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Ronnie Eldridge, longtime LGBTQ ally, NY civic leader, and TV host, dies at 95