Bronx Times News Headlines Archive for September 17, 2025

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie speaks to reporters after endorsing Democratic mayoral nominee and frontrunner Zohran Mamdani at a Bronx news conference. Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025.

AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: Speaker Heastie backs Mamdani’s Albany agenda, says he’s ‘not concerned’ about Hochul pushback

man wearing an orange vest at subway gates

AMNY

Fare evasion: How are unarmed gate guards stopping cheaters in the NYC subways – and are they effective?

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Business

Bally’s Community Advisory Committee asks for East Bronx investment ahead of casino project vote

By Emily Swanson

Environmental advocates, Bronx residents, and tenants from the Bronx River Houses NYCHA development called on state officials to stop the Cross Bronx Expansion. The New York State Department of Transportation designed projects to repair five bridges along the expressway that involve constructing additional "traffic diversion structures," which Bronx residents oppose as a highway expansion.

Inside the fight for cleaner air, dignity and the truth about the Cross Bronx Expressway

By Sadie Brown

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Dominique Jackson delivers remarks at the Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative's gala in 2024.

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