Bronx Times News Headlines Archive for April 17, 2026

City and state officials break ground on Haffen Pool reconstruction.

Construction kicks off on $13.4M Haffen Park Pool Complex reconstruction in Baychester

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

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Opinion | Bronx Families and all New Yorkers deserve transparency on 340B

By Assemblymember Amanda N. Septimo Conversation…

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Two Bronx districts tapped for major NYC trash bin expansion

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

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What’s going on during Bronx Week 2026: All events April 27 through July 11

By The Bronx Times Conversation…

Mayor Mamdani announced new trash cans for select neighborhoods.

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Thousands of curbside ‘Empire’ trash bins coming to more parts of NYC

Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly's 80th session on Sept. 26, 2025.

Caribbean Life

Trinidad lists Hamas, Hezbollah as terror organizations. Freezes connected local assets

Duckens Nazon signs a Haitian flag at the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) Gallery + Café in Brooklyn during “A Night for Haiti” event on April 13, 2026.

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Brooklyn fetes Haiti’s Nazon ahead of World Cup

Rep. Ritchie Torres calls on the Community Preservation Corporation to create a long-term plan for stability for Ved Parkash buildings in foreclosure.

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Rep. Ritchie Torres calls on Community Preservation Corporation to help tenants of Ved Parkash buildings in foreclosure

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

Police are looking for a suspect who assaulted a man on a Bronx bus.

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Suspect sought for assaulting man on a Bronx bus

Red and blue flashing police lights at a crime scene.

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Senior man fatally shot near his home in the Bronx: NYPD

battery-swapping cabinet on a nyc sidewalk

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First on amNY | DOT asks NYers to weigh-in on e-bike charging cabinet locations with new portal

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NYC agencies and food pantries launch coordinated effort to help hungry New Yorkers who could lose SNAP benefits starting Monday

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New Pride Agenda says state budget ‘misses the mark’ on funding for trans initiatives