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NYC Council Majority Leader Amanda Farias introduced a couple of furry friends to a young girl Friday at the unveiling of the new dog park at Castle Hills Houses.

First NYCHA dog park in the city opens in Castle Hill

By Sadie Brown

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Sports

Olympic medalists hold swim safety event at Bronx School

By Sadie Brown

Bally's Chair Soo Kim proudly displays his very own Preston High School hoodie while grateful students parents and school administrators show off signs that read "Soo Kim is Awesome."

Exclusive: Preston HS families thank Bally’s Chair Soo Kim for saving school at final PTA meeting of the year

By Sadie Brown

Marco Alvarez, a 37-year-old honor student at Hostos Community College, won the prestigious Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship and will receive generous support when he transfers to a university.

Hostos student wins highly competitive scholarship to fund their transfer to a university

By Sadie Brown

Bronx residents testify Monday at a public hearing on revising the City Charter.

Housing

Charter Commission hears Bronx backlash over zoning and land use policies

By Sadie Brown

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Movies

Catch a flick at the Bronx Library Center for the Bronx Week Film Festival

By Sadie Brown

Kingsbridge Heights Community Center celebrated its annual Bronx Blossoms Cocktail Soiree fundraiser Thursday with a night of entertainment and awards.

Kingsbridge Heights Community Center celebrates community leaders and 51 years

By Sadie Brown

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News

Bronx Catholics welcome Pope Leo XIV, express hope for a papacy rooted in charity

By Sadie Brown

Congressional funding for an environmental project that would try and restore degraded habitats and improve the water quality of the Harlem River is at risk of being forfeited if the city does not commit to sharing the cost.

Torres calls on City Hall to fund Harlem River Environmental Restoration Project

By Sadie Brown

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‘Getting dizzy just thinking about it’: Bronx borrowers scramble as student loan collections return

By Sadie Brown

Team Game Over, from Isaac Classon Elementary School in Soundview returned to the Bronx "Battle of the Boroughs" gaming semi-finals after taking home the citywide championship last year for the elementary devision.

Kids & Education

3 Bronx teams advance to citywide “Battle of the Boroughs” championship gaming competition

By Sadie Brown

Candace Castro, who has been a nurse in the Bronx for nearly 40 years, inspired all three of her daughters to follow in her footsteps and enter the medical field.

Health

Three daughters follow in their mother’s footsteps by becoming nurses

By Sadie Brown

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson announced funding for security upgrades Friday with public housing advocates, cure violence programs and local representatives at the Teller Avenue/166th Street NYCHA development.

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Bronx pols announce funding for NYCHA security upgrades

By Bronx Times

Mayor Eric Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul can't agree on funding a popular childcare voucher program which could end affordable childcare for tens of thousands of families unless City Hall and Albany can close the funding gap.

Kids & Education

Bronx families face voucher freeze as Adams, Hochul clash over childcare funding

By Sadie Brown

Advocates, parents and elected officials called on the Adams administration to do more to end the childcare affordability crisis which they say is financially strangling families, especially in the Bronx which has some of the highest cost burden of childcare in the city.

Kids & Education

Council Member Riley urges Bronx parents to sign petition for free childcare for 2-year-olds

By Sadie Brown

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Arts & Entertainment

Bringing books to life: Fordham library hosts live show to promote reading in the Bronx

By Sadie Brown

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