Community News – Bronx Times

Flowers, garlands, and candles lay on the bench where 78-year old Edgar Spence was killed by a stray bullet on Thursday.

‘We have to demand accountability’: Vigil held for Mitchel Houses senior killed by stray bullet

By Marina Samuel & Emily Swanson

Borinqueneers Day

Community Celebration

Senator Fernandez hosts Borinqueneers Day celebration at SUNY Maritime

By Ethan Marshall

Three teachers at BronxWorks leading story time for a mixed-age group of children.

BronxWorks opens third Early Childhood Learning Center on ground floor of Bronx Point

By Marina Samuel

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Politics

UNITE HERE Local 100 union endorses Michael Blake over Ritchie Torres for NY-15

By Emily Swanson

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Inside Bronxlandia: How one Bronx couple transformed an abandoned rail station into a cultural hub for local artists

By Karizma Jernigan

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Bronx Vegan Bazaar at center of growing vegan and healthy food movement in the Bronx

By Alice Moreno

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

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

By Assemblymember Amanda N. Septimo

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Health

North Central Bronx Hospital nurse practitioner helps patient overcome near-fatal case of cardiomyopathy

By Ethan Marshall

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‘Not Working for Us’: South Bronx Unite says congestion pricing is driving more traffic and pollution into the Bronx

By Apolline Lamy

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Rare Holocaust sketches found by couple now on display in the Bronx at Manhattan University

By Claude Solnik

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Food

A Bronx staple: How Egidio Pastry Shop preserves 100 years of tradition

By Bridgette Leahy

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Arts & Entertainment

Director Joel Alfonso Vargas debuts Bronx-centered film, ‘Mad Bills to Pay’

By Emily Swanson

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Our Forgotten Borough

OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | Bronx food pantries, aid groups brace for surge in need as SNAP cuts loom

By Shea Vance

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OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | The personal impact of new SNAP work rules on Bronx residents

By Kylie Clifton

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Food

OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | More bodegas than supermarkets in ‘food desert’ of Bronx

By Emily Swanson

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Mark Vientos game-winning single Mets Twins

Mets finally win, snap 12-game skid on Mark Vientos’ late single

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Schneps Podcasts

Michael Dowling, CEO emeritus, Northwell Health

Ryan Grippi, Steven Love Menendez, Devlyn Camp, Randy Wicker, and Julius' Bar owner Helen Buford reenact the "sip-in" at Julius' Bar on April 21.

Julius’ Bar, Randy Wicker reenact 1966 ‘sip-in’ against anti-gay liquor law