Community News – Bronx Times

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends the House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington

Mayor Mamdani’s grassroots campaign reshaped the Bronx — and the race against Ritchie Torres

By Macy Hanzlik-Barend

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$12M reconstruction of Monsignor Raul Del Valle Square completed in Hunts Point

By Ethan Marshall

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Co-op City

More than a mall: Why Bay Plaza still feels like a community hub in the Bronx

By LaMont Jackson

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Bronx Borough President commemorates fourth anniversary of deadly Twin Parks fire with wreath-laying ceremony

By Ethan Marshall

Mott Haven

Bronx McDonald’s Owners kick off the new year with Three Kings Day Celebration

By Keke Grant-Floyd and Jewel Webber

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Parkchester 6 station upgrades bring long-awaited accessibility to Bronx riders

By Emily Swanson

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Mott Haven

Great Performances to give out $5K grants to four 2025 Artist Fellowship awardees in ceremony at Mott Haven headquarters

By Ethan Marshall

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Acts of Kindness

Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts supported Bronx and Westchester through grants and community sponsorships in 2025

By Ethan Marshall

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Concourse Village

NYC LPC reviews proposed upgrades to Carolyn McLaughlin Community Center in Concourse Village

By Ethan Marshall

Westchester Square

EXCLUSIVE: Newly appointed NYC Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels visits Bronx school where he began teaching career

By Lesley Cosme Torres

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Just Home supportive housing project not moving to Brooklyn — at least not yet

By Emily Swanson

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Photos: Young Kings and Queens Chess Club hosts workshop at Albert Tuitt Sr. library

By Ethan Marshall and Jewel Webber

A bartender at Throggs Neck's Made in Puerto Rico, pours a glass of homemade coquito, made with fresh ingredients and the Puerto Rican rum Don Q.

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What makes great Coquito? It’s less about the recipe and more about the company

By Sadie Brown

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Photos: New York Edge, community members celebrate reopening of food pantry at Leaders of Tomorrow Middle School

By Ethan Marshall and Jewel Webber

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Community Service

Photos: Council Member Riley hosts annual holiday toy giveaway ahead of Christmas

By Ethan Marshall and Jewel Webber

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Vigil held for Pamela Guerrero, who was found dead in Soundview apartment building

By Emily Swanson

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