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As part of the community nonprofit, BronxWorks newly expanded legal services department, the organization has opened a new office for their Tenant Defense Program near Yankee Stadium.

As Bronx faces highest eviction rates, BronxWorks scales up legal aid with new office

By Sadie Brown

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Bronx resident awarded ‘Distinctive Woman of the Year’ for over five decades of teaching tennis to youths in borough

By Ethan Marshall

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Bronx officials call for Amtrak to answer for Metro-North expansion delays

By Emily Swanson

People walking into Bronx home of slain officer in Midtown mass shooting

MIDTOWN MASS SHOOTING: Officer Didarul Islam’s Parkchester neighbors remember him as friendly, prayerful

By Emily Swanson

NYPL and Nos Quedamos tackle the Bronx’s digital divide with free wifi to nearby buildings

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NYPL and Nos Quedamos tackle the Bronx’s digital divide with free wifi to nearby buildings

By Sadie Brown

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Photos: Lincoln Hospital hosts job fair, BBQ, town hall, takes part in 3rd Avenue BID Festival

By Ethan Marshall

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Bronx leaders and NYC Parks cut ribbon on newly reconstructed Goble Playground

By Ethan Marshall

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Community Service

Bronx leaders, Schools Chancellor, No Kid Hungry New York deliver free summer meals to Bronx

By Ethan Marshall

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Local elected officials and business leaders gather for Bronx Chamber of Commerce’s 2025 Legislative Breakfast Forum

By Ethan Marshall

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Borough President Vanessa Gibson lends conditional support to Kingsbridge Armory land use application

By Emily Swanson

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Family of Saniyah Cheatham call for accountability at funeral for teen who died in NYPD custody

By Emily Swanson

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Checkmate! Young Kings and Queens Chess Club and Edenwald Library wrap up free chess lessons program

By Ethan Marshall

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Bronx General Post Office sold to Maddd Equities for $44 million

By Emily Swanson

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Bronx electeds express disappointment with Bally’s vote

By Emily Swanson

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$4,000 in Optimum-supported grants given out by Bronx Chamber of Commerce to eight local small businesses

By Ethan Marshall

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Arts & Entertainment

Bronx music festival Summer Jam 2025 boasted record turnout

By Emily Swanson

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A demonstrator wearing a Statue of Liberty crown waves a Transgender Flag outside the U.S. Supreme Court, as the justices heard oral arguments in two cases concerning efforts to enforce Republican-backed state laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams at public schools, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 13, 2026.

Supreme Court arguments show skepticism about letting trans girls and women play in women’s sports