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Bronx leaders rally against Medicaid cuts that could leave thousands uninsured

By Claude Solnik

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Community Service

Photos: Theory 9 holds monthly food distribution outside Marie Curie High School

By Ethan Marshall and Jewel Webber

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Arts & Entertainment

Bronx Historical Society’s ‘When the Bronx Moved’ tells the story of a borough that never stopped dancing

By Siddhartha Harmalkar

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Community Celebration

Photos: Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson hosts annual Bronx Iftar dinner dialogue celebrating Ramadan

By Ethan Marshall and Jewel Webber

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Health

New recreation center coming to Walter Gladwin Park, serving ‘recreation desert’ neighborhood

By Emily Swanson

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Community Celebration

Bad Bunny lookalike contest brings energy back to the Hub

By Marina Samuel

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Throggs Neck celebrates Irish pride at 28th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade

By Carol Chen

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Community Celebration

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance executive director to be honored by Bronx Chamber of Commerce Foundation

By Ethan Marshall

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South Bronx Adult Learning Center opens, expanding education access for adults

By Emily Swanson

Gov. Kathy Hochul speaking at Bronx Day in Albany, alongside Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson and State Sen. Nathalia Fernandez.

Business

Bronx Day in Albany returns, Gibson announces Bronx Week will proceed

By Marina Samuel

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Community Service

Assemblymember Emerita Torres allocates $65K to South Bronx nonprofits to support afterschool programming

By Ethan Marshall

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Business

Eric Michael creates ‘Chef Doula’, a business combining maternal and nutritional support

By Emily Swanson

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Tenth annual Element of Hip-Hop Awards celebrates Bronx artistic legacy

By Emily Swanson

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Orange Bank & Trust Company hosts annual Bronx Women in Business Empowerment event

By Alice Moreno

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OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | Getting the Bronx moving: What’s being done to help connect more residents across their city more swiftly

By Ethan Stark-Miller

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Our Forgotten Borough

OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | How do Bronx commuters grin and bear slow cross-borough travel?

By Marina Samuel & Emily Swanson

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Catholic nursing facility sues Hochul, New York State over trans-inclusive policies