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Community Celebration

Earl Monroe basketball school opens $39.5M facility in Mott Haven

By Steven Goodstein Conversation…

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St. Raymond Academy for Girls to close in 2027 after 67 years in the Bronx

By Matthew McKay Conversation…

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Housing

Construction ongoing in Melrose on two affordable housing developments and a charter school

By Ethan Marshall Conversation…

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Arts & Entertainment

Blue Pearl Theatrics launches tuition-free fall performing arts program at Bronx River Art Center

By Ethan Marshall Conversation…

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Bronx Democratic Party honors education advocate Crystal McQueen-Taylor

By Steven Goodstein Conversation…

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Renaissance Youth Center celebrates $7 million investment and new home in the South Bronx

By Rebecca Raghunath Conversation…

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Community Celebration

Opening of new Bronxdale Nursery playground celebrated with ribbon-cutting ceremony

By Ethan Marshall Conversation…

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Zeta Charter Schools opens new elementary, middle school campus in the Bronx

By Lesley Cosme Torres Conversation…

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Community Celebration

Lehman College named one of America’s best colleges by TIME magazine

By Steven Goodstein Conversation…

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Bronx School of Hip Hop gets $350K for new classroom equipment

By Matthew McKay Conversation…

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FYI

Riverdale Children’s Theatre helps Bronx students prepare for NYC performing arts high school auditions

By Jay Cole Conversation…

Opinion

Bronx Times Opinion | Bronx after-school programs can be a tool against chronic absenteeism

By Udai Tambar Conversation…

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Bronx nonprofits host back-to-school bash with free haircuts, backpacks at Bronx Music Hall

By Maurice Burbridge Conversation…

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Bronx School of Hip Hop, Bronx School of Arts and Exploration welcome their first class of students

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

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Arts & Entertainment

CUNY’s Lehman College just got a $1.15m investment in the arts to upgrade the Lovinger Theater

By Rebecca Raghunath Conversation…

Princess Nokia will make her Lehman Center debut on Friday, September 4.

Princess Nokia, Ginuwine and more to perform at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts new season

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

More from Around NYC

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New York Family

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MTA Chair & CEO Janno Lieber, MTA Construction & Development President Jamie Torres-Springer, and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announce the start of the largest subway signal replacement in MTA history on Liberty Av. & 99th St. on Thursday, Oct 22, 2026. The project will bring Communications-Based Train Control to the A/C lines in Brooklyn and Queens.

Op-Ed | We must keep building our subways in order to celebrate them

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Jesse Havea performs at the Stonewall Inn.

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