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Bronxites hit litter out of the park

By ET Rodriguez

A bicyclist on a greenway in NYC

AMNY

‘Greater Greenways’ plan will see dozens of new bike and walking paths coming to NYC streets, waterfronts and parks

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Arts & Entertainment

BronxNet’s ‘EcoLeaders,’ which empowers kids to take care of the environment, earns New York Emmy nomination

By Sadie Brown

Earthquake measured on a seismograph

AMNY

Earthquake! NYC experiences a Saturday night shakeup from New Jersey tremor

Mayor Eric Adams at a City Hall rally following the passage of his City of Yes plan by the City Council.

Business

Some Bronx neighborhoods say no to City of Yes in ongoing lawsuit

By Emily Swanson

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Parks Department kicks off once-per-decade trees census in the Bronx and beyond

By Emily Swanson

Person running into rain-soaked street in New York City amid flooding rain

AMNY

NYC’s sewer system faces decades-long overhaul as storms intensify, officials warn

Mayor Eric Adam's shared before and after photos of Roberto Clemente Plaza at the Hub, where NYC Sanitation and NYPD have set up mobile command centers since last week to finally put a stop to the open air drug market that has plagued the South Bronx commercial corridor for years.

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Roberto Clemente Plaza emerges clean following the first weekend after city shuts down The Hub open air drug market

By Sadie Brown

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Environmentalists push NYSDOT to safeguard Bronx River during expressway rehab

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

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Green jobs center coming next year to East Fordham Road

By Emily Swanson

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Gibson, volunteers mark successful end to ‘Don’t Dump on the Bronx’ cleanup campaign with Borough Hall forum

By Christian Murray

Council Member Pierina Sanchez, Assembly Member Jeffrey Dinowitz, and NYC Parks Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa cut the ribbon to officially reopen Strong Street Playground in Kingsbridge Heights following a $3.04 million renovation.

Bronx playground gets major makeover with $3M investment

By Christian Murray

A modular Portland Loo restroom is delivered to Hoyt Playground in Queens, one of five installed across the city as part of a pilot program to expand public bathroom access

AMNY

Million dollar potties: Five new modular restrooms open in NYC parks topped $1 million each to install

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Letters to the Editor

Letter to the editor: A family-friendly city must be a parks-friendly city

By Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson and Adam Ganser

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Bronx residents unite for cleaner streets

By Christian Murray

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Bronx canners back push to double bottle and can deposit from 5 to 10 cents

By Emily Swanson

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Young child having fun playing with wooden blocks, developing creativity and motor skills as Governor Hochul Announces 2-Care, a Major Step Toward Universal Child Care in New York State

New York Family

Gov. Hochul Announces 2-Care: Free Child Care for 2-Year-Olds in New York

Carrie Coon as Agnes White in "Bug," written by Tracy Letts, directed by David Cromer.

Review | ‘Bug’ Crawls onto Broadway with craft but little bite

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Police tape surrounds a vehicle after its driver was shot by a U.S. immigration agent, according to local and federal officials, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 7, 2026.

‘They killed my wife’: Outrage follows fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis