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Elissa Carmona of the Morrisania Band Project won a $20,000 grant to support Sing with SOUL, her music-wellness program for older adults.

Arts & Entertainment

Bronx singer Elissa Carmona wins $20K grant for music-wellness program

By Emily Swanson

Osbert Orduna, CEO of The Cannabis Place in Queens, has been one of the lead organizers of the movement to protect dispensaries impacted by New York’s revised school-distance rule and is among 12 licensees suing to block the change.

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‘We followed the rules’: 12 NYC cannabis businesses sue state to block school-distance rule change

man smiling with his dog, reunited after being stolen from bronx train

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Together again: Homeless man reunited with beloved dog stolen while he slept on Bronx subway train

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Push to ban NYC carriage horse industry continues with City Hall rally days after equine’s death

Some cannabis business owners fear their livelihoods could go up in smoke if lawmakers don’t act soon.

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Cannabis dispensary owners demand Albany special session to pass protection bill amid proximity rule change

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Bad Bunny brings buzz to Bronx bakery with summer anthem

side by side photos of Felicity Jamie, known publicly at Chef Bruja

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‘Chef Bruja’ unites community roots with artistic inspiration as a culinary influencer

a selection of Koa branded cannabis pre-rolls.

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Koa brings sloth conservation to the cannabis space

State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, and Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton lead a news conference on the Million Dollar Staircase at the New York State Capitol in Albany ahead of Monday's vote.

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New York on the cusp of allowing medical aid in helping terminally ill die as state Senate sends controversial bill to Hochul’s desk

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Hip-hop artists and Bronx leaders unite to promote civic engagement at charter school event

By Claude Solnik

New Pope Leo XIV

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AMERICAN POPE! Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago named leader of Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV

Nurses in New York rally at state capitol ahead of National Nurses Week

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‘We fight for better workplaces’: Health care professionals use National Nurses Week to advocate better work conditions

firefighter mourns at 9/11 memorial with black and white american flag with red stripe

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‘Outrageous betrayal’: NY senators seethe as Trump admin slashes 9/11 health program staffing

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Business

Bronx Brewery can art acquired by Arab American National Museum

By Emily Swanson

Pope Francis in 2015 mass procession at Madison Square Garden

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Pope Francis: Looking back at the pontiff’s historic 2015 visit to NYC

Pope Francis smiling as he departs a plane in New York

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Pope Francis dead at 88; first Latin American pontiff sought reform and championed mercy

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Marilyn Oliva, Roberta Degnore, and Anne Maguire stand together against book bans.

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