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Kids & Education

New elementary school to open Sept. 5 in Melrose neighborhood

By Emily Swanson

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Melrose

Rainbow Garden in Melrose celebrates new pavement amid big concerns from nearby Superfund site

By ET Rodriguez

A Bronx fire left several displaced on Tuesday night.

AMNY

Bronx fire leaves one person injured and several residents displaced

Firefighters battled a four-alarm fire in a row of commercial buildings on Third Avenue in Melrose on Thursday, June 20.

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Firefighters injured while battling four-alarm fire in Melrose

By Lloyd Mitchell

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AMNY

Suspect sought in deadly Bronx shooting outside McDonald’s restaurant

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Shootings

Bronx teenager fatally shot after social media dispute turns violent: NYPD

By Zach Gewelb

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Community

Borough’s first mobile drug treatment unit opens in South Bronx

By Emily Swanson

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Community

Bronx Documentary Center showcases award-winning student photography of life in the borough

By Ashlynn Perez

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Community

Week in Rewind: Kindness Club in Kingsbridge, Yankees and NYPD host holiday pop-up, New York Cares coat drive, Feds announce $150 million for bus and more

Compiled by Seamus Higgins

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Community

New York Cares coat drive, gift distribution brings smiles to students at PS/MS 31 in Melrose

By Steven Goodstein

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Community

Touchdown! Jets star Garrett Wilson tosses pigskin around at Melrose YMCA

By ET Rodriguez

Lithium-ion batteries have been linked to 14 deaths across the city. Photo courtesy FDNY

Lithium-ion batteries likely to blame for Chinese restaurant fire in Melrose

By Emily Swanson

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AMNY

Man fatally stabbed in Bronx street fight: cops

The Franz Sigel Park ball fields will close starting Wednesday, July 26, 2023, for reconstruction.

Sports

Franz Sigel Park in Melrose to close for one-year reconstruction of ball fields

By Camille Botello

Rep. Ritchie Torres announces new ghost gun legislation at University Prep Charter School June 20, 2023

Shootings

Angellyh Yambo Gun Free Zone Expansion Act announced in front of namesake’s former South Bronx high school

By Emily Swanson

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Councilmember Salamanca challenged far-left Dems to ask his South Bronx district about policing. So we did.

By Robbie Sequeira and ET Rodriguez

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