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Parkchester street renamed for NYPD Detective Didarul Islam, who was killed in Midtown office shooting

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

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Bronx teen stabbed to death over social media beef in latest act of youth violence

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Wonder, popular digital food hall, opens first location in the Bronx

By Alice Moreno Conversation…

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OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | From grocery stores to a neighborhood: Bangla Bazaar’s growth in the Bronx

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

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Parkchester 6 station upgrades bring long-awaited accessibility to Bronx riders

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

Miguel Centeno (center right), Healthfirst’s Vice President of Community Engagement, and NYPD Lieutenant Carolyn Cruz (center left) gather with volunteers and other members of the NYPD Community Affairs Bureau for a holiday toy giveaway in the Bronx on Saturday, Dec. 13th.

NYPD and Healthfirst partnered up to host a toy giveaway in Parkchester

By Sadie Brown Conversation…

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Housing

Housing lottery closing soon for 15 units for seniors in Parkchester, rent starts at $1,945

By Ethan Marshall Conversation…

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani served lunch to veterans in Parkchester Tuesday instead of attending the official veterans day parade, sparking a debate about what it means to truly support veterans and whether his absence was a snub or a sign of deeper commitment.

Mamdani skipped Veteran’s Day Parade to serve Bronx veterans hot meals

By Sadie Brown Conversation…

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Housing

Parkchester Preservation Management settles with Attorney General in “tenant blacklisting” case

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

Environmental advocates, Bronx residents, and tenants from the Bronx River Houses NYCHA development called on state officials to stop the Cross Bronx Expansion. The New York State Department of Transportation designed projects to repair five bridges along the expressway that involve constructing additional "traffic diversion structures," which Bronx residents oppose as a highway expansion.

Inside the fight for cleaner air, dignity and the truth about the Cross Bronx Expressway

By Sadie Brown Conversation…

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Bronx officials call for Amtrak to answer for Metro-North expansion delays

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

People walking into Bronx home of slain officer in Midtown mass shooting

MIDTOWN MASS SHOOTING: Officer Didarul Islam’s Parkchester neighbors remember him as friendly, prayerful

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

Scene of Bronx shooting where stray bullet struck woman

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Stray bullet hits, wounds Bronx woman as she sleeps in her home: cops

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Housing

Permits filed for 4-story residential building in Parkchester

By Ethan Marshall Conversation…

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Arts & Entertainment

Parkchester native to appear on “Deal or No Deal Island,” starts Jan. 7

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

Bengali college student from the Bronx interns with Queens council member

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

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Caribbean-Americans celebrated West Indian culture at the 58th West Indian American Day Parade along Eastern Parkway on Sept. 1, 2025.

Thousands of cops, earlier finish planned for West Indian Day Parade

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Mount Sinai's agreement with the Department of Justice comes more than a year after the provider first started restricting youth gender-affirming care in response to pressure from the Trump administration.

Mount Sinai agrees to end youth gender-affirming care and pay millions to patients, DOJ says