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A man shopping at Al-Aqsa Supermarket in Bangla Bazaar.

Food

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

By Marina Samuel

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

By Emily Swanson

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

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Housing

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

By Ethan Marshall

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

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Housing

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

By Emily Swanson

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

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

By Emily Swanson

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

Scene of Bronx shooting where stray bullet struck woman

AMNY

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

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Arts & Entertainment

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

By Emily Swanson

Bengali college student from the Bronx interns with Queens council member

By Emily Swanson

Parkchester lottery

Affordable housing lottery opens in Parkchester, 1 bedrooms to go for $3,253

By Christian Murray

Location where Bronx rapist attacked woman

AMNY

Bronx rapist sexually assaulted 19-year-old woman in his car: cops

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Police seek suspect in violent rape in southeast Bronx

By Christian Murray

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little girl planting seeds in a pot.

New York Family

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Angelo Kitkas, owner of Flower Power Dispensary, a legal cannabis dispensary.

Angelo’s Picks: Cannabis products to try to elevate 4/‌20

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'Heated Rivalry' co-creator Jacob Tierney (left) and Dr. Jill Biden (right) during The Center's April 16 dinner.

Dr. Jill Biden surprises guests at annual Center dinner honoring ‘Heated Rivalry’ co-creators