Westchester Square News – Bronx Times

EXCLUSIVE: Newly appointed NYC Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels visits Bronx school where he began teaching career

By Lesley Cosme Torres

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Education

Game on! Lehman Educational Campus receives $5.6M for new athletic fields

By Emily Swanson

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Politics

Council District 13 candidates debate local development, Trump and more

By Emily Swanson

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Community

Community Board 10 tackles scourge of illegally-parked ‘ghost’ cars

By Emily Swanson

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Business

Bally’s Community Advisory Committee asks for East Bronx investment ahead of casino project vote

By Emily Swanson

Marionat

Column

Column | Small business spotlight: Marionat Bridal

By Mia Porritt

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Column

Column: WSZIO Westchester Square roundup

By Sandi Lusk

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News

NYPD officer beaten and robbed in Westchester Square is released from hospital; suspects arrested in Virginia

By Barbara Russo

Bronx attack

Bronx attack leaves off-duty NYPD officer injured, gun stolen

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

Detectives in the Bronx say the person depicted is responsible for shooting a 28-year-old man in the leg.

AMNY

Bronx cops seek suspect who shot man in leg outside tire shop

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Bronx stabbing: Stepson questioned in man’s death following apparent argument, cops say

By Dean Moses

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Column

Column: Westchester Square-Zerega Improvement Organization attends public meetings on Blondell single men’s homeless shelter and proposed casino at Ferry Point Park

By Sandi Lusk

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Historic Huntington Free Library graffitied, renewing concerns about attached abandoned building

By Emily Swanson

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Housing

Bronx housing lottery opens for 50 ‘affordable’ units in Westchester Square, studios start at $3,287

By Ethan Marshall

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Business

Bronx pet shop owners fear statewide sales ban will hurt businesses, fail to protect animal welfare

By Emily Swanson

election

Column

Column: Preparing for the Nov. 5 election- Don’t forget to flip your ballot!

By Amanda Farias

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