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NYC officials’ 18% salary hike gets support of fiscal watchdogs – but also a warning

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Community Celebration

America 250: How the Bronx got its name

By LaMont Jackson Conversation…

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Opinion

Bronx Times Opinion | Why I voted no on the $126 billion city budget

By Althea Stevens Conversation…

Bronx Council Member Althea Stevens introduced a bill to form a Youth Board with at least three teens and young adults that would advise the city on youth programming.

Politics

Bronx elected officials celebrate big city budget wins — but Council Member Althea Stevens says it’s not enough

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Speaker Julie Menin shake hands on their first NYC budget together June 30, 2026

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$125.8B NYC BUDGET: Mamdani, Menin shake on deal at deadline with flat NYPD headcount, 9/11 records portal, and more

Gov. Kathy Hochul speaking at Bronx Day in Albany, alongside Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson and State Sen. Nathalia Fernandez.

Politics

Bronx elected officials overwhelmingly endorse Governor Kathy Hochul for re-election

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

City Council Speaker Julie Menin (l.) with Deputy Speaker Nantasha Williams, who according to the Quadrennial Advisory Commission, testified in May 2026 that , increasing the salaries of the city’s elected officials was a long-overdue cost of living adjustment.

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NYC elected officials could get nearly 20% pay raises this summer – far more than they asked for

City Council speaker Julie Menin speaks about NYC budget

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NYC BUDGET: Still no handshake between Mamdani and Menin as CityFHEPS fight comes down to deadline wire

Rep. Ritchie Torres and Mayor Zohran Mamdani announce the expansion of broadband access for low-income families in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan.

Veterans

Department of Justice Memo sparks backlash from Bronx elected officials and disability advocacy groups

By Siddhartha Harmalkar Conversation…

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Lone RGB dissenter says there was no City Hall interference in rent freeze vote, but warns cost relief must follow

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Rent board landlord rep quits hours before final vote, alleges rent freeze was predetermined

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Politics

‘Tonight, the people of the Bronx have spoken’ Ritchie Torres celebrates re-election to NY-15

By Maurice Burbridge Conversation…

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Politics

PRIMARY RESULTS: Darializa Avila Chevalier wins NY-13, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez re-elected to NY-14, Ritchie Torres re-elected to NY-15

By Lesley Cosme Torres Conversation…

Assemblyman Michael Benedetto thanks his supporters at the Bronx Havana Room, as he secures another term representing Assembly District 82.

Politics

Assemblyman Michael Benedetto secures re-election in District 82

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

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LIVE UPDATES: Polls open across the Bronx for Primary Election 2026

By Lesley Cosme Torres Conversation…

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Mamdani moves to protect workers from extreme heat, but private-sector reach is unclear

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New York Family

15 Last Minute Halloween Costumes

MTA Chair & CEO Janno Lieber, MTA Construction & Development President Jamie Torres-Springer, and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announce the start of the largest subway signal replacement in MTA history on Liberty Av. & 99th St. on Thursday, Oct 22, 2026. The project will bring Communications-Based Train Control to the A/C lines in Brooklyn and Queens.

Op-Ed | We must keep building our subways in order to celebrate them

Schneps Podcasts

The Reading Institute with Founder Dr. Katie Pace Miles

Jesse Havea performs at the Stonewall Inn.

Life beyond the stage: Jesse Havea’s journey from drag to advocacy