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Community leaders press for details on the new Bronx jail — and investment in keeping people out

By Emily Swanson

Mayor Zohran Mamdani with people in City Hall to announce new Office of Community Safety

AMNY

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor starts new community safety office, with mental health crises an early focus

Richard Swygert was convicted of murder on March 19 for a triple shooting that killed a 20-year-old Rosedale man in front of the notorious and now-closed Umbrella Hotel in Kew Gardens during the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2021.

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Bronx man convicted of murder for 2021 New Year’s Day triple shooting at notorious Queens hotel: DA

MTA chair speaks about new subway car order with arm in sling

AMNY

‘Rail’-ly big deal: MTA requests proposals for largest-ever new subway car order to replace number line trains

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Bronx leaders rally against Medicaid cuts that could leave thousands uninsured

By Claude Solnik

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Community Service

Photos: Theory 9 holds monthly food distribution outside Marie Curie High School

By Ethan Marshall and Jewel Webber

Cyclist riding around New York

AMNY

Mamdani nixes Adams-era policy to criminally charge cyclists, e-bike riders for minor traffic offenses

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Outdoors

Rescued red fox stowaway finds temporary home at the Bronx Zoo

By Marina Samuel

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AMNY

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Tisch says talks over NYPD protest unit are not about disbanding it; Mayor taps new sanitation head

AMNY

Dylan Lopez Contreras, first New York City high school student detained by ICE, released after 10 months

Kamakaze dancing during the exhibit’s opening night (1)

Arts & Entertainment

Bronx Historical Society’s ‘When the Bronx Moved’ tells the story of a borough that never stopped dancing

By Siddhartha Harmalkar

Housing

Mamdani administration launches tools to help homeowners build backyard tiny homes, basement apartments

By Emily Swanson

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PoliticsNY

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Council Member Justin Sanchez

MTA Chair testifies at hearing over Mamdani proposal for fare-free buses

AMNY

Offsides at City Hall? MTA boss says he wasn’t approached about Mamdani’s reported World Cup fare free bus pilot pitch

Mayor Mamdani speaks before St. Patrick's Day Parade

AMNY

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor marks first St. Patrick’s Day by seeking to reset stance on Irish unification, and Catholic ties

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AMNY

‘Forgotten no more’: State’s top judges take field trip to the Bronx

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No More 24 Act expected to pass mid-April, protesters vow daily sit-in until then

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Toni-Ann Sforza, COO of Municipal Credit Union, on Building Culture, Talent, and Growth

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers remarks while US President Donald Trump listens during a press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 22, 2025.

Federal judge in Oregon blocks HHS ‘declaration’ targeting youth gender-affirming care