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Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration sent cease-and-desist letters to over 40 retailers it claims are selling e-bikes and e-scooters that are not legal in New York City. Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026.

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Mamdani admin warns over 40 companies to halt selling illegal e-bikes or face thousands of dollars in fines

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Arts & Entertainment

‘I want people to keep coming into the Bronx’ The BX Anime & Comic Expo showcases the Bronx’s growing creative scene

By Maurice Burbridge Conversation…

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Bronx public defenders have been on strike for ten days. How is it impacting the courts, and clients?

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Construction underway on Park Square development with 340 housing units in Yonkers

By Ethan Marshall Conversation…

flames and smoke pour from bronx building after explosion

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BRONX EXPLOSION: One dead, at least 11 people injured as fire consumes apartment building

Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a street-safety news conference at City Hall on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026.

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Mamdani cheers El-Sayed’s Michigan win, mocks Mike Johnson’s ‘mini Mamdanis’ warning

vehicle overturned in street collision in vision zero era

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EXCLUSIVE: City Council finds 4 Vision Zero actions were most effective in reducing street collision casualties in new analysis

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‘Be more free, be more adventurous’: Meet Chantz Rivera, the man walking from the Bronx to San Francisco

By ET Rodriguez Conversation…

City officials help Bronx homeowners prepare for increasingly severe storms

By Rebecca Raghunath Conversation…

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City Council leaders float a raft of bills to curb e-bike and other micromobility device crashes

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Arts & Entertainment

The Bronx River inspires new anthology of films by local filmmakers

By Eleonore Cattle Conversation…

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul walk into a press conference on 3-K and pre-K access at The Garden School in Jackson Heights, Queens, on Tuesday.

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Thousands waitlisted as NYC awards its first free 2-K seats

photos of suspect in bronx sex abuse pattern

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Bronx man indicted for sexually abusing his ex-girlfriend’s son and other children at homeless shelters

The main site of the Bronx School of Arts and Exploration is located at 1717 Fulton Avenue in the Crotona Park West neighborhood.

Bronx School of Arts and Exploration opens this fall with arts-focused approach to special education

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

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Attorney General issues consumer alert on speedy motorized two-wheelers illegally marketed as e-bikes

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration sent cease-and-desist letters to over 40 retailers it claims are selling e-bikes and e-scooters that are not legal in New York City. Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026.

Mamdani admin warns over 40 companies to halt selling illegal e-bikes or face thousands of dollars in fines

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