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The Bronx

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Housing & Homelessness

Week in Rewind: Rep. calls for increased funding after subway shooting, the Bronx’s connection with the Underground Railroad, Dais to fill District 77 seat, new affordable housing and more

Compiled by Ashlynn Perez
NYPD surveys the tracks at Mount Eden Avenue station following the subway shooting on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024.
The Bronx

Rep. Torres calls for increase in funding to help make New York City’s subways safer following fatal shooting at Bronx station

By Steven Goodstein
Bronx voting booths are empty on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.
The Bronx

Democrat Landon Dais on his way to Bronx Assembly District 77 seat

By Camille Botello & Zach Gewelb
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The Bronx

Few Bronxites have cast early ballots for 77th Assembly District special election

By Camille Botello
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The Bronx

Week in Rewind: Borough’s first mobile drug treatment unit opens, finance records open door for potential Salamanca BP bid, lawsuit follows December building collapse and more

Compiled by Ashlynn Perez
Deputy Speaker Diana Ayala.
The Bronx

Ayala leads council in passing resolution authorizing legal action against Mayor Adams for ‘poor governance’ regarding homelessness

By Camille Botello
Millenial Black Man and Woman Voting in Election
The Bronx

Op-Ed | How Bronx voters got their groove back

By Rolando Tomas Infante
Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr. attends a Tenant Resource Fair in his district in 2023.
The Bronx

Campaign finance records open the door for Salamanca’s potential 2025 Bronx BP bid

By Camille Botello
USDA Rep. Ritchie Torres
The Bronx

Rep. Torres, Fordham University co-host urban agriculture and food security roundtable

By Emily Swanson
A person walks by 900 Seminole Ave., the site of the proposed Just Home project, on the NYC Health + Hospitals Jacobi campus on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024.
The Bronx

The Bronx wonders what will become of Just Home plan to house formerly incarcerated individuals as it heads to the City Council

By Camille Botello
Bronx Council Member Oswald Feliz speaks at the Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection hearing at City Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024.
The Bronx

Pols, food delivery service providers clash over proposed e-bike regulations

By Camille Botello
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The Bronx

All but one Bronx City Council member voted to override mayor’s veto of police transparency bill

By Emily Swanson
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The Bronx

State of the City | Protesters deliver Mayor Adams an airing of explicit grievances in the Bronx

By Dean Moses
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The Bronx

Gov. Hochul declares Feb. 13 special election for Bronx Assembly seat

By Emily Swanson
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Housing & Homelessness

Week in Rewind: Bronx teens missing, housing affordability value in Bronx, Torres touts affordable housing dub and are men’s homeless shelters coming to northeast Bronx?

Compiled by Seamus Higgins
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The Bronx

Local community groups, elected officials gather at Bronx Borough Hall to rally against citywide education budget cuts

By Steven Goodstein & Emily Swanson
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The Bronx

Mixed support so far in the Bronx for City of Yes economic initiative

By Emily Swanson
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Housing & Homelessness

Bronx Rep. Torres touts affordable housing dub in now-failed Signature Bank loan sale

By Camille Botello
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The Bronx

Week in Rewind: Pickleball grows in the Bronx, teen shines in her community, anniversary of Twin Parks fire, Hochul announces $50M plan for expanding inpatient mental health care and former Bronx anti-violence leader sentenced to prison

Compiled by Seamus Higgins
Gov. Kathy Hochul, joined by the state's Office of Mental Health Commissioner Ann Sullivan, announced "sweeping investments" in mental health services, especially for youth, in a press conference on Jan. 11, 2023.
The Bronx

Gov. Hochul announces $50M to expand inpatient mental health care

By Emily Swanson
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The Bronx

U.S. Reps Torres and Emmer introduce bill to expand mental health services

By Emily Swanson
Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, right, appointed Bronx Council Member Amanda Farías, left, as the body's new majority leader on Jan. 3, 2024. Pictured, the pair visit the Ghetto Film School in Mott Haven on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023.
The Bronx

Farías makes history as first Latina majority leader in women-majority City Council

By Camille Botello
Larry Taylor, a disabled Vietnam veteran, wants to vend on Allerton Avenue and White Plains Road -- but is battling DSNY over licensing issues. Enforcement comes through so regularly that he always keeps backup merchandise nearby. Photo Emily Swanson
The Bronx

Allerton street vendors, including military veterans, continue to clash with DSNY

By Emily Swanson
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The Bronx

The top three Bronx stories to follow in 2024: The rookie Republican, the Metro-North expansion and ongoing drama in CB11

By Camille Botello

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