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Majority Leader Amanda Farias celebrated passing the 'City of Yes for Housing Opportunity' zoning amendment.

Housing & Homelessness

Opinion | In a housing crisis, New Yorkers deserve clear Co-op application rules

By New York City Council Member Amanda Farías

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Bronx Council Members Eric Dinowitz and Shirley Aldebol visit picket line as Nurses Strike enters week three

By Emily Swanson

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“Clean the Damn Streets” candidate Justin Sanchez sworn in as Council Member for District 17

By Kaylen Jackson

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Congress approves over $15 million in federal funding for Bronx projects

By Marina Samuel

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Bronx Chamber of Commerce inducts new members to Board of Directors amid record growth

By Emily Swanson

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Bronx politics updates: 2026 kicks off with new statewide candidates and council committee leaders

By Emily Swanson

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Housing & Homelessness

Mamdani announces “reactivation” of Just Home supportive housing at Jacobi Medical Center

By Emily Swanson

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Photos: ‘No one should endure the cold’: Bronx Borough President hosts annual winter coat giveaway

By Lesley Cosme Torres

Rep. Ritchie Torres introduces ambitious food rescue bill aimed at solving U.S. hunger

By Emily Swanson

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NURSES STRIKE: Negotiations resume with major hospital networks for the first time since walkout started

By Renee DeLorenzo

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Bronx Senator Luis Sepúlveda appointed chair of State Senate Judiciary Committee

By Ethan Marshall

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends the House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington

Mayor Mamdani’s grassroots campaign reshaped the Bronx — and the race against Ritchie Torres

By Macy Hanzlik-Barend

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Montefiore nurses on strike accuse management of Bronx disinvestment, corporate greed

By Emily Swanson

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‘Justice came — but fear remains’ Maduro’s capture sparks mixed emotions among Venezuelans in New York

By Emily Swanson

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

By Lesley Cosme Torres

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Opinion | After the election, the real work begins

By Dr. Lessie Branch

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Housing & Homelessness

Mayor Zohran Mamdani launches ‘Rental Ripoff’ hearings, names new housing commissioner

By Emily Swanson

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Brooklyn

Just Home supportive housing project not moving to Brooklyn — at least not yet

By Emily Swanson

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Housing & Homelessness

2025 YEAR IN REVIEW: The Bronx Times’ top 10 most-read stories of 2025

By Lesley Cosme Torres & Emily Swanson

Bronx-born Bella Abzug was a pioneering feminist, peace activist and civil rights attorney, a new podcast tells her story.

A new podcast highlights Bella Abzug, the Bronx born feminist who changed politics

By Sadie Brown

Senator Jamaal T. Bailey presents $1 million for NYPD surveillance cameras in Co-op City

By Emily Swanson

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Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson sworn in following 2025 election victory

By Ethan Marshall

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Bronx Democrats celebrate election wins, honor departing council members at holiday party

By Emily Swanson

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

By Emily Swanson

More from Around New York

OneNYC Yasser Salem, moderator Dalourny Nemorin and the NY-15 candidates, Michael Blake and Jose Vega.

Michael Blake and Jose Vega debate housing, immigration and Israel in NY-15 race.

The Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, who operate Rosary Hill Home in Westchester County, are seeking an exemption from a New York law protecting trans individuals.

Catholic nursing facility sues Hochul, New York State over trans-inclusive policies

Astoria Farmers Market

Your guide to Astoria’s outdoor markets and events

Brooklyn Basketball

Brooklyn Basketball Training Center hosts all-girls clinic, joined by Liberty HC Chris DeMarco