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New York announces next waste zones, but pressure for a timeline remains
The city’s Department of Sanitation declined to set dates for the implementation of 17 remaining commercial waste zones this ...
Preston High School in the Bronx no longer shutting down, attorney general says
Preston High School in the Bronx will remain open for years to come, Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday.
Homeless shelter to be turned into affordable housing in the Bronx
A shelter in the Bronx will soon provide lasting stability to people experiencing homelessness. The BronxWorks shelter is set ...
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch calls the Bronx ‘absolute best place’ to steal a car as she rips soft-on-crime borough DA: ‘No consequences’
NYPD’s top cop said Bronx DA Darcel Clark is dropping the ball, calling the northernmost borough “the absolute best place” to ...
Disabled Bronx boy found dead with mentally ill mom only recently started living with her again
Lisa Cotton, who suffered from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, never got the help she needed caring for her son, said ...
New York City investing $5.5 million in free swimming lessons for students, mayor says
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a $5.5 million investment to expand free swimming lessons to children in the city.
The blackout that nearly broke New York—and the logo that saved it
In 1977, with dozens of fires set daily and tourism in freefall, New York hired an artist to save the city. His infamous ...
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20 charged in Bronx shootings that killed 1 and terrified neighbors, officials say
According to Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, all 20 defendants were members of the “800 YGz” gang and have been linked ...
A Judge Released Him From Prison. The D.A. Wants to Lock Him Back Up.
After Andre Brown’s 40-year sentence was overturned, he went free. The Bronx district attorney appealed, and now he is set to ...
NYC public hospital system adopts revolutionary ‘hotspotting’ addiction treatment program for the South Bronx
The program showed a 36% reduction in non-fatal overdoses and a 63% reduction in substance use disorder-related emergency ...
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Only in NY: This Bronx high school has its own Holocaust museum
The Bronx High School of Science boasts nine Nobel Prize winners and 10 Pulitzer Prize recipients among its alumni, but there ...
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New Exhibit Explores 100 Years of New York Music
WFUV’s Andrew Massie visits the Museum of the City of New York’s Songs of New York exhibit, which explores 100 years of the city’s musical history. Spanning from 1920 to 2020, the exhibit highlights ...