New initiative aims to combat NYC’s ‘hub of heroin’
It is a daily occurrence in a neighborhood with the dubious distinction of being New York City’s “hub of heroin.” It’s a ...
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South Bronx residents, weary of ‘everything’ bad, decry new migrant shelter
The Adams administration’s plan to open a 2,200-bed migrant shelter in the South Bronx – as it closes ... as the number of migrants coming to New York City and seeking city-supported shelter ...
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Residents hold second rally against South Bronx migrant shelter
Residents and Republicans held a Feb. 7 rally outside a soon-to-open migrant shelter on Bruckner Boulevard and East 141st ...
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South Bronx residents protest new 2,200-bed migrant shelter
About two dozen South Bronx residents gathered on Feb. 4 to protest the city’s plan to open a 2,200-bed migrant shelter at ...
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New York to open massive new 2,200-bed migrant shelter for single men in the Bronx
After New York Mayor Eric Adams announced the planned opening of a massive, 2,000-bed migrant shelter in the South Bronx, Democratic Congressman Ritchie Torres slammed the decision, accusing Adams ...
NYC’s congestion pricing means more traffic—and pollution—in the South Bronx, one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods
On a frigid, gray morning this month, a half-dozen community advocates stood on a street corner in the South Bronx, struggling to be heard over the roar of heavy trucks. New York had recently begun ...
The South Bronx Has a Pollution Issue. Congestion Pricing May Worsen It.
Preliminary data from the first few weeks of New York City’s tolling plan show a possible uptick in traffic in the ...
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NYC to open new 2,200-bed migrant men’s shelter despite saying crisis has slowed, as locals fear ‘chaos’
City officials are prepping an old South ... “The Bronx is treated differently than the rest of the city,” Torres said. “We are treated as the second-class borough of New York City.” ...