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UPDATE: 11-Year-Old Missing Girl from Castle Hill Located

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD has confirmed that an 11-year-old girl who had been reported missing from Castle Hill, in the 43rd precinct has been located.   Prior to being found, Toura Oumou, 11, of 2025 Seward Avenue, Apt#7U, had last been seen Friday, Oct. 1, at approximately 7.30 a.m., leaving her home.   She was described as female, approximately 5 feet, 4 inches tall, Black, weighs 140 pounds, with a dark complexion, brown eyes and black hair. She had last been seen wearing glasses, a black hijab, a pink sweater, blue jeans, black Nike sneakers and she was carrying a black Nike


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Lehman College Hosts the New York City International Book Fair from Oct. 1-3

By SÍLE MOLONEY
First launched in 2019, the New York City International Book Fair / Feria Internacional del Libro NYC, an initiative of the CUNY Mexican Studies Institute, aims to disseminate academic and literary work published in Spanish, whether in Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain, or the United States, and, at the same time, promote better reading habits within Hispanic communities in New York.   This year’s virtual panels and events, which take place from Oct. 1 to Oct. 3 will be streamed on Facebook Live through the @FILNYC account. Last year, the event brought together scholars and authors from more than a


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Woodlawn Heights: Housing Lottery Open for Senior Living Units at 69 East 233rd Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY
An affordable housing lottery is open units at Woodlawn Senior Living, located at 69 East 233rd Street in the Woodlawn Heights section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.   Developed by RiseBoro Community Partnership, and designed by Paul Castrucci Architects, YIMBY reports that the 80-unit, affordable, senior housing development is built with green infrastructure and water conservation, and also has on-site social services.   Available on NYC Housing Connect are 55 units for residents at 50 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $0 to $53,700.   Residents will have access to a shared


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Bedford Park: Housing Lottery Launches for Units at 186 East 205th Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY
An affordable housing lottery has launched for units at 186 East 205th Street, an eight-story residential building in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.   Designed by Badaly Architects, and developed by Franco Sukai, the 42,524-square-foot structure yields 62 residential units. Available on NYC Housing Connect, NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s housing portal, are 19 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $41,143 to $167,570.   Residents will have access to a shared laundry room and outdoor green spaces. Units include name-brand appliances


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Real Estate Industry Group and Union Reach Agreement on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Rules

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations (RAB), the multi-employer group association representing the city‘s real estate industry, and SEIU 32BJ, the union representing 85,000 building service workers in the city, issued, on Saturday, Oct. 2, a comprehensive Memorandum of Agreement covering rules for implementing COVID-19 vaccine requirements for staff working in most city buildings.   The agreement, which would cover thousands of commercial and residential properties in the city, sets the process and safeguards which must be followed in the event a site or an employer intends to implement a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.   Howard Rothschild, president of the realty advisory board


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UPDATE Governor Marks Launch of Domestic Violence Awareness Month with $6.5 Million in Funding

By SÍLE MOLONEY
October marks Domestic Violence (DV) Awareness Month. Between 2017 and 2018, intimate partner homicides in the Bronx increased by 85.7 percent, from seven in 2017, to 13 in 2018, according to a 2019 report by the New York City DV Fatality Review Committee. Meanwhile, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported in 2017 that one in four women, and one in seven men will be victims of DV or abuse in their lifetime.   On Friday, Oct. 1, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced $6.5 million in funding that will allow state-licensed service providers to offer survivors of domestic violence and


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Live Music Returns to Lehman Center on Oct. 2, with a Free Celebratory Concert on Oct. 10

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT
The stage lights at the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts are once again beaming, as the center reopens to host an array of live performances. The 2,276-seat auditorium has already welcomed Latin music legend, Andy Montañez, in a tribute concert to the late Celia Cruz on Saturday, Oct. 2. Montañez was joined by the Mambo Legends Orchestra with Patty Padilla.   The center has scheduled shows through the spring of 2022, and the various musical performances will span a number of genres, including salsa, merengue, Brazilian samba, freestyle, and concludes the calendar year with the full-length presentation of The


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Weekend Bridge and Street Closures in the Bronx, Oct. 1 to 3

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has advised of the following weekend street and bridge closures in the Bronx from Oct. 1 to Oct. 3. Tilden Street between Barnes Avenue and Bronxwood Avenue: This street will be closed Friday and Saturday from 8am to 6pm and Sunday from 9am to 6pm through 11/10/21 to facilitate crane operation. East 160th Street between Forest Avenue and Tinton Avenue: This street will be closed from 8am to 6pm Saturday and Sunday through 11/2/21 to facilitate crane operation. Forest Avenue between East 158th Street and East 160th Street: This street will be closed from 8am


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AG James Orders Release of Video Footage of Shooting of Michael Rosado

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James released security camera video footage on Friday, Oct. 1, that her office obtained as part of its ongoing investigation into the death of Michael Rosado, 24, who died at the end of August, following an encounter with members of the NYPD in the Fordham Heights section of the Bronx, as reported.   According to police officials, a dispute began at 4:15 a.m. outside of the Los Polmaritos Deli & Grocery at 2080 Valentine Avenue, located at the corner of East 180th Street on Sunday, Aug. 29.   As reported, at an NYPD press


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