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UPDATE Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on MTA Extending Cash Transaction Elimination at Subway Booths

By DAVID GREENE
This week, we asked readers their thoughts on reports that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) may extend the elimination of cash transactions at subway booths, a policy first brought in March 2020 to halt the spread of the coronavirus.   “I don’t think it’s a good idea because a lot of people don’t have the means to acquire a bank card or debit card or credit cards to pay for the subway. How would ending cash transactions make the subway safer? Everyone that has to go somewhere will use the subway, so what would make it safer? I don’t understand how that would


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D11 City Council Primary: Mino Lora Releases Statement following latest RCV Tabulation Results

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Mino Lora, executive director and founder of the People’s Theater Project, who finished as first runner-up in the District 11 City Council primary race on June 22, released a statement on Friday, July 9, following the publication of the latest RCV tabulation results of the primary election on Tuesday, July 6, by New York City Board of Elections (BOE), as reported.   “To every person who voted, volunteered, contributed and believed in our campaign—thank you! ¡Gracias! ধন্যবাদ! We couldn’t have made it this far, in such a short period of time, without you,” Lora, who was profiled by the Norwood


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DOB Releases Multi-Year Construction Safety Analysis Report

By SÍLE MOLONEY
NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) announced on June 28, the release of a new building construction safety report that officials said provides deep insights on construction safety trends in New York City. Based on data compiled during 2019 and 2020, the report examines various DOB “proactive and data-driven initiatives” which officials said led to declines in construction-related incidents and injuries.   According to DOB, the report also provides a first-of-its-kind analysis of major building construction incidents that occurred over the past two years which led to fatal or near fatal outcomes, detailing the contributing factors that precipitated those incidents.  


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Get Paid & Train to Be an EMT with a Private Medical Group, Application Deadline July 10

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Private medical company, Global Medical Response (GMR), is expanding its recruitment of paid trainees to become full-time emergency medical technicians (EMTs) while they take the necessary training and certification courses. The company announced on Friday, June 25, that it will begin its “Earn While You Learn” recruitment program in New York City beginning in July and is actively seeking applicants. Bronx Assemblyman Kenny Burgos (A.D. 85) joined GMR officials in hosting a jobs fair at 1028 Freeman Street in Foxhurst on Wednesday, July 7. “We are thrilled that GMR is bringing its award-winning ‘Earn While You Learn’ program to New


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Primaries 2021: July 6 RCV Tabulation for District 14 City Council Race

By SÍLE MOLONEY & SHANIA DEGROOT
The New York City Board of Elections (BOE) published its second, updated preliminary unofficial report of the ranked choice vote (RCV) tabulation in the 2021 District 14 primary election on Tuesday evening, July 6.   According to the report, leading candidate, Pierina Sanchez, secured 62.3 percent (4,887 votes) of the vote share after the latest tabulation, beating her closest opponent, district leader for the 86th A.D., Yudelka Tapia. The report showed Tapia finishing with 37.7 percent (2,957 votes) after Round 6, and indicated that Sanchez had won the race, as reported. A week prior, after the initial RCV tabulation was


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UPDATE: Storm Elsa Causes Widespread Havoc Across The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY, DAVID GREENE & MIRIAM QUIÑONES
Heavy rain and severe weather on Thursday, July 8, as well as the arrival of Storm Elsa which ripped through the City on Friday, July 9, caused widespread havoc across the Bronx, causing streets and parks to be flooded on both days. An electrical fire also broke out at 206th Street subway station in Norwood, apparently as a result of emergency services responding to flooding.   Early indicators of the extent of the heavy rainfall were posted to social media on Thursday, July 8, which showed people wading through waist-high water at 157th Street station in the Bronx, serving the


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Primaries 2021: July 6 RCV Tabulation for District 15 City Council Race

By SÍLE MOLONEY, DAWN CLANCY & SHANIA DEGROOT
The New York City Board of Elections (BOE) published its second, updated preliminary unofficial report of the ranked choice vote (RCV) tabulation in the 2021 District 15 primary election on Tuesday evening, July 6.   According to the report, incumbent councilman, Oswald Feliz, secured 65.2 percent (4,348 votes) of the vote share after the latest tabulation, beating his closest opponent, district manager for Bronx Community Board 7, Ischia Bravo. The report showed Bravo finishing with 34.8 percent (2,325 votes) after Round 7, and indicated that Feliz had won the race, as reported. A week ago, after the initial RCV tabulation


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Primaries 2021: July 6 RCV Tabulation for District 11 City Council Race

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAWN CLANCY
The New York City Board of Elections (BOE) published its second, updated preliminary unofficial report of the ranked choice vote (RCV) tabulation in the 2021 District 11 primary election on Tuesday evening, July 6.   According to the report, incumbent councilman, Eric Dinowitz, secured 61.3 percent (9,489 votes) of the vote share after the latest tabulation, beating his nearest opponent, Mino Lora, as reported. The report showed first-time candidate, Lora, founder and executive director of the People’s Theater Project, finishing with 38.7 percent (5,992 votes) after Round 6, and indicated that Dinowitz had won the race, as reported. A week


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Update: Police Respond to Security Incident in Throg’s Neck Outside 45th Precinct

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
Video courtesy of Citizen Users of the Citizens App reported on Thursday, July 8, at around 7.24 a.m. that police and specialized police units were responding to a report of “a man brandishing a gun on a vehicle in front of a police precinct building located at 2877 Barkley Avenue.” The 45th precinct is based at this location in Throg’s Neck.   Users later reported that police said the armed man was sitting on top of a silver SUV located at Barkley Avenue and E Tremont Avenue. At 8.40, Breaking News Network later reported that the police were responding to


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