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Update: District 11 City Council Race, State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi Backs Jessica Haller & Mino Lora

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi has endorsed both tech entrepreneur and environmentalist, Jessica Haller, and Mino Lora, founder and executive director of the People’s Theater Project, in the District 11 City Council race, for which a special election is being held on March 23rd.   In the context of the announcement, Biaggi said Haller would be a dedicated, passionate advocate for the people of the 11th District. “Her vision for the Bronx is one that I share,” she said. “We need a more equitable, resilient and sustainable Bronx and I look forward to partnering with Jessica as she takes


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Update: District 11 City Council Race: Dan Padernacht Endorsed by Ironworkers Union

By SÍLE MOLONEY
City Council candidate Daniel Padernacht, lawyer and chair of Bronx Community Board 8’s Traffic & Transportation committee, has been endorsed by Local 46 of the Metallic Lathers Union and Reinforcing Ironworkers in his bid to win the District 11 City Council seat in the Northwest Bronx, for which a special election is taking place on March 23.   Union representatives said Padernacht will be an elected official that will understand his district’s needs and concerns and will do his best to address them. “Dan understands that good-paying jobs are the means to lift a community,” the statement read.   Reacting


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Student Filmmakers Sought for 3rd Annual NYC Public School Film Festival – Deadline March 16

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) and NYC Department of Education (DOE) announced on March 10 that they are calling on DOE student filmmakers to conduct on-camera interviews with leading film industry professionals, as part of the 3rd Annual New York City Public School Film Festival taking place May 6, 2021. The interviews, designed to inspire young people across the city to consider careers in media and entertainment, will be available online following the festival.   Representing five distinct leadership roles in the filmmaking process, the professionals to be interviewed by student filmmakers include: Kristan Sprague, award-winning editor


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Protect Yourself from Identity Theft During Tax Season

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The State departments of tax, the office of information technology services, and the department of consumer protection issued tips to New Yorkers on March 5, to help protect sensitive information and guard against identity theft and prevent tax fraud.   New York State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Michael Schmidt said that tax season was, unfortunately, also scam season. “Con artists are continually trying new ways of robbing people of their personal information as well as their peace of mind,” he said. “It’s critical you take proper precautions to safeguard confidential data now and throughout the year.”   Meanwhile, Angelo


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Building Application Filed for 751 Crotona Park North in Crotona, The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Applications have been filed with the NYC Department of Buildings for the construction of a six-story residential building at 751 Crotona Park North in the Crotona section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.   Located between Clinton Avenue and Prospect Avenue, the interior lot is within walking distance of the 174th Street subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Calos Louis under the Crotona North LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.   The proposed 60-foot-tall development will yield 11,364 square feet, with 8,517 square feet designated for residential space. The building will have ten


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Indoor Dining Increases to 50 Percent Capacity from March 19

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Indoor dining in New York City will expand to 50 percent capacity, effective March 19, according to New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Currently, New York City and New Jersey restaurants are operating at 35 percent capacity, having been allowed expand from the initial 25 percent capacity, in the early part of 2021.   The latest decision to increase to 50 percent was made in partnership with Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey and will coincide with the State of New Jersey also expanding indoor dining to 50 percent on March 19. Other New York restaurants outside of New


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Update: District 11 City Council Race, Eric Dinowitz Endorsed by Local 802 Musicians’ Union & Others

By SÍLE MOLONEY
On Wednesday, March 10, the Associated Musicians of Greater New York Local 802, AFM announced its endorsement of Eric Dinowitz, teacher and Democratic male district leader for the 81st Assembly District, who is running for City Council in the 11th District, for which a special election is being held on March 23.   Local 802 is the largest local union of professional musicians in the world. “We are proud to support Eric Dinowitz for City Council District 11,” union representatives wrote as part of the announcement. “A native of the Bronx, he [Dinowitz] received a degree in music and went


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Lehman College’s Turnbull Speaker Series Resonates during Women’s History Month

Some Americans may not know it, but they have a woman to thank for the N95 medical masks that have become indispensable during the pandemic. Sara Little Turnbull, one of the nation’s first female industrial designers, inspired an early prototype after noticing how frequently medical facility staff needed to adjust flimsier face masks. She reimagined her previous design for molded bra cups to conceptualize a mask that fit better—one of many inventions she’d be linked to throughout her career.   Sixty years later, a new generation of women designers is driving the innovations consumers have come to rely on. That includes


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Update: District 15 City Council Race, Ischia Bravo & Elisa Crespo Garner Additional Endorsements

Community Board 7 Finds New District Manager...Again
By SÍLE MOLONEY
Yesterday, March 8, on International Women’s Day, State Sen. Gustavo Rivera, City Councilman Brad Lander, and The Jewish Vote (TJV) announced ranked choice endorsements of certain progressive women candidates ahead of the Bronx special elections on March 23 in District 15 and District 11.   According to a joint press release, with early voting starting on Saturday, progressives are looking to support transformative candidates and send more women to represent them in the City Council. Rivera, who represents the 33rd senatorial district in the Bronx, and TJV, a project of Jews for racial and economic justice, announced on Monday a


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