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NYC, state officials reveal free ways to get kids off their phones and outside: ‘Don’t scroll through life’
City and state officials urged New York parents Tuesday to get their kids off their phones and outside — and they gave a few suggestions on how to do it. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that pools at New York’s state parks will be free to all for the rest of the summer — including at Jones Beach on Long Island, Riverbank State Park in Manhattan, Roberto Clemente State Park Pool in The Bronx and Bear Mountain in the Hudson Valley. The state will also chip in $1.5 million in transportation grants to help get disadvantaged kids to swim lessons at the pools,...
NYCHA Steps Up Evictions on Tenants, Paying Marshal Fees
The cash-strapped New York City Housing Authority has begun to accelerate removal of tenants who have racked up significant rent arrears, evicting 62 households in the first quarter of 2024. That’s more than the 58 households evicted during all of last year. NYCHA is paying related fees and, unlike private landlords, shelling out for moving […] The post NYCHA Steps Up Evictions on Tenants, Paying Marshal Fees appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Bronx Metro-North station rezoning plan approved by City Planning Commission
A plan to bring thousands of new homes and jobs around new Metro-North stations in the East Bronx is moving forward. The City Planning Commission last week voted to approve the Bronx Metro-North Station Area Plan, a rezoning effort targeting the areas around four new Metro-North stations to create roughly 7,500 new homes, 10,000 jobs, improvements to public space, and neighborhood amenities. The plan heads next to the City Council for a final vote sometime this summer.
See it: Monkey spotted hanging out inside tow truck in the Bronx
TREMONT, the Bronx (PIX11) – A monkey was spotted hanging out inside of a tow truck in the Bronx on Sunday, Citizen App video showed. The monkey, which was wearing a diaper, is named Tiki, according to the monkey’s owner. She is a 3-year-old spider monkey whose owners suspect will never be potty trained. She […]
Fireworks, festivals and fun: Fourth of July celebrations across the tri-state
A variety of events are scheduled throughout the tri-state area to celebrate the Fourth of July. The holiday's most famous celebration is without a doubt the annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks spectacle, which for the first time in more than a decade, will be held on the Hudson River --- giving New Jerseyans a front-row seat to the fireworks extravaganza that lights up the iconic New York City skyline.
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