Could you pledge not to visit a specific country if it meant getting help to achieve a goal, like winning public office? That was a question facing some candidates looking to become members of the city council.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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9/6/20
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A borough-wide online newsletter run by a popular Bronx media personality appears to be the latest victim of the coronavirus. ThisIsTheBronx, launched by Gary Axelbank in May 2017, has ended its daily emails.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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9/6/20
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A Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy alum who made his way from graduation to the White House in less than a decade, has left his role inside the Trump administration.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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9/5/20
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Dionel Then’s time as a city council candidate has ended with a pledge to donate his campaign war chest to charity, and give his endorsement to Dan Padernacht.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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8/31/20
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Nearly three months to the day George Floyd died during an arrest by Minneapolis police officers, protesters took to the streets again in the Midwest, this time in defense of Jacob Blake, a Black man witnesses say was shot multiple times in the back by a Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer at point blank range.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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8/30/20
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The buses traveling along the Bx3 line are not big enough and aren’t frequent enough, and Councilman Fernando Cabrera believes it’s time the Metropolitan Transportation Authority does something about it.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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8/29/20
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A Harlem man is under arrest, charged in the attempted murder of a mother who was pushing a stroller down Sedgwick Avenue last month.
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By KIRSTYN BRENDLEN
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8/25/20
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The Riverdale Press won seven statewide awards from the New York Press Association last week, including the top two spots for best news story.
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STAFF REPORT
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8/24/20
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The development company behind the new multi-family building on the site of the former Villa Rosa Bonheur has officially locked up financing for the construction project.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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8/23/20
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And then there were six? Just days after Columbia University professor Abigail Martin jumped into the city council race, she appears to be joined by yet another challenger: Marcos Sierra.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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8/15/20
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