Welcome back to the Bronx News Roundup. Just a couple of quick links and a lengthy video today:
Missed Gov. Cuomo’s State of the State address yesterday, here’s the video:
And here’s the rundown of his proposals from the NY Times: “increasing the minimum wage to $8.75 an hour from $7.25 an hour, public financing of elections, tougher greenhouse gas standards, solar jobs programs, a $1 billion affordable housing initiative, grants for schools that extend school days and a 10-point women’s rights program that garnered loud applause for its provisions strengthening abortion rights laws and enacting equal pay legislation.”
In other news:
The FBI announced a big drug bust in the South Bronx.
Cops are still looking for a man who posed as a cop and then robbed a Bronx apartment, PIX reports.
On a more positive note, a new report by the Center for Urban Futures says the Bronx had the highest growth of library usage over the last decade out of all the five boroughs, the Daily News reports.
That’s it for today. Send links, news tips, photos, letters or just random thoughts to us at norwoodnews@norwoodnews.org.
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