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Norwood: DOT, MTA Officials Mark Launch of Gun Hill Road Bus Redesign

By DAVID GREENE
Officials from NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony along East Gun Hill Road in Norwood on Tuesday, Oct. 31, marking the completion of the ‘Bus Priority and Safety Project.’ The project consisted of a dedicated bus lane and two bus boarding islands along a section of the roadway which transport officials say create a safer and faster bus service for the 40,000 riders traveling along the route everyday.

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Re-Registration Period Extended in Some Cases

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Office of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) who represents parts of The Bronx and Queens is reminding Bronxites that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced recently that it is extending the re-registration periods for the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations of several countries, including Nepal, Nicaragua and Honduras.

The Head of the “Addams Family” Aims to Scare this Halloween……..

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The “Addams Family” is in town but who is scarier? New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Friday, Oct. 20, “Halloween at Gracie Mansion 2023,” a two-day celebration that organizers say will transform the outdoor grounds of the mayor’s historic residence into a “haunted” Halloween-themed experience for a group of young New Yorkers. Bronx families are giving the mayor a run for his money however, as evidenced by some of these photos taken in the lead-up to the year’s scariest night…

Mexican Independence Day Celebrated in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson joined the Consul General of Mexico in New York and community partners to host a celebration outside Bronx Borough Hall on Friday, Sept. 15, in recognition of Mexican independence. On the sunny September day, the mood was cheery, amid music, laughs, and the raising of the Mexican flag.

Gillibrand Calls for Humanitarian Aid to Address Emergency Needs in Gaza

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Democratic U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the U.S. senate armed services committee and of the U.S. senate committee on intelligence, is calling on the Biden administration to contribute to the United Nations’ emergency appeal of $294 million to address the immediate humanitarian needs in the West Bank and Gaza in Palestine, in the wake of an escalation of violence in the region following the Hamas attacks on Israel on Saturday, Oct. 7. Gillibrand is joined by 33 of her colleagues in the push, which is led by U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut.  

Rivera & Colleagues Introduce Bill to Fund Safe Evacuation of New Yorkers from Israel & Palestine

By SÍLE MOLONEY
State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33), Brooklyn-based State Sen. Julia Salazar (S.D. 18), and Brooklyn-based Assembly Member Emily Gallagher (A.D. 50) introduced Bill S7716 on Wednesday, Oct. 18, to allow New York State to financially reimburse New Yorkers who are trying to evacuate from Israel and the Palestinian territories during the ongoing crisis in the Middle East since tensions escalated on Saturday, Oct. 7, following an attack by Hamas on southern Israel, which prompted a bombing of the Gaza Strip by the Israel Defense Authority.