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UPDATE Danielle Guggenheim Petitions to Run in Council District 11

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Petitioning is underway for those seeking to get on the electoral ballot to become candidates in the upcoming June primaries in New York City, and Danielle Herbert Guggenheim, a self-described, single mother, Black and Caribbean American who has served 25 years with the City’s Board of Education, and has tutored children with special needs, is among them.

Hochul Announces State Investment Win of $20 Million for Greater Morris Park Neighborhood

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday, Feb. 27, that the Bronx neighborhood of Greater Morris Park will receive an unprecedented $20 million in funding after the neighborhood was announced as the New York City winner of the eighth round of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) and the third round of the NY Forward program. Previous funding received by The Bronx under the program was capped at $10 million.

NYS Launches Language Dashboard to Visualize Languages Spoken by New Yorkers Other than English

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York State Office of General Services Commissioner Jeanette Moy announced Feb. 18 the launch of the New York State Language Dashboard by the New York State Office of Language Access (OLA), which is part of general services. She said the dashboard seeks to provide a point of reference for anyone who wants to gain a deeper understanding of the population of New Yorkers whose primary language is not English or who have limited English proficiency (LEP) and inform data-driven decisions around language access that can eliminate communication-related obstacles.

New Phone Area Code Selected for The Bronx Could Begin in Q4 2026

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) announced on Thursday, Feb. 13, that residential, business and wireless customers within the existing area codes that serve The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and the Marble Hill section of Manhattan should begin to prepare for the introduction of a new area code (465), once the supply of central office codes under the existing area codes exhausts.

Mayor Appoints Marjorie Velázquez to Tenant Protection Role

By DAVID GREENE
Embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams last month announced 17 new appointments and promotions within City government to fill various vacancies. The appointments come as the City Hall exodus continues, and amid a federal bribery probe into the mayor’s 2021 election campaign that continues to cast a shadow over his administration. The mayor denies any wrongdoing and his case is ongoing.

Montefiore Expands Breast Cancer Screening

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson and City Council Member Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11) joined Montefiore Breast Surgeon, Dr. Ethan Ravetch and other Montefiore leaders on Monday, Oct. 29, to present Montefiore Einstein with a check for $800,000 for two new 3D mammogram machines, and $600,000 to fund a new mammography mobile unit that will travel around The Bronx next year.