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Espaillat, Ocasio-Cortez Introduce Temporary Protected Status for Ecuador Act

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Bronx Congressional Reps. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), along with nine other original cosponsors, introduced the Temporary Protected Status for Ecuador Act (H.R. 7371) to the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday, Feb. 26. The bill, if passed, would grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to over 300,000 Ecuadorians in the U.S. who have fled the current mass outbreak of gang-related violence in Ecuador to seek safety for their families.

Tremont: Will Death of Woman in Walter Gladwin Park Bring More OPCs to North Bronx?

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Police said the cause of death following the discovery of the body of a woman on or near a bench inside Walter Gladwin Park closest to the East 175th Street and Arthur Avenue entrance in Tremont is still to be determined by the City's Medical Examiner.

UPDATE Fordham Heights: Three Sought Following Subway Killing on D Train After Dispute

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The NYPD is asking for the public's assistance identifying three individuals seen in the attached video and photos who are sought in connection to a homicide that occurred aboard the D train at 182nd-183rd Street subway station in Fordham Heights in the early hours of Friday, Feb. 23.  The incident comes on the back of a mass shooting on the 4 line at nearby Mt. Eden subway station earlier this month.

The Power (and Joy) of Reading   

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Latinos Urbanos Book Club and the 4Bronx Project unveiled a new community library box, “Kingsbridge Community Library,” outside P.S. 207 on Godwin Terrace in Kingsbridge on Feb. 15. Laura Levine-Pinedo of the 4Bronx Project told News 12 The Bronx on the day of the launch, “Power is knowledge and having kids have access to books right here on the sidewalk - anybody can come up, take a book, leave a book - I think it’s a big win for the borough.”

Bronx BP Holds Community Board Day of Action on Wednesday, Feb. 21, to Encourage Member Participation

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In efforts to encourage Bronxites to join their local community board ahead of the upcoming deadline on March 1, Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson will kick off a Community Board Day of Action across the borough on Wednesday, Feb. 21, from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. finishing up in the North Bronx at Mosholu Parkway subway station in Bronx Community District 7.