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2025 Longwood Festival: Salsa, Smiles, and Puerto Rican Pride – Bronx Times

1 day ago | bxtimes.com | Sadie Brown

Longwood Avenue was crowded with generations of Nuyoricans, Dominican Americans and Bronxites on Saturday, June 21, all there to kick-start summer and celebrate Puerto Rican culture at the annual Longwood Festival. Puerto Rican flags—with their bold red and white stripes and blue triangle—were plentiful, along with festive hats, umbrellas and clothing. Meanwhile, there was a variety of tchotchkes at merchandise tables throughout the venue.
Elsie Encarnacion leads in District 8 Democratic primary, poised to succeed Diana Ayala – Bronx Times

2 days ago | bxtimes.com | Sadie Brown

Elsie Encarnacion, chief of staff to outgoing City Council Deputy Speaker Diana Ayala, is in a strong position to win the Democratic primary for New York City Council District 8, after emerging with a commanding early lead in a competitive, seven-way race.
Justin Sanchez leads crowded Democratic primary in South Bronx’s District 17 – Bronx Times

2 days ago | bxtimes.com | Sadie Brown

Justin Sanchez has emerged as the frontrunner in the Democratic primary for City Council District 17, holding a commanding lead in the race to succeed term-limited Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr.According to preliminary results from the city’s Board of Elections, Sanchez garnered 40.4% of first-choice votes in the ranked-choice election, followed by Antirson Ortiz with 25.1%, Freddy Perez Jr. with 17.7%, and Elvis Santana with 15.9%.
‘Our Existence Is Resistance’: Bronx Pride Returns Strong in 2025 – Bronx Times

3 days ago | bxtimes.com | Sadie Brown

Hundreds of LGBTQ+ Bronxites and allies took to the streets on Saturday for the second annual Bronx Pride March, stepping off from Borough Hall and making their way down the Grand Concourse and East 149th Street in a vibrant show of queer pride, resilience and unity. With chants of “our existence is resistance,” the march honored LGBTQ+ history while celebrating the borough’s present-day diversity and strength.
From Morris Park to Netflix: Adrienne Iapalucci delivers brutal laughs and Bronx realness – Bronx Times

4 days ago | bxtimes.com | Sadie Brown

Adrienne Iapalucci is offensive, she’s irreverent, she’s funny and she’s from the Bronx. The Morris Park native has built a successful career in comedy over the past 20 years—recently with her Netflix special “The Dark Queen,” and the Bronx Times caught up with her at a show Wednesday in Manhattan at the Comedy Shop in the Village. There was little rhyme or reason to the lineup preceding Iapalucci, but the Bronx badass was clearly the main attraction.
Bronx sizzles as heat wave peaks – Bronx Times

4 days ago | bxtimes.com | Christian Murray

New York City is currently under an Extreme Heat Warning through Tuesday, June 24, with daytime highs flirting with 100°F and heat indexes topping 100°F—and reaching 104°F in Central Park on Monday. Nights offer no respite either, with humidity keeping low temperatures stuck in the upper 70s to low 80s . Bronx neighborhoods are particularly vulnerable, where the concrete environment traps heat.
Juneteenth flag raised in the Bronx to honor legacy of resilience and recommitment to justice – Bronx Times

4 days ago | bxtimes.com | Christian Murray

In a moving ceremony on Wednesday, June 18, Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson led a Juneteenth Flag Raising at Lou Gehrig Plaza to honor the legacy of enslaved African Americans and their descendants, while calling for continued progress toward justice and equity. Surrounded by community members, elected officials, and local advocates, Gibson raised the red, white and blue Juneteenth flag—a symbol of freedom, resilience, and renewal.
Mayoral candidate Michael Blake qualifies for $2M in matching funds just days before primary – Bronx Times

1 week ago | bxtimes.com | Emily Swanson

Michael Blake, former Bronx Assembly Member and current Democratic mayoral candidate, was approved June 20 for over $2 million in matching funds from the city, with only four days before the primary election. The Campaign Finance Board announced June 20 that Blake received $2,096,907 in the city’s program that matches small donations at an 8-to-1 level, with the aim of giving a wider slate of candidates more substantial funds to compete.
Final phase of La Central breaks ground in Melrose after a decade in the making – Bronx Times

1 week ago | bxtimes.com | Emily Swanson

After 10 years, the second and final phase of construction at the La Central residence in Melrose kicked off with a June 20 celebration complete with commemorative hard hats and shovels, food and live music. The last of the five buildings is now breaking ground and will have 420 studio- to four-bedroom apartments for households earning 30 to 80% AMI, as well as 63 supportive units set aside for formerly homeless New Yorkers.
Police seek suspect who robbed 67-year-old man at gunpoint on Bronx subway platform – Bronx Times

1 week ago | bxtimes.com | Christian Murray

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man wanted in connection with an early morning robbery at a Bronx subway station earlier this week. According to police, the incident occurred around 1:12 a.m. on Monday, June 16, on the southbound platform of the Morris Park subway station, located near Paulding Avenue and Esplanade, within the confines of the 49th Precinct and Transit District 12.