Bronx Times

12/01/2025

The state Gaming Facility Location Board (GFLB) announced its recommendation of all three New York City-area casino applicants for final approval: Bally's Bronx, and Hard Rock Metropolitan Park and Resorts World, both in Queens.

If awarded a license, Bally's Chair Soo Kim said he plans to build as quickly as possible, especially since a large part of the site is currently an empty parking lot.

"It's a commitment by Bally's to the Bronx, and so I think you'll see us try to live to that effort," Kim said.

The state Gaming Facility Location Board will reccomend all three NYC-area casino applicants for final approval, including Bally's in the Bronx.

12/01/2025

The nonprofit Bronx Community Foundation, which raises and distributes funding to organizations serving the borough, recently announced the hiring of a new executive director, LaToya Williams-Belfort, who brings two decades of nonprofit experience to the role.

"Whatever happened previous to me, I don't have a viewpoint on that, but I am committed to going forward and driving impact and ensuring that investments are made in the community to drive equitable opportunity," she said.

The nonprofit Bronx Community Foundation, which raises and distributes funding to organizations serving the borough, recently announced the hiring of a new

11/27/2025

This holiday season, Citymeals on Wheels is providing a lifeline to older adults who struggle with leaving their homes and affording food.

But it's not just about the holidays: throughout each year, the organization delivers approximately 2.2 million meals to 22,000 homebound residents across all five boroughs.

Rachel Sherrow, chief operating officer, said Citymeals' clients not only have difficulty with shopping and cooking, but many are on fixed incomes with no wiggle room during even a temporary setback, such as the "traumatic" federal government shutdown that temporarily cut off SNAP benefits this month, she added.

This holiday season, Citymeals on Wheels is providing a lifeline to older adults who struggle with leaving their homes and affording food.

11/26/2025

In early November, 100 students gathered at the Gould Memorial Library at Bronx Community College (BCC) to receive free laptops.

Eligible students included those enrolled at BCC, Bronx residents enrolled in The Knowledge House—an organization dedicated to technology training for underserved communities— and community members referred by the Bronx Borough President's Office.

"This event truly represents what makes our borough so special. When we come together, we create opportunities. We open doors and we remind the world that right here in the Bronx, we are filled with promise and potential," Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson said.

In early November, 100 students gathered at the Gould Memorial Library at Bronx Community College to receive free laptops.

11/26/2025

The deadline for Bronx businesses to secure a contract with one of the companies approved by the city to haul away commercial waste is less than a week away and business owners could be stuck with more expensive services if they miss the Sunday, Nov. 30 deadline, according to the Department of Sanitation (DSNY).

The second phase of DSNY's rollout of the new "Commercial Waste Zones" launched borough-wide on Oct. 1 for the two zones, Bronx East and West. Businesses will be required to negotiate a contract to manage their trash with a private company, a so-called "carter," that services their zone before the deadline or the city will assign them a carter at the maximum rate with the most infrequent service, according to DSNY officials.

The deadline for Bronx businesses to secure a contract with companies approved by the city to haul away commercial waste is Sunday.

11/25/2025

On Nov. 21, Grei Mendez, a Bronx jury convicted the operator of a Kingsbridge daycare on charges of second-degree murder for a toddler's death by fentanyl poisoning in 2023. Sentencing in the case is expected Dec. 9.

Nicholas Feliz Dominici, who was just 22 months old, died from fentanyl exposure at the daycare on Sept. 15, 2023, and three other children were hospitalized.

"Nothing we can do will bring back Nicholas," said Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark said in a Nov. 21 statement. "His death has torn a hole in the hearts of his mother, father and siblings, and saddened the entire Bronx community. I hope that these convictions will give the family a sense of justice and help them to gain peace and closure."

On Nov. 21, a Bronx jury convicted the operator of a Kingsbridge daycare on charges of second-degree murder for a toddler’s death by fentanyl poisoning in

11/21/2025

On a cold Wednesday night, fans packed the music club Nublu on Avenue C for Bronx-based punk group .industrial, who launched their new EP, “Punk Wave Sin Barreras [Without Barriers].”

The group is led by two Dominicans from the Bronx: .worldwide (Roosevelt Castillo) and (Andrew Adames), who saw their first viral hit “That’s My B—h” last year and are rocketing through the New York City music scene and well beyond.

📝🎥 By Emily Swanson
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11/21/2025

On a cold Wednesday night, fans packed the music club Nublu on Avenue C for Bronx-based punk group Planta Industrial, who launched their new EP, “Punk Wave Sin Barreras [Without Barriers].”

The group is led by two Dominicans from the Bronx: Saso Worldwide (Roosevelt Castillo) and AKA The Darknight (Andrew Adames), who saw their first viral hit “That’s My B—h” last year and are rocketing through the New York City music scene and well beyond.

📝🎥 By Emily Swanson
📰 Read more at BXTimes.com

11/20/2025

On a cold Wednesday night, fans packed the music club Nublu on Avenue C for Bronx-based punk group Planta Industrial, who launched their new EP, "Punk Wave Sin Barreras [Without Barriers]."

The group is led by two Dominicans from the Bronx: Saso Worldwide, (Roosevelt Castillo) and AKA The Darknight (Andrew Adames) who are rocketing through the New York City music scene and well beyond.

In the borough which created hip-hop, Planta's unique sound blends hip-hop vibes with punk music —metal, emo, screams— heavy bass and fast beats made for moshing.

Bronx-based punk group Planta Industrial just launched their new EP, “Punk Wave Sin Barreras [Without Barriers].”

11/20/2025

A new photo exhibit reflecting New York City's migrant communities has made its way to the track at Van Cortlandt Park, after stops in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan throughout this fall.

The portraits will remain on display through Nov. 24 and were shot by Brooklyn-based photographer Oscar B. Castillo, who is originally from Venezuela and also lived in Spain and France.

When people see the work, Castillo said he hopes they focus on the commonality of human experience and embrace their own immigrant roots.
"Unless you are from a local indigenous community, you are an immigrant, from three days ago or from three hundred years ago," he said.

A new photo exhibit reflecting New York City’s migrant communities has made its way to the track at Van Cortlandt Park.