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06/14/2026

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend and the everlasting thrill of a Knicks championship! 🙌🏽🏀

This is our weekly roundup — where the Bronx Times highlights the stories shaping our borough. Our editor Lesley Cosme Torres and reporters Emily Swanson and Marina Samuel discuss the latest headlines impacting our borough, from community-driven features to the issues that matter most to Bronx residents.

Each week, we’re bringing you the context behind the coverage and the voices behind the bylines. Tell us which story stood out to you — and what you want us covering next.

🎥: Edited by Ashley Georges

The FIFA Bronx Fan Zone is now open at Bronx Terminal Market through June 14. The festival is one of three official fan ...
06/13/2026

The FIFA Bronx Fan Zone is now open at Bronx Terminal Market through June 14. The festival is one of three official fan zones operating across New York and New Jersey during the FIFA World Cup.

Tickets for opening day sold out as fans gathered to watch Qatar take on Switzerland, with larger crowds expected tonight for Brazil vs. Morocco.

Limited tickets are still available for Sunday, June 14, when fans can watch Germany vs. Curaçao and Netherlands vs. Japan on big screens while enjoying food, entertainment and other fan activities.

Story coming soon to BXTimes.com

📸 By Marina Samuel

Primary season is fast approaching and the East Bronx will be electing who they’re sending to represent them in the stat...
06/12/2026

Primary season is fast approaching and the East Bronx will be electing who they’re sending to represent them in the state legislature

Some New Yorkers will have the chance to vote for their local congressional representatives, state senators, Assembly members and City Council members this June. For East Bronx voters, one of the key races on the ballot is the contest for the 82nd Assembly District, where the winner will help shape state policy and advocate for the community’s interests in Albany.

Voters in the 82nd Assembly District will choose between three Democratic candidates in the June 23 primary election: incumbent Michael Benedetto and challengers Jake Kuhl and Felix Omozusi. Ahead of the primary, the Bronx Times spoke with all three candidates about why they are running, their priorities for the district and the issues they believe matter most to voters.

📝By Marina Samuel
📸 Photos Courtesy of Adrian Childress, Gabriele Holtermann, Michael Benedetto For Assembly , Jake Kuhl , and Felix E. Omozusi
📰 Read more at BXTimes.com

Nearly 800 Co-Op City middle school students received new sneakers on Wednesday courtesy of 4 time NBA Champion and Hall...
06/12/2026

Nearly 800 Co-Op City middle school students received new sneakers on Wednesday courtesy of 4 time NBA Champion and Hall of Famer Shaquille ‘Shaq’ O’Neal. At a meet-and-greet last year in Bay Plaza Mall, the kindness of five students from M.S. 180 Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, left such an impression on O’Neal that he committed to giving them and all their peers a free pair of his signature Shaq sneakers.

Senator Jamaal T. Bailey and Council Member Kevin Riley both attended and spoke to M.S. 180 students. “Everywhere you go, everyone you see, everyone you meet, you are being interviewed for something and that is something greater,” Bailey said. “You are always being watched and you should always be on point,” recognizing the honorees as an example.

The honorees were given the opportunity to choose which shoes they preferred first. In the following hour and later throughout the day, other students picked their own pair of various Shaq sneakers.

📝By Maurice Burbridge
📰 Read more at BXTimes.com

Graduating seniors from the South Bronx Charter School for International Cultures and the Arts (SBCSICA, or X309) have c...
06/11/2026

Graduating seniors from the South Bronx Charter School for International Cultures and the Arts (SBCSICA, or X309) have come forward with allegations of a chaotic learning environment that harmed their academic performance.

Multiple students filed complaints with the DOE Charter Schools Office alleging understaffing and frequent turnover; inconsistent learning; punishments that included revoking laptops and moving soap, toilet paper and mirrors from inside to outside the restrooms; a lack of guidance counselors to track students’ progress toward graduation; and poor standardized test results.

School leaders acknowledged that the program suffered growing pains as it expanded from K-8 to include high school, and many programs have struggled with staffing in the post-pandemic era. Still, students said they believe their high school experience was "not normal" and left them ill-prepared for their futures.

📝By Emily Swanson
📸 Photos courtesy SBCSICA students
📰 Read more at BXTimes.com

Deborah Reich, a biology and environmental science teacher at World View High School in Norwood, received a $25,000 priz...
06/11/2026

Deborah Reich, a biology and environmental science teacher at World View High School in Norwood, received a $25,000 prize on June 8 as one of this year’s recipients of the FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence, an annual award honoring exceptional New York City public school educators.

“I’m just really surprised, and I’m humbled that I was chosen from all of the teachers,” Reich told the Bronx Times. “I know there are so many great teachers doing amazing things. So I feel very honored.”

Over her years at World View High School, Reich has built a reputation for connecting classroom science to issues affecting students’ communities. She co-founded the school’s Green Team, where students lead community cleanups, climate action projects and environmental advocacy efforts. Students also operate a hydroponic farm that provides fresh produce to students, families and local food banks.

Reich has established partnerships with organizations including the National Wildlife Federation, Teens for Food Justice and the Billion Oyster Project. Through those collaborations, students have conducted environmental field research, worked alongside scientists, explored STEM careers and traveled to the Long Island Sound to collect and study microplastics affecting local waterways.

📝 By Marina Samuel

📰 Read more on BXTimes.com

Hundreds of Bronx tenants packed the Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture on Monday, using their allotted two minutes ...
06/10/2026

Hundreds of Bronx tenants packed the Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture on Monday, using their allotted two minutes to describe years —and in some cases decades— of deteriorating conditions in their rent-stabilized apartments while urging the Rent Guidelines Board to approve a rent freeze.

The Rent Guidelines Board (RGB), which sets annual rent adjustments for the city’s roughly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments, is considering a rent freeze this year. During its preliminary vote in May, the board advanced a range of potential increases from 0% to 2% for one-year leases and 0% to 4% for two-year leases.

This marks the first time a rent freeze has been proposed as an option for two-year leases beginning in October.

The Bronx hearing was one of several public forums being held across the city before the board’s final vote later this month. Additional hearings are scheduled in Brooklyn and Manhattan.

📝 By Marina Samuel

📰 Read more on BXTimes.com

Happy Pride Month! Looking for ways to celebrate? Check out our roundup of Pride events happening across the Bronx this ...
06/10/2026

Happy Pride Month! Looking for ways to celebrate? Check out our roundup of Pride events happening across the Bronx this month 🌈

📝 By Karizma Jernigan

Bronxite Joshua Cartagena, 29, has struggled throughout his life with Tourette's, a disorder characterized by vocal and ...
06/10/2026

Bronxite Joshua Cartagena, 29, has struggled throughout his life with Tourette's, a disorder characterized by vocal and bodily tics. But when he’s on stage, they all seem to melt away.

Cartagena is currently starring as Angel in a new production of RENT by the EPIC Players, a nonprofit theater group with neurodivergent and autistic performers.

Through June 20, the EPIC Players bring their neuro-inclusive retelling of RENT to the stage at Manhattan's A.R.T/New York Theatres.

📝 By E.T. Rodriguez
📸 Photos courtesy EPIC Players
📰 Read more at BXTimes.com

With the June 23 primary coming soon, many will be watching the race to represent NY-14, a split-borough district that i...
06/09/2026

With the June 23 primary coming soon, many will be watching the race to represent NY-14, a split-borough district that includes the Queens neighborhoods of Astoria, Elmhurst and Jackson Heights and the Bronx neighborhoods of Hunts Point, Mott Haven, Parkchester and Throggs Neck.

Democrats Felipe Garcia and Marty Dolan will challenge incumbent Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who was the youngest woman ever elected to Congress when she took office in 2019. Republican Diamant Hysenaj will challenge the Democratic winner in the Nov. general election.

While most primary elections see low Bronx turnout, this year may be different, given the city’s current political dynamics.

📝 By Emily Swanson
📸 Photos of Ocasio-Cortez by Corey Topie and Dean Moses
📰 Read more at BXTimes.com

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