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2024

• AMNY: Op-Ed | The link between brain injuries and domestic violence
• Bronx Times: Camber Property Group kicks off first phases of $1 billion Stevenson Square development in Soundview
• American Post: Hispanic Amanda Farias Made 2nd In Command in NY City Council
• Norwood News: Democrat Amanda Farías Appointed as City Council Majority Leader
• Streetsblog NYC: Lifting Street Vendor Permit Cap Could Raise $17 Million, Watchdog Says
• The City: Bronx Park Gets Multi-Million Dollar Injection After Three Decades
• Politico: Adams’ first neighborhood rezoning set to move forward
• El Diario: En Lugar de Retórica, Digamos La Verdad: El Concejo de NYC debería anular el veto del Alcalde a la Ley de Cuántas Paradas
• CBS News: How Many Stops Act: New York City Council overrides Mayor Eric Adams’ veto
• News 12: Families meet fur-ever friends at Castle Hill pet adoption event 
• NYPost: Bronx pol Amanda Farias eyes NYC ‘human milk bank’ to feed infants 
• Gothamist: NYC Council may force cruise ships to cut diesel engines when docking in city waters
• Bronx Times: Skateboard legend Tony Hawk’s nonprofit to bring revamped skate parks to Allerton, Soundview Park
• Bronx Times: Developers, pols break ground on $1B affordable and senior housing complex in Soundview

2023

• News 12: Asylum Seekers take part in Three Kings Day Celebration
• News 12: Bronx Council Member Calls for Investment to Shorten Public Transportation waiting times
• News 12: Bronx officials push for anti-violence program helping victims
• Bronx Times: Farías delivers $25K check to Jacobi Hospital’s Stand Up to Violence Program
• Parkchester Times: Bangladeshi Community celebrates Mother Tongue Day in Bronx
• Pix 11: Pro skateboarder from the Bronx gets recognition at home
• News 12: $1.5 million check signed for affordable senior housing project in Soundview
• The Chief: Unions, advocates mark Equal Pay Day
• AMNY: All high schoolers will soon be eligible for reduced ferry fares and greater access to IDNYC cards
• TBN: New York City Council Bangladeshi Independence Day event
• City Life: Another Thirteen Stations to be Refurbished as part of New York City Transit’s Re-New-Vation Program
• Norwood News: Student Exhibit at Montefiore Gallery of ARTFul Medicine Honors Ukraine
• Gothamist: Lawmakers push for first redesign of NYC truck routes since 1970s
• News 12: Mayor announces extension to Water Bill Amnesty Program
• The Chief: Council looks to revitalize city’s industrial business zones
• NBC: You Can Now Report Double-Parking, Blocked Bus and Bike Lanes on New NYC DOT Platform
• Smart Cities Dive: To spur green manufacturing and jobs, will NYC change its industrial zoning?
• Norwood News: Bronx Nurses Honored for their Dedication & Service during Nurses Week 2023
• News 12: Officials introduce new bills aimed to break barriers in menstrual health discussions
• Daily News: Opinion- Menstrual equity is not ‘wokeism’: Access for all should not be blocked, but expanded, like NYC is doing 
• Bronx Times: More than $5.1M is going to projects chosen by Bronxites through participatory budgeting
• Pix 11: Bronx street renamed after NYCHA advocate: ‘Roxanne Reid Way’
• Gotham Gazette: Opinion- Carrying Juneteenth Forward in New York City
• City and State: Opinion- Restoring cuts to NYCHA’s Vacant Unit Readiness Program
• CityLimits: New York Earns Stripes for Electric Vehicle Adoption, But There’s Still Work to Do
• City & State: New York City’s uphill battle to save manufacturing
• The Real Deal: Pols keep trying to save manufacturing as landlords seek more lucrative uses
• News12: Department of Sanitation installs new cameras in effort to crackdown on illegal dumping
• City Land: Parks Department Celebrates Reopening of Noble Playground in the Bronx
• Bronx Times: The Bronx’s Ghetto Film School: Where ‘story is the heart of everything’
• Bronx Times: Column | Wrapping up my first term as your council member
• News 12: Wimee The Robot makes special appearance during story time at Soundview library
• News 12: Councilmember hosts inaugural Bronx Metro-North public workshop
• CBS: New report highlights wage gap for Latina workers
• Bronx Times: City’s first ‘rat czar’ targeting slew of vermin sightings at Parkchester station
• Daily News: Op-Ed: NYC’s EV Plan Shocks Rideshare Drivers and Passengers Will Lose from Green Rides Rule
• WNYC: New York legislators are proposing a statewide “purple alert” for missing domestic violence victims
• City & State: NYC must create new industrial development plan under council bill
• Commercial Observer: NYC Council Approves Bills to Boost Housing and Industrial Development
• AMNY: Op-Ed | Vending is broken. Here’s how to fix it.
• Gothamist: Menstrual cups are coming to NYC’s temporary shelters, youth detention centers and jails
• Pix 11: New York City street vendors rally for new legislation
• News 12: Bronx elementary school welcomes brand-new community fridge

2022

• The New Yorker: The Majority for the First Time, Women Make up Most of the City Council
• Gotham Gazette: As Mayor Adams Takes On The Issue, City Council Examines Nyc Workforce Development Programs And Plans
• The City: Four Bronx Council Members Give Constituents New Power to Vote on Local Spending, Even as Five Others Pull Out 
• Bronxnet: Bronx Talks – City Council 
• Daily News: Bronx Councilwoman Begins Push For NYC Jobs Guarantee
• WNYC: The Brian Lehrer Show, 51 Council Members In 52 Weeks
• Daily News: Mayor Adams Launches Crackdown On Infant Formula Price Gougers Amid City’s Dwelling Supply
• Bronx Times: Column: First 100 Days
• Norwood News: New Law & Task Force Aims To Prevent Another Twin Parks Fire Tragedy
• OurTown: A Day Of Protest, Council Members Joined New Yorkers To Rally For Abortion Rights On Tuesday After The Leaked Supreme Court Draft Majority Opinion — Poised To Overturn Roe V. Wade
• Bronx Times: Mayor Adams Signs New Business Improvement District Into Law For Castle Hill Section
• Norwood News: Bronx City Council Members Introduce Bill Expanding Heat Sensor Program To Track Building Heat Requirements
• News 12: New Shower Hoses Installed In Bronx Homes At Risk Of Legionnaires Disease
• News 12: Multiple City Agencies Joining Forces In Hunts Point Transformation Plan
• City Land: City Planning Hears Application for Affordable Housing for Seniors and New Venue for Church in Soundview
• News 12: Power & Politics Full Show: City Council Women’s Caucus Plans To Protect Abortion Access
• Bronx Times: Highlights from Council District 18’s budget for FY 2023
• Streetsblog NYC: To-Do List: Congestion Pricing Must Mitigate Added Bronx Trucks, Pols Say
• Bronx Times: Column: Investing in affordable housing is critical to our economic recovery
• AMNY: Pol Floats Half-Price NYC Ferry Tickets for Kids
• Bronx Times: Stevenson Commons holds Family Day Event and Back to School giveaway
• CUNY Latina: September 2022 | LATiNAS
• News 12: ROLL OUT! Skate Party Brings Good Vibes to Parkchester
• News 12: Bronx doctors highlight free mobile mammograms at Stevenson Family Health Center
• City Life: City completes $8.8 million transformation of Morrison ave plaza in the Bronx
• News 12: Council Member Farias hosts Thanksgiving giveaway at Sotomayor Community Center
• NY 1: Council Member Amanda Farías discusses the Bronx’s recovery
• News 12: It represents the future’ – $87M restoration project on Orchard Beach Pavilion Begins