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NYC Targets Deed Theft as Bronx Weekend Transit Lags
Sunday, April 26, 2026 · 2 min
City Hall is moving on homeowner fraud with a new deed-theft prevention office, while new comptroller data shows Bronx weekend transit recovery badly trailing the rest of the city. Both stories turn on whether reform reaches people outside the usual power centers.
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City Hall is moving on homeowner fraud with a new deed-theft prevention office, while new comptroller data shows Bronx weekend transit recovery badly trailing the rest of the city. Both stories turn on whether reform reaches people outside the usual power centers.
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- New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani Fights Real Estate Scams with New Office of Deed Theft Prevention - The Quintessential Gentleman — Eric Keith
# New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani Fights Real Estate Scams with New Office of Deed Theft Prevention - The Quintessential Gentleman Published: 2026-04-25T18:43:12+00:00 Author: Eric Keith ## Summary New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has established the first-ever Office of Deed Theft Prevention, aimed at protecting working-class homeowners from white-collar criminals who use fraudulent filings…
- Weekend MTA ridership lags in the Bronx, new report finds — News12
# News 12 | Bronx | Weekend Mta Ridership Lags In The Bronx New Report Finds Published: 2026-04-25T17:23:40+00:00 ## Summary A report by the New York State Comptroller's Office has found that weekend ridership on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has yet to fully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bronx has seen the slowest recovery among the five boroughs, with weekend…