Bronx Times News Headlines Archive for May 22, 2026

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Opinion | Congestion pricing is here to stay. Let’s fix what it has broken in the South Bronx

By Kendra Hems Conversation…

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New York Botanical Garden’s newest exhibition ‘Flower Power’ fuses political history with psychedelic art

By ET Rodriguez Conversation…

Richard Swygert was sentenced to 75 years to life in prison for shooting a 20-year-old Rosedale man to death and wounding two others in front of the notorious and now-closed Umbrella Hotel in Kew Gardens during the early morning hours of New Year’s Day 2021.

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Bronx man gets 75 years to life in prison for Umbrella Hotel shooting in Kew Gardens that killed one, injured two others: DA

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Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Bronx orgs rally against ICE activity in Norwood

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

Riders of MTA cannonball train walk on platform at Penn Station

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MTA cannonballs into summer season with launch of LIRR Hamptons express, additional subway/bus beach service

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OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | Why the Bronx is the last affordable place to buy a home in New York City

By Lesley Cosme Torres Conversation…

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OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | Inside the Bronx’s rent-stabilized buildings, tenants feel the strain of a system under pressure

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

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OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | ‘Weak oversight’ is failing Mitchell-Lama residents

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

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OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | Who you gonna call with NYCHA problems? The Ombudsperson Call Center!

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | NYCHA: The city’s worst landlord

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

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OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | From redlining to rot: Housing struggles in the Bronx

By Robert Pozarycki Conversation…

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani at the DOT's Sign Shop in Maspeth during inspections of the planned Knicks' ticker tape parade. Photo by Shane O'Brien.

Knicks fever: Mamdani prepares NYC for massive ticker-tape parade, but says school will still be in session Thursday

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Director Saheem Ali's Public Theater production of “Romeo and Juliet."

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