About the Author

Amira McKee
Amira McKee is an editorial intern at the Bronx Times. As a second-year student at Columbia University, Amira is deputy city news editor at the Columbia Daily Spectator. Much of her writing surrounds community advocacy, with a focus on surveillance, policing and housing and health inequity. Outside of her work, Amira can be found writing, drinking coffee and cooking for friends and family.
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CASINO RACE UPSET: MGM Resorts pulls Yonkers bid, leaving three in the running for as many NYC-area gaming licenses
Permits filed for residential building with 42 units in Hunts Point
New city grants available for six businesses destroyed in March fire at Jerome and Burnside
Montefiore Health System opens new WIC center in Throggs Neck
NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani rallies his supporters in Washington Heights with impassioned message to reject the status quo
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