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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Bronx teen girl stabbed to death during smoke shop brawl
Bally’s plan goes belly up: Marmorato leads City Council rejection of Throggs Neck casino bid
NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani heads into talks with business, Democratic leaders with ‘desire for partnership’
NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln invites community members to donate at blood drive on Aug. 6
New bariatric surgery program launched by NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln
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