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Emily Swanson

Emily Swanson is a reporter at the Bronx Times and 2023 graduate of the CUNY Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. Originally from Minneapolis, MN, she now lives in the South Bronx neighborhood of Port Morris. She enjoys cooking, photography and rooting for the Knicks, Timberwolves, Liberty and Yankees.

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Community Board 11 residents debate supportive housing project in Pelham Parkway

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Community leaders press for details on the new Bronx jail — and investment in keeping people out

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Mamdani administration launches tools to help homeowners build backyard tiny homes, basement apartments

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New recreation center coming to Walter Gladwin Park, serving ‘recreation desert’ neighborhood

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KIPP NYC charter school expands this fall with new South Bronx campus

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Mayor Mamdani announces $2.17 million court judgment against notorious South Bronx landlord Seth Miller

By Emily Swanson
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Baez Place supportive housing project opens in Claremont, offering stability and support for Bronx residents

By Emily Swanson
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South Bronx Adult Learning Center opens, expanding education access for adults

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City Council advances Bronx lawmaker’s bill cementing City of Yes legalization of basement apartments, tiny houses

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Eric Michael creates ‘Chef Doula’, a business combining maternal and nutritional support

By Emily Swanson
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Council Member Pierina Sanchez gathers support for the Safer Homes Act, overhauling the Third Party Transfer program

By Emily Swanson
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Tenth annual Element of Hip-Hop Awards celebrates Bronx artistic legacy

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BronxWorks street outreach teams provide on-the-spot assistance, whether Code Blue or springtime temps

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Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition unveils rebranding to ‘Our Bronx’

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OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | How do Bronx commuters grin and bear slow cross-borough travel?

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AOC and Ritchie Torres denounce Trump for attacking Iran without seeking Congressional approval

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  • Community Board 11 residents debate supportive housing project in Pelham Parkway
  • Community leaders press for details on the new Bronx jail — and investment in keeping people out
  • Richard Swygert was convicted of murder on March 19 for a triple shooting that killed a 20-year-old Rosedale man in front of the notorious and now-closed Umbrella Hotel in Kew Gardens during the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2021.Bronx man convicted of murder for 2021 New Year’s Day triple shooting at notorious Queens hotel: DA
  • MTA chair speaks about new subway car order with arm in sling‘Rail’-ly big deal: MTA requests proposals for largest-ever new subway car order to replace number line trains
  • 55154989883_7be65896e7_oMAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Tisch says talks over NYPD protest unit are not about disbanding it; Mayor taps new sanitation head

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