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About the Author

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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NYC students explore the hidden side of Orchard Beach

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Stop & Shop donates $256,000 to support Food Bank for NYC

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Assembly Member Yudelka Tapia secures $149K for Lehman College’s CNA training program

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Bronx Dog Haven helps pet owners access low-cost and free pet supplies

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This fall, the birthplace of hip-hop becomes home to the nation’s first School of Hip-Hop

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Grounds Donut House in Throggs Neck bring their viral sweets to Food Network show

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How one NYC high schooler’s nonprofit brings sports coaching to kids in the Bronx and beyond

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Borough President Vanessa Gibson allocates $56.3M from city budget towards Bronx education, healthcare and neighborhood upgrades

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Bronx elected officials inspect Horizon Juvenile Center, report overcrowded and dirty conditions

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Parkchester street renamed for NYPD Detective Didarul Islam, who was killed in Midtown office shooting

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Trump administration cuts grant for Bronx teen pregnancy prevention program

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Just in time for Summer Open Streets, NYC DOT unveils permanent safety upgrades on Decatur Avenue

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Officials break ground on NYC’s first public school ‘food forest’ in the Bronx

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CityLax helps bring lacrosse to more Bronx students as the sport gains momentum in the borough

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Van Cortlandt Park dog run renamed after community advocate Kathleen Duffy Corrigan

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The Bronx identified as small business hotspot over Manhattan

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Things to do in the Bronx

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Derfner Judaica Museum + Art Collection
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Nov. 13, 5 pm

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Nov. 13, 7 pm

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Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum

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Nov. 13, 7:30 pm

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Join us for a performance by Mind-Builde
Nov. 15, 2 pm

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Wave Hill

Join us for a guided reading discussion
Nov. 18, 6 pm

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Feb. 27, 2027, noon

Bronx Charter School Fair & Kids Activity Expo
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News

  • housing lottery Affordable housing lottery running for 11 units in Longwood, rent starts at $1,494
  • crime scene tape after incident in BronxBronx man arrested for fatally stabbing his mother to death inside her apartment
  • Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks to reporters at the Department of Sanitation’s Spring Street Salt Shed in Manhattan on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, following an announcement about the city’s winter preparedness plans.Mamdani looks to shape 2028 presidential race through talks with labor leaders, weighs in on AOC’s future
  • police at the scene of a shooting in Canarsie, BrooklynDespite October uptick, NYPD sets record low for shootings over first 10 months of 2026, department says
  • Mamdani plow winter planWinter is coming: Mamdani announces $25M expansion of NYC’s cold-weather response

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