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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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Politics

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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Taking a Broad View: Portrait Photography from the Collection
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KINGSBRIDGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESENTATION: FROM DOO WOP TO HIP HOP TO REGGAETON A PRESENTATION BY DR. MARK NAISON, FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF THE BRONX AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY PROJECT
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Music that represents the citizens of th
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Folksongs Of The Bronx
Andrew Freedman Home

Get ready for a night of big laughs with
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Live Comedy At The Double Door Lounge
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Fall is peak migration time along the Hu
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Fall Birding
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Experience yoga at sunset with unforgett
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Fiery Fall Sunset Yoga
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The PPNA has booked a very hard to get a
Nov. 10, 7 pm

Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association Hosts November Community Event
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Bronx Charter School Fair & Kids Activity Expo
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News

  • housing lottery Housing lottery running for 17 units in Allerton, rent starts at $1,770
  • Mayor Mamdani seeks a six-month delay in new SNAP stocking rules that could threaten NYC bodegas, but USDA says the requirements will take effect Wednesday.Mamdani urges Trump administration to delay SNAP stocking rules that could threaten NYC bodegas
  • construction Construction work ongoing at five total residential projects across Highbridge and Concourse, will bring over 900 new housing units
  • An MTA A subway train in Queens.MTA could plug projected budget holes by taking conductors off more trains, making other reforms: fiscal watchdog report
  • scene in Bronx of police-involved shootingPolice shoot armed man in the Bronx after he fires at them in wild daylight gun fight

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