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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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OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | Did the Bronx’s local supermarkets and delis make the safety grade?

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OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | More bodegas than supermarkets in ‘food desert’ of Bronx

By Emily Swanson
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OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | Supermarket sweep: Many Bronxites shop around multiple times to get best deals, in and out of borough

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Politics

Debate over last-mile delivery bill heats up in first City Council hearing

By Emily Swanson
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Mott Haven

NYPD to reopen former 40th Precinct as base of Bronx Patrol Borough South

By Emily Swanson
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Health

Bronx cancer survivors pressure Governor Kathy Hochul to preserve Medicaid coverage for biomarker testing

By Emily Swanson
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Kids & Education

Council Member Eric Dinowitz joins student drummers to celebrate arts funding for schools

By Emily Swanson
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Mott Haven

NYPD officer fatally shoots Mott Haven man during attempted arrest

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Politics

In the Bronx, Bernie Sanders rallies thousands who support taxing the rich

By Emily Swanson
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West Farms

Advocates rally against any Cross Bronx expansion ahead of April 7 state deadline

By Emily Swanson
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West Farms

36 years later, Bronxites remember the 87 victims of the Happy Land fire

By Emily Swanson
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Education

Council Member Althea Stevens allocates $100K to STEM center at Andrew Freedman Home

By Emily Swanson
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Mott Haven

Mott Haven group sounds the alarm to elected officials about poor living conditions in the South Bronx

By Emily Swanson
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Community Board 11 residents debate supportive housing project in Pelham Parkway

By Emily Swanson
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Mott Haven

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

By Emily Swanson
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Housing

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

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