Emily Swanson, Author at Bronx Times

Angellyh Yambo's mother and father, along with Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, address the press following the sentencing of Jeremiah Ryan, whose stray bullet killed the 16-year-old in 2022. Photo Emily Swanson

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Angellyh Yambo’s killer sentenced to 15 years to life for murder

By Emily Swanson

Borough President Vanessa Gibson welcomes new community board members at Lehman College on Tuesday, Sept. 5. Photo Emily Swanson

Bronx community boards swear in 145 new members

By Emily Swanson

Icahn 7 middle school, located inside P.S. 107 in Soundview. Photo Emily Swanson

Icahn Charter Schools superintendent resigns following staffing controversy

By Emily Swanson

NYPD Neighborhood Safety Teams officers wear black uniforms with white lettering and drive unmarked cars. They are responsible for engaging with residents in an effort to combat gun violence. Photo Dean Moses

Fordham

Bronx teen claims he was unlawfully searched by NYPD

By Emily Swanson

Students collaborated in high-tech and low-tech ways to create their original video game. Photo Other Possible Games staff

Game on: Hostos internship offers paid video game design course, the first of its kind in New York

By Emily Swanson

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Belmont

Pedestrian struck and killed by truck in Belmont area: cops

By Emily Swanson

Noel Valerio, a South Bronx native who oversees the Client Emergency Fund for the Bronx Defenders, spoke about his family's own experience fighting through the legal system. Photo Emily Swanson

Courts

Bronx Defenders celebrate 10 years of giving clients cash for immediate needs

By Emily Swanson

Icahn 7 Elementary School, located inside P.S. 93 in Soundview. Photo Emily Swanson

Icahn 7 Charter School administration, teachers clash over contracts during drama-filled last day of class

By Emily Swanson

Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announces the arrest of 15 people for a drug trafficking scheme upstate, including the director of the Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence program Michael Rodriguez, at a press conference in Middletown on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.

Director of Bronx anti-gun violence org busted for drug trafficking scheme, gun possession

By Camille Botello, Aliya Schneider and Emily Swanson

Ballin 4 Peace defeated team NYPD 10-5 on Sunday, July 30, 2023.

Ballin 4 Peace victorious over NYPD in Celebrity Charity Softball Game

By Emily Swanson

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Business

Suspect arrested in Pelham Parkway smash and grabs, but residents remain concerned

By Emily Swanson

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Five Bronx students selected for the 2023 NYC Votes Youth Ambassador Program

By Emily Swanson

Two BronxWorks seasonal farm stands to open this week in the South Bronx

By Emily Swanson

The South Bronx is home to two gas-powered peaker plants, Harlem River Yards and Hell Gate (pictured). Photo Adrian Childress

South Bronxites say no to Harlem River Yards permit renewal

By Emily Swanson

The Bronx Independent Cinema Center is launching an annual series of outdoor films in the borough.

The Bronx Independent Cinema Center to host outdoor film screening Thursday

By Emily Swanson

The abandoned infant was found near this nail salon on Eastchester Road near Mace Avenue

Breaking

Abandoned infant found in stroller on Eastchester Road in Pelham Gardens

By Emily Swanson

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