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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

Bronx man pulls car two miles to raise mental health awareness

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New York Public Library After School program receives $10 million investment from The Gottesman Fund

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President Trump visits Yankee Stadium for 9/11 anniversary game

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Patterson Houses celebrates $500,000 upgrade to outdoor recreation area

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Fireworks at second hearing on Bally’s Casino plan for Throggs Neck as Marmorato voices concerns over hecklers

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New Destiny Housing breaks ground on homes for domestic violence survivors

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Adams announces free Chromebooks for 350,000 NYC students this school year

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Custom glam: Council Member Farías collabs with Bronx dressmaker Edwin Reyes for elected officials’ fashion show

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MTA officials cut ribbon on new Bronx accessible subway station
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MTA and elected officials celebrate newly-accessible Mosholu Parkway 4 train station

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Elected officials unveil Preston High School Way, celebrating history and salvation of a Bronx institution

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Former Bronx Assembly District leader and Board of Elections employee gets two years in federal prison for extortion and bribery

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Torres introduces River’s Law to ban swimming pools at residential daycares after tot’s deadly drowning

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Bronx Defenders Union accuses management of wrongful termination and union-busting

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Elissa Carmona of the Morrisania Band Project won a $20,000 grant to support Sing with SOUL, her music-wellness program for older adults.
Arts & Entertainment

Bronx singer Elissa Carmona wins $20K grant for music-wellness program

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Jamie Towers board fires management company, alleging improper spending

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Education

Fordham University rolls out fleet of robots designed to deliver local food to hungry students in just 15 minutes

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Harlem Tuesdays: FREE Swinging Lindy Hop Class!
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Free Community Art-making “Artivism” Workshop with Ly Iris
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  • Tenants and members of Bronx Defenders, Community Action for Safe Apartments (CASA), New Settlement, Bronx Leadership Organizing Center, Met Council on Housing, PSC-CUNY and NYC-DSA rally outside of Hostos Community College ahead of the Bronx Rent Guidelines Board meeting. ‘The Bronx is not for sale’ Rent-stabilized tenants demand rent freeze at Bronx Rent Guidelines Board hearing
  • people standing near a poolBig splash! Three new swimming pools open at public high schools in Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx
  • NYPD officers at crime scene in BronxDeadly Bronx shooting: Two suspects sought for killing man in early-morning gun violence
  • Bronx Community Board 10 District Manager Matt Cruz receives proclamations from Council Member Amanda Farías Matt Cruz departs Community Board 10 after nine years as district manager

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