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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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Bronx filmmaker and NYPD youth officer screens powerful short film “Lanez” about survival and sibling bonds

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Bronx politics: what to expect in 2025

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Year in Review: Bronx daycare tragedy and immigration fraud cases see closure with guilty pleas and sentencing

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Librarian at Bronx Community College wins national award

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Westchester native creates comic book based in 1980s South Bronx

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Four Bronx students selected for prestigious Kaplan Leadership program

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Year-in-Review: Billingsley Terrace building collapse sparks safety reforms

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Bronx nonprofit faces financial crisis after abrupt termination of $5.1M contract with city

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Year in Review: Yankees’ World Series run energizes the Bronx

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Year-in-Review: Food insecurity surges in the Bronx as nonprofits and students step up to fight hunger

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Bronx politics 2024: Trump rally, election surprises, and local power shifts

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Bronx readers’ favorites: NYPL reveals 2024’s Top 10 most checked-out books

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Bengali college student from the Bronx interns with Queens council member

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Airbnb claims short-term rental laws harm outer boroughs such as the Bronx

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Bronx hosts meeting of Conservative Party candidates for citywide office

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“Is he Black?”: Public advocate candidate questions Jumaane Williams’ identity and connection to Black community

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