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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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Education

Bronx middle school principal Doreen Kendall, demoted after hiring her sister as a teacher

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A guide to flower shops around the Bronx: Where to shop for fresh flowers in the borough this spring

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Community

Bally’s Links hosts annual City Parks Foundation Golf Classic

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Business

Attorney General Letitia James and Bronx electeds rally in the Bronx against surveillance pricing

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Kips Bay boys and girls teen center gets full makeover on NBC home renovation show

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Business

Former Westech employees preparing federal class action lawsuit alleging labor law violations

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Kids & Education

Bronx teens gain hands-on trades experience at Bronx Design and Construction Academy

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Business

Bronx property owners and workforce push back against state weatherization program cuts

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Police & Fire

Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark and NYPD Commissioner Tisch announce takedown of major Bronx auto theft ring

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Community

Citymeals on Wheels volunteers fight food insecurity and social isolation among Bronx seniors

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Health

Mamdani administration’s campaign to end street harassment reaches the Bronx

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Politics

Mamdani visits Bronx Children’s Museum for national town hall on his 100 days in office

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Politics

EXCLUSIVE: Former NY-15 candidate Dalourny Nemorin on hard lessons learned as a political newcomer

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Flowers, garlands, and candles lay on the bench where 78-year old Edgar Spence was killed by a stray bullet on Thursday.
Community

‘We have to demand accountability’: Vigil held for Mitchel Houses senior killed by stray bullet

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Health

New York State Assemblymember Yudelka Tapia pushes bill to add organ donation question to electronic tax forms

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Politics

UNITE HERE Local 100 union endorses Michael Blake over Ritchie Torres for NY-15

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Derfner Judaica Museum + Art Collection
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Envisioning the Sacred: Modern Art from the Collection
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Get ready to move and groove with the Si
Today, 1 pm

Silver Shoes Dance Club
Sister Annunciata Bethell Senior Center

Red Monkey returns to the double parlors
Tomorrow, 7 pm

Much Ado About Nothing presented by Red Monkey Theater Group
Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum

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Forest High and the Glitch In The System
The Players Theatre

June starts right here 🎤 High-energy R
June 5, 8 pm

Soul Revival City Island Edition 🥂
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Join the Third Avenue BID and BX Arts Fa
June 6, noon

The Hub Art Crawl
Robert Clemente Plaza

ON TUESDAY’S HARLEM SWINGS and HOP
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Harlem Tuesdays: FREE Swinging Lindy Hop Class!
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News

  • The Throggs Neck Business Improvement District will celebrate America's 250th anniversary on June 14 at DeRosa-O'Boyle Triangle Throggs Neck BID to hold America 250 celebration
  • Mott Haven high school students showcase ideas to revitalize the South Bronx
  • Bronx neighborhoodMan shot in the Bronx, prompting post-rush hour manhunt for suspect
  • Israel Day Parade spectatorsIsrael Day Parade marches up 5th Avenue as Hochul signs buffer zone bill
  • Gov. Kathy Hochul holding up bill signed banning masks in law enforcement with immigrants standing behind herNew York bans masked law enforcement under Hochul immigration package aimed at curbing ICE tactics in state

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