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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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Rent freeze debate heats up as NYC board prepares to vote on increases

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Kingsbridge Armory developer, local nonprofit announce community ownership agreement

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Staffing crisis puts care for disabled New Yorkers at risk, Bronx leader warns

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Bronx and UK barbers swap shops

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Rep. Ritchie Torres and Rep. George Latimer are pushing to require ICE to notify families when a detainee dies, is hospitalized or experiences a medical emergency in custody under a new bill introduced Friday.
Politics

Rep. Torres: Trump cuts to SNAP and Medicaid would spell disaster for the Bronx

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Former shelter now offers permanent homes for survivors of domestic violence

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Bronx high school students participate in citywide pro-democracy walkout

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Bronx Borough President race enters final stretch as candidates present competing visions

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Thousands of Bronx immigrants may be entitled to part of class action civil rights settlement

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Education

New Head Start centers opening this fall in Pelham Parkway, three other Bronx neighborhoods

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Housing

Small landlords say city is failing them amid New York’s housing crisis

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Bronx-based culinary program trains the chefs of tomorrow

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All Hallows student fundraiser helps save senior prom

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Clarisa Alayeto resumes CD8 campaign following legal challenges

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Live Nation, Lehman College and others express interest in future Kingsbridge Armory space

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
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New report finds the Bronx is home to the most chronic litterers

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Oct. 1, 6 pm

Join Us at a Shore Road Bridge Public Hearing!
Pelham Bay & Split Rock Golf Courses

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Oct. 1, 7 pm

Esta Isla Screening
Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture

FIRST FRIDAY OCTOBER 2026: HISPANIC HERI
Oct. 2, 6 pm

First Friday October 2026: Latin Dancing & Music
The Bronx Museum

The 17th Annual Big Apple ASL Festival i
Oct. 3, 10 am

ASL APPLE Festival
St Joseph’s School for the Deaf

Engage your senses as you move through t
Oct. 3, 1:30 pm

Forest Bathing
Wave Hill

Poetry on Wheels: Inter Borough Tour bri
Oct. 3, 6:30 pm

Amargue & Palabra: The Lyricism of Bachata Part 2
Bronx Music Hall

Join us for a Meet the Artist program wi
Oct. 4, 2 pm

Meet the Artists: Tarik Jeremiah Brown and Camille Cooper
Wave Hill

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News

  • A homeless encampment on the West Side in July 2026.Mamdani admin stops automatically sending cops to 311 homeless encampment complaints
  • MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber and other top agency officials brief reporters on preparations for a nor'easter expected to touch down in the five boroughs on Sept. 24, 2026.NOR’EASTER: MTA moves to protect train yards, other critical infrastructure to keep transit moving during weekend storm
  • Fordham University receives $2.5M for the Bronx Green Jobs Center
  • Lee Soulja-Simmons, the leader of NYC Black Pride, pauses for a picture during NYC Black Pride's 2022 beach event.City Council approves resolution declaring August as Black Pride Month in NYC
  • AI whistleblowers could get paid under new NYC Council proposalAI whistleblowers could get paid under new NYC Council proposal

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