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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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More Head Start programs coming to the Bronx through nonprofit Grand Street Settlement

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Local advocate calls for more free days at Bronx Zoo, other city attractions

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Four South Bronx apartment buildings joining community solar, saving residents money on electric bills

By Emily Swanson
Ex-CUNY professor Danny Shaw (front), a longtime South Bronx resident, with his two sons, ages 17 and 22.
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Former Bronx boxer fighting CUNY firing he claims was due to stance on Israel-Hamas War

By Emily Swanson
Amaurys Grullon of Bronx Native collaborated with NYC Votes to engage Bronxites through merch, social media and events.
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Bronx County 18-year-olds have state’s lowest voter registration rate: report

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Bronx Defenders union authorizes potential strike

By Emily Swanson
A train approaches on the tracks as passengers wait on the platform. Photo also shows an MTA ticket machine and a sign that says "To New York" on the platform.
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Bronx Metro-North proposal receives vote of approval from City Planning Commission

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Firefighters at the scene of a three-alarm fire in Port Morris on July 1, 2024.
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Three-alarm fire in Port Morris injures four firefighters: FDNY

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New program launching in Bronx hospitals aimed at youth suicide prevention

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‘A really special institution’: New two-year college opening in Riverdale this fall

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‘I have work to do’: George Latimer on representing the Bronx

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each Coalition led a successful voter engagement effort in Westchester County that almost certainly tipped the scales for George Latimer, who defeated incumbent U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman in the Democratic primary election on June 25, 2024.
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Successful mobilization effort for Jewish voters in Westchester County made major impact in Latimer/‌Bowman congressional primary

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Incumbent Bronx Assemblymembers win Democratic primary races

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Progressives lose Bowman, win AOC in ultra-hyped Bronx primary cycle

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Kevin Benoit, founder of Parle Endeavors, with the winners of the Bronx preliminary round of the second annual Teen Poetry Slam on June 15, 2024. Four of the five teens are from the Bronx.
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Bronx teen poets compete in Parlé Endeavors Teen Poetry Slam

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Bronx middle school math teacher wins $20K education award

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