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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.

Pelham Parkway resident Sarah Fecht (right) rallied with other advocates for Gov. Hochul to sign the Climate Change Superfund Act, which would require oil companies to pay towards climate change mitigation efforts.
Environment

Bronx advocates join rally urging Gov. Hochul to sign Climate Change Superfund Act

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Students participate in the D.R.E.A.M.! program, which works with school staff and students on conflict mediation with an arts focus.
Community

Three Bronx-based orgs receive citywide restorative justice grants

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
Beyond Rising, the city's only paid internship for undocumented students, saw its largest-ever cohort in summer 2024. The program is run by the Bronx-based nonprofit Oyate Group.
Kids & Education

Undocumented students thrive in rare paid summer internship opportunity through Bronx nonprofit

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
Bronx criminal court
Courts

Bronx Defenders avert strike with ‘historic’ contract deal

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
Buster, a trained therapy dog, hangs out with new friends, including 10-year-old Angel (left), who said that he now has better skills in dealing with his hyper dog at home.
Kids & Education

Therapy dogs teach valuable lessons at WHEDco youth summer camp in the Bronx

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
Previous class of volunteers with the Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights, which is seeking multilingual Bronx volunteers.
Community

Center for newly-arrived undocumented children seeks Bronx volunteers

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
Gabby Perez, 33, leads the VNS Health Children's Mobile Crisis Team and even helped save the life of someone who had overdosed in April 2024.
Health

‘Always on the go’: Gabby Perez supports Bronx youth mental health crisis team

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
FDNY responds to a commercial business fire in Port Morris, the South Bronx on July 1, 2024.
Police & Fire

Study: NYC spends $70 million annually on uncombusted gas leak response

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
Bryan Hodge Vasquez will challenge incumbent Pierina Sanchez for the District 14 City Council seat.
Politics

Bryan Hodge Vasquez announces candidacy for Bronx’s District 14 City Council seat

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
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Housing

Park Reservoir co-op shareholders seek new board of directors

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
Sebastian Merkatz, 17, is a student at Bronx Science who also started a business called MerchMojo, which helps entrepreneurs offer merch in a less costly way.
Business

Bronx Science student entrepreneur helps connect small businesses to merchandise producer

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
A black & white image of Kayla Hamilton, a dark-skinned Black woman, dancing in front of a textured wall that has horizontal layers. Her arms are energetically reaching down to the diagonal as her head is tilting to the diagonal with her dreads moving back in that same direction. She wears a diagonally striped long sleeve shirt with pants.
Mott Haven

Bronx-based artist establishes Circle O cultural group for Black disabled creatives

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
President Joe Biden looks on at the 115th NAACP National Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., July 16, 2024.
Politics

Bronx Democrats call for unity following President Biden’s exit from presidential race

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
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Politics

Bronx Assembly Member Kenny Burgos resigns

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
Students from the state's Diversity in Medicine programs celebrated $4.89 million in funding with Dr. Yaron Tomer, dean of Albert Einstein College of Medicine and State Health Commissioner James McDonald on July 17, 2024.
Education

Nearly $5 million in state funding awarded to Bronx Community Health Leaders, other Diversity in Medicine orgs

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
Basketball referee holding ball at a basketball game during a timeout
Sports

New workforce program trains people from underserved communities in basketball officiating

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