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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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“Historic” Metro-North vote brings big wins for East Bronx infrastructure: Pols

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Business

Six Bronx restaurant owners win microgrants

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Bronx DoorDash workers speak out against city’s minimum pay rule

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Kids & Education

Success Academy is opening three new Bronx schools this month

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Tenants in neglected apartment complex in University Heights take steps toward co-op conversion

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Kids & Education

Bronx-based youth chess club, Project Pawn, expanding soon

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Health

mPox is on the increase across the city, Bronx LGBTQIA service provider responds

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Mayor Eric Adams joins the National Night Out celebration with the NYPD's 47th precinct on Aug. 6, 2024.

Mayor, NYPD commissioner celebrate National Night Out with Bronx’s 47th Precinct

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
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

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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

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Bronx Defenders avert strike with ‘historic’ contract deal

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  • A 'Champions Way' sign during the New York Knicks ticker tape parade last month. The city Department of Transportation is raffling off a replica of the sign at Summer Streets events this year.FIRST ON amNY: You can win replica ‘Champions Way’ Knicks parade signs at DOT Summer Streets events
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