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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.

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

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
onathan McLean, CEO of the CASES Center serving court-involved New Yorkers, cut the ribbon for the new South Bronx office on July 18, 2024.
Community

CASES Center for court system support and mental health services opens new South Bronx office

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
The Open Hand Association food pantry in Pelham Parkway is seeking $100,000 to upgrade its cooling equipment.
Community

Pelham Parkway food pantry seeks help for urgent refrigeration needs

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
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Van Cortlandt House Museum presents Over
Tomorrow, 11 am

Overlapping Empires: A Solo Exhibition by Samantha Box
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Tomorrow, 12:30 pm

Bryant Park’s Reading Room Hosts Reel Talks: How Kung Fu Movies Changed the World
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Aug. 22, 9:30 am

NYRR Start Line Series – The Bronx
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Help keep Orchard Beach beautiful with H
Aug. 22, 10 am

Orchard Beach Cleanup & Community Hang with Hibernica and Fernway
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Solo and group exhibitions at Glyndor Ga
Sept. 3, 2 pm

Public Gallery Tour
Wave Hill

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Sept. 4, 6 pm

September’s First Friday with Miles East
Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum

Come to the Great Lawn at Bartow-Pell fo
Sept. 12, 10 am

Bartow-Brocante Market
Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum

Fall is peak migration time along the Hu
Sept. 13, 9:30 am

Fall Birding
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News

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  • logistics Construction almost done on 2-story logistics facility in Port Morris
  • Tenant Israel Mendoza's unit was damaged in the April fire, resulting in a vacate order. The unit not been repaired by the Zar brothers to this day, according to the suit. Tenants seek court to take over management of Fordham building due to hazardous living conditions

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