Bronx Times: Your neighborhood, your newsBronx Times: Your neighborhood, your news
  • Home Pros
  • Jobs
  • News
    • All
    • By Neighborhood
    • Arts
    • Business
    • Coronavirus
    • Development
    • Education
    • En Español
    • Health
    • Lifestyle
    • Police & Fire
    • Politics
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Transit
  • Best of
  • Things to Do
    • Local Events
    • Post an Event
    • Business Events
    • Games
  • Contact Us
  • Subscribe
  • Our Network
    • amNY
    • Bronx Family
    • Brooklyn Paper
    • Brownstoner
    • Caribbean Life
    • Gay City News
    • QNS
  • Digital Editions
  • Print Subscriptions
  • Webinars
  • Podcasts
Bronx Times: Your neighborhood, your newsBronx Times: Your neighborhood, your news
  • Home Pros
  • Jobs
  • News
    • All
    • By Neighborhood
    • Arts
    • Business
    • Coronavirus
    • Development
    • Education
    • En Español
    • Health
    • Lifestyle
    • Police & Fire
    • Politics
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Transit
  • Best of
  • Things to Do
    • Local Events
    • Post an Event
    • Business Events
    • Games
  • Contact Us
  • Subscribe
  • Our Network
    • amNY
    • Bronx Family
    • Brooklyn Paper
    • Brownstoner
    • Caribbean Life
    • Gay City News
    • QNS
  • Digital Editions
  • Print Subscriptions
  • Webinars
  • Podcasts
Bronx Times: Your neighborhood, your newsBronx Times: Your neighborhood, your news
  • News
  • All
  • By Neighborhood
  • Arts
  • Business
  • Coronavirus
  • Development
  • Education
  • En Español
  •  
  • Health
  • Lifestyle
  • Police & Fire
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Opinion
  • Transit
  • Things to Do
  • Local Events
  • Post an Event
  • Business Events
  • Games
  • Our Network
  • amNY
  • Bronx Family
  • Brooklyn Paper
  • Brownstoner
  • Caribbean Life
  • Gay City News
  • QNS
  • Home Pros
  • Jobs
  • Best of
  • Contact Us
  • Subscribe
  • Digital Editions
  • Print Subscriptions
  • Webinars
  • Podcasts

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.

20240710_193112
Health

Medical residents at Montefiore protest understaffing, long hours and ‘divestment’ in care for Bronxites

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
The stunning rooftop terrace at Casa Celina in Soundview, a new affordable housing residence for seniors that celebrated its opening on June 11, 2024.
Development

Four Bronx community boards support City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, while seven oppose

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
Amanda_May24_-70
Education

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

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
20240418_123956
Education

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

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
bronx
Environment

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

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
Ex-CUNY professor Danny Shaw (front), a longtime South Bronx resident, with his two sons, ages 17 and 22.
Education

Former Bronx boxer fighting CUNY firing he claims was due to stance on Israel-Hamas War

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
Amaurys Grullon of Bronx Native collaborated with NYC Votes to engage Bronxites through merch, social media and events.
Business

Bronx County 18-year-olds have state’s lowest voter registration rate: report

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
deed theft
Community

Bronx Defenders union authorizes potential strike

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
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.
Morris Park

Bronx Metro-North proposal receives vote of approval from City Planning Commission

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
Firefighters at the scene of a three-alarm fire in Port Morris on July 1, 2024.
Bronx Fire

Three-alarm fire in Port Morris injures four firefighters: FDNY

By Emily Swanson and Lloyd Mitchell Conversation…
GettyImages-1399752872-700×467
Health

New program launching in Bronx hospitals aimed at youth suicide prevention

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
UMSV (1)
Education

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

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
DSCF5334
Politics

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

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
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.
Politics

Successful mobilization effort for Jewish voters in Westchester County made major impact in Latimer/‌Bowman congressional primary

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
IMG_2655
Politics

Incumbent Bronx Assemblymembers win Democratic primary races

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
DSCF5256
Election Day

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

By Camille Botello & Emily Swanson Conversation…
1 … 37 38 39 … 48

Jobs in New York

Add your job

  • Health Advocates NYCommunity Outreach Canvasser (Field Advocate) – Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan
  • Voices4AIMale Voice Talent – New York City Accent (AI Telephony) – No Experience Needed
  • MDG Design + ConstructionM/WBE Work Opportunity

View all jobs…

Things to do in the Bronx

Post an Event

Derfner Judaica Museum + Art Collection
Today, 10:30 am

Taking a Broad View: Portrait Photography from the Collection
Derfner Judaica Museum

Join us for a series of participatory ev
Today, 1 pm

Meet the Artists: Dots and Loops
Wave Hill

The Caribbean Cultural Center African Di
Today, 3 pm

Iru Duru Kan Omo Oshún (Violines Para Ochúa)
Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture

Returning by popular demand! Step into t
Today, 4 pm

Free workshop: Jane Austen’s Country Dance
Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum

Find your flood solution. Ask experts: f
Oct. 28, 6 pm

Flood Solutions Fair Bronx
Castle Hill YMCA

8 short films focusing on the human psyc
Oct. 28, 7 pm

Frenzy Short Film Fest 2026
Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture

Professor Shreeyash Palshikar presents a
Oct. 29, 7 pm

Mansion Magic: A Houdini-themed Halloween Evening
Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum

Halloween After Dark is taking over Char
Oct. 31, 8 pm

Halloween After Dark at Charlies Bar & Kitchen
Charlies Bar & Kitchen

View All Events…

News

  • suspect in Bronx rape caseBronx suspect wanted for rape, robbery of woman during rendezvous in home
  • Westhab opens 130-bed homeless men’s shelter in North Riverdale
  • Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani makes a housing announcement at the NYCHA’s Nostrand Houses in Brooklyn on Wednesday , September 30, 2026. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office After 25 years, Edenwald Houses senior center reopens to residents
  • Attacks Health Trials40,000 more 9/11 records released as questions linger over toxic air warnings
  • DSC_2897Mamdani accuses Amazon of trying to ‘fear-monger’ as he gears up for delivery worker bill showdown

Things to do in the Bronx

Home Pros

More from Around NYC

Untitled design (41)
New York Family

15 Last Minute Halloween Costumes

MTA Chair & CEO Janno Lieber, MTA Construction & Development President Jamie Torres-Springer, and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announce the start of the largest subway signal replacement in MTA history on Liberty Av. & 99th St. on Thursday, Oct 22, 2026. The project will bring Communications-Based Train Control to the A/C lines in Brooklyn and Queens.
amNY

Op-Ed | We must keep building our subways in order to celebrate them

Schneps Podcasts

The Reading Institute with Founder Dr. Katie Pace Miles

Jesse Havea performs at the Stonewall Inn.
Gay City News

Life beyond the stage: Jesse Havea’s journey from drag to advocacy

  • Account
  • About Bronx Times
  • Contact Us
  • Networking Events
  • Home Pros
  • Advertise
  • © 2026 Schneps Media
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Sitemap
  • Sections
  • Jobs
  • Home Pros
  • Events