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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.

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Food

OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | More bodegas than supermarkets in ‘food desert’ of Bronx

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
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Food

OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | Supermarket sweep: Many Bronxites shop around multiple times to get best deals, in and out of borough

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
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Politics

Debate over last-mile delivery bill heats up in first City Council hearing

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
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Mott Haven

NYPD to reopen former 40th Precinct as base of Bronx Patrol Borough South

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
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Health

Bronx cancer survivors pressure Governor Kathy Hochul to preserve Medicaid coverage for biomarker testing

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
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Kids & Education

Council Member Eric Dinowitz joins student drummers to celebrate arts funding for schools

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
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Mott Haven

NYPD officer fatally shoots Mott Haven man during attempted arrest

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
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Politics

In the Bronx, Bernie Sanders rallies thousands who support taxing the rich

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
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West Farms

Advocates rally against any Cross Bronx expansion ahead of April 7 state deadline

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
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West Farms

36 years later, Bronxites remember the 87 victims of the Happy Land fire

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
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Education

Council Member Althea Stevens allocates $100K to STEM center at Andrew Freedman Home

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
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Mott Haven

Mott Haven group sounds the alarm to elected officials about poor living conditions in the South Bronx

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
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Pelham Parkway

Community Board 11 residents debate supportive housing project in Pelham Parkway

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
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Mott Haven

Community leaders press for details on the new Bronx jail — and investment in keeping people out

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces that the Bronx Terminal Market will host one of the borough-wide fan-fest celebrations during the World Cup.
Housing

Mamdani administration launches tools to help homeowners build backyard tiny homes, basement apartments

By Emily Swanson Conversation…
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Health

New recreation center coming to Walter Gladwin Park, serving ‘recreation desert’ neighborhood

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

Envisioning the Sacred: Modern Art from the Collection
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Overlapping Empires: A Solo Exhibition by Samantha Box
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Free Community Art-making “Artivism” Workshop with Ly Iris
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Harlem Tuesdays: FREE Swinging Lindy Hop Class!
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June 18, 2 pm

EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care Southern Boulevard Food Distribution
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June 18, 7 pm

Juneteenth 2026 Celebration
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June 21, noon

Free Men’s empowerment
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News

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  • ‘Our voices go unheard’ Graduating seniors say they barely learned at South Bronx Charter School for International Cultures and the Arts
  • Suspect in Bronx sex act in front of girlNYPD identifies Bronx creep who broke into home and committed sex act in front of 8-year-old girl
  • Tenants and members of Bronx Defenders, Community Action for Safe Apartments (CASA), New Settlement, Bronx Leadership Organizing Center, Met Council on Housing, PSC-CUNY and NYC-DSA rally outside of Hostos Community College ahead of the Bronx Rent Guidelines Board meeting. ‘The Bronx is not for sale’ Rent-stabilized tenants demand rent freeze at Bronx Rent Guidelines Board hearing

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