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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.

NYPD Neighborhood Safety Teams officers wear black uniforms with white lettering and drive unmarked cars. They are responsible for engaging with residents in an effort to combat gun violence. Photo Dean Moses
Fordham

Bronx teen claims he was unlawfully searched by NYPD

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Students collaborated in high-tech and low-tech ways to create their original video game. Photo Other Possible Games staff
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Game on: Hostos internship offers paid video game design course, the first of its kind in New York

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Pedestrian struck and killed by truck in Belmont area: cops

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Noel Valerio, a South Bronx native who oversees the Client Emergency Fund for the Bronx Defenders, spoke about his family's own experience fighting through the legal system. Photo Emily Swanson
Courts

Bronx Defenders celebrate 10 years of giving clients cash for immediate needs

By Emily Swanson
Icahn 7 Elementary School, located inside P.S. 93 in Soundview. Photo Emily Swanson
Education

Icahn 7 Charter School administration, teachers clash over contracts during drama-filled last day of class

By Emily Swanson
Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announces the arrest of 15 people for a drug trafficking scheme upstate, including the director of the Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence program Michael Rodriguez, at a press conference in Middletown on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.
Community

Director of Bronx anti-gun violence org busted for drug trafficking scheme, gun possession

By Camille Botello, Aliya Schneider and Emily Swanson
Ballin 4 Peace defeated team NYPD 10-5 on Sunday, July 30, 2023.
Community

Ballin 4 Peace victorious over NYPD in Celebrity Charity Softball Game

By Emily Swanson
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Suspect arrested in Pelham Parkway smash and grabs, but residents remain concerned

By Emily Swanson
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Five Bronx students selected for the 2023 NYC Votes Youth Ambassador Program

By Emily Swanson
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Two BronxWorks seasonal farm stands to open this week in the South Bronx

By Emily Swanson
The South Bronx is home to two gas-powered peaker plants, Harlem River Yards and Hell Gate (pictured). Photo Adrian Childress
Mott Haven

South Bronxites say no to Harlem River Yards permit renewal

By Emily Swanson
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Concourse

The Bronx Independent Cinema Center to host outdoor film screening Thursday

By Emily Swanson
The abandoned infant was found near this nail salon on Eastchester Road near Mace Avenue
Breaking

Abandoned infant found in stroller on Eastchester Road in Pelham Gardens

By Emily Swanson
Rep. Ritchie Torres announces new ghost gun legislation at University Prep Charter School June 20, 2023
Mott Haven

Angellyh Yambo Gun Free Zone Expansion Act announced in front of namesake’s former South Bronx high school

By Emily Swanson
Boats are docked on City Island, Thursday, June 15, 2023.
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City Islanders continue push for increased NYPD harbor patrol

By Emily Swanson
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