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Emily Swanson

Emily Swanson is a reporter at the Bronx Times and recent 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, Liberty and Yankees.

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Grieving family of infant River Wilson alleges negligence in Castle Hill daycare drowning

By Emily Swanson
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Housing

Attorneys defending clients in Bronx Housing Court enter fourth week of strike

By Emily Swanson
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Belmont

AM Tapia awards $20K to Bronx supportive housing

By Emily Swanson
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Business

Bronx students learn cutting-edge tech at Best Buy Geek Squad Academy

By Emily Swanson
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Bronx officials call for Amtrak to answer for Metro-North expansion delays

By Emily Swanson
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Business

Adams uses first land use veto to override City Council rejection of Bally’s application

By Emily Swanson
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Parkchester

MIDTOWN MASS SHOOTING: Officer Didarul Islam’s Parkchester neighbors remember him as friendly, prayerful

By Emily Swanson
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Business

Some Bronx neighborhoods say no to City of Yes in ongoing lawsuit

By Emily Swanson
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Mott Haven

Signarama adds South Bronx location, serving local orgs and entrepreneurs

By Emily Swanson
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South Bronx kids learn golf and life lessons with First Tee program

By Emily Swanson
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Kingsbridge

Borough President Vanessa Gibson lends conditional support to Kingsbridge Armory land use application

By Emily Swanson
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Police & Fire

Bronx Defenders reach tentative deal to end brief strike, but other nonprofit legal services remain in jeopardy

By Emily Swanson
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Community

Family of Saniyah Cheatham call for accountability at funeral for teen who died in NYPD custody

By Emily Swanson
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Politics

AOC campaign office vandalized, apparently by anti-Israel protesters

By Emily Swanson
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Edenwald

New members of PSA 8 tenant council sworn in at Edenwald Houses

By Emily Swanson
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Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment: Bronxites say ‘let’s get it done’ at Borough President Gibson’s public hearing

By Emily Swanson
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