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Jason Cohen

Jason Cohen is a contributor to the Bronx Times.

The Bronx has the highest rates of overdose deaths, with 831 residents dying from overdose in 2022, according to data from the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Health

Samaritan Daytop Village, Bronx pols raise awareness about overdoses

By Jason Cohen Conversation…
Mott Haven resident Priscilla Alvarez is set to direct her first full length film this summer.
Movies

Mott Haven filmmaker relishes opportunity to make movies

By Jason Cohen Conversation…
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Community

T-Mobile looking to improve cell service in Pelham Bay Park

By Jason Cohen Conversation…
Gun Hill Brewery served its last drink on May 18.
Business

Last call: Gun Hill Brewery shutters its doors in the Bronx

By Jason Cohen Conversation…
On May 10, Saint Barnabas Health System — in conjunction with the NYPD Sports Unit, Giants linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux and the New York City Board of Education — hosted its second annual “Youth Football Camp” at Lehman College.
Kids & Education

‘A day they will always remember’: NFL stars head to Lehman College for annual youth football camp

By Jason Cohen Conversation…
Bronx resident Bridgette Rivera

Throggs Neck woman inspired by ‘strong minded and old school’ mom

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Arts & Entertainment

Bronx resident dubbed executive director of Inside Broadway

By Jason Cohen Conversation…
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Community

‘Let me become part of the solution’: Bronx hustler who went from making millions to prison tells his life story

By Jason Cohen Conversation…
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Bronxite fulfilling dream of becoming a pilot

By Jason Cohen Conversation…
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Health

Saint Barnabas Hospital teams up with nonprofit to bring youth boxing to the South Bronx

By Jason Cohen Conversation…
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Health

Jacobi Medical Center thrives in pulmonary embolism study

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Community

NYPD announces indoor shooting range coming to Rodman’s Neck

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Mott Haven luxury apartments

New Mott Haven luxury apartments home to hospital workers

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Community

Is a men’s homeless shelter still coming to the northeast Bronx?

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City Island

Sensors installed on City Island as part of larger NYC effort to address flood-prone areas

By Jason Cohen Conversation…
Moshe Pourad owns 26 Motors, one of the largest independent used car dealerships in New York, with four locations in the Bronx.
Business

One luxury car business is booming in the Bronx

By Jason Cohen Conversation…
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Things to do in the Bronx

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Start your running journey here! The NYR
Aug. 22, 9:30 am

NYRR Start Line Series – The Bronx
Bronx Summer Streets

Help keep Orchard Beach beautiful with H
Aug. 22, 10 am

Orchard Beach Cleanup & Community Hang with Hibernica and Fernway
Hibernica

Van Cortlandt House Museum presents Over
Aug. 24, 11 am

Overlapping Empires: A Solo Exhibition by Samantha Box
The Van Cortlandt House Museum

Join us for Septembers’s First Friday in
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
Wave Hill

The Bronx Chamber of Commerce will host
Sept. 17, 6:30 pm

Bronx Chamber of Commerce Annual Gala on September 17, 2026; Tickets On Sale Now
Marina del Rey

Meet and mingle with Wave Hill’s g
Sept. 24, 5:30 pm

Gardeners’ Party Honoring Our American Elm
Wave Hill

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News

  • Geronimo’s II deli opens in Throggs Neck, honors late neighborhood icon
  • Speaker Julie Menin, Bronx Councilmembers Justin Sanchez and Amanda Farías announce $25M plan to transform Hunts Point fish market
  • DSC_8268NYers say Citi Bike has gotten too expensive, can a new advocate-led campaign make it cheaper?
  • After 32 years of advocacy, Zimmerman Playground reopens following $6.9M renovation
  • Open for Small BusinessFrom Greenpoint merchants to Chinatown lights: Where NYC’s $8.4M small-business grants are going

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