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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…
family
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

By Jason Cohen Conversation…
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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…
boxing
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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Van Cortlandt House Museum presents Over
July 6, 11 am

Overlapping Empires: A Solo Exhibition by Samantha Box
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July 9, noon

Fire Safety for Older Adults Presented by the FDNY
Sister Annunciata Bethell Senior Center

The Bronx Documentary Center presents th
July 9, 6 pm

Latin American Foto Festival – Opening reception
Bronx Documentary Center

Mexican American photographer Alicia Ver
July 11, 5 pm

Latin American Foto Festival 2026 Photobook Talk with Alicia Vera: Va a Llover Toda La Noche
Bronx Documentary Center

For one year Robin Greenfield is foragin
July 29, 6 pm

Foraging Walk with Robin Greenfield in the Bronx
Bronx Park

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News

  • Inside the Bronx’s new gaming spot: Bledix Gaming Cafe creates a unique neighborhood hangout
  • A rally with City Council members and advocates for the expansion of the Fair Fares program.NYC BUDGET: Fair Fares half-priced fare program expanded to make 340,000 more New Yorkers eligible
  • First New Yorker and member of Lenape tribe celebrates Indigenous Peoples DayAmerica 250 | Descendants of the First New Yorkers look for the ‘freedom to move forward’ through retelling history
  • City Council Speaker Julie Menin (l.) with Deputy Speaker Nantasha Williams, who according to the Quadrennial Advisory Commission, testified in May 2026 that , increasing the salaries of the city’s elected officials was a long-overdue cost of living adjustment.NYC elected officials could get nearly 20% pay raises this summer – far more than they asked for
  • City Council speaker Julie Menin speaks about NYC budgetNYC BUDGET: Still no handshake between Mamdani and Menin as CityFHEPS fight comes down to deadline wire

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