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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
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
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Community

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

By Jason Cohen
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
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
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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
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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
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Bronxite fulfilling dream of becoming a pilot

By Jason Cohen
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Health

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

By Jason Cohen
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Health

Jacobi Medical Center thrives in pulmonary embolism study

By Jason Cohen
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Community

NYPD announces indoor shooting range coming to Rodman’s Neck

By Jason Cohen
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New Mott Haven luxury apartments home to hospital workers

By Jason Cohen
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Community

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

Jason Cohen
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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
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
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Derfner Judaica Museum + Art Collection
Today, 10:30 am

Envisioning the Sacred: Modern Art from the Collection
Derfner Judaica Museum

This exhibition, based on a nine-month v
March 20, 6:30 am

Exhibition Opening: Overfishing in South East Asia, an Ecological & Human Crisis by Nicole Tung
Bronx Documentary Center

The Maritime Industry Museum at SUNY Mar
March 20, 5 pm

Opening Reception: Hidden Canvases by Cathryn Jirlds
Fort Schuyler

Our popular March Is Music concert serie
March 21, 7 pm

March Is Music 2026
Pregones Theater

Join a knowledgeable Wave Hill Garden Gu
March 22, 1 pm

Garden Highlights Walk
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The Winter Workspace is a program that t
March 22, 1 pm

Winter Workspace Drop-In Sunday
Wave Hill

The Out of the Darkness Walks are about
March 28, 2 pm

Fordham AFSP Out of the Darkness Walk
Fordham University, Rose Hill Campus

Join us as we celebrate the 92nd anniver
May 14, 5 pm

Heart & Soul – A Gala Fundraiser for Temple Beth El of City Island
Scavello’s On The Island

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