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About the Author

Marina Samuel

Marina Samuel is a Bronx native and reporter at the Bronx Times. A 2025 graduate of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, she blends data and storytelling to dig into the policies and issues shaping her borough. Her work has also appeared in THE CITY, City Limits, and the Mott Haven Herald.

Reps. Ritchie Torres and Hakeem Jeffries held a fireside chat in honor of Black History Month on Feb. 15, 2026.
Politics

EXCLUSIVE: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries endorses Rep. Ritchie Torres for re-election

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaking at the Rental Ripoff hearing in the Bronx.
Housing

Hundreds of Bronx tenants air grievances at Mamdani Rental Ripoff hearing

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Gov. Kathy Hochul speaking at Bronx Day in Albany, alongside Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson and State Sen. Nathalia Fernandez.
Business

Bronx Day in Albany returns, Gibson announces Bronx Week will proceed

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
Willie Colon playing his trombone in front of a Puerto Rican flag.
Music

Fans mourn Bronx-born salsa legend Willie Colón at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
A large truck is towed from Bruckner Blvd. near Pelham Bay Park
Police & Fire

Assembly member Michael Benedetto-funded NYPD heavy duty tow truck targets illegally parked vehicles

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
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Our Forgotten Borough

OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | How do Bronx commuters grin and bear slow cross-borough travel?

By Marina Samuel & Emily Swanson Conversation…
Bus fleet at the West Farms bus depot.
Our Forgotten Borough

OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | Are Bronx riders on unsafe buses? Union blames a breakdown in maintenance

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson attends the annual Bronx Week Parade on Mosholu Parkway on Sunday, May 19, 2024.
Community Celebration

Bronx Week put on hold for 2026, Borough President’s Office cites fiscal challenges

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
Fountain of Youth Playground in Mott Haven/Longwood.
Mott Haven

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces $19.5M for Bronx park upgrades as part of citywide investment

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at a press conference at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi
Community

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez secures over $11 million for Bronx projects

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
Workers remove the charred debris from Fane Grocery after the Saturday morning fire.
Neighborhoods

‘There was smoke, and then it was gone’ Fire rips through Melrose building, displacing residents and injuring four firefighters

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
TD Bank volunteers and Bike New York instructors pose in front of a newly-built bike.
Community Service

Bike New York brings permanent fleet to JHS 118, expanding youth cycling access in the Bronx

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
Workers clear snow from the awning at Mi Pueblo Mexican Deli at East 138th St. and Brook Ave.
Weather

NYC BLIZZARD: Blizzard hits the Bronx, city declares emergency and opens warming centers

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
NYC Health + Hospitals North Central Bronx staff cut the ribbon on the new MRI suite.
Norwood

NYC Health + Hospitals North Central Bronx unveils $2 million MRI suite to cut wait time

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
mayor zohran mamdani with bronx elected
Community

Bronx leaders and residents take a wait-and-see approach 50 days into Mayor Mamdani’s administration

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
Over 1,800 Bronx residents attended the launch of Bronx First, a coalition in partnership with the Metro Industrial Areas Foundation, on Feb. 5 at the Rose Hill gymnasium at Fordham University.

Bronx First launches with Metro Industrial Areas Foundation, identifies plan for 25,000 affordable homes

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
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Derfner Judaica Museum + Art Collection
Tomorrow, 10:30 am

Envisioning the Sacred: Modern Art from the Collection
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June 16, all day

Bronx Chamber of Commerce to Host Annual Joseph P. Kelleher Memorial Golf Tournament at Bally’s Golf Links on June 16
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June 16, 7 pm

Harlem Tuesdays: FREE Swinging Lindy Hop Class!
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Get ready to move and groove with the Si
June 17, 1 pm

Silver Shoes Dance Club
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Join EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care as w
June 18, 2 pm

EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care Southern Boulevard Food Distribution
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Join the celebration! Hostos Center’s fr
June 18, 7 pm

Juneteenth 2026 Celebration
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During National Homeownership Month, the
June 19, 4 pm

NYC Homeownership Week – “Stay Cool” Lounge
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June 21, noon

Free Men’s empowerment
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  • NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal provides free sneakers for middle school students at M.S. 180
  • ‘Our voices go unheard’ Graduating seniors say they barely learned at South Bronx Charter School for International Cultures and the Arts
  • Suspect in Bronx sex act in front of girlNYPD identifies Bronx creep who broke into home and committed sex act in front of 8-year-old girl
  • Tenants and members of Bronx Defenders, Community Action for Safe Apartments (CASA), New Settlement, Bronx Leadership Organizing Center, Met Council on Housing, PSC-CUNY and NYC-DSA rally outside of Hostos Community College ahead of the Bronx Rent Guidelines Board meeting. ‘The Bronx is not for sale’ Rent-stabilized tenants demand rent freeze at Bronx Rent Guidelines Board hearing

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