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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.

The aftermath of the fire that ravaged building on 660 E. 187th Street in Bronx's Little Italy.
Bronx Fire

Bronx Little Italy fire fueled by open doors, leaving 2 dead and 11 injured

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
A five-alarm fire blazes through storefronts and apartments on 660 E 187th Street in the Bronx's Little Italy.
Bronx Fire

Two dead, 11 injured in five-alarm fire in Bronx’s Little Italy

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
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Bronx Times website launches free email registration for readers

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
Flowers, garlands, and candles lay on the bench where 78-year old Edgar Spence was killed by a stray bullet on Thursday.
Community

‘We have to demand accountability’: Vigil held for Mitchel Houses senior killed by stray bullet

By Marina Samuel & Emily Swanson Conversation…
Three teachers at BronxWorks leading story time for a mixed-age group of children.
Community

BronxWorks opens third Early Childhood Learning Center on ground floor of Bronx Point

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
City and state officials break ground on Haffen Pool reconstruction.
Neighborhoods

Construction kicks off on $13.4M Haffen Park Pool Complex reconstruction in Baychester

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
Rep. Ritchie Torres and Rep. George Latimer are pushing to require ICE to notify families when a detainee dies, is hospitalized or experiences a medical emergency in custody under a new bill introduced Friday.
Fordham

Rep. Ritchie Torres calls on Community Preservation Corporation to help tenants of Ved Parkash buildings in foreclosure

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
Assemblymember Amanda Septimo speaks out against the Essential Plan cuts at the Tax the Rich rally, alongside State Sens. Jose Serrano and Kristen Gonzalez.
Health

As Essential Plan cuts approach, advocates urge Governor Hochul to raise taxes on rich

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
Promises Day ceremony at Woodlawn Cemetery in 2025.
Woodlawn Heights

‘Promises Day’ at Woodlawn Cemetery offers free final resting place for loved ones

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
A man shopping at Al-Aqsa Supermarket in Bangla Bazaar.
Food

OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | From grocery stores to a neighborhood: Bangla Bazaar’s growth in the Bronx

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
The heavy-duty tow truck removed a tractor-trailor off of the Throgs Neck Expressway service road.

Tow operation clears illegally parked trucks from Throgs Neck Expressway service road

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
OneNYC Yasser Salem, moderator Dalourny Nemorin and the NY-15 candidates, Michael Blake and Jose Vega.
Politics

Michael Blake and Jose Vega debate housing, immigration and Israel in NY-15 race.

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
Michael Blake and Jose Vega will participate in the OneNYC debate.
Politics

NY-15 challengers to face off in OneNYC Action debate, Rep. Ritchie Torres opts out

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
BioBus' electric mobile lab.
Education

BioBus unveils new fully electric mobile science lab for NYC students

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
Third Avenue BID executive director Pedro Suarez and Department of Small Businesses commissioner Kenny Minaya in Roberto Clemente Plaza with the results of the Commercial District Needs Assessment.
Melrose

Third Avenue BID outlines plan to improve safety, spur growth in the Hub

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
Eddie Montalvo playing with the Héctor Lavoe band in 1973.
Arts & Entertainment

Fania All Star Eddie Montalvo reflects on a lifetime of music and his bond with Héctor Lavoe

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
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Things to do in the Bronx

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Join nature educator Ryan Mandelbaum and
Tomorrow, 9:30 am

The Art of Noticing: A Mindful Birding Experience
Wave Hill

Derfner Judaica Museum + Art Collection
Tomorrow, 10:30 am

Taking a Broad View: Portrait Photography from the Collection
Derfner Judaica Museum

Root your feet in the grass and look out
Tomorrow, 11:30 am

Yoga in the Garden
Wave Hill

PLEASE NOTE NEW DATE OF SUNDAY, OCTOBER
Tomorrow, noon

Bushwick Uncovered: Brunch, Street Art & Open Studios
GraffTours

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts pr
Tomorrow, 4 pm

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts presents Aida Cuevas & Flor de Toloache – An exquisite night of women in Mariachi!
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts

Join us for a guided reading discussion
Oct. 21, 6 pm

Open Veins of Latin America at 55
La Casa de Los Pueblos

Solo and group exhibitions at Glyndor Ga
Oct. 22, 2 pm

Public Gallery Tour
Wave Hill

BronxWorks will host the annual BronxWor
Oct. 24, 10 am

BronxWorks Monster Mash Hunger Dash 5K Fun Run/Walk
Orchard Beach Promenade

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News

  • Police outside the East Fordham Road office of U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres on Oct. 16, 2026, after aides were exposed to a suspicious powder sent through the mail.Suspicious powder sent to Rep. Ritchie Torres’ Bronx office in latest mail scare targeting New York Democratic pols
  • Third on Bankside overlooking the South Bronx waterfront and Galesi Group-owned land on the Harlem River Yards. South Bronx Unite fears Prologis could bring Amazon warehouse to former New York Post printing plant
  • Multiple Tower Ladders knocked down the main body of fire at 1717 West Farms Road on Thursday morning. FDNY takes on two-alarm blaze at vacant West Farms commercial building
  • NYPL, and HPD celebrated the additional funding at St. John’s House II, an affordable housing development near Melrose Library where Neighborhood Internet was recently installed. After Marble Hill shooting, Mamdani urges parking lot owners to keep ICE out
  • Mamdani2026 Governor’s Race: Mamdani steps up role in Hochul campaign with new attack ad on ‘bad apple’ Blakeman

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