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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.

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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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Arts & Entertainment

Bronx restaurants bring community and global flavors to New York City Restaurant Week

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
A building stoop adorned with orchids at the New York Botanical Garden..

New York Botanical Garden’s Orchid Show returns with a love letter to New York City

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
Gonzalo Duran talks to Conservative Party members about socialism
Politics

Conservative party’s Gonzalo Duran enters NY-15 race, vows to challenge socialism

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
Left to right: Hon. Norman St. George, Justice Kim Adair Wilson, Hon. Patsy Goldbourne, and attorney Joey Jackson at the Bronx Supreme Court's Black History month celebration.
Black History Month

Judges, attorneys gather at Bronx Supreme Court to honor Black History Month

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
News

Schumer and Gillibrand secure over $22 million in federal funding for the Bronx

By Marina Samuel Conversation…
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Solo and group exhibitions at Glyndor Ga
Today, 2 pm

Public Gallery Tour
Wave Hill

Arts & crafts show providing a uniqu
Tomorrow, noon

Davis Park Arts & Crafts Show

BRB Project’s Back 2 School Giveaway is
Tomorrow, 2 pm

BRB BACK2SCHOOL GIVEAWAY
jerrys pizza

On Tuesday Sept.8 starting at 7pm at Bro
Sept. 8, 7 pm

Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association Hosts Sept. Community Event
Bronx House

Come to the Great Lawn at Bartow-Pell fo
Sept. 12, 10 am

Bartow-Brocante Market
Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum

The Riverdale Choral Society invites all
Sept. 16, 7 pm

Riverdale Choral Society Open Rehearsals
Christ Church Riverdale

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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  • Bronx Community Board 11 opens up the floor for comment on the proposed letter of support, dividing the room. Van Nest residents clash over a bill that would recognize Little Yemen as a cultural district
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  • housing lottery Housing lottery begins for 15 units in Crotona Park East, rent starts at $2,040
  • 55504125313_5014e63a25_cA week before classes start, NYC Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels highlights priority to desegregate districts
  • The inside of the MTA's Brooklyn State Street substation after an explosion in December 2024.MTA watchdog audit sparked by 2024 explosion finds transit agency had widespread substation maintenance failures

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