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Robbie Sequeira

Robbie Sequeira is a former senior staff writer for the Bronx Times.

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Education

CUNY’s Dominican Studies founders tell the stories of unsung Dominican women and blackness

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A rendering depicts views from One Wall Street, New York’s biggest office-to-residential conversion.
Development

Office-to-residential conversion plan gets backing from Bronx pols Torres, Espaillat

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Business

Seven years after $34M Fordham Plaza renovation, DOT failing to find vendors for transit hub

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Health

Abortion care access explored at Morrisania Sexual Health Clinic, the first city-run clinic in the nation offering free abortion meds

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Development

Bally’s makes a bid for a casino at Trump Golf Links in Throggs Neck

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The city estimates office-to-residential conversions could create as many as 20,000 new homes for around 40,000 people over the next decade. One of the recommendations is allowing most office buildings constructed in 1990 or before to convert.
Development

Office-to-residential conversion gaining steam in NYC; 3 Bronx community boards join the ‘movement’

By Robbie Sequeira Conversation…
The Bronx has one of nation's highest rates of the food insecurity, and last year Food Bank provided nearly 32 million free meals to the borough, which accounts for more than 26% of the organization's total meal distribution across the five boroughs.
Community

Food Bank for NYC aims to go ‘beyond food’ to address food insecurity in the Bronx

By Robbie Sequeira Conversation…
Police & Fire

A Bronx cop attempts suicide inside the 47th Precinct, highlighting a pattern in law enforcement

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Environment

Brutal cold spells test Bronx public housing residents’ resilience, patience for stalled NYCHA repairs

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Police & Fire

Shootings and murders are down across NYC, but Bronxites are grappling with a rash of teen gun violence

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More than 200 Bronx families rallied in Albany, urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to lift the state's charter cap.
Education

Hochul eyes charter school expansion, what does that mean for Bronx parents?

By Robbie Sequeira Conversation…
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Development

Teachers union finds new office location at Bartow Avenue in Co-op City

By Robbie Sequeira Conversation…
A city report has found that NYC's Black unemployment rate is four times higher than that of whites.
News

Black unemployment in NYC four times higher than whites: report

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Sports

Presence of Liberty’s Jonquel Jones at Bronx girls basketball clinic looms large for next generation of hoopers

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Environment

Soundview’s 1471 Watson Ave., NYCHA’s first all-electric building conversion in 2023

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Shootings

Police trying to piece together fatal shooting of man found in SUV near Bronx school

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Derfner Judaica Museum + Art Collection
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Taking a Broad View: Portrait Photography from the Collection
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Oct. 28, 6 pm

Flood Solutions Fair Bronx
Castle Hill YMCA

8 short films focusing on the human psyc
Oct. 28, 7 pm

Frenzy Short Film Fest 2026
Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture

Solo and group exhibitions at Glyndor Ga
Oct. 29, 2 pm

Public Gallery Tour
Wave Hill

Professor Shreeyash Palshikar presents a
Oct. 29, 7 pm

Mansion Magic: A Houdini-themed Halloween Evening
Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum

Step right up for a day of Halloween fun
Oct. 31, 2 pm

Costume Carnival 2026
2422 Third Ave, Bronx, NY 10454

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Oct. 31, 8 pm

Halloween After Dark at Charlies Bar & Kitchen
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Celebrate the NYC Marathon at Bronx Meda
Nov. 2, 1 pm

Bronx Medal Monday
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  • Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani makes a housing announcement at the NYCHA’s Nostrand Houses in Brooklyn on Wednesday , September 30, 2026. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office After 25 years, Edenwald Houses senior center reopens to residents
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