Sadie Brown, Author at Bronx Times

Miguel Centeno (center right), Healthfirst’s Vice President of Community Engagement, and NYPD Lieutenant Carolyn Cruz (center left) gather with volunteers and other members of the NYPD Community Affairs Bureau for a holiday toy giveaway in the Bronx on Saturday, Dec. 13th.

NYPD and Healthfirst partnered up to host a toy giveaway in Parkchester

By Sadie Brown

Bronx-born Bella Abzug was a pioneering feminist, peace activist and civil rights attorney, a new podcast tells her story.

Politics

A new podcast highlights Bella Abzug, the Bronx born feminist who changed politics

By Sadie Brown

A Rabbi lights a menorah in front of Chabad of South Bronx during Hanukkah.

Riverdale

Jewish Bronxites reflect on a Hanukkah season of joy, tragedy and triumph of light over darkness

By Sadie Brown

Local environmental and transit advocates questioned state and federal experts about the plans to repair five bridges along the Cross Bronx Expressway at the first of the three public hearings over the proposal on December 5.

Transit

Underwhelming attendence at public hearings for Cross Bronx bridge repairs spurs concern over public engagement

By Sadie Brown

Holiday Lights at the Bronx Zoo features huge lanterns shaped like animals. Some can even move and interact with visitors, like the reindeer that are operated by puppeteers (pictured).

Holiday Things to Do

Families flock to the Bronx Zoo for their dazzling Holiday Lights experience

By Sadie Brown

The senior class at Fordham High School for the Arts produced its first-ever, entirely student led production. A courtroom drama called "Reasonable Doubt," which tells the story of Elena Price who is on trial for the murder of her husband, London Price.

Fordham

Fordham High School for the Arts launches first student-produced, original play, ‘Reasonable Doubt’

By Sadie Brown

Around 60 young tennis players got to take some shots with Hall of Fame tennis pros Tracy Austin and Gigi Fernández Sunday at the the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s Be Legendary program.

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Tennis Hall of Fame players inspire young Bronx students at Cary Leeds Center Workshop

By Sadie Brown

CUNY Chancellor, Félix Matos Rodríguez and Lehman College President Fernando Delgado hold up a check for $50 million dollars from philanthropist Mackenzie Scott, in what represents a "historic investment" in Bronx students.

Lehman College to receive $50 million from philanthropist Mackenzie Scott

By Sadie Brown

The state will hold the first of three public hearings Wednesday to discuss its plan to rehab five bridges along the Cross Bronx Expressway. But Bronx leaders and transit advocates are pressing Albany for more time to review the plan, citing a lengthy and dense environmental assessment and busy holiday season.

Ahead of first public hearing for $900 million Cross Bronx bridge project, advocates press NYS for more time

By Sadie Brown

Bronxites, Bronx Alumn and those who are deeply rooted in the borough were honored in November on the City University of New York's 50 Under 50 list on notable alumni. Among them, influential CUNY grads in politics, science, the arts and entrepreneurial spaces.

Business

The Bronx shows up strong on CUNY’s 50 Under 50

by Sadie Brown

The deadline for Bronx businesses to negotiate a contract for trash pickup with a carter under the new Commercial Waste Zone rollout is fast approaching, here's what business owners need to know.

Business

The deadline for Bronx Commercial Waste Zone contracts is next week: here’s what businesses need to know

By Sadie Brown

The Bronx Zoo's Holiday Lights display returns to fill the park with a glowing tribute to the animal kingdom this holiday season.

Arts & Entertainment

The Bronx Zoo’s Holiday Lights opens this Friday

By Sadie Brown

Environmental advocates and elected officials threw their support behind the Hunts Point Blue Highways Project on Tuesday, urging Governor Hochul and the NYSDOT to follow suit and do more to reduce congestion on the Cross Bronx Expressway. They said that it's time for the city, state and community to get on the same page about repairing the highway and its environmental and public health toll.

Cross Bronx Coalition calls on state officials to invest in environment friendly solutions to fix expressway

By Sadie Brown

Lehman School of Business students and faculty members pose with Bally's Corporation Chairman, Soo Kim following a speech and networking event, Thursday when Kim announced a new internship for Lehman students to get hands on experience at Bally's Atlantic City Hotel and Casino over the summer.

Bally’s announces new Atlantic City internship with Lehman College

By Sadie Brown

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Politics

In the Bronx, concerns of affordability and last minute voter registration propelled Mamdani to victory

By Sadie Brown and Emily Swanson

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani served lunch to veterans in Parkchester Tuesday instead of attending the official veterans day parade, sparking a debate about what it means to truly support veterans and whether his absence was a snub or a sign of deeper commitment.

Mamdani skipped Veteran’s Day Parade to serve Bronx veterans hot meals

By Sadie Brown

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