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BronxTalk
by BronxNet
Hosted by Gary Axelbank, BronxTalk is the three-decade flagship talk show of the Bronx, featuring Bronx education, crime and policing, politics, health care, youth services, domestic violence, housing, economic development, arts and entertainment, quality of life, and many other vital Bronx issues.
Episodes
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BronxTalk: Attorney Darcel Clark
The guest on this week's BronxTalk is Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark. The DA speaks with host Gary Axelbank about recent crime numbers, youth crime, diversion programs for gun users, proposed legislation for the rights of sexual assault survivors, and more. Hosted by Gary Axelbank…
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BronxTalk: Assemblymember Jeff Dinowitz
The guest on this week's BronxTalk is Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz of the 81st AD. He discusses his sponsorship of the Climate Change Super Fund Act, the measles vaccine, proposed legislation, and district issues. Hosted by Gary Axelbank, BronxTalk is the three-decade flagship talk show of the...
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BronxTalk: Amanda Farias
The guest on this week's BronxTalk is New York City Council Member Amanda Farías, who represents the 18th Council District in the Bronx. She'll discuss local economic development, major district milestones, her leadership as Chair of the Committee on Women and Gender Equity, and key legislative...
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BronxTalk: Legacy of Bronx Taíno Artist Bobby González
This week, BronxTalk focuses on the Bronx County Historical Society's exhibit of the life and legacy of Bronx Taino Artist Bobby Gonzalez. The guests are Bobby's wife Maria Aponte and Dr. Steven Payne, Director of the Historical Society. Hosted by Gary Axelbank, BronxTalk is the three-decade...
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BronxTalk: Assemblymember Landon Dais
This week's BronxTalk features Assembly Member Landon Dais of the 77th AD, which includes the Bronx neighborhoods of Claremont, Concourse, Highbridge, Mount Eden, and Morris Heights. He talks with host Gary Axelbank about ICE presence in the Bronx, the state budget, local community issues, and...
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BronxTalk: Lehman's President Fernando Delgado
This week's BronxTalk focuses on Lehman College's new dorm in the former Dollar Savings Bank building, called Lehman Grand. Host Gary Axelbank discusses this exciting new development with Lehman's President, Fernando Delgado. Hosted by Gary Axelbank, BronxTalk is the three-decade flagship talk…
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BronxTalk: NYS Senator Gustavo Rivera
The guest on this week's BronxTalk is State Senator Gustavo Rivera of the 33rd Senatorial District, which includes the Bronx neighborhoods of Fordham, Belmont, Riverdale, Kingsbridge Heights, Norwood, Bedford Park, Pelham Parkway, Van Nest, Morris Park, and parts of Allerton. He talks with host...
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BronxTalk: Commercial Rents
This week's BronxTalk takes a deep-dive look into commercial vacancies in the Bronx and throughout the city. Jeanmarie Evelly, the editor of City Limits, will join Whitney Hu, the Lead Organizer of Small Business United (a project of the Action Lab) in a discussion about the relationship between...
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BronxTalk: Roads To Success
This week's BronxTalk features a discussion about Roads to Success, an empowerment non-profit that takes 60 Bronx youngsters to Atlanta, GA to participate in INVEST FEST 2026, an experience that blends investing, entrepreneurship, pop culture, and entertainment. The guests are Roads to Success…
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BronxTalk: United Neighborhood Houses
This week's BronxTalk features United Neighborhood Houses, a century-old organization that provides essential programming for more than 840,000 New Yorkers each year. UNH Executive Director Susan Stamler and Bronx House CEO Sinclair Hollingsworth discuss why they were selected as 'winners' by the...
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BronxTalk: Sen. Nathalia Fernandez Discusses 2026 Primary Results
This week's BronxTalk features Senator Nathalia Fernandez, the state senator from the 34th Senatorial District, which includes the Bronx neighborhoods of City Island, Throggs Neck, Pelham Bay, Middletown, Country Club Castle Hill, Parkchester, Clason Point, Soundview, and portions of Morris Park;...
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BronxTalk: Senator Jamaal Bailey
This week's BronxTalk features Senator Jamaal Bailey, the Chair of the Bronx Democratic County Committee and the state senator from the 36th Senatorial District, which includes the Bronx neighborhoods of Bedford Park, Williamsbridge, Co-Op City, Wakefield, and Baychester, as well as the…
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BronxTalk: Youth Justice
Following the recent violence at the Horizon Juvenile Center, this week's BronxTalk features a discussion of youth incarceration and juvenile justice with Booker Geez, the author of "Locked Up and Put Away". Hosted by Gary Axelbank, BronxTalk is the three-decade flagship talk show of the Bronx,...
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BronxTalk: Candidate Interviews for the the 29th Senatorial District
Tonight on BronxTalk, we dedicate the program to individual interviews with each candidate from the 29th Senatorial District. First we are joined by Incumbent Jose Marco Serrano of the 29th Senatorial District and then candidate for the 29th Senatorial District, Nicholas Reyes. Hosted by Gary...
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BronxTalk: Incumbent Karines Reyes of the 87th Assembly
Tonight on BronxTalk, we are joined by Incumbent Karines Reyes of the 87th Assembly. Although the program was originally intended as a primary debate for the 87th Assembly District, candidate Zakir Choudury withdrew from the primary debate. Hosted by Gary Axelbank, BronxTalk is the three-decade...
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BronxTalk: 13th Congressional District Primary Debate
The Primary Debate for the 13th Congressional District at BronxNet Public Media on BronxTalk is produced in partnership with the League of Women Voters of the City of New York, City & State NY, the Bronx Times, and Schneps Media. The candidates participating are Oscar Romero, the Chief…
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BronxTalk: 81st Assembly District Primary Debate
Tonight on BronxTalk, we are hosting the primary debate for the 81st Assembly District. Appearing this evening are New York City teacher and community organizer Morgan Evers, and the incumbent Assembly Member for the 81st Assembly District, Jeffrey Dinowitz. Hosted by Gary Axelbank, BronxTalk is...
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BronxTalk: 84th Assembly District Primary Debate
Tonight on BronxTalk, we host a primary debate for the 84th Assembly District. Appearing this evening are: Courtland Hankins, A Community Coordinator For Bronx Community Board Three and A Housing Specialist With Bronxworks. And Amanda Septimo, the Incumbent Assembly Member In The 84th Assembly...
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BronxTalk: 82nd Assembly District Primary Debate
Tonight on BronxTalk, we host a primary debate for the 82nd Assembly District. Appearing this evening are: Jake Kuhl, the Assistant Director of the Falk Recreation Center at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and a former constituent liaison in the State Senate; Felix Omosuzi; and the incumbent...
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BronxTalk: The 15th Congressional District Primary Debate
Tonight on BronxTalk, we host a primary debate for the 15th Congressional District. Appearing this evening are former Assembly Member Rev. Michael Blake, who also served as a Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee, and Jose Vega, a political organizer and associate of the LaRouche...
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BronxTalk: CM Althea Stevens
The guest on this week's BronxTalk is Council Member Althea Stevens, who discusses proposed cuts to after-school funding for the Renaissance Youth Center, the Youth Summit, the city's budget, small business outreach, proposed legislation, and more. Hosted by Gary Axelbank, BronxTalk is the...
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BronxTalk: CM Kevin Riley: New Housing, Overdevelopment, and City Budget
Councilmember Kevin Riley is the guest on BronxTalk this week. The chair of the council's Land Use Committee talks with host Gary Axelbank about a plan to develop new housing in his own district, an overdevelopment crisis in Van Cortlandt Village, important programs for Bronx youth, the mayor and...
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BronxTalk: 2026 Partnership Impact Award
Fordham Preparatory School and the nonprofit Part of the Solution (POTS) were awarded the 2026 Partnership Impact Award by the Mayoral Service Recognition Program for raising $142,000 in food and donations for Bronx families. Part of the Solution Executive Director, Christina Hanson and City of…
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BronxTalk: The Bronx Community Foundation’s New Executive Director
The Bronx Community Foundation held its 2026 Day of Collective Action and Giving, where it distributed 200 new laptops to children who need them and more than $100,000 for organizations that provide important services to the borough. The Bronx Community Foundation’s new Executive Director, Latoya...
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BronxTalk: New Astor Services Trauma Recovery Center
This week's BronxTalk examines mental health in the Bronx with Astor Services, which has been providing mental health care since 1953. Lara Frenz, LMSW, Assistant Supervisor of the new Astor Services Trauma Recovery Center in Longwood, and Savita Ramdhanie, LSW-R, the Astor Day Treatment Program...
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BronxTalk: Daniel Hauben's Latest Art Show
This week's BronxTalk features the Bronx's greatest landscape artist, Daniel Hauben, and his spectacular new show in conjunction with the Kingsbridge Historical Society. "Emergence" features incredible full-size murals that are some of Hauben's most remarkable representations of Bronx scenes. Tom...
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BronxTalk: The NWBCCC renames to Our Bronx
This week's BronxTalk examines the historic renaming of the NWBCCC into "Our Bronx". Executive Director Sandra Lobo and Chief of Staff Katherine Mella talk with host Gary Axelbank about the restructuring and their collaborations with other Bronx organizations that benefit the entire borough…
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BronxTalk: Bobby Sanabria
This week on BronxTalk, nine-time Grammy nominee Bobby Sanabria presents his just-released "Arsenio and Beyond," the new album by Bobby Sanabria and the Multiverse Big Band. Sanabria discusses Arsenio Rodriguez, known as the true Father of Mambo and Son Montuno, and shows videos of the stellar…
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BronxTalk: Working to Protect Bronx Children
Liberty Aldrich, Executive Director of The Children's Law Center, and Hailey Fletcher, a Children's Voice Fellow at the organization, discuss how the Children's Law Center is working to protect the children of the Bronx. Hosted by Gary Axelbank, BronxTalk is the three-decade flagship talk show of...
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BronxTalk: 2026 MLB Season Preview
This week's BronxTalk previews the 2026 baseball season, focusing on the Yankees, the Mets, and an overview of the modern game of Major League Baseball. The guests are MLB official scorer, author, and SiriusXM update host Howie Karpin, and best-selling baseball author Jane Leavy. Hosted by Gary...
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BronxTalk: “Our Forgotten Borough" by the Bronx Times
This week’s BronxTalk looks at “Our Forgotten Borough," a year-long series in the Bronx Times that provides analysis of overlooked aspects of life in the Bronx for Bronxites and the world at large. The guests are editor Lesley Cosme Torres and reporter Marina Samuel. BronxTalk is hosted by Gary...
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BronxTalk: Sen. Luis Sepulveda Discusses Committee's Activities
This week's BronxTalk features Senator Luis Sepulveda, the state senator from the 32nd Senatorial District, which includes the Bronx neighborhoods of Parkchester, Soundview, West Farms, Hunts Point, Longwood, Concourse, Melrose, Morrisania, Mott Haven, East Tremont, and Westchester Square. He's...
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BronxTalk: Focus on Greater Hunts Point
This week's BronxTalk focuses on Hunts Point through the eyes of the Greater Hunts Point Development Corporation, the Fulton Fish Market, and the 100-year-old Yula Corporation. The guests are Donald Eversley, Executive Director of the Development Corporation, Nicole Ackerina, Chief Executive...
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BronxTalk: Sen. Luis Sepulveda Discusses Current Events
On this week’s BronxTalk, Sen. Luis Sepulveda talks about his appointment as Chair of the NYS Senate Judiciary Committee, his response to the Trump State of the Union address, the attack on Iran, his ongoing support for 2023 Driver’s License Reciprocity bill that he sponsored despite attacks from...
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BronxTalk: Best of 2015-2019
This week's BronxTalk is a retrospective of BronxTalk from the years 2015-2019. Featured are programs with Arlene Alda and former Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. We also rolled out archives from a show with Bronx student musicians, a discussion on immigration crackdowns, and a look at the…
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BronxTalk: Bronx Parks Speakup at Lehman College
This week's BronxTalk takes a look at the annual Bronx Parks Speakup that is happening at Lehman College on February 28. The Deputy Director of the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance, Christina Taylor, and the Deputy Director of Programming for the Bronx River Alliance, Daniel Rannels, talk with host…
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BronxTalk: Bronx Documentary Center Exhibition
This week's BronxTalk spotlights an exhibition at the Bronx Documentary Center that features the winning projects of the 2025 World Press Photo contest. These urgent and compelling photos span six world regions, reflecting a diversity of perspectives. BronxTalk will present photos from some of…
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BronxTalk: Bronx Council Member Eric Dinowitz expresses concerns over housing, ICE, education and more
This week's BronxTalk features Council Member Eric Dinowitz of the 11th CD in the Bronx. He talks with host Gary Axelbank about the Council's Education Committee, recently passed housing legislation, concerns over increased ICE activity in the city, the new mayor and council speaker, and much…
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BronxTalk: Bronx Council Member Stevens Discusses Increased ICE Activity
This week's BronxTalk features Council Member Althea Stevens of the 16th CD in the Bronx. She talks with host Gary Axelbank about concerns over increased ICE activity in the city, the new mayor and council speaker, legislation on gangs, advocacy in Albany, and much more. Hosted by Gary Axelbank,...
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BronxTalk: 13th CD Debate
This week's BronxTalk features the debate for the Bronx’s 13th Council District, which includes the Bronx neighborhoods of Throggs Neck, Pelham Parkway, Morris Park, Pelham Bay, Schuylerville, Country Club, Locust Point, Westchester Square, Allerton, and Van Nest. Republican Incumbent Kristy...
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Hosted by Gary Axelbank, BronxTalk is the three-decade flagship talk show of the Bronx, featuring Bronx education, crime and policing, politics, health care, youth services, domestic violence, housing, economic development, arts and entertainment, quality of life, and many other vital Bronx issues.
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Hosted by Gary Axelbank, BronxTalk is the three-decade flagship talk show of the Bronx, featuring Bronx education, crime and policing, politics, health care, youth services, domestic violence, housing, economic development, arts and entertainment, quality of life, and many other vital Bronx issues.
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