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'We have to dream big': Bronx assemblywoman ready for 2019's challenges

A Bronx elected official is breaking barriers as the first woman of Colombian descent to be elected to the state Legislature.

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Jan 5, 2019, 5:24 PM

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'We have to dream big': Bronx assemblywoman ready for 2019's challenges

A Bronx elected official is breaking barriers as the first woman of Colombian descent to be elected to the state Legislature.

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Gunman arrested after shooting 2 people, barricading himself inside Morrisania apartment

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'It's been like a nightmare.' Allerton community remembers multiple lives lost in recent days

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Bronx food pantry founder remains in ICE custody at Delaney Hall detention center

Man wanted for damaging door at NYPD's 40th Precinct in the Bronx

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