Year in Review
In 2021, the Bronx Times
began to ramp up its digital efforts
focusing more of its time
and energy on website activity,
social media presence and
timeliness in the way we convey
news to our readers. In doing
so, we relied on analytics to
help inform us of what our audience
was interested in reading
and what topics they tended
to gravitate towards.
So we decided to rank our
Top 10 stories of the calendar
year using the old school traditional
methodology — rankings
by The Bronx Times editorial
staff — versus rankings
based solely on computerized
analytics. There’s often a stark
difference between what stories
get the most “clicks” versus
the stories that capture the
most signifi cance.
With that said, let’s begin
our tale of the tape: analytics vs.
editorial staff. Our fi ndings may
interest you or, in one case, even
entertain.
Top 10 stories (selected
by analytics)
1. “Crunching the COVID
19 numbers: Over 40 areas
of NYC now at 70% fully vaccinated”,
published on Aug. 9
2. “FEMA to cover COVID
19 costs for NYC hospitals”,
published on Sept. 16
3. “Not so purrfect: Animal
advocates react to Yankees
cat”, published on Aug. 11
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4. “Hochul’s COVID-19
death toll revision earns
praise of NYC lawmakers,
Cuomo critics”, published on
Aug. 26
5. “Hurdles still remain for
sexual assault survivors who
report”, published on Nov. 26
6. “Thieves rob and slash
employee at Family Dollar”,
published on Nov. 11
7. “NYCFC stadium deal for
South Bronx in limbo”, published
on July 28
8. “Bronx continues to curb
delta variant, falls behind
NYC on vaccination efforts”,
published on Oct. 18
9. “18-year-old South Bronx
man fatally shot in head and
neck”, published on Jan. 11
10. “30-year-old man shot
dead in Soundview overnight”,
published on March 10
Top 10 stories (selected
by editorial staff)
1. “Bronx women of color
highlight big election night
wins”, published on Nov. 3
COVID-19 dominated the 2021 headlines on bxtimes.com, based on what
stories readers chose to click on. Photo Adrian Childress
2. “Ex-NYC councilman,
SEBCO founder accused of
child sex abuse”, published on
July 29
3. “Westchester man
charged in 1999 cold case Coop
City murder of teen”, published
on Nov. 29
4. “ADAMS’ APPLE! Eric
Adams wins mayoral race by
large margin”, published Nov.
2
5. “AG investigation expected
in offi cer-involved
shooting in West Bronx”, published
on Sept. 1
6. “Suspect identifi ed, reward
offered in Pelham Gardens
killing”, published on
Aug. 6
7. “Fordham students rally
for change against backdrop of
sexual assault lawsuits”, published
on Dec.
8. “Wakefi eld section sees
COVID-19 case increase, city
workers face mandate”, published
on Nov. 3
9. “E-scooter pilot program
launches, stirs up Pelham
Parkway residents”, published
on Aug. 19
10. “Bronx lawmaker resigns
from state Assembly”,
published on Aug. 14
-Christian Falcone
Top 10: Tale of the tape
The tragic 1999 murder of a
13-year-old girl came full circle in
2021, when detectives using DNA
were able to charge Joseph Martinez.
Photo Adrian Childress
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