Last issue, the Norwood News reported that local immigrants were in agreement that Governor Eliot Spitzer’s revised three-tiered licensing plan was not only a copout, but it would be bad for immigrants and national security.
Hours before the story hit northwest Bronx newsstands, Spitzer announced in Washington, DC, he was abandoning the plan, citing widespread opposition.
He also took a shot at the federal government, saying he was trying to solve a problem the administration refused to address. Spitzer added that anti-immigrant politicians exploited his license plan for their own personal gains.
“While people of good faith opposed my plan for fair reasons, some partisans unleashed a response that has become all too familiar in American politics,” Spitzer said. “In New York, forces quickly mobilized to prey on the public’s worst fears by turning what we believe is a practical security measure into a referendum on immigration.”
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Welcome to the Norwood News, a bi-weekly community newspaper that primarily serves the northwest Bronx communities of Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham and University Heights. Through our Breaking Bronx blog, we focus on news and information for those neighborhoods, but aim to cover as much Bronx-related news as possible. Founded in 1988 by Mosholu Preservation Corporation, a not-for-profit affiliate of Montefiore Medical Center, the Norwood News began as a monthly and grew to a bi-weekly in 1994. In September 2003 the paper expanded to cover University Heights and now covers all the neighborhoods of Community District 7. The Norwood News exists to foster communication among citizens and organizations and to be a tool for neighborhood development efforts. The Norwood News runs the Bronx Youth Journalism Heard, a journalism training program for Bronx high school students. As you navigate this website, please let us know if you discover any glitches or if you have any suggestions. We’d love to hear from you. You can send e-mails to norwoodnews@norwoodnews.org or call us anytime (718) 324-4998.