Dear Fellow Readers,

The year’s fifth edition of the Norwood News is out with plenty of interesting community news stories to read and share. We have 28 pages packed full of news from this corner of the Bronx, so let’s start with page one!

Our top story focuses on a unique State of the Borough address delivered by Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. The speech, Diaz’s penultimate before he heads into retirement in 2021, put the focus on the borough’s men and women who “put in the work” to better the borough. The story focuses on one Fordham local who certainly did just that last year, and has no plans in stopping.

Inside the cover you’ll read our editorial on Diaz and the hope that he hasn’t fully checked out of his role as the borough president. He does, after all, have just under two years left in his tenure. Reporter Eleanor Decker-Gavin, meantime, brings you a piece on the impact one bus stop can do to a community if the MTA cuts it. On the politics front, read about Samelys Lopez and former New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, two candidates vying for the 15th Congressional District seat, who picked up some heavy-hitting endorsements for their races.

The Norwood News also brings you the regular staples–Inquiring Photographer, Neighborhood Notes, and Out & About. We hope these features make you the smartest person in the Bronx.

So check out the latest edition of the Norwood News. Comments are always welcome. Send them to dcruz@norwoodnews.org or tweet directly to me at @CWEBCRUZER. We’re always eager to read them, and sometimes publish them! And don’t forget to vote!

Keep reading!

David Cruz
Editor
Norwood News