Police Probe Death of Manhattan Man in Fordham

By DAVID GREENE

Police are looking for the gunman who fired one shot into the back of a man who fled his assailants and collapsed outside of Devoe Park. Officers from the 52nd Precinct were called to the side entrance of Devoe Park, at University Avenue and West Fordham Road at 9:21 a.m. on Dec. 20 when they found a man lying on the ground. The victim, later identified as Albendris Nunez, 22, of the Hudson Heights section of Manhattan, was “unconscious and unresponsive” and rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital, but doctors were unable to save him. Police officials say that Nunez was shot by his assailant

By DAVID GREENE

This week we asked readers their holiday wishes for 2016. I wish that this war will stop. That’s one of the main things I look forward to. But it’s hard; it’s not getting better. It’s difficult to avoid certain things. I guess you just have to roll with the punches and try and be more positive. Besides that, myself, I’m just trying to finish school for the holidays and start a new year fresh and hopefully with a new girlfriend. Michael Gordillo I’m just wishing for a better understanding of life. I want to better myself and move out

Job Description: Intern News Reporter Posting The Norwood News has openings for college age interns to report for the newspaper. The reporter will contribute news articles to the Norwood News, writing community-based stories that focus on the northwest Bronx. He or she will answer directly to the editor-in-chief of the Norwood News, pitching, writing and taking photographs pertaining to their news stories. They will also have to attend meetings that are scheduled in advance. The job involves regular getting in touch with community leaders, learning about the issues pertaining to the northwest Bronx and sharpening ones writing abilities. A set

By DAVID CRUZ

For the past 15 years, toasty whiffs of natural smoke would puff out a tiny shop on East Gun Hill Road in Norwood, emitting an acquired scent. If customers look behind the store’s window pane, a quad of workers carefully roll brown thick cigars. In front of them, a row of brown lounge chairs are available for the casual smoker looking to sit and reflect as they inhale sweet tobacco. “A cigar is meant to relax yourself,” said Francisco Rosario, owner of Rosario’s Cigars LLC. Rosario’s family-operated shop is a true family collaboration in every sense of the word. He

By VIVIAN RATTAY CARTER

On a sparkling but chilly Friday afternoon in December, several Bronxites gathered near a street mural in Woodlawn explaining how their neighborhood has benefitted from local volunteers armed with seed money from a citywide nonprofit called Citizens Committee for New York City (CCNYC). At the corner of Katonah Avenue and 235th Street, Peter Kostmayer, chief executive officer of CCNYC, stood with volunteers from Women of Woodlawn, to announce that his group is looking for a few more great grassroots volunteer efforts in the Bronx. Hundreds more, to be precise. CCNYC intends to boost the number of Bronx applications in 2016,

By MICHAEL BROWN JR.

Plans for a skate park expected to be built at Williamsbridge Oval Park have been unveiled, advancing the highly anticipated $750,000 project. According to plans released at Community Board 7’s parks committee, ledges, quarter pipes, ramps, rails, and a bowl corner will be some of the skate park’s features. The park, to be built at a concrete space on the eastern side of the park, will also include two entrances, one already in existence and another to be added during construction. The park will be larger than expected so construction crews can avoid uprooting existing trees surrounding the perimeter of

By JASMINE GOMEZ

A so-called bus bulb is currently under construction below the #4 Woodlawn elevated subway station on Jerome Avenue. While it’s viewed as an added safety measure for riders, it also means the elimination of an unofficial taxi stand. The bus bulb– a method that extends a sidewalk to a bus stop– is being built at the corner of Jerome and Bainbridge avenues directly below the elevated #4 subway line. Crews have begun elongating the sidewalk towards the existing BxM4, Bx16, and Westchester County’s Bee Line stops, eliminating side lanes. The new sidewalk design is part of a long-term campaign to

By ADEDAMOLA AGBOOLA

Students at PS 8 on Briggs Avenue at Mosholu Parkway are currently enjoying a robust music education program, thanks to the elementary school’s new partnership with a non-profit organization that caters to schools lacking resources to provide school-wide music programs. Education Through Music (ETM), the non-profit partnering organization, worked with the school to eliminate the problem by providing funds and support to hire an additional music teacher who works part time in assisting Shoshana Kaye, the school’s full time music teacher. Kaye, an experienced music teacher and band director, recently worked at a high school in Harlem, but was excessed

Toy Giveaway The 52nd Precinct, 3016 Webster Ave., is hosting a toy giveaway event Dec. 18 at 4 p.m. for children under the age of 13. Parents are required to preregister with the precinct and must accompany their children to receive a gift. For more information and to register, call Community Affairs Police Officer Crystal Reveron at (718) 220-5824. Flu Shots Walgreens in partnership with Montefiore will be giving flu shots at 573 E. Fordham Rd. (Hoffman Street between East Fordham Road and East 191st Street), Dec. 11 from noon to 2 p.m. Insurance card is required. Appointment is not