CB7 Highlights Year of Activities With Newsletter

By NORWOOD NEWS Normally this format is reserved for when the latest edition of the Norwood News publishes its latest edition, but we veered from the script just a bit to present the latest newsletter by Community Board 7. The Board, under the chairmanship of newly re-elected chair Adaline Walker-Santiago, released an eight-page publication of its own showcasing the work it’s taken on since last September. The Board, covering Norwood, Bedford Park, Kingsbridge, Fordham and University Heights, has now entered a summer hiatus to catch its breath, but not before releasing its newsletter. In it, you’ll find quick blurbs of the

By DAVID CRUZ Executive leadership virtually stood the same at Community Board 7, with one of the more contentious and heavily watched election races this year going to the incumbent.

St. Patrick’s Nursing Home Honors Its Centenarians

By IMANI HALL Community and family members at St. Patrick’s Home Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center recognized ten senior citizens who reached the age of 100 or more, a milestone also honored by President Barack Obama.

Westchester Square BID Enters Fourth Year With Bounty of Success

By DAVID CRUZ On a recent afternoon in May, a prospective business owner toured the Westchester Square Business Improvement District, one of nine Bronx business corridors where special property taxes finance cleaning and marketing services at the behest of merchants.

DOT to Install Speed Hump on Hull Avenue Following Car Crash

By DAVID CRUZ The city has been given the green light to finally install a speed hump at a Neighborhood Slow Zone in Norwood weeks after a car overturned there. This is also comes amid wrangling from a local city Councilmember and a report by the Norwood News. Crews with the city Department of Transportation will install the speed hump at Hull Avenue , roughly the same spot as where the car flipped after cruising down the one-way street, a spokesperson confirmed. Well before the crash, neighbors were pressing Councilman Andrew Cohen in convincing the DOT to fast track the

Rent Laws Have Expired, What Do You Do Now?

By DAVID CRUZ Elected officials are stepping in to handle the aftermath of rent laws expiring. Their first assurance: don’t panic.

Public & Community Meetings

COMMUNITY BOARD 7 will hold its general board meeting on June 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the New York Botanical Garden Visitor Center Café (Note: The Board will go on hiatus until September). CB7 committee meetings are held on the following dates at the board office, 229A E. 204th St. at 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted: Housing/Land Use/Zoning & Senior Services on June 17; Education/Libraries on June 18; and Parks & Recreation on June 24. For more information, call (718) 933-5650. THE 52ND PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL will meet on June 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Part of the

Bronx Youth Heard capped its winter/spring session with a series of stories written and reported by Bronx high school students. The students spent 12 weeks learning the basics of news gathering and writing for the print medium. Bronx Youth Heard is extremely proud of the work these students have completed. For all, it was their first time being published. These stories were published in Vol. 28, Issue No. 12 edition of the Norwood News. Summaries of these stories can be found below: The Sneaker Habit That’s Costing Teens: Reporter Medelin Cuevas takes a look at how teens are prioritizing their money. For

By MEDELIN CUEVAS Many teenagers in high school wear popular shoe brands. Those include Nike, Adidas and Converse. But among the more sought after pairs is the Nike Air Jordan, long considered the popular shoe of choice. An average pair runs between $120 and $300, roughly the same price as a college textbook. And while the “sneakerhead” sub-culture is dominating a teen’s life, some have found it’s replaced the need to use money for college tuition, favoring the hottest trend over a path to education. Its popularity is widespread in the Bronx, where the debut of the latest pair