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Bronx Community Board Sets Stage For Armory Talks

Community Board 7 voted unanimously last week to approve a draft of a community benefits package that will be used to negotiate an agreement with the development group that wins the bid to redevelop the Kingsbridge Armory. After drafting the package, the board will hand over negotiations the Kingsbridge Armory Redevelopment Alliance, a group pushing for responsible development of the iconic Bronx landmark.

Editorial: Our Wish List for 2013

The Norwood News will be tracking countless stories over the coming days, weeks and months in 2013. Here are some of the outcomes and headlines we’ll be rooting for.

Bronx Notes: Oval Park Pedestrian Safety Workshop

The Department of Transportation is holding a workshop to discuss traffic and pedestrian safety around Williamsbridge Oval Park on Wednesday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. at Mosholu Montefiore Community Center, 3450 DeKalb Ave. For more information, call (718) 933-5650.

Bronx News Roundup, Jan. 22 (Lobo Jost Edition)

The Norwood News has been on the grind all day putting together this week’s print edition of the paper. Look for it in northwest Bronx community centers, medical offices, pizza shops, bodegas, banks and libraries starting tomorrow afternoon. In the meantime, here’s a link to an AM New York Q&A with occasional Norwood News op-ed contributor Gregory Lobo Jost. A Norwood resident who is the deputy director of the University Neighborhood Housing Program, Jost talks about the state of the Bronx.