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SBA Now Offering PPP Loans to Sole Proprietors & Businesses with Less than 20 Employees

Merchant Spotlight: A Family Business Grows at JGHBID 
By SÍLE MOLONEY
Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has offered several different relief options to help businesses, nonprofits, and faith-based organizations recover from the impacts of COVID-19. However, despite this, and as reported previously by the Norwood News, the agency had not managed to reach the smallest businesses which have often suffered the brunt of the economic fallout from the pandemic.   That has now changed and the SBA is now offering Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to both sole proprietors and businesses with less than 20 employees with effect from Wednesday, Feb. 24 through Wednesday, March


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Empire State Building to be Lit in Red, Black & Green in Honor of Black History Month

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Fashion For All Foundation (FFA), founded by Hannah Stoudemire and Ali Richmond, have partnered with the NAACP NY State Chapter in lighting the Empire State Building in red, black and green (colors that represent the Pan African Flag) in honor of Black History Month 2021. According to the organization, it is the second year in a row that FFA has had the honor to light up the building, and the lighting will take place on Thursday Feb. 25. The Empire State Building will be lit for one evening only, starting at dusk (at 6:07 p.m.) and will shine all evening and


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DSNY Seeks Indoor Storage Space Locations to Host “eCycleNYC” Bins for Recycling

By SÍLE MOLONEY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQSZ84myVjM&feature=emb_logo   The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) is seeking locations with indoor storage space that can host eCycleNYC bins for electronics recycling. Interested building owners and managers can fill out this form, and DSNY will get in touch.   According to DSNY, the ecycleNYC program is a free and convenient electronic waste collection for residential buildings of ten or more units. The City agency provides the service in conjunction with ERI, which, according to its website, is “the largest, fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company in the United States,” and recycles electronics


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New Bedford Park Development at 189 East 205th Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The owners of 189 East 205th Street in Bedford Park, The Bronx filed an application with the New York City Department of Buildings on Feb. 23, for the construction of a new eight-story residential building at the address, as reported by YIMBY, the architecture, construction, and real estate website announced on Thursday, Feb. 25.    Located between Grand Concourse and Lisbon Place, the interior lot is three blocks north of the Bedford Park Boulevard subway station, serviced by the B and D trains. Richard Hertz under the 189 & 193 East 205th Realty LLC is listed as the owner behind


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Local Vets get Vaccinated for St. Valentine’s Day

By DAVID GREENE
Recently, the Bronx V.A. Hospital, also known as the James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, has quietly begun vaccinating veterans of all ages. Soldiers from the different branches of service have been invited to the Kingsbridge Road medical center to get inoculated with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine since Friday, Feb. 12.   Current guidelines from the New York State Department of Health only include people over the age of 65, frontline workers, public safety workers, public transit workers, teachers and adults with pre-existing conditions.   Arnaldo Colon, of Pelham Parkway is a retired staff sergeant with the


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Lehman Organizes Vaccination Educational Session Amid Low Vaccination Rates in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Despite measures taken in recent weeks to increase the pace of the roll-out of the various COVID-19 vaccines across New York State, some residents still have questions about the different vaccines, and in some cases, they are still reluctant, skeptical and concerned about getting vaccinated. In the Bronx, the percentage of adults vaccinated to date varies per zip code and no one zip code has had more than 15 percent of adults fully vaccinated to date. Listed further below is a breakdown of adult vaccinations per zip code.   In order to address the matter, Lehman College will be holding


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Update: Applications Open for Bedford Park Affordable Housing Lottery – Deadline April 20

By SÍLE MOLONEY
An affordable housing lottery has been launched for new units at 2885 Marion Avenue, an eight-story mixed-use development in Bedford Park, The Bronx, as reported by New York YIMBY, the architecture, construction, and real estate website.   Designed by OCV Architects, the 118,000-square-foot building will yield 114 units. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 97 units for residents at 50 to 110 percent of the area median income, ranging in eligible income from $38,743 to $155,100.   YIMBY representatives write that residential amenities include a shared laundry room, a community room, and a rooftop garden terrace. Units include LED light fixtures,


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NYC Parks Presents “Honoring Black History: The Parks Naming Project” Panel Discussion

By SÍLE MOLONEY
In celebration of Black History Month, NYC Parks will host a virtual panel discussion focused on the ongoing effort to name park spaces in honor of the Black experience. The discussion, entitled, “Honoring Black History: The Parks Naming Project” will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 24, from 6 to 7 p.m.   NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, a fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners, will be the panel moderator and the panel will discuss the agency’s work to incorporate Black history into the fabric of New York City and make the park system more diverse and reflective


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Update: Video Released in Fordham Heights Murder Investigation of 28-Year-Old Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY
On Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 at approximately 10.55 p.m., the NYPD responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot in front of 2078 Morris Avenue in the Fordham Heights section of the Bronx, in the 46th precinct. Upon arrival, officers observed a 28-year-old man lying on the ground, unconscious and unresponsive, with a gunshot wound to the chest.   EMS also responded to the location and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. The incident was deemed a homicide, there were no arrests and the investigation remained ongoing.   The victim


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