Cohen Pledges $5M for Frisch Field Fix

By By CHRISTY RAE AMMONS

For the last 20 years, Frisch Field in Bedford Park has not been fully maintained. The baseball diamond, backstop, dugouts, and bleachers still stand, but the field has draining issues. Baseball is the only sport the field accommodates for now. But Councilman Andrew Cohen, who represents a large portion of Bedford Park, looks to pump $5 million towards revamping the field. A year ago, Cohen approached the city Parks Department to tell them that he, along with community leaders, “think that Frisch Field is severely underutilized.” The two original plans the Parks Department developed were for either an $8 million

Neighborhood Notes: Free Immigration Service

By JOY SPRENGER

The flu vaccine does not give you the flu. It stimulates your body to produce antibodies. These antibodies protect you from flu viruses.

Re-Imagining End of Life, Courtesy of CHAM

By CHRISTY RAE AMMONS

Starting tomorrow, the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) will be hosting a weeklong series of free events that encourages parents who’ve lost a child to embrace their memory. The series is part of Re-imagine End of Life, a citywide initiative that aims to help families who have struggled with the loss of a child, and offer guidance in dealing with the complexities of life, death, and remembering lost loved ones. CHAM opens the series on Oct. 27 with an art installation event honoring children who have passed away. For every child, a star will be added to the artwork in

By JUDY NOY

The public is invited to the 30th anniversary celebration of publication of the Norwood News on Nov. 1 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Lehman College’s Faculty Dining Hall in the Music Building, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W. Dinner and drinks will be served. Event features keynote speaker and special guests will be honored. Tickets are $30/pp. For more information, call (718) 324-4998.

Bronx Connections: The Gang Impact (Part 1 of 5)

By By ELIOT SCHIAPARELLI of WFUV

Credible Messengers to Bring Cautionary Tales of Gang Life to Belmont The Norwood News, WFUV radio, and BronxNet Television have partnered to bring you a five-part series on gangs in the Bronx and their implications to their communities. This past summer, Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz was brutally murdered by gang members affiliated with the Trinitarios in a case of mistaken identity in Belmont, drawing massive media attention and spurring the hashtag #JusticeforJunior Freddy “June” Charles Jr., a so-called “credible messenger” at the Morrisania-based “Release the Grip” (RTG), said no one should die like that. When news of Junior’s murder broke, he

By CHRISTY RAE AMMONS

Cohen and the leader of the local quality of life group walked around East Gun Hill Road and Reservoir Oval to identify spots that either have out of date sign restrictions, or signs that are not visible as a way of converting them into parking spaces.

The Path to Citizenship

VOLUNTEERS WITH THE Citizenship Project help foreign-born Bronx residents properly fill out their federal applications for U.S. citizenship status. The group was at Tracey Towers on Oct. 13 at the event sponsored by Councilman Andrew Cohen (right).

In the Public Interest

By DAVID CRUZ

Blake Announces PA Run Assemblyman Michael Blake, who, along with representing the 79th Assembly District while pushing a national Democratic agenda as vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee, is throwing his hat into the race for New York City Public Advocate. The Public Advocate’s seat will officially be up for grabs come November since the current advocate, Letitia James, won the Democratic nomination for state attorney general. With an overwhelmingly Democratic state, James’s shot at winning the AG seat is all but secured. Should Blake win the advocate seat, it will open the door for his Assembly seat. The

By JONATHAN CUSTODIO

Known as the Right to Know Act, the law was sponsored and introduced by Councilman Ritchie Torres of the 15th District, who noted the importance of an effective police-civilian relationship in a news conference at his district office in Fordham on Oct. 19. “We cannot improve community relations without first improving day-to-day interactions between police and civilians. Requiring an officer to proactively identify himself serves to de-escalate the encounter,” said Torres.