Report: Sexual Harassment Suit Expected to be Filed Against Councilman Andy King

By DAVID CRUZ Councilman Andy King, the north Bronx legislator known for his flamboyance, is expected to be sued for sexual harassment, according to a published report.

CB7 Approves Letter to Pols on Mosholu Parkway Rehab

By DAVID CRUZ The plan to see a massive rehab project for Mosholu Parkway advanced some after Community Board 7 approved a letter for local elected officials, requesting they jump on momentum to see the rehabilitation of the green parkway.

Police Respond to Robbery Spike Worries, While Answering Questions of Teen’s Rooftop Death

By WILLIAM MATHIS Crime within the 52nd Precinct continues to rise, though the police ensured community members at a recent meeting it intends to stem the rise. The meeting rehashed incident involving the death of a 17-year-old who plunged to his death from a rooftop while evading police in early April.

Water Rates Rise As Tree Delivery Still in Waiting

By MOSES BUSTOS At the latest Croton Facilities Monitoring Committee (CFMC) on April 20, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced a 3.24 percent water and sewer rate increase for the 2016 fiscal year. The agency, which has oversight on the long-overdue Croton Water Filtration Plant project, has passed the cost to building the water plant, which is four times over budget, by raising water rates.

Empowering Male Teens at Monroe College

By JASMINE GOMEZ In a borough where 26 percent of people aged 18 to 24 have no high school diploma, a number of professionals sat at round tables at Monroe College’s Mintz Auditorium hoping to increase those numbers.

Gjonaj Strives to Curb Illegal Dumping with Clean-Up Day

By JANAKI CHADHA After a long and cold months, with temperatures climbing, it seems like spring has finally sprung. To help get community parks ready for the new season, local Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj is hosting clean-up events in the area, one of which will take place at an ad hoc dumping ground on Mosholu Parkway on Saturday, April 25.

Hit and Run on East Gun Hill Road

A traffic agent was seriously injured on East Gun Hill Road by a driver that did not stop, the Norwood News has learned. Police cordoned off the busy stretch by East Gun Hill Road and Putnam Place shortly after noon, and reopened it an hour later. The victim suffered broken bones, according to a police source. The driver involved in the hit-and-run incident has not been found yet. The victim was rushed to Jacobi Medical Center and was listed in critical condition. The Norwood News will have more information as it comes.

Progress Moves, Though Slowly, On Proposed Oliver Place Park

By WILLIAM MATHIS Community Board 7’s efforts to see the building a new park in a rundown lot on the outskirts of Bedford Park advanced some, albeit minimally, during a meeting with representatives from various city agencies Wednesday night.

Related Cos. Documents Reveal Little in Way of Deal

By DAVID CRUZ Further insight into the New York Comptroller’s Office approval of a multi-billion dollar real estate firm’s purchase of Bronx properties paid with city pension funds came short, despite a Freedom of Information request from the Norwood News. The documents came amid the president of the real estate firm meeting privately with community stakeholders to apologize.