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Norwood: Assembly Member Natalia Fernández Holds Toy Giveaway

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Assembly Member Nathalia Fernández (A.D. 80) and her team held one of several toy giveaways which were organized by various elected officials, local community groups and police precincts, in the lead up to the holidays. The event which was held on Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, was for children in the local Norwood and Bedford Park areas, and included special guest, Santa Clause.   The event was held outside Lexa Express, located at 347 East 204th Street in Norwood, and the assemblywoman said she and her team of volunteers rushed to start the giveaway early, such was the line of


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NWBCCC Bids Fond Farewell to Karen Washington at The Bronx People’s Festival

By DAVID GREENE
  Over 300 Bronxites turned out for a day of learning, planning, and healing, as dozens of local organizations converged on The Mary Mitchell Center, located at 2007 Mapes Avenue in the Crotona section of the Bronx, for “The Bronx People’s Festival” on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021.   Participating groups included Mothers on The Move, Banana Kelly Community Improvement Association, Laborers International Union of North America, The Point, The Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition (NWBCCC), the Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative and others. The various groups were on hand to provide guests with assistance, as well as free gifts, as


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Sanchez Chairs Council Committee on Housing & Buildings, as Women Comprise Council Majority

By SÍLE MOLONEY
On Thursday, Jan. 20, the New York City Council appointed recently elected, Bronx, District 14 City Council Member, Pierina Sanchez, as chair of the council’s powerful housing & buildings committee, which has jurisdiction over New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the Department of Buildings (DOB), as well as rent regulation policies and practices.   HPD is responsible for promoting the quality and affordability of the city’s housing by developing new, affordable housing, enforcing the housing maintenance code, and engaging neighborhoods in planning. DOB is the primary regulator of the construction and real estate industries in


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Snow Storm Aftermath in Photos as City Provides Update on Snow Clearance Operations

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York City Department of Emergency Management Services (EMS) updated New Yorkers on Saturday on the City’s response to the most recent snow storm, saying Sanitation workers were working to clear roadways as quickly as possible, with 1,800 plows dispatched throughout the five boroughs.      As reported, Mayor Eric Adams paid another trip to the Bronx in the space of a week on Saturday to assess the snow situation on the ground, as he did in other boroughs also. “Yes, up in the Bronx on Tiffany Street. Roads are slippery out here today, and so, be careful,” he said.


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Allerton: Two-Car Crash Involving One Stolen Vehicle Sends Both Drivers to Jail

By DAVID GREENE
A wild and potentially deadly, two-vehicle crash that resulted in injury to one driver and at least one vehicle mounting a sidewalk in the Allerton section of The Bronx has resulted in the arrest of both involved drivers.   According to police, the crash was reported at 12:13 p.m. on Thursday, January 27, at the intersection of Astor Avenue and Laconia Avenue.   NYPD detective Annette Shelton told Norwood News, “It was discovered that an 18-year-old man was operating a 2020 Acura on Laconia Avenue when it collided with a 2021 Mercedes, operated by a 35-year-old male that was traveling


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Westchester Square: Livery Driver Shot in Leg While in Car Collides with Second Vehicle

By DAVID GREENE
A livery taxi driver was wounded as he sat behind the wheel of his cab by an unknown assailant on Friday in the Westchester Square section of the Bronx. The driver reportedly hit the gas to escape the gunman, causing his vehicle to plow into a parked car. An unnamed detective at police headquarters told Norwood News late Friday night that the shooting was reported along Zerega Avenue, between Lyon and Westchester Avenues at 6:15 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 28. The detective said, “There was a shooting at the location. A male was shot in the leg while inside his


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UPDATE Norwood: Fire at 52nd Precinct Under Control, No Injuries

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD reported that a fire broke out on Friday, Jan. 28, at 3016 Webster Avenue, home to the 52nd precinct, in Norwood.  Officers said there were no injuries, and the cause of the fire is still to be determined.   https://twitter.com/FDNYAlerts/status/1487197063830032390?s=20&t=JJKz4nfkYb3slEybOHfHHw FDNY put out an alert over Twitter for all hands at 5.53 p.m, and another at 6.20 p.m., confirming that the fire was under control.   Norwood News followed up with the FDNY, and the department later confirmed that FDNY units responded on Friday evening to 3016 Webster Avenue in Norwood regarding a fire on the third floor


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UPDATE DSNY Issues Snow Alert from Friday, January 28, beginning 4 p.m., through Sunday Morning

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) issued a snow alert for Friday, Jan. 28, beginning at 4 p.m. The alert is in effect through all of Saturday and into Sunday morning. A snow alert is the department’s “higher-level” winter weather message, as opposed to the “lower-level” winter operations advisory.   Get all your storm-related information about closings, snow removal, trash collection, transportation, city-impacting advisories, and more in one place! The #NYC311 Snow Page: https://t.co/95SwOqhAH4 pic.twitter.com/rtDS2Frn18 — New York City 311 (@nyc311) January 29, 2022   Based on forecasts, DSNY officials said scattered snow showers may start as early


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Velázquez Introduces City Council Bill to Audit Holocaust Education in Schools, Dinowitz Supports

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Democrats, District 11 City Council Member Eric Dinowitz, District 13 City Council Member Marjorie Velázquez, both representing parts of the Bronx, and Assemblywoman Nily Rozic, representing parts of Queens, announced on Thursday, Jan. 27, Holocaust Remembrance Day, that a New York City Council resolution in support of Rozic’s bill A472A will be introduced in the City Council. The bill directs the commissioner of State education to audit Holocaust education in New York.   In the context of the announcement, Velázquez said the increase in antisemitic attacks across the globe, and specifically in New York City was a reminder that the


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