Bedford Park: Gunman Sought in Decatur Avenue Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police are looking for a gunman who fired several shots on Decatur Avenue in Bedford Park, apparently striking the front window of an apartment building. The NYPD confirmed that officers responded to a 911 call on Saturday, July 24, at approximately 4 a.m. following a complaint regarding shots fired in the rear yard of a two-family home located at 2850 Decatur Avenue, in the 52nd precinct, and carried out an investigation. No arrests were made following the incident and the investigation is ongoing. Police said no ballistics were recovered from the location. Norwood News located a resident

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Video of Norwood fire courtesy of Citizen FDNY called for All Hands to respond to three fires in The Bronx on Friday, July 30, according to various Twitter alerts. One fire broke out at a private home at 3231 Rochambeau Avenue in the Norwood section of the Bronx on Friday afternoon and was brought under control at 3.58 p.m., according to a tweet from the FDNY. It is unknown, at this time, if there were any injuries or what caused the fire. The incident was reported on the Citizen’s App at approximately 3.23 p.m. An FDNY alert

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Three affordable housing units at 2265 Hughes Avenue, a seven-story residential building in Belmont, are still available to rent through New York City’s Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) housing lottery, as reported by YIMBY. Designed by John Saracco Architects, the structure yields 22,182 square feet and 16 residential units. Three two-bedroom units are available to rent for residents who earn 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $75,429 to $167,570. Amenities include solar panel energy, a shared laundry room, elevator, a recycling center, bike storage lockers, and assigned parking. Units come

By SILE MOLONEY

Police have re-classified a robbery investigation as a murder inquiry following the death of one of two male victims involved in a robbery and assault which occurred in Mount Hope on Saturday. Police responded to a 911 call on Saturday, July 25, at approximately 2.38 a.m. regarding an assault in progress near the corner of East 176th Street and Carter Avenue in the Mount Hope section of the Bronx, located in the 46th precinct. Upon arrival, officers observed two men, a 42-year-old and a 38-year-old, each with head trauma. EMS responded to the location, and transported the 42-year-old

By MICHAEL HOROWITZ

For at least a decade, many educators and elected officials have been lobbying intently for the elimination of the standardized test students take to get admitted to the City’s specialized high schools, such as Bronx High School of Science, Stuyvesant High School, and Brooklyn Technical High School. The publication of admission rates to such schools, broken down by race, has fueled an ongoing debate between parents of Asian-American and White students who broadly support the use of the test as an objective, fair and, generally, unbiased way of determining admission, and some parents of Black and Latinx students who

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

Video courtesy of Citizen This is a developing story. A bus accident involving a Bee-line bus has been confirmed by police at 3660 Jerome Avenue in Norwood, close to Woodlawn subway station. It occurred at 11.05 a.m. on Thursday, July 29. Citizen App videos show emergency services at the scene. Citizen App users said that police report that there were 11 people injured, some seriously. Video courtesy of Citizen Norwood News contacted the NYPD directly and they could only confirm at this time that there were multiple injuries. They said a bus struck the elevated train pillar. The

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Norwood News team is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Marisa White, a longtime stalwart of the BronxNet family and Lehman College professor, who died on Wednesday, July 21. Michael Max Knobbe, executive director of BronxNet Television, said it was with heartfelt sympathy and deep sadness that he was informing us that BronxNet had lost a longtime, beloved BronxNet family member. “Our condolences go out to her husband, two daughters and the entire family,” Knobbe wrote. “Marisa served in many different roles at BronxNet since the 1990s, most recently as the director of creative services,”

By DAVID GREENE

Officers from the 52nd precinct were called to a Norwood building on Saturday after a woman reported being beaten by three women inside an apartment. According to police, officers responded to a 911 call at 12.50 a.m. on Saturday, July 24, after a female victim told police that during a visit to see a person at 3361 Decatur Avenue, located between East 209th Street and East Gun Hill Road in Norwood, three women punched her and pulled her hair. Officers reported that the victim had sustained multiple scratches to her body and a bloody lip. EMS responded to

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The next phase of development of a new affordable housing complex at 2856 Webster Avenue in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx is underway, as reported by YIMBY. As previously reported by Norwood News, the Bronx will introduce a sprawling new grocery store operated by Cherry Valley Marketplace. The retailer has committed to guidelines established under New York City’s Food Retail Expansion to Support Heath (FRESH) program, which promotes the establishment and retention of grocery stores that dedicate required selling space to fresh, perishable food items in underserved communities. Cherry Valley will continue to operate its existing