Residents Shocked at Chase Bank Closure in Norwood

By DAVID GREENE

Norwood residents suffered an unexpected shock when a popular Chase Bank branch quietly shut it’s doors on Oct. 22. The branch at 311 E. 204th St. would have celebrated it’s fourteenth year of business in the neighborhood next month. Many residents were furious that no notices were ever posted on the walls or windows of the bank. One longtime customer claimed they did tell customers that they were closing at the end of October. The Norwood News reported on the bank’s impending closure over the summer. Another customer recalled the “verbal warning,” recalling but admitted to never receiving a date. The

Crime File: Argument Leads to Stabbing By Mosholu Library

By DAVID CRUZ

Stabbing By Mosholu Library An argument between two men in front of Mosholu Library ended with one of the men stabbed. The incident happened on Oct. 21 at around 5:40 p.m. when the library was still opened, according to police. The 25-year-old victim got into an argument with the man that escalated into a physical confrontation, which then led to the victim getting stabbed in the abdomen. The attacker took off on foot, heading north on Bainbridge Avenue. The victim, meantime, was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital and was listed in serious condition. The 52nd Precinct has since tweeted a

Neighborhood Notes: Free Immigration Service

By PROFESSOR ANTHONY RIVIECCIO, MBA, PFA

Over the course of the last several years in New York City we have seen a moving change in our citizens and the way they are voting. We have become, as some would say, much more progressive than in any time in our city governance. Others would say we are going back in time! Yes, an oxymoronic moment has taken place this election season! We have gone back to the future! Think of Abbott and Costello’s “13 x 7= 28” bit (or go to YouTube). But the following math really does add up to 28, and it’s called ranked-choice voting.

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

As the opioid crisis continues to impact the Bronx, a second overdose prevention presentation was held within the last six months at the latest 52nd Precinct Community Council meeting. The precinct, which covers the north Bronx, leads with the largest number of opioid-related deaths. The presenter this time, Gavi Liebovitz, a drug awareness and overdose prevention coordinator, presented a slideshow explaining how to help someone that has overdosed on an opioid. As popular as opioids, an assortment of different painkillers, has become, it is the introduction of fentanyl, a synthetic form of painkiller that has increased greatly the amount of

Financial Empowerment Part of the Solution (POTS) will host a series of personal finance workshops at 2759 Webster Ave., second floor, at the 2 p.m. on the following dates: how credit works on Nov. 8; and banking on emergency savings and connecting food and finances workshop on Nov. 15. Sessions include free drinks and snacks. For more information, contact hesteban@potsbronx.org or call (718) 220-4892 ext. 135. Literacy Fair The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore hosts a literacy fair on Nov. 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., featuring book giveaway offers for children under age five, registration for a New York

Editor’s Pick Free Films at NYPL People of all ages are welcome to visit the New York Public Library to enjoy the following free films: “Casablanca,” – Nov. 9, and “Rebel Without a Cause” – Nov. 16, both at 2:30 p.m. at the Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., for adults. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org. “Dumbo,” – Nov. 16 at 1:30 p.m. at the Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St., for teens/young adults. For more information, call (718) 882-8239. “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” – Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. at the

Snow Postpones Stagg Meeting at Community Board 7

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT and DAVID CRUZ

Governor Andrew Cuomo is expanding his investigation into Five Star Management, the subsidiary management organization of The Stagg Group, owners of three troubled buildings on Webster Avenue in Bedford Park, over allegations the management firm has completely mismanaged a portfolio of properties. “No one deserves to be subjected to these conditions and I am ordering the relevant state agencies to expand their investigation to all properties managed by this company,” Cuomo said in a written statement on Nov. 2. “If true, we will take all steps within our power to remedy this situation and help ensure these New Yorkers have

Site Safety The city Department of Buildings (DOB) is implementing new safety training procedures for construction workers and supervisors working on large construction projects beginning Dec. 1. Workers are now expected to obtain 30 hours and supervisors are expected to obtain 62 hours of site safety training as required by a 2017 law. This comes a few months after a partial building collapse in Norwood that killed 48- year-old Segundo Huerta, a construction worker at the site on 94 E. 208th Street on Aug. 27. Huerta was on site when the building’s third floor collapsed, crushing and killing him. By

By DAVID CRUZ

Dear Fellow Readers, The year’s twenty-second edition of the Norwood News is out with plenty of community news stories to read and share. We have 28 pages packed full of news from this corner of the Bronx, so let’s start with page one! Our top story focuses on what’s happening at Bronx Community Charter School on Webster Avenue. There, students took on an ambitious project to understand the neighborhood of Norwood, the players and the issues. Read about one student, Blessing Owusu, who delved deeply into the controversial topic of gentrification. It’s a true story of the power of community