To Save Bronx Youth From Gangs, Groups Enlist Public Advocate

By STEPHANIE GARCIA

Activists from numerous youth-based groups gathered at Fordham Plaza, addressing issues impacting Bronx’s youth, while also calling on funding to help further their causes. These activists were joined by Public Advocate Jumaane Williams who showed his support towards these groups and their need to receive funding. “We have to guide them and show them the right way, and the only way is with funding,” said Williams, flanked by groups whose purpose is to draw youth away from gangs and violence. Shanequa Charles, president of Miss Abbie’s Kids in Fordham and the organizer of the rally on April 10 said many

A 13-Year-Old is Arrested for Gun Possession. It Was a Gang Neighborhood

By SHA-NIA ALSTON AND DAVID CRUZ

The gun was unmistakable to plainclothes officers from the 52nd Precinct. They just didn’t expect to see it in the waistband of a 13-year-old boy the evening of April 9. But it happened in the area of East 182nd Street and Jerome Avenue in Fordham Heights at the tip of the Five-Two’s jurisdiction abutting the 46th Precinct. Gun arrests are no stranger to this area, but the age of the kid had some residents pausing: why would a little kid be carrying a gun? The image of the gun can be seen on 52nd Precinct’s Twitter page. The case is

By DAVID CRUZ

The race for the 15th Congressional District seat may be more than a year away, but it’s already the hottest political ticket, with another politico jumping into the race. Assemblyman Michael Blake, the 79th Assembly District representative for the West Bronx and the vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, announced a run for the seat, which will be left vacant by the long-time officeholder, Congressman Jose Serrano. Serrano, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, announced last month that he will not seek re-election. Blake’s rollout of his announcement veered away from standard rollouts. It was made via email while

How Residents and Merchants Are Defining Norwood's Consumer Needs

By DAVID CRUZ

By many accounts, Norwood’s commercial corridors represent a vibrant mix of mom and pop shops that largely comprise the makeup of the northwest Bronx neighborhood. And its commercial ranges are wide. There’s Hillside Meat Market, a staple in Norwood for more than 30 years, abutting La Mexicana Grocery, which caters to Norwood’s Hispanic population. But it doesn’t mean the corridor cannot do without add-ons or more stores. The question of what’s Norwood’s next big idea stood as the key question posed to residents by Mosholu Preservation Corporation (MPC), the 38-year nonprofit support corporation of Montefiore Health System (and publisher of

Neighborhood Notes: Free Immigration Service

By DAVID GREENE

This week we asked readers their thoughts on Mayor Bill de Blasio’s possible bid to run for President of the United States. I wouldn’t let him walk my dog, and I don’t even own a dog. He shouldn’t even be running the city of New York because he’s a complete imbecile. Edward Burroughs Norwood Maybe, I think he’s trying to do a good job, but it would be better for him to be in the White House, so he could do the right thing for people. But he has to deliver for the city first and then he

Lehman College Professor Tied to St. Patrick's Cathedral Incident

By DAVID CRUZ

A Lehman College professor was arrested for what appears to be an attempted arson on St. Patrick’s Cathedral. News of the arrest came days after the spire of Notre Dame Cathedral in France went up in flames. Authorities arrested Marc Lamparello, 37, a philosophy professor who taught online courses for the school in Bedford Park. He was charged with resisting arrest, trespass and disorderly conduct. John Miller, the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner for Counter-Terrorism, said cathedral police spotted Lamparello walking inside the landmark church with two gasoline cans and butane lighters. Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence and @NYPDCT John Miller provides

By DAVID CRUZ

A Bronx man is headed to jail for admitting to killing a deli worker using a police officer’s gun. Effrain Guzman was sentenced to 20 years to life for shooting the deli worker at A&M Deli at the corner of East 198th Street and Valentine Avenue on Aug. 9, 2016. Authorities say Guzman initially entered N&A Foods across from A&M to beg for money. Wally Camara, the victim, threw him out. When Guzman entered N&A Foods, he leaped across the counter and assaulted the workers the workers. Camara rushed to the store to help the deli workers as police were

Norwood News Wins Honors at Deadline Club and Society of the Silurians

By NORWOOD NEWS

The Norwood News will be among those honored next month at two journalism awards contests, adding to the growing number of honors the Bronx paper has received over the last few weeks. Nice news for me: Happy to be a finalist for the @deadlineclub annual awards for my series dubbed “Housing Matters”. Beyond happy standing in the company of talented journalists, particularly @TomZambito and @AsburyParkPress. Congrats everyone! pic.twitter.com/etNZbzcELz — David Cruz (@CWEBCRUZER) April 8, 2019 Editor-in-Chief David Cruz is being honored by both the Deadline Club and the Society of the Silurians for his work on a three-part series dubbed “Housing

By DAVID CRUZ

Norwood’s Councilman is exploring a run for Bronx Borough President, adding to a list of potential suitors for the borough’s top executive post. Councilman Andrew Cohen, the 11th Council District representative covering Norwood, Bedford Park, Woodlawn, Wakefield, Riverdale, Fieldston, Kingsbridge, and Marble Hill, told the Norwood News he’s weighing considering whether to enter a race that’ll open in 2021. He’s laying the ground work in some ways, crisscrossing different parts of the Bronx as a way of understanding its nuances and putting his name out there. “I’m not shy about it. I’m thinking about it,” said Cohen. “We’re approaching the