For Arts Education, A $23 Million Boost

By David Cruz Carrying on his agenda for public school reform, Mayor Bill De Blasio announced a $23 million boost for arts education. The earmark adds a major boost for an arts component that dwindled through the school system in recent years.

Roasted! Fordham Newsstand Barred From Selling Coffee After Starbucks Opens

by David Cruz Business at this coffee shop’s been grounded. Profits have tanked for the operator of a newsstand in the lobby of One Fordham Plaza, the enormous 12-story complex that’s home to offices occupied by city, state and medical agencies. That’s because the owner of the stand was ordered to stop selling coffee following a deal struck between the management company and the newly-opened Starbucks coffeehouse in the building’s ground level. The Starbucks opened last month, considered somewhat of an encore for the Seattle-based coffee company. Several years ago a Starbucks had opened on West Fordham Road, then closed.

By LAWRENCE HELLER At the Escape Restaurant, the newest eatery in the Jerome-Gun Hill Business Improvement District, the BID’s Board of Directors held its annual meeting on June 10 to outline its hits and future ambitions.

Sunday Shooting Leaves Man Dead in Kingsbridge Terrace

by David Greene The Bronx could not escape a series of shootings that happened throughout the city, with the borough’s only weekend shooting happening in Kingsbridge.

The Norwood News is once again proud to present the latest edition of Bronx Youth Heard, a special publication reported, researched and written solely by Bronx high school students. The students were part of a 12-week program that exposed them to the basics of journalism, the mechanics of writing and the empowerment of civic mindedness. Our instructor, Katina Paron, worked closely to harness their talents, which are here for Norwood News readers to see. Before we close, we want to thank several folks: Councilman Fernando Cabrera and former Councilman Joel Rivera for allocating the funds needed to keep the program running, Hostos Community College

By DAVID GREENE This week we asked readers their thoughts on the recent vote by the NYC Rent Guidelines Board to raise rents by 1 and 2.75 percent for 1- and 2-year leases respectively on rent-stabilized apartments. Editor’s Note: Have a question you want us to answer? Email ideas to dcruz@norwoodnews.org. I’m a landlord and I would have recommended from what I was looking at as far as my bills, real estate tax and water and landlords are now paying for protection for the water and sewer lines from the outside an extra $20 a month. Of course it’s paid by

By PAMELA SEGURA The concrete on Freeman Street was covered with swirly chalk letters and break-dancers. Snippets of hip hop history—conscious hip hop, old school funk and hard-core beats—merged with the sounds of the 2 and 5 subway trains gliding by.

Be Healthy – HIV Study Smokes Out Chain Smokers

By the NORWOOD NEWS Vital Stats: 60% of people living with HIV in the U.S. smoke Though HIV is known to permanently weaken the human body’s immune system, producing a lifestyle filled with mandatory exercise and pill treatment, trends indicate those diagnosed with the fatal disease continue to smoke cigarettes.

As Quality of Life Returns, Building Owners Still Shrouded in Mystery (part 2)

By DAVID CRUZ Editor’s Note: The Norwood News presents part two of a special two-part report on the nature of limited liability corporations and its relation to housing matters.