NCBH will Deliver Late on Maternity Ward

By Justin McCallum NOTE: Community members are welcome to voice their concerns of the closure at a meeting with HHC, elected officials and advocates on Tuesday, March 18 at North Central Bronx Hospital at 6:30p.m. Amid growing unrest over closure of their maternity ward, North Central Bronx Hospital officials assured the community of their ongoing commitment to reopening the ward.

Viewing the Bronx from the Eyes of Daniel Hauben

By Hayley Camacho For artist Daniel Hauben the question, ‘Why do you paint the Bronx?’ can be answered with a similar question, ‘Why not paint the Bronx?’ “I live here,” he said. “Just as Monet painted his environment that happened to be Giverny and the beautiful gardens, my environment is the Bronx. It’s got plenty of possibilities.”

Activists Urge Klein To See The Sign On Campaign Finance Reform

by David Cruz “The cops are coming, let’s go!” said Matt Edge, head of the grassroots group Money Out of Politics (MOP), shouting to his accomplice as they scurried out of Fordham Plaza. In guerilla fashion, the activists hoisted a burlap sign in mid-afternoon with painted words that read “Klein, No More Empty Promises on Fair Elections #99.13%.” Six other banners were scattered throughout Klein’s 34th Assembly District, hung visibly around several overpasses along the Henry Hudson Parkway.

Taking Charge of the Parkway, Advocates Pick Up After Polluters

By Justin McCallum With warmer weather approaching, the many snowbanks along Mosholu Parkland are melting to reveal not budding flowers but heaps of trash discarded over the winter months. A walk along just ten concrete slabs of park sidewalk finds used cigarette boxes, a tomato sauce can, shattered beer bottles, motor oil and a moldy box of coffee along with paper cups. A felled “No Litter” sign lays discarded alongside debris, adding irony to a prairie that’s often treated like a wasteland. More trash lines the street, sidewalk, in the roadway and between cars.

Bronx News Roundup: Shakeups In NYPD Higher-Ups

by David Cruz The Bronx News Roundup is back from its one-week hiatus, loaded with some interesting tidbits happening in the world of Bronx news. First up, our pal Kappy at The Bronx Times Reporter serves up some gossip on police shakeups happening across the borough. It’s all positive stuff, as the Bronx men in blue have been bumped to better positions, most notably Borough Borough Commander Carlos Gomez, earning a third star as chief of the housing bureau. The Daily News reports on a narco bust involving an elaborate drug-buyback scheme, alleged to have operated at the 184th Street

Neighborhood Notes

Homebuyer Counseling & Free Tax Prep The University Neighborhood Housing Program holds a homebuyer counseling session on March 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Northwest Bronx Resource Center, 2715 Bainbridge Ave., offering free one-on-one professional assistance (appointments are available on the first and third Friday of every month); and free tax preparation sessions most Wednesdays (1 to 5 p.m.) and Saturdays (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) until April 9. For more information or an appointment, call (718) 933-2539. SYEP NYC’s Summer Youth Employment Program is accepting applications for residents ages 14 to 24 through April 25. Those

Man Shot Dead, Another Beaten During Fordham Heights Home Invasion

by David Greene Police have launched a search for the killer of a 43-year-old man shot dead inside his home in an apparent home invasion, according to police. Officers from the 46th Precinct were dispatched to 355 E. 187th St. in Fordham Heights, a known hotspot for cops in the Four-Six. After callers reported shots fired to 911 operators during the early morning hours of Sunday, March 9, police arrived to find the victim shot multiple times—once in the head and the other in the torso. He was pronounced dead on the scene.