Bronx Links, Wednesday

Good morning! Welcome back to Breaking Bronx. We’re in for another beautiful day of spring weather today, with plenty of sunshine and a high of 68. Enjoy it. Here are the local news stories we’re following this Wednesday: Local leaders and politicians are once again looking for ways to battle the ongoing problem of dog poop on sidewalks here in the Bronx. Raising fines and increasing funding for enforcement of the city’s pooper-scooper law are among the suggestions, according to the Daily News. Opening arguments being today in the corruption trial of former Bronx State Sen. Pedro Espada. Espada and

Bronx Redistricting Update

Some updates in the ongoing redistricting saga. The federal judge in charge of redrawing New York’s Congressional districts–since lawmakers in Albany couldn’t come to an agreement of their own–released a second draft of maps yesterday. The new versions make some tweaks in Brooklyn and a few districts upstate but leave the proposed Bronx lines the same as those proposed last week (read our story on this here), potentially merging Kingsbridge and Norwood with a district in northern Manhattan currently represented by Charlies Rangel–which State Sen. Adriano Espaillat is now saying he might make a run for. Meanwhile, lawmakers are still

With the threat of more Bronx post office closures looming, State Sen. Gustavo Rivera is asking residents to fill out a survey about how often they use their local post office locations.

Bronx Notes: Community Board 7 Economic Development Meeting Tonight

Bronx Community Board 7 will hold its Economic Development Committee meeting tonight, Tuesday, March 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Board office, 229A E. 204th St.

Bronx Irish Heritage Month Celebration at Rambling House

Last Thursday, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. hosted an Irish Heritage Month Celebration at the Rambling House in Woodlawn. Thanks to the BP’s office for putting together this video. As spokesman John DeSio would say: production value!

Bronx Notes: Community Board 7 Youth Services Meeting Tonight

Community Board 7’s Youth Services Committee will meet tonight, Monday, March 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Board office, 229A E. 204th St. For more information, call (718) 933-5650 or visit www.bronxcb7.info. Ed. note: Every weekday, we highlight Bronx programs, announcements, services, opportunities, public meetings/hearings or community events. Find a full listing on our Neighborhood Notes page. Send your neighborhood notes to us at norwoodnews@norwoodnews.org.

Construction Begins on Low-Income Development Mosholu Gardens

Two Fridays ago, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for Mosholu Gardens, an eight-story housing development with 63 low-income units located at 245 Mosholu Parkway North, in the Norwood neighborhood of the Bronx.

Stop & Frisk Rates Spark Call for Reform; A Bronx Man Tells His Story

Whenever he ventures out into his University Heights neighborhood, whether by car or foot, Blandon Casenave thinks there is a strong possibility he might be stopped and searched by police for no other reason than the color of his skin.

Bronx Sports Report: Borough Catholic Boys Teams Representing and Other HS Hoops Updates

The Evander Childs Campus boys team would prevail in their match-up, captured in the slideshow above by photographer Adi Talwar, against Benjamin Banneker Academy, 58-42,to move into the PSAL Boys A Division quarterfinals.