Bainbridge Avenue Sewer Project on Hold For Several More Weeks

By DAVID CRUZ

Those living or traveling through Norwood will once again have to brace for another round of patience-challenging congestion and temporary bus route changes as the city will finally resume . completion of a massive sewer replacement project in the neighborhood. It was supposed to start this week, but the city has put it off for another few weeks. The project would’ve been completed a lot sooner, with the city placing the holdup on the state’s largest utility, while also pointing to the contractors’ ongoing talks with the MTA over the temporary bus stops. The epicenter of the project will once

Neighborhood Notes: Free Immigration Service

By PROFESSOR ANTHONY RIVIECCO, MBA PFA

It’s been nearly 100 years in the making. For over 90 years, if one wanted to experiment with the financial markets, all one had to do was call their non-salaried “broker,” place a trade, charge a commission, and off you go. Until the commissions became too high. Then, by the revolution of financial planning in the 1990s, Wall Street mucky mucks came up with another idea: clients would pay financial “brokers” a fee for constructing portfolios and financial planning, typically a percentage of assets under management, and custodians collected interest on clients cash and margin, distribution fees from mutual funds and,

By DAVID CRUZ

Dear Fellow Readers, The year’s nineteenth edition of the Norwood News is out with plenty of interesting 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 two more Legionnaires’ cases popping up at Tracey Towers. The New York City Health Department is now collecting water samples as part of the city Health Department’s investigation. Reporter Jose A. Giralt continued his coverage with a meeting urging residents to heed the city’s advice. Inside the cover you’ll read Michael

By DAVID CRUZ

Inside a busy convenience store in Norwood stood a goldmine that someone’s ready to collect. And while it’s still unclear who won the $10.7 million lottery prize at TS Stationery at 3401 Jerome Ave., one thing’s certain: the winner’s a store regular. News of the jackpot winner on Monday caused quite the buzz at the store that falls within the Jerome Gun Hill Business Improvement District, one of the few stores within the strip where customers can play the lottery. It’s there where Ms. Lee, the owner, worked the lotto machine on Friday. An employee with the New York State

Latest Edition of the Norwood News is Out!

By DAVID CRUZ

Dear Fellow Readers, The year’s eighteenth edition of the Norwood News is out with plenty of interesting community news stories to read and share. We have 28 pages packed full of news from this corner of the Bronx, capturing all kinds of stuff. We’re actually veering from our page one, and moving to page two! Our other top story focuses on a Legionnaires’ scare impacting Tracey Towers. The New York City Health Department is now investigating how the bacteria caused two residents to contract the disease. Reporter Jose A. Giralt stopped by a meeting to get a complete breakdown. Back

By PROF. ANTHONY RIVIECCIO, MBA PFA

I get so tired of hearing it: President Donald Trump did this, he did that. Firstly, as my clients know, I do not integrate politics and finance together. Why? When it comes to personal finance, isn’t it about your money first? Thus, looking at the ending of this last decade, how are we doing? And if you wanted to play politics, who would have the answer? While many yell “fake news,” I tell my clients, “then try to read all news.” So, when you read stats from The U.S. Department of Labor, Goldman Sachs, Federal Reserve Bank, The Wall Street

The Norwood News stopped by Wakefield on Aug. 30 for a back-to-school event complete with a backpack giveaway to local students ahead of the Sept. 5 start of public schools. Check out these photos by Miriam Quinones.

Neighborhood Notes: Back-to-School Health Fair

Back-to-School Health Fair A free back-to-school health fair is scheduled on Sept. 4 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, 1400 Pelham Pkwy. S., at the Pirate Ship Playground at Building 8 Courtyard. Free back-to-school supplies, music, and giveaways will be on hand. Anyone interested in signing up for affordable health insurance can do so. For more information, call Pitrina Moseley at (646) 335-8645. Free Paper Shredding Shred sensitive paperwork at a free shredding event happening on Sept. 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Office of Assemblyman Jeff Dinowitz at 3107 Kingsbridge Ave.

By DAVID CRUZ

Dear Fellow Readers, The year’s seventeenth edition of the Norwood News is out with plenty of interesting community news stories to read and share. We have 28 pages packed full of news from this corner of the Bronx, capturing all kinds of stuff happening in the borough. And as usual, we’ll start with page one! For our front-page story, we delve into the ongoing heroin epidemic that appears to be a permanent fixture in the Bronx. A report from the New York City Health Department shows an increase in the number of opioid-related deaths in 2018, an eight percent increase. Reporter