No Parking Through Feb. 28 at this Jerome Avenue Stretch

By SHA-NIA ALSTON

A new no parking zone has been temporarily issued for Jerome Avenue between Woodlawn Cemetery and Shandler Road through Feb. 28 so crews can install a new 72″ Trunk Water Main. The work is part of a major renovation project to improve Norwood’s sewer system. Vehicles found in violation of signage posted in advance by the contractor will be towed to other locations nearby. Sidewalks access may a be temporarily restricted as well. For questions on the no parking zone residents can contact the 52nd Precinct or Community Construction Liaison (CCL) Yoshabelle Desulme direct line at (718) 644 2065.

Bedford Park Etched In History

By DAVID CRUZ and EMILY SUZANNE LEVER

Neighborhood chosen for ‘Six to Celebrate’ designation Bedford Park stepped closer towards legitimate neighborhood preservation after the Historic Districts Council (HDC), a nonprofit group specializing in maintaining neighborhoods’ familiar aesthetics and cultural heritage, placed it in its ‘Six to Celebrate’ designation. The group, which lobbies the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission and touts its involvement in the creation of over 100 historic districts in its 49-year history, puts a spotlight each year on six neighborhoods it considers important to New York architecture, culture and history and in need of preservation. In a statement, HDC described Bedford Park as an

Editor’s Pick Polar Bears at Orchard Beach The Bronx Polar Bears will take their annual dip against homelessness at Orchard Beach on Feb. 9 at noon preceded by an official welcome, safety instructions and warmups. All are invited to attend but registration is requested to help raise money for BronxWorks services provided to the Bronx homeless. BronxWorks’ mission is to help individuals and families improve their economic and social wellbeing. Donations of new winter clothing may be brought to the event. For more information, call (646) 393-4002. Onstage Lehman College’s Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W.,

By DAVID GREENE

This week we asked readers their thoughts on legislators currently considering the legalization of recreational marijuana—Would this be good or bad for New York City? Is pot a stepping-stone to harder drugs and would it decrease or increase crime? I’m not sure if it’s a good thing or a bad thing. It’s very complex to even think about, because there’s a lot of parts to the issue. I don’t think it leads to harder drugs. If they start to tax it, they will make money like they do on booze, but what about the effect on crime? It’s a lot

Dear Fellow Readers! The Norwood News is out with its latest edition covering the Bronx. In our third edition of the year, we bring you the latest! The front page story profiles the efforts made by the Bedford Mosholu Community Association (BMCA) to designate Bedford Park as a historic district with the goal of slowing real estate development in the neighborhood. Read what members of BMCA and the Historic Districts Council have to say. In Norwood, the suspect wanted for allegedly exposing himself to an underage boy was collared by the NYPD, and the long-planned North Bronx Islamic Center is slated to

Neighborhood Notes: Free Immigration Service

By PROF. ANTHONY RIVIECCIO, MBA PFA

On Jan. 4 , I wrote a financial article I thought was both very important and timely. I simply suggested at the time that if the federal government did not open by Feb. 16, its own citizenry might take action against our own elected officials. Two paragraphs from that article reflected that sentiment: First, I said, “Last tax season, the IRS had paid $12.6 billion in refunds to more than six million households by Feb. 2, 2018. By Feb. 16, the IRS had paid $101.2 billion to nearly 32 million households. And by March 30, the IRS had paid $212 billion to 73 million households.” Then

Mayor's Coming to the Bronx, and He's Bringing City Hall With Him

By STEPHANIE GARCIA

Next week the annual City Hall in Your Borough: Resource Fair will be coming to the Bronx, and several high level officials from all New York City agencies will be attending. This will allow residents to speak with these city officials, and voice concerns. Representatives from the city’s Transportation, Finance, Police, Education, Health, and Parks Department will be on hand. They’ll also be joined by employees from the New York City Economic Development Corporation and City Hall. The event is slated from Jan. 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. It will be taking place at the Latino Pastoral Action

The Bronx Develops: A Metro-North Station in a City Within a City

By DAVID CRUZ

The plan to bring four Metro-North stations to the East Bronx crossed a major hurdle today after Governor Cuomo’s office announced that talks between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Amtrak, which owns the existing tracks Metro-North operates, have ended with a deal. Preliminary designs and a feasibility study that determines whether Amtrak can use its tracks on a daily basis will get underway for the project dubbed Penn Station Access, according to Cuomo’s office. Co-Op City, Morris Park, Parkchester, and Hunts Point will receive a station. These Metro-North trains will be re-routed to Penn Station instead of Grand Central Terminal.

By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA

Everything! New forms, worksheets, calculations, formulas, and schedule sheets The Trump tax law, in effect over a year ago, is now coming to visit us for the first time this income tax season. Do you think you’re getting the same refund as in the past? Think it should be bigger? Well, let me start with some temporary bad news first. As per the new law, all taxpayers in 2018 should have received (on average) a two percent decrease in tax rates. So, if you made $50,000 in 2018, and say your federal taxes were at 25 percent versus today’s 23