SEE PICTURES: Norwood News Hails 30 Years

Past and present faces of the Norwood News came to break bread and hail the paper’s 30-year milestone with a celebration at Lehman College on Nov. 1. The event drew roughly 130 guests to the college’s Faculty Dining Room in the Music Building, which included an awards program and keynote address by Errol Louis of NY1. Opening the ceremony was Jennifer Tausig, executive director of Mosholu Preservation Corporation (MPC), the not-for-profit that produces the Norwood News. Dr. José Luis Cruz, president of Lehman College, and Dr. Peter Semczuk, executive director of Montefiore Health System’s Moses Campus, spoke of the paper’s

From Internship to Job, How MMCC Trains Young Workforce

By CHRISTY RAE AMMONS

The modest basement room at Mosholu Montefiore Community Center (MMCC) was packed with young people, some there to celebrate their accomplishments and some to congratulate their peers. The mothers who sat in the corner beamed with pride while they took photos on their phones of the ceremony. After 12 weeks, this group of young adults, ages 17 to 24, was graduating from MMCC’s Intern and Earn, a program funded by the city Department of Youth and Community Development. Among the crowd was Peyton Wendell. After attending Mount Saint Michael Academy in Wakefield, Wendell was unsure if enrolling in college was

Neighborhood Notes: Free Immigration Service

By PROF. ANTHONY RIVIECCIO, MBA, PFA

Yes, it’s a loaded and subjective subject. The value of money means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. For example, If I said consumer spending is growing at four percent, as was announced by the federal government last week, does that mean we have more value in money? Or more money in our pocket? If I said to you gross domestic product is growing at 3.5 percent annually, as was reported last week, does that mean that you “feel rich”? Does this put more money in your pocket? President Donald Trump says, “Yes, our economy is

By By NATALIE MIGLIORE of WFUV

The Norwood News, WFUV radio, and BronxNet Television present a special report profiling several candidates ahead of the November general election. Walking around Astoria Park on a chilly Saturday afternoon, Anthony Pappas talks about the path that brought him to run on the Republican ticket for Congress against Democratic rival Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, particularly in a district that is largely Democratic. “To get an idea of my childhood, you can go back to one of the world famous movies that was filmed on the street where I grew up,” he says as he talked about West Side Story. “I don’t claim

By DAVID CRUZ

Blake Announces PA Run Assemblyman Michael Blake, who, along with representing the 79th Assembly District while pushing a national Democratic agenda as vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee, is throwing his hat into the race for New York City Public Advocate. The Public Advocate’s seat will officially be up for grabs come November since the current advocate, Letitia James, won the Democratic nomination for state attorney general. With an overwhelmingly Democratic state, James’s shot at winning the AG seat is all but secured. Should Blake win the advocate seat, it will open the door for his Assembly seat. The

Latest Edition of the Norwood News is Out!

By DAVID CRUZ

Dear Fellow Readers! The Norwood News is out with its latest edition covering Bronx communities. With 24 pages packed into this paper there’s plenty of news to share. So let’s get to page one. The front page focuses on The Bedford Manor, which opened in 2016 and is already showing signs of decay. A tour by the Norwood News given by one resident shows a breakdown of services. Reporter Joseph Konig got word from the landlord. Read what he has to say. Other stories include the city Environmental Protection playing defense over poor water pouring out of northwest Bronx homes. We

Tenants: Repairs Now at New Stagg Buildings

By JOSEPH KONIG and DAVID CRUZ

Zxavier Simpson moved from Harlem in 2016 into 2985 Webster Ave., one of two buildings in a complex dubbed “Bedford Park Manor.” Less than two years later, he’s fed up with the flooding, broken elevators, loose wires, and squatters that plague his building. Simpson wants more effort from his landlords, but he says they have been nonresponsive and unhelpful. “No one ever answers the calls,” Simpson said. “The maintenance [workers] come in and take the garbage out. They don’t mop. They don’t clean… It’s like we’re just here and they’re just collecting money.” Shoddy living conditions and uncommunicative landlords is hardly abnormal

Flanked By Bronx Electeds, Schumer Rails Against CSX Land Deal Talks

By JOSEPH KONIG

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and a slew of Bronx lawmakers slammed rail transportation giant CSX for walking away from a deal to sell unused land in Kingsbridge to the city so it can be converted into a greenway and bike path. “We cannot allow this project to be delayed just because CSX wants to squeeze a few more pennies out of the community,” Schumer said at a news conference Oct. 17 held at the West 238th Street overpass near Broadway. “We are telling them, asking them to come back to the table or else.” What “or else” meant was unclear

DEP Backtracks Following Outrage Over Tap Water Taste (Picture)

By JOSEPH KONIG

UPDATE: Michael Deloach, the DEP Deputy Commissioner for Public Affairs & Communications, spoke at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Croton Facility Monitoring Committee on Tuesday night and addressed resident complaints of water taste and smell. Deloach conceded that the DEP could have done more in communicating with the public but insisted that there were no health risks in consuming city tap water. “No question it wasn’t quality and up-to-snuff as what we usually deliver,” Deloach said of the “metallic”-tasting water Bronx residents reported drinking over the last few weeks. “Moving forward when we do have a big shift from