Illegal Barbecues Fan Across Neighborhood Parks, Residents Fume

By JASMINE GOMEZ With climbing temperatures and daylight hours extending, the barbecue season is heating up. And along Mosholu Parkway, some residents are fuming over illegal barbecues, a common sighting as hints of summer settle in.

Neighborhood Notes

Small Business Workshops Monroe College School of Business and Operation HOPE host free small business development workshops Wednesdays through July 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the college’s Ustin Hall, 2375 Jerome Ave. (184th Street). Participants will learn how to start a business, build a business plan, and look for funding. For more information or to register, call (201) 381-8798 or email pedro.barry@operationhope.org. Understanding Colitis Program An educational program on inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis takes place May 21 at Montefiore Medical Center’s Tishman Learning Center room #1, 111 E. 210th St. Free registration and light

By DAVID CRUZ Perry Avenue and East 204th Street is whole again following crews covering up a giant hole at the busy intersection. City crews placed a metal plate on top of a sinkhole that turned morning rush into an obstacle course for drivers turning to Perry Avenue. Residents spotted the sinkhole, mistaken for a pothole, for two weeks. Although the sinkhole was eventually sealed, the tar sunk in a day later, forcing crews to place the metal plate. According to a statement issued by the Department of Transportation to News 12, Empire City Subway Company, a subsidiary of Verizon

Another Property Sold in Bedford Park

By DAVID CRUZ Bedford Park is becoming the bedrock of development. The latest is the purchase of an abandoned piece of property at 232 East 201st St., which was at one point the home of squatters. Ariel Properties executed the sale for an undisclosed buyer for $650,000, translating to $36 per buildable square feet. It’s located at the corner of Valentine Avenue and 201st Street, deemed a R8 zoning district. Developers can build upwards to 17,982 buildable square feet as-of-right or 19,416 should developers work community space into the development. “With direct access to Grand Concourse and the Bronx Botanical

Pictures: Capping Off Bronx Week at Mosholu Parkway

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Monroe College Finds Solutions to End Summer Cycle of Violence

The summer months often coincides an increase in violence, a reason why the Monroe College School of Criminal Justice and Jacobi Medical Center convened a panel that looks to put the crime spike to the forefront.

As Deadline for Rent Laws Looms, Community Hearings on the Need to Strengthen Them Take Place

By MOSES BUSTOS and DAVID CRUZ New York state’s housing laws make affordable apartments available to over a million low-income families by regulating tenant and landlord rights. The rent laws expire June 15, with the Albany Legislature tasked to strengthen, weaken or preserve them in accordance to the needs of tenants and the current housing market.

Digital Edition of the Norwood News Is Out!

By DAVID CRUZ The latest edition of the Norwood News is out with plenty of community news you can use! There’s plenty to talk about, so here goes: The big story is on something of a rarity: a stop by a U.S. sitting President in the Bronx. President Barack Obama did just that, spending an afternoon at Lehman College. The Norwood News was there to capture Mr. Obama’s rare event, which detailed the formation of a nonprofit geared towards young minority men. Heading back to more hyperlocal terrain, we go to Mosholu Parkway, where community residents are hammering out a