At An Annual Holiday Food Drive, Dinowitz Does His Part

By Catharina Thuemling The holiday season is near but not all families are blessed to celebrate Thanksgiving and other upcoming holidays with a table filled with food.

Business Beat – Lobbying Cosmetologists While a BID Gears Up For the Holidays

Diaz Jr. Lobbies Beauty Biz Over Regulation Bill Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. took his bill on grading the beauty industry directly to cosmetologists at a Lehman College symposium Nov. 18. The bill would allow the city to rate every city barbershop, salon and spa, hoping problem spas clean up their act. Though it was introduced in September by the bill’s sponsor, Brooklyn Councilman Rafael Espinal, no action has been taken. “The proposals we put forward today will go a long way towards ensuring that the people of this city have a clean and safe atmosphere to get their

by David Cruz Community Board 7 members are expected to hear from the nonprofit developer of an affordable housing/homeless shelter in University Heights just as interest for waterfront development grows.

Business Beat – CPR Training School Breathes Life in Wakefield

By DAVID CRUZ Janet Hawkins looks to seize the five boroughs, at least within the realm of CPR training. And she knows a key rule of business: give them what they want.

Digital Edition of the Norwood News Is Out!

by David Cruz Have two weeks flown by already? They must have since the latest edition of the Norwood News is out filled with plenty of news you can share with your community. This edition we look at the implications behind the impending closure of Shrine of Saint Ann’s Church in Norwood, one of six churches slated for closure in the Bronx. Michaela Ross picks up the story and what parishioners think on the closure. The feature In The Public Interest focuses on ways the city Education Department intends to fix the overcrowding issue in school districts, a step in the

St. Ann’s to Close Regular Church Service, School In Limbo

By Michaela Ross Tears and questions echoed from the pews of the historic Shrine Church of Saint Ann in Norwood as Rev. Francis Scanlon announced last weekend that the Catholic church will close for regular worship by next year.

With Mild Weather, No Excuse Not To Vote

by David Cruz The forecast this Election Day is calling for mild weather for early November. It’s a perfect time to vote! Polls at schools, community centers and senior centers are open until 9 p.m. in a General Election that’s already perceived as having a very low voter turnout despite a New York gubernatorial contest that needs to be decided. The top races in the Bronx have already been decided during the September Democratic primary, considered more important given the overwhelming number of registered Democrats in the Bronx. The Bronx Democratic County Committee helped garner wins for its incumbents, though

By Catharina Thuemling Let the horse be replaced with horsepower!

Editorial: Conquering The Ebola Fear

In the last month, wall-to-wall coverage of Ebola has engulfed the news media. You could say it’s like that of an outbreak–the moment a large media outlet covers it, the rest are infected by it (in the news business, it’s called piggybacking). From the moment the first New York City case of Ebola was reported, city officials have been on high alert. Rightfully so, though Mayor Bill de Blasio has continually pounded the drum saying “there is no reason for New Yorkers to be alarmed.” The patient, a doctor treating Ebola patients at the epicenter of the disease, West Africa,