It’s Here! A New and Improved Look For The Norwood News

by David Cruz The Norwood News has been anticipating this moment for quite some time, waiting for the perfect moment to re-introduce the newspaper to the readers, and it’s finally here…the new Norwood News. Same news spirit. Fresh new look. In it you’ll find an entire color page full of news stories impacting the community, and familiar features the Norwood News has ran for years, including Inquiring Photographer with David Greene, Business Beat, Be Healthy (fascinating piece on the 10-year separation procedure of conjoined twins), and Judy Noy’s Out & About. They’re complemented with a new feature dubbed Norwood News Online,

With Bronx Women Businesses Gaining Momentum, Gillibrand Pushes For Greater Access To Contracts

by David Cruz For the past fifteen years, Sheila Mcqueen describes running a small business as brutal. Yes, her cleaning service has attracted clients that included the U.S. Army, but much of it requires the assistance of federal government awards.

Cheers And Thrills For Bay Plaza Mall Opening

By David Cruz The highly anticipated Bay Plaza Mall in Co-Op City opened with plenty of verve, a tsunami of crowds, and borough pride.

Summer Streets 2014 Boasts Norwood Economy and Community

By David Cruz On the latter part of the summer, street festivals dot the Bronx landscape. Over the weekend, the streets along a portion of Bainbridge Avenue closed for a second consecutive Sunday for a festival that marked community pride while beckoning memories of yesteryear.

New Kingsbridge Retail Landlord Postpones Rent Hike For Merchants

by David Cruz Merchants facing a rent hike along a stretch of stores near the Kingsbridge Armory are breathing easier for now after hearing news their impending high rent will be delayed. Rents were to have gone up Aug. 1. At a meeting hosted by the Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition and the Northwest Bronx Democrats at St. Tolentine Church on Fordham. Steven Lorenzo, a realtor with NAI Friedland, told the audience that New Kingsbridge LLC, the new landlord to two properties on the corner of West Kingsbridge Road and Jerome Avenue has decided to arrive at a compromise

by David Cruz Well, here it is–the latest edition of the Norwood News is out with pages of intriguing news coverage and a special announcement for readers. First up, the Norwood News continues its coverage of the Kingsbridge Armory and some bad luck for merchants who face a massive rent hike come August. We explore just what transpired at an emergency meeting hosted by Community Board 7. Our next story is pretty endearing for us, and will receive plenty of promotion in the coming four weeks as we enter the annual Norwood News hiatus. In August we’ll unveil a brand new look to the Norwood

By David Cruz The Norwood News has learned rents have doubled for small business owners just across from the Kingsbridge Armory, in a move that’s considered a first major push to weed out retailers on the eve of the Armory’s redevelopment. The move foreshadows a possible trend in the working class neighborhood that could see an exodus of existing retail tenants. Retailers at over a dozen diners, stores and other retail establishments were sent a letter by New Kingsbridge LLC informing them that rents will double come August 1. The news has stunned many business owners in the working class

by David Cruz The latest of the Norwood News is out, found at nearly 200 locations throughout the northwest Bronx. Here we highlight several stories worth reading: First up, the fate of the Shrine of St. Ann’s Church on Bainbridge Avenue is up in the air following a financial review by the Archdiocese. Our own Pamela Segura followed that story. We also take you to Fordham and a lobby newsstand allegedly forced to withdraw from its coffee sales after a Starbucks opens in the same building. Check out what the coffee giant had to say about the move. And finally, we offer

Job Fair Slated For July 10 At DeWitt Clinton HS

By the Norwood News The unemployment rate still stands in the double-digits in the Bronx, earning the distinction as the most jobless or underemployed county in the state. Efforts have been made to curb the numbers, with job fairs happening throughout the borough. The latest is set for tomorrow, Thursday, July 10, as Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj, representing the Bedford Park/Norwood communities, will host the 2nd annual Bronx Job Fair at DeWitt Clinton High School at 100 West Mosholu Parkway South. The job fair will feature over four-dozen employers from the healthcare, retail, transportation and administrative sectors. Adding to the push to