UPDATE Norwood: McKeon Funeral Home Business Dispute Causes Chaos

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

The following is an extended version of the story that appears in our latest print edition. A business dispute among former business associates of a longtime, Bronx funeral home in Norwood has left an unfathomable situation for clients of the business, according to one of the parties to the dispute who said families of the deceased still have to pick up cremated remains and death certificates from the business, while the related files have been removed from the premises. The same party said because certain family members’ “prearrangement” documents have been removed from the premises by the other

By LIANA SMALE

Next time you walk through one of New York City’s 1,700 public parks, take a closer look at the names on the signs advertising park events, or at the shirts worn by people picking up trash. Do they say “NYC Parks” or the name of a private group? While NYC Department of Parks & Recreation (NYC Parks) performs many general park maintenance tasks, oftentimes private groups ensure that parks are clean, safe, and fun spaces. According to New Yorkers for Parks, the City already spends less on its parks than other major U.S. cities, and this June, according to New

By SÍLE MOLONEY & SARA MARTINEZ

Three migrant construction workers in their twenties, one from Ecuador and one with a young family, who were seriously burned following a work place accident / flash fire in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx have filed a negligence lawsuit against BE Bronx Builders, LLC, Stagg Group, and Mark Stagg. The accident occurred at 739 East Gun Hill Road, a new building under construction, on Monday, May 15, as reported. The suit alleges that the named entities are liable for failing to protect their employees from danger while using flammable waterproofing materials, and causing severe burn injuries to them,

By DAVID GREENE

Several hundred members of different trade unions from across the City stood vigil down the block from Walton High School in Kingsbridge Heights on Wednesday, May 24, as city officials joined local residents for the final community input meeting to determine the future of the massive, vacant Kingsbridge Armory, located at Jerome Avenue and West Kingsbridge Road, also in Kingsbridge Heights. It has remained all but dormant for the better part of the last 20 years. Only Bronxites were allowed inside the school for the meeting. The Kingsbridge Armory residents meeting kicked off at 5 p.m. at the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The following is an extended version of the story that appears in our latest print edition. Lehman Center for the Performing Arts was the chosen Bronx venue for the 50th anniversary celebration of the birth of Hip Hop on Saturday, May 6, when the Hip Hop Fever 2023 concert kicked off in conjunction with Sal Abbatiello of Fever Records. In the early 1970s, Hip Hop was born in the South Bronx and the concert celebrated the early pioneers of the now world-famous music genre. The show featured performances by Grandmaster Melle & Scorpio, KRS-One, Kurtis Blow, the Sugar

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Editor’s Note: Check back for more updates as we add more events. New York State Primary Elections June 27 Key Dates Request your absentee ballot online or by mail by Monday, June 12. Register to vote via https://nycvotes.turbovote.org/?r=votingnyc by Saturday, June 17. Update your address if you have moved in order to vote on Primary Day by Saturday, June 17. Early voting takes place from Saturday, June 17, to Sunday, June 25. Visit https://findmypollsite.vote.nyc/ to find your early voting site and hours. Request an absentee ballot in person by Monday, June 26. To find your borough Board of Elections

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan, NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Commissioner Thomas Foley, and Animal Care Centers (ACC) of NYC chief executive officer, Risa Weinstock, joined advocates and members of the community on Thursday, May 18, to break ground on a new Animal Care Center in the Baychester neighborhood of The Bronx. Norwood News had last reported on the project back in January 2018. The $92 million project, which is anticipated to open in Spring 2025, is being managed by DDC for the Health Department and ACC. The new

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on May 16 that a Bronx man was charged with kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment, assault, and other charges for pistol-whipping, beating and starving a teenage brother and sister who were under his care, keeping them locked in their apartment for weeks, and preventing them from attending school for months. Reacting to the case, Clark said, “The defendant, who was the guardian of the teen siblings, allegedly made their lives a living hell. He allegedly pistol-whipped them and used a belt and a wooden bat, among other objects, to assault them, and deprived

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) for a new, 6-story, residential building at 2754 Creston Avenue in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located between East 196th Street and East 197th Street, the lot is closest to the Kingsbridge Road subway station, serviced by the B and D trains. Alfred Mitaj of First Structure LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications, according to YIMBY. The proposed 60-foot-tall development will yield 9,190 square feet designated for residential space and the building will yield 22 residential units, most

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