UPDATE Fordham Manor: Gang of Seven Wanted for Robbery and Assault of Older Adult

By DAVID GREENE

The NYPD has shared additional photos and video of a group of people who are sought for questioning in relation to a robbery and assault on an older person that occurred in Fordham Manor last month.

Norwood’s Nicky’s Coffee Shop to Reopen Sal’s Pizzeria in Sept

By DAVID GREENE

Longtime residents and visitors to Norwood were surprised to see the iron rolldown gate permanently shut at the popular Sal’s Pizzeria on Bainbridge Avenue, when the business quietly closed after more than 40 years in the community.

Op-Ed: Historic Ruling for People with Disabilities

By REGINA MARTINEZ-ESTELA

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made disability rights history, releasing a highly anticipated final rule implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which will prove to be a powerful tool in fighting discrimination based on disability in healthcare and human services. It is significant news, especially after more than 40 years of advocacy by the disability community to secure greater protections.

Norwood: Movies in the Park after Dark Kicks Off in the Oval

By ARIEL PACHECO

Dozens of residents from Norwood and Bedford Park of all ages gathered at the Williamsbridge Oval Track and Field in Norwood on July 10 to watch the Pixar movie, “Finding Nemo,” kicking off the “Movies in the Park after Dark” summer series which will be running in the Oval throughout the summer.

Child Who Suffered Cardiac Arrest Back at Church

By DAVID GREENE

A week after paramedics transferred a 2-year-old girl who the FDNY said had suffered a cardiac arrest to hospital during a church service in Kingsbridge Heights, the pastor of Iglesia Cristiana Tabernaculo de Gracia [The Christian Church of the Tabernacle of Grace] told Norwood News that the child was doing fine and was back at church.

Fordham Manor: Man Sought for Armed Robbery

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached media who they say is sought in connection with an armed robbery that occurred in Fordham Manor.

Bronx Man Gets 20 Years to Life in Prison for Fatal Stabbing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Thursday, July 25, that a Bronx man was sentenced 20 years to life in prison for first-degree manslaughter for fatally stabbing an acquaintance.

UPDATE Bedford Park Gets a Clean Up!

By EMILY SAWAKED

For the fourth year in a row, the Sanitation Foundation, the official nonprofit partner of NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY), in conjunction with the New York Yankees and the Office of the Bronx Borough President, is hosting its annual Bronx Summer Clean-up series.

BMCA Honors Norwood News Editor with Community Award

By ARIEL PACHECO & SÍLE MOLONEY

The Bedford Mosholu Community Association (BMCA) committee announced during their last meeting before the summer recess that this year, it was honoring Síle Moloney, Norwood News editor, with the association’s annual Jack Kelly Memorial Award.