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Editor’s Pick As reported, NYC Parks announced on Monday, Feb. 7, that is is proud to present the Poe Park Visitor Center’s virtual exhibition as part of the agency’s Black History Month celebration. The online show is in addition to “The NYC Parks Renaming Project: Celebrating Black Leaders,” at the Arsenal Gallery in Central Park, as well as other events and tours taking place this month. Both shows are free and will be available to view through February 28, 2022. EVENTS The New York Botanical Garden’s Grow More Vegetables Certificate Series is an edible gardening course designed to equip community

By JULIAN NAZAR

The following is an extended version of the story that appears in our latest print edition. Ten years ago, Sabrina Cardoza heard about Part of the Solution (POTS) through her grandmother. She was having some legal trouble and needed information about how to access support services. However, she didn’t use POTS at first. It wasn’t until five years had elapsed that she decided to seek help from the nonprofit, which is located at 2759 Webster Avenue in Fordham Manor. “I was completely homeless,” Cardoza told the Norwood News. “I was staying in the street. I had nowhere

By DAVID GREENE

The Kingsbridge Heights Community Center (KHCC) has teamed up with TechFIN, a firm that renovates old computers, and has donated the first of 50 desktop computers to residents in the community, rather than sending them to a landfill. On Thursday, Jan. 13, staffers at KHCC were busy processing the paperwork for residents who were patiently waiting in line, respecting the social distancing guidelines. Boxes of computers were later brought out of the center, located at 3101 Kingsbridge Terrace in the Kingsbridge Heights neighborhood, and were placed in the hands of waiting students and other community members who will use them

By DAVID GREENE

This week, we asked readers their thoughts on Mayor Eric Adams’ blueprint to end gun violence. “What’s going to work is if they bring back the “Stop & Frisk” [policy] and they fund the police again, give them back the money they deserve. When they had the “Stop & Frisk,” even though people say it was racist, I feel it wasn’t so much a racist thing. It’s just that people complain, and it’s wrong. If they bring that back, I guarantee you that crime will drop. When they had it when [Mayor Michael] Bloomberg was in, the City was

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Parks announced on Monday, Feb. 7, that is is proud to present the Poe Park Visitor Center’s virtual exhibition as part of the agency’s Black History Month celebration. The online show is in addition to “The NYC Parks Renaming Project: Celebrating Black Leaders,” at the Arsenal Gallery in Central Park, as well as other events and tours taking place this month. Both shows are free and will be available to view through February 28, 2022. NYC Parks Acting Commissioner Liam Kavanagh said of the exhibit, “Through photography, paintings, and mixed media, these gallery shows highlight thought-provoking interpretations of

By ELLEN MARY LAWRENCE

Rose Margaret Moran, long-time Bronx resident of Decatur Avenue in Norwood, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, at the age of 90. Born on July 20, 1931, she was the daughter of James Moran and Ellen (Neville) Moran. Rose was the epitome of the song, “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling.” As a young girl, she traveled with her mother and younger sister, Mary, by steam liner back to the family farm in Ireland. They lived there for a year, learning the culture and heritage from her beloved grandparents. Rose taught elementary and middle school for nearly

UPDATE Mental Health Services Needed, Staffing Problems Persist at Fordham Village

By JULIAN NAZAR

At the first Veterans Affairs committee meeting of Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7) of 2022, one of the main goals of the meeting was to find out if the issues raised by Fordham Village residents at previous meetings had been addressed. As reported, residents at Fordham village had complained about a lack of cleanliness, a lack of heat and hot water on a consistent basis, an out-of-service elevator, high staff turnover, and loss of veteran staff over time. Located at 355 East 194th Street in Fordham Manor, Fordham Village was the first veterans’ community residence of its kind in

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

New York Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15), and New York Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) announced that on Friday, Feb. 4, they introduced federal legislation to address manufacturing issues with space heaters. The “Safer Heat Act” (H.R. 6615) comes as a result of the recent Twin Parks North West apartment building fire that stole the lives of 17 New Yorkers, including 8 children, as reported, and one day before another 2-alarm fire was reported in the University Heights section of The Bronx on Saturday. According to Torres and Clarke’s offices, the new bill is part of a federal legislative

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York City Mayor Eric Adams was joined by U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday, Feb. 3, to announce a series of new initiatives and a major commitment of federal resources dedicated to tackling the gun violence crisis plaguing New York City and other communities across the country. During the meeting, Biden committed that the federal government would focus law enforcement resources on cutting off gun trafficking and the “Iron Pipeline,” while scaling up innovative models pioneered in New York City to get guns off the street to stop violent crime. The president’s visit comes just days after police

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