At French Charley’s Park, Dead Bodies Reveal Park’s Dark Side

By EMILY SUZANNE LEVER, DAVID CRUZ, and DAVID GREENE

On the morning of April 26, police found the body of a man who had apparently hanged himself from a railing on the stairs leading down into French Charley Park, the sprawling 718-acre park that connects Norwood to Allerton. He was not the first dead body to be found in that park this year. A stone’s throw away, on the Metro-North tracks that run under the bridge to the park entrance on East 204th Street and Webster Avenue, the decomposed body of another man was found, his body decayed and frozen. Though unrelated, the two deaths add to the mixed

Neighborhood Notes: Free Immigration Service

By STEPHANIE GARCIA

Would-Be Thief Wanted Police are still looking for a woman they say tried to rob a 65-year-old man in Kingsbridge Heights on March 23. Police say the victim was taking money out of an ATM when the suspected woman and another man demanded money. They then punched and kicked the victim, but left without taking anything. The victim, meantime, refused medical attention. Police have already arrested one of the suspects, 56-year-old Jimmy East of Kingsbridge Heights. Break-In The NYPD is looking for a man who broke into a 24-year-old woman’s house on March 21 around 11:30 p.m. Surveillance

UFT Bronx Fair United Federation of Teachers and NYC Department of Education Bronx office hosts a fair at the UFT Learning Center, 2500 Halsey St. from 10 a.m. to 3 p. m., for students and families highlighting agencies, colleges, and vendors to assist students with special services and options when going from high school to college or the world of work. Events include meeting with professionals and student workshops. For more information, call (866) 509-5921. Become a Home Health Aide Home Health Aide certification can be earned in one month (no high school diploma or equivalent is required) at the

NYPD Probes 52nd Pct. Over Claims of Semen Found in a Water Bottle

By By ALONDRA VASQUEZ

Councilman Andrew Cohen is one step closer to achieving his goal in seeing an annex for the 52nd Precinct. The New York City Council’s preliminary budget report recently released states that it looks to allocate $40.9 million for renovations for the Five-Two. Although it has not been signed off yet by Mayor Bill de Blasio, Cohen is hopeful that funding will be able to go through. On his Twitter account Cohen tweeted, “I’m thrilled that today’s preliminary budget report hearing announced considerations for $40.9 million on this project.” He also thanked Council Speaker Corey Johnson for honoring his request. Cohen

By DAVID CRUZ

Dear Fellow Readers, The year’s ninth edition of the Norwood News is out with plenty of community news you can use. There’s 20 pages full of great stories impacting the Bronx. And as usual, we’ll start with page one! Our front-page story has Mosholu Preservation Corporation (publisher of the Norwood News), asking a question: what are Norwood’s consumer needs? Norwood residents and stakeholders offered their take at a workshop that happened April16. But read about the needs from those who didn’t attend the workshop. We’ve picked up patterns. Inside the cover you’ll find a piece on Norwood Councilman Andrew Cohen

To Save Bronx Youth From Gangs, Groups Enlist Public Advocate (Picture)

By STEPHANIE GARCIA

Activists from numerous youth-based groups gathered at Fordham Plaza, addressing issues impacting Bronx’s youth, while also calling on funding to help further their causes. These activists were joined by Public Advocate Jumaane Williams who showed his support towards these groups and their need to receive funding. “We have to guide them and show them the right way, and the only way is with funding,” said Williams, flanked by groups whose purpose is to draw youth away from gangs and violence. Shanequa Charles, president of Miss Abbie’s Kids in Fordham and the organizer of the rally on April 10 said many

A 13-Year-Old is Arrested for Gun Possession. It Was a Gang Neighborhood

By SHA-NIA ALSTON AND DAVID CRUZ

The gun was unmistakable to plainclothes officers from the 52nd Precinct. They just didn’t expect to see it in the waistband of a 13-year-old boy the evening of April 9. But it happened in the area of East 182nd Street and Jerome Avenue in Fordham Heights at the tip of the Five-Two’s jurisdiction abutting the 46th Precinct. Gun arrests are no stranger to this area, but the age of the kid had some residents pausing: why would a little kid be carrying a gun? The image of the gun can be seen on 52nd Precinct’s Twitter page. The case is

Lehman College Professor Tied to St. Patrick's Cathedral Incident

By DAVID CRUZ

A Lehman College professor was arrested for what appears to be an attempted arson on St. Patrick’s Cathedral. News of the arrest came days after the spire of Notre Dame Cathedral in France went up in flames. Authorities arrested Marc Lamparello, 37, a philosophy professor who taught online courses for the school in Bedford Park. He was charged with resisting arrest, trespass and disorderly conduct. John Miller, the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner for Counter-Terrorism, said cathedral police spotted Lamparello walking inside the landmark church with two gasoline cans and butane lighters. Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence and @NYPDCT John Miller provides

By DAVID CRUZ

A Bronx man is headed to jail for admitting to killing a deli worker using a police officer’s gun. Effrain Guzman was sentenced to 20 years to life for shooting the deli worker at A&M Deli at the corner of East 198th Street and Valentine Avenue on Aug. 9, 2016. Authorities say Guzman initially entered N&A Foods across from A&M to beg for money. Wally Camara, the victim, threw him out. When Guzman entered N&A Foods, he leaped across the counter and assaulted the workers the workers. Camara rushed to the store to help the deli workers as police were