Residents: More Frisch Field Use

By DAVID CRUZ

Though there’s some use at Frank Frisch Field in Bedford Park, there could be more, according to community groups. It’s enough that an effort to get the word out about the field has been bouncing around. “[S]omeone’s gonna get a bright idea that they can put up another high-rise,” Barbara Stronczer, president of Bedford Mosholu Community Association said at the latest BMCA meeting on May 2. “People say, ‘Oh they’ll never do that. That’s parkland.’ I’ve seen it done in Harlem. I’ve seen it done in other places in Manhattan.” It’s one reason why community groups, including Mosholu Preservation Corporation

Neighborhood Notes: Free Immigration Service

Free Graffiti Cleanup “Guerinos Against Graffitti” is offering one military veteran free graffiti removal in honor of Memorial Day. Those eligible be a US military veteran who was honorably discharged and wounded in combat. Applicants must submit their photo standing next to their property. Send submissions to ssg.nag@gmail.com. For more information, call (718) 600-2570. Free Immigration Service West Bronx Housing, 220 E. 204th St., provides free basic immigration services. They offer application assistance for citizenship, permanent residence Green Card applications, renewals, and other basic services. Clients can bring an interpreter, if necessary. For more information, call (718) 798-0929 to make an appointment

By DAVID CRUZ

Storeowners along two commercial corridors in Norwood and Bedford Park can expect to see even more help from Mosholu Preservation Corporation (MPC) over the next few years. The 37-year community development group affiliated with Montefiore Health System received a three-year, $100,000 grant from the New York City Small Business Services (SBS) for the hiring of a project manager to build a greater organization among the East 204th Street-Bainbridge Avenue Merchants Association and the Webster Avenue Merchants Association. The two respective commercial strips found in Norwood and Bedford Park comprise a mix of mom and pop and regional business. “We are

By MARY MELLON

Dorothy, a resident at Serviam Gardens senior living facility, sits at one of the rectangular tables spaced across the room while attending art class. Working from a photograph, she carefully delineates the outline of a building in pencil, the lines light enough so that they will disappear when she colors the image later. “I was going through some problems and I didn’t know how to solve them and somebody introduced me to painting,” Dorothy explains. She does not break eye contact with her work to talk, but something about her posture suggests attentiveness. “I learned to like it and I

Editor’s Pick Wellness Fair The public is invited to a Wellness Fair sponsored by Mosholu Preservation Corporation, NYC Department of Small Business Services, and Friends of Mosholu Parkland, at Frisch Field, Webster Avenue and Botanical Square (East Mosholu Parkway South), on May 19 from noon to 4 p.m. Events include games, fun activities, music, refreshments, treats, and more. For more information, call (718) 324-4461. Onstage Lehman College, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W., presents free Spring Musical, “When I Get to Where I’m Going ’18,” May 10 at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. and May 11 at 11 a.m.; all in

Parking Pains: The Aggravation of Parking as Told by Residents

By MARTIKA ORNELLA

Yajaira Adorno recalls sleeping in her car with her children on one of the many nights she couldn’t finding parking in Norwood. “I’ve circled for hours on a regular basis. I would say I did it for a good five years. Every day I would get home and I’d spend an hour, every single day after work, looking for parking,” Adorno said. Adorno is one of 11 respondents to a Norwood News survey asking local residents to share their experiences with parking in the neighborhood. Some cited illegally reserved spaces, double-parking, and abandoned cars taking up otherwise free spaces as

SEE PICTURES: Oliver Place Gets Much-Needed Cleanup

By DAVID CRUZ

Cleanup crews were all in for a cleanup job at the corner of Oliver Place and Decatur Avenue. The troubled grounds have been quite the eyesore for the neighborhood over the last few decades, as many treat it as a dumping ground. Teams from the nonprofit group FEDCAP were on hand, as well as employees of Councilman Ritchie Torres, whose 15th Council District covers the Bedford Park lot. Torres’s office allocated $100,000 for the cleanup crew. Some items collected included bicycle wheels, parts of a fan, and small wooden planks. But just where the trash is coming from bewilders Joe

By DAVID CRUZ

With the northwest Bronx surrounded by some of the city’s largest parks, the city’s wildlife calls these greenspaces home. That includes coyotes. “[Y]ou’re surrounded by coyotes,” Sunny Carrao with the Parks Department’s Wildlife Unit said at a presentation before Community Board’s 7’s Parks Committee. From nearby Van Cortlandt Park to Pelham Bay Park, coyotes have settled deep into the woods, said Carrao. It’s common to see the the four-legged feral dogs out in the open. Mating season is over, and coyotes are now scavenging for food for their new pups. “They do what a coyote does best, and that’s avoiding

By JOSE A. GIRALT

The bright blue sky triggers a special memory for Stephanie Sandler. “This is the type of day my brother loved to walk around the neighborhood. He loved meeting the people of this community,” says Sandler of her brother Andrew. A street renaming ceremony in honor of Andrew Sandler happened at his home neighborhood of Riverdale on April 28. Sandler, who served as district manager of Community Board 7, died last August at the age of 31 from cancer. The event was attended by Sandler’s family, friends and colleagues. The street renaming, which can be found at the corner of West