Out & About: Holiday Events Continue

Editor’s Pick: Holiday Events The public is invited to the following holiday events: Dec. 9 – Caroling and Dessert Exchange. Free, at the Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (lyrics are provided). Bring your favorite dessert: cookies, cake, or pie to share. Info: (718) 543-8672. Dec. 17 – Winter Wonderland. Free, at the Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center, to celebrate Christmas, Chanukah, Eid e-Milad-un nabi, Kwanzaa, and Three Kings Day, noon to 2 p.m. Events include winter arts and crafts, carnival games, healthy snack program, and a visit from some special guests including Santa. Info: (718) 543-8672. Dec. 8

After a successful year of outdoor movie nights, sidewalk sales, family events, and a huge street fair, the Fordham Road Business Improvement District (BID) wrapped up a terrific year with its 12th Annual Sparkling the Heart of Fordham holiday event on Friday, Dec. 2 at Bryan Park. Over 2,500 people attended and enjoyed live music, free raffles with prizes and 600 free toys distributed by Santa Claus. This year’s presenting sponsors included Macy’s Backstage, Monroe College, local New York City Council Member Ritchie Torres and WellCare. The BID’s 2016 Summer Film Festival was its most successful to date. The festival

Neighborhood Notes: Free Immigration Service

This week we asked readers their thoughts on the outcome of the 2016 presidential race won by Donald Trump. How the heck did they allow him and the Russians steal the (expletive) presidency? It was stolen…And Hillary [Clinton] stole it from Bernie Sanders, and Donald Trump stole it from her. So Hillary shouldn’t have even been in the race and Bernie Sanders should be president. Johnny Gibbs Parkchester Actually, the outcome was pretty good. I’m glad for something new, I can say that. I was definitely not for Hillary. It was a crazy campaign. To me, at the end

Hello Fellow Readers! The latest edition of the Norwood News, bringing plenty of Bronx community news you can use, is out, hitting local restaurants, offices, schools, and parts of Montefiore Health System in the coming days. As usual, we begin with the front page and two events underscoring fear and resentment toward President-elect Donald Trump, set to take office on Jan. 20. Reporters Deborah Cruz (no relation) and Wendy Joan Biddlecombe hit the pavement to gauge the sentiment of some Bronx residents. Further in the story you can read a special report on the topic of noise and what can

By DEBORAH CRUZ & WENDY JOAN BIDDLECOMBE

Ahead of a new presidency, where the country’s next commander-in-chief, Donald Trump, a Republican, has vowed to deport millions of undocumented immigrants while triggering anti-immigration sentiment, sections of Norwood hosted events that either denounced his positions or took them seriously. At a community room at Tracey Towers filled to the brim, the foreign-born came in droves for help on filling out their citizenship paperwork. The pop-up immigration service saw immigration attorneys aid visitors in filling out form N-400. The demand was noticeably high—those who stopped by without making an appointment ahead of time were told they had to call

By DAVID GREENE

A steady stream of customers old and new have been paying their respects for the last several weeks, as the news spread that Norwood’s iconic McDwyer’s Pub would be closing after half a century. Eamonn McDwyer, or “Eddie” to his friends, was just 29 years old when he opened his saloon on St. Patrick’s Day, 1966, at the corner of East 204th Street and Hull Avenue. In the final days, he was surrounded by friends as workers removed a television and pinball machine, a rarer find in the Bronx. Jeffery Cohen, an attorney who represented McDwyer in his failed battle

IT WAS QUITE the scene on Jerome Avenue near Rite Aid as this vehicle becomes a bus sandwich following a three-vehicle collision on Nov. 30, considered a New York City Gridlock Alert Day and also considered a heavily busy traffic day. Gridlock caused the traffic to be backed up, causing delays, as the accident that involved a Beeline Bus and MTA bus was cleared up. No injuries were reported. Passengers on both buses had to get off and find another ride. Photo by Miosotis Muoz

Norwood Volunteers Work to Spread Message of Inclusivity to Bainbridge Businesses

By WENDY JOAN BIDDLECOMBE

On the first weekend of December, a group of 11 volunteers canvassed businesses along Bainbridge Avenue to ask shop owners to display a sign in their front window reading, “Standing Against Islamophobia and Racism.” The idea of the signs, said organizer Pam Sporn, is to show Norwood that their neighbors and shop owners don’t agree with what she says is the hateful rhetoric of President-elect Donald Trump. “It’s easy to feel depressed, disillusioned, and discouraged after the election,” Sporn said. “There is vicious and racist language coming out of politicians’ mouths, and [it’s difficult] to see the kind of appointments

By DAVID CRUZ

A roar mixed with a hum dominates the corner of Jerome Avenue and East Gun Hill Road. On Jerome Avenue between Mosholu Parkway and East Gun Hill Road, a calcalvade of regular customers frequent the parade of restaurants, clothiers, and banks that make up the strip. On East Gun Hill Road between Jerome and Webster avenues, the tone is more low-key during the day, with residents grabbing a slice of pizza on the go, flowers for an anniversary, or a prescription at their neighborhood drugstore. It may surprise some storeowners in that vicinity to know they’re operating within the Jerome-Gun