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UPDATE Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Quality-of-Life Issues in Williamsbridge Oval as Lawsuit Planned Against City

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY
This week, after some negative feedback about quality-of-life issues in and around the Williamsbridge Oval park in Norwood, and in Norwood more broadly, were sent on May 19 to the Office of Councilman Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11), Bronx Community Board 7, and the Jerome Gun Hill BID from George Lunney of Norwood Residents Association, as well as other quality-of-life concerns raised recently by other local residents, Norwood News asked readers for their opinions on the situation.

NYC Correction Officer Charged for Taking Bribes to Smuggle Contraband into Rikers Island

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark and New York City Department of Investigation Commissioner Nadia I. Shihata announced Thursday, May 20, that a NYC Department of Correction Officer was charged for allegedly accepting thousands of dollars in exchange for delivering documents that he believed were soaked with narcotics to an inmate at Rikers Island.

Orchard Beach Pavilion Reopens Just in Time for Summer after $114M Reconstruction Project

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and various city officials and elected leaders, including Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson celebrated the reopening of the 140,000-square-foot Orchard Beach Pavilion in The Bronx on Wednesday, May 20, following the $114 million reconstruction project that restored the landmarked building’s historic architecture, expanded ADA access, and revitalized concession and community spaces.

Norwood: Two Men Hospitalized and Later Arrested after Fight on East Gun Hill Road

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Two men were hospitalized and later charged with assault following a fight in the Norwood section of The Bronx in the early hours of Tuesday, May 19, police said. An NYPD spokesperson said there are two complaints on file for assaults that took place on May 19 in front of 301 East Gun Hill Road, a mixed use, residential and commercial building, which houses a dental business at street level.

Belmont: Another Cat and Turtle Rescued Three Weeks after Fatal Fire at 660 East 187th Street

By DAVID GREENE
For three straight weeks, as reported, family members displaced by a 5-alarm, fatal fire in Belmont that also resulted in several injuries, have been back at the building, now encased by a temporary wooden barricade, keeping vigil and searching the broken windows for any glimpse of the estimated seven cats and other animals left behind after the blaze. Residents believe they may still be inside the hollowed-out structure.