Fordham Gas Station Plan Fuels Community Opposition

By DANIELA BEASLEY

A proposal for a new BP gas station on West Fordham Road was met with strong opposition and little support from the community board whose jurisdiction covers the gas station. The gas station would be replacing a 55-space parking lot at 205 W. Fordham Rd. by Sedgwick Avenue. The plan lays out the gas station as having five pumps, a canopy and three curb cuts serving as entrances and exits. The placement of the curb cuts is what troubled Community Board 7’s Land Use/Housing Committee with respect to driver safety. West Fordham Road, a major thoroughfare, has cars traveling past

Cabrera Confirms to Norwood News He’ll Run for 33rd Senate District…Again

State Senator Gustavo Rivera, a Democrat representing the 33rd Senate District in the Bronx, told the Norwood News he thought he was going to have a quiet summer. Those plans were scrapped after hearing he would once again have to defend his Senate seat against a familiar political adversary—Councilman Fernando Cabrera. Cabrera, representing the Bronx’s 14th Council District, announced a run for the seat, confirming rumors that he would run again. His announcement goes against a request by Bronx Democratic County Committee chair Marcos Crespo to mend fences with Rivera shortly after the two squared off during the 2014 election

Open House A meet and greet event with officers of the 52nd Precinct takes place June 17 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the stationhouse, 3016 Webster Ave. Children are encouraged to come to the free event and take advantage of rock wall, a hot dog stand, and try out some officer equipment. For more information, call (718) 220-5807. Rent Freeze Meeting A Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) workshop will be held on June 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Serviam Gardens, 323 E. 198th St. Those eligible may be able to receive a rent freeze, and

Below you’ll find a set of letters written to the editor, and published in the Vol. 29 No. 12 edition of the Norwood News: Frequent Fast Foods: Fattening In your issue dated May 12-May 25, 2016, the article entitled “Chew on This: Fast Food Can Lead to Health Risks,” it is mentioned that teens choose to eat at fast food places for a “quick, affordable, and convenient meal.” While this may be true it can apply to people of all ages, including young kids, preteens and seniors. I venture to guess that not only are the meals prepared speedily, but

By ADRIANNA LOMBARDO

After many years of lobbying for a full-service animal shelter in the Bronx, the voices and barks of those in need have finally been heard, thanks to $10 million earmarked by the city to create a state-of-the-art shelter. While talk of a shelter’s amenities has stood at the forefront, one remaining question lingers: where will it be located? The answer depends on where several animal advocates live. For now, Marion Koenig, a co-founder of the Bronx Animal Shelter Endeavor (B.A.S.E.), believes that an animal shelter in the Bronx is long overdue. Koenig said the site should be a sustainable, eco-friendly

Vivian R. Carter, the boisterous sales person for the Norwood News, has parted with the bi-weekly community newspaper and now serving as director of communications for local Councilman Andrew Cohen. Ms. Carter embodied the spirit of community. Working on a modest commission, she invested hours into the almost 28-year-old newspaper, offering a wealth of ideas, attending community cultural events, and lending a wealth of personal knowledge to the newsroom. Ms. Carter worked in the fields of law (she had worked alongside current U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch) and education before focusing her attention on the history of Rockaway, a neighborhood

Dear Fellow Readers, The multi-award winning Norwood News, bringing you plenty of community news you can use is out with its latest edition. We have 20 packed pages full of news, with one page devoted to several nods the paper received within the last first. As usual, we take you to page one, and a story about a notorious landlord who faces mounting pressure from Bronx tenants looking to improve their buildings’ quality of life. Tatyana Turner tells you all she knows about Ved Parkash, who owns some 40 residences in the Bronx. Definitely worth a read. Inside the cover, an

By TATYANA TURNER

Though he’s ranked the worst landlord in New York City, Ved Parkash told the Norwood News in a phone interview that his buildings are in “excellent” shape. But tenants have long painted a different picture that’s finally prompted the city to take action. Residents living in several of his buildings in the northwest Bronx have formed the Parkash Tenant Coalition. The group plans to meet with the landlord to address their frustrations. To initiate their plan, the group representing 15 Parkash-owned buildings coordinated a rally against the landlord to present a letter demanding repairs. Those requests were immediately rejected

By DAVID CRUZ

The Mosholu Library is one of the borough’s rare public depositories with one singular amenity: a spacious backyard used for daily programming. It was only natural that the sleepy patio was ideal for a tiny greenhouse funded by a private grant. It debuted on May 24, capping several months of preparation by library staffers. It rests at a corner of the hooded yard, a translucent hut that traps heat used to nourish budding plants. “We’re one of the lucky libraries that actually has a backyard,” said Lauren Uruchima, one of the branch’s senior librarians. “There’s always been that missing