Rent Laws Have Expired, What Do You Do Now?

By DAVID CRUZ Elected officials are stepping in to handle the aftermath of rent laws expiring. Their first assurance: don’t panic.

Inquiring Photographer: How’s Mayor de Blasio Doing?

By DAVID GREENE This week we asked readers to rate the performance of Mayor Bill de Blasio after a year and a half in office.

As Albany Talks Rent, Tenants Talk Rent Freeze with RGB

By IMANI HALL At the latest Rent Guidelines Board hearing, landlord Al Versace, who has owned buildings in the city for years, fears he will no longer be able to afford to maintain one of his buildings.

Latest Edition of the Norwood News Is Out!

By DAVID CRUZ The Norwood News is once again out with a new edition available online and across the northwest Bronx and filled with plenty of community news you can use! We begin with a micro-local story that can play out anywhere–the “in-stall-ation” of speed hump on a street that’s at both a Neighborhood Slow Zone and school zone. Neighbors are in an uproar over a year-long delay, especially after a vehicle recently plowed in three parked cars before turning over. Find out what the commotion is about. We also delve into the existing rent protection laws that are slated to

By DAVID CRUZ Though the city Department of Transportation says its committed to installing a speed hump at a Norwood street where a driver lost control and slammed into three parked cars before turning over recently, just when it will be installed is another matter.

Rent Laws: What You Should Know

By TATYANA TURNER and JASMINE GOMEZ With current rent protection laws set to expire June 15, the debate over whether the laws should be renewed or strengthened has intensified in Albany, where the legislature is charged with drafting the rent laws. Tenants and Democratic elected officials are advocating to close loopholes in the current rent laws while calling for more housing options for the working and middle class. In the last few months, workshops by Bronx elected officials have sounded the alarm in making sure tenants know their rights. With rent laws edging toward expiration, the Norwood News explored

By DAVID CRUZ In the 40 years the Bedford Mosholu Community Association has remained synonymous with the Bronx’s Bedford Park community, change has remained a constant in the leafy neighborhood.

Neighborhood Notes

Address Community Needs The High School for Teaching and the Professions hosts a free Community School Kick-Off Forum on May 30 from 2 to 5 p.m. at 2780 Reservoir Ave. to address needs of students, families and the community. Events include parent workshops, giveaways, lunch, raffles, games, music, and entertainment. For more information and to RSVP, call (718) 329-7380 ext. 1421 or 3337. See, Test & Treat Free cervical and breast cancer screenings are available for low-income women on May 30 at the Montefiore Imaging Center, 3400 Bainbridge Ave., lower level suite #300, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The

By DAVID CRUZ The latest edition of the Norwood News is on its way to a restaurant, office or store near you, loaded with plenty of news you can use. Our latest offering brings you a timely story rankling many residents—illegal barbecues. Jasmine Gomez takes a look at just why barbecuing is something of a mainstay in the Bronx, despite being prohibited in some parks. We get the city’s side, and hear out the pros and cons. Definitely a community story worth reading. We then move on to a profile of a storied civic group that’s become synonymous to the