Damaged Staircase in Kingsbridge Heights to Get Repairs

By TATYANA TURNER Repairs are slated for a dilapidated public staircase in Kingsbridge Heights. And it’s a change that’s long overdue, according to one neighbor.

CB7 Highlights Year of Activities With Newsletter

By NORWOOD NEWS Normally this format is reserved for when the latest edition of the Norwood News publishes its latest edition, but we veered from the script just a bit to present the latest newsletter by Community Board 7. The Board, under the chairmanship of newly re-elected chair Adaline Walker-Santiago, released an eight-page publication of its own showcasing the work it’s taken on since last September. The Board, covering Norwood, Bedford Park, Kingsbridge, Fordham and University Heights, has now entered a summer hiatus to catch its breath, but not before releasing its newsletter. In it, you’ll find quick blurbs of the

By DAVID CRUZ Executive leadership virtually stood the same at Community Board 7, with one of the more contentious and heavily watched election races this year going to the incumbent.

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