Rent Freeze Denied by Rent Guidelines Board

By IMANI HALL Soledad Franco has called the Bronx home for over 40 years, having raised her children and grandchildren in the same apartment. But rent has ballooned dramatically for Franco, who was compelled to testify at the only Rent Guidelines Board meeting in the Bronx.

Digital Edition of the Norwood News Out!

Major projects are in focus in the latest digital edition of the Norwood News. First up, trouble at the Kingsbridge Armory, slated to become a mega-ice skating rink. Infighting has caused delays for the landmark castle. We hear from both sides. Several blocks away, legislators look to grant public access to Jerome Reservoir Park, long closed following construction of the Croton Water Filtration Plant. We find out how lawmakers intend to open the park for recreation. The latest edition also explores the nature of limited liability corporations and loopholes exploited when managing a building. And finally, meet the candidates in the closely

By DAVID CRUZ As the city grapples to improve the housing stock with initiatives to preserve housing and provide equity, problems are at a near end for a four-story building in Bedford Park. But a burning question lingered.

Digital Edition of the Norwood News Out!

The latest edition of the Norwood News is out at nearly 200 locations in the northwest Bronx. You can find them at local diners, stores along Jerome Avenue and other neighborhood spots. For this edition we focus on the long-time issue that’s irked plenty of Norwoodians: barbecuing at parks. The 52nd Precinct is now on the lookout, spotting any violators with help from neighbors. Our other top story focuses on the Fordham Road B/D subway station and Community Board 7’s effort to push for retail space. Read up over the Board’s attempts to make it happen. Inside you can read up on

Tracey Towers, the futuristic-esque high-rise at Jerome Avenue and the Grand Concourse, was marred with cryptic graffiti (the only legible word seen is “AMMO”) in early May. The Norwood News received several phone calls from several angry neighbors about this latest vandalism. Police at the 52nd Precinct advise to call the stationhouse at (718) 220-5811. Readers can also forward fresh pictures of graffiti to David Cruz at dcruz@norwoodnews.org. Photo by David Cruz

CB7 Pursues Retailer for D Train Station

By Richard Bucey For years, commuters in need of a newspaper, that stick of gum or even an umbrella were out of luck at the Fordham Road subway station on the B/D line. It’s been that way since neighbors at the barren station remember.

The COVE Celebrates 25 Years

By DAVID CRUZ At an unassuming building on Gates Place, movie magic is born. So are skills needed to be an upstanding citizen and a creative thinker.

Digital Edition of Norwood News Out!

The latest edition of the Norwood News is out, available at 192 locations throughout the northwest Bronx. Stop by any diner, post office, and stores along Jerome Avenue to pick up your copy. The edition explores several interesting stories happening in the northwest Bronx nabe. First, interest on the ever-changing Webster Avenue is brewing, with one developer eyeing a chunk of occupied properties. This latest development comes on the heels of the Stagg Group at the tail end of construction on two supportive housing sites there. Next, a burning question looms in Norwood: What happened to the the Williamsbridge Oval

Property Owner Eyes Chunk of Webster Avenue

By DAVID CRUZ With 80 blocks of Webster Avenue rezoned to usher an influx of affordable housing with a mandated retail component, a new wave of property managers is mulling a move to the relatively barren corridor.