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.

Aggressive Plan Unveiled to Help Fix Affordable Housing Crunch

By David Cruz With two-thirds of Bronxites allocating a large percentage of their take-home pay towards rent, Mayor De Blasio released a $41 billion, 10-year plan that looks to ease the burden.

Digital Edition of the Norwood News Is Out!

by David Cruz, Editor-in-Chief With the northwest Bronx springing with plenty of good causes, there is so much to write about for the latest edition of the Norwood News. The big story is the election of a new district manager for Community Board 7, a post left vacant for the past five months. Read up who members voted on, or you can read the story online. Our other story focuses on the never-ending construction of the troubled Croton Water Filtration Plant. New stuff to report, courtesy of reporter Shayla Love. Speaking of online news consumption, the Norwood News has a

Has two weeks passed already!?! In the interim, the Norwood News gathered several noteworthy news items that makes up this latest edition. Inside you will find several interesting top stories on the Croton Water Filtration Plant and the impending Bronx Day in Albany that will spark a conversation. Check out our In The Public Interest, Inquiring Photographer, Out & About, Neighborhood Notes and our Business Beat. This time we took a trip to Pelham Parkway to spotlight the White Plains Road Business Improvement District, making great strides. So spread the word on the Norwood News, and view the digital edition. Also, if

By Hayley Camacho The mood was tense at Community Board 7’s Housing Committee meeting on February 19. There, board members and residents heard a presentation by Praxis Housing Initiatives for another supportive housing development in the district. Praxis laid out their plans for a supportive/affordable housing development at 2270 Loring Pl. in University Heights for homeless HIV/AIDS residents with possible chemical dependency. The proposed development, one block away from Bronx Community College, will be built along three private homes that were illegally occupied by squatters. Praxis purchased the homes, which will be gutted to make way for the eight-story

By SHAYLA LOVE Amid ongoing renovations at Tracey Towers, a series of new mailbox banks can now be found in the building lobbies, and it’s causing plenty of stir and controversy for tenants. That’s because the mailboxes are blocking the view of the lobbies, infringing on what used to be empty space, according to Jean Hill, president of the Tenants Association.

Crunch Gym Set to Open in Norwood

By DAVID CRUZ In what’s considered symbolic of the type of business Norwood looks to draw on Webster Avenue, Crunch Gym is on its way to opening following a yes vote from Community Board 7’s Housing Committee. The snowstorm on Jan. 21 impeded the full board to vote on approving a Letter of Support to owners of the exercise chain. As of press time, that full general board meeting was postponed to Jan. 28. But the Housing Committee voted in favor of the plans during its Jan. 15 gathering, with zoning attorney Michael Nacmias offering a presentation. Members pored over

By HAYLEY CAMACHO Despite rezoning along the 1.5 mile stretch of Webster Avenue as a way to encourage market rate housing and new businesses, Community Board 7 members remain angry over the city Department of Buildings’ lax enforcement of the new zoning laws and loopholes that have led to widespread supportive housing ventures. In what’s become a hot topic within CB7’s borders, the members pored over the issue and possible solutions at the board’s Economic Development Committee meeting held on Jan. 8. Meetings have become at times contentious ever since the rezoning went into effect, amending construction laws on Webster