Kids

Apply by the Deadline, Today, Feb. 27, for Pre-K and 3-K  

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Ahead of the Friday, Feb. 27, deadline to apply for Pre-K and 3-K childcare, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined children at a Pre-K and 3-K program in Morningside Heights and urged families to submit their applications to the program. Families with children turning three or four in 2026 are encouraged to apply, he said, adding that every family that applies by the deadline will receive an offer. Applications are not first-come, first-served.

Kingsbridge: Mom Asks Culprits to Turn Themselves in as Christopher Redding Remembered

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY
In an interview on Valentine’s Day, Saturday, Feb. 14, a little more than 72 hours after getting a call to say her son had been shot and killed at West 238th Street and Broadway in the Kingsbridge section of The Bronx, the grieving mother of Christopher Redding, 16, recalled her son’s final day and decried the four teens who allegedly chased him down and shot him to death.

UPDATE Tributes Paid to Salsa Legend & Bronx Native Willie Colón who has Died Age 75

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Musicians, elected officials, and regular Bronxites, many from the Bronx Puerto Rican community, have been paying tribute to musician, salsa legend, producer, 10-time GRAMMY nominee, and Bronx native, Willie Colón, following his death, age 75, on Saturday, Feb. 21, reportedly at New York Presbyterian Hospital in Westchester County.

Bedford Park: Victim of Alleged Gang Assault Leaves Station Prior to Arrival of Police

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY
Following some posts on social media which made reference to an alleged group assault on a person at Bedford Park Boulevard subway station, serving the B/D trains in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx on Thursday, Feb. 19, at around 8.45 p.m., Norwood News followed up with the NYPD to ask if the incident was founded, and if they had any additional information.