Faction of Fordham Hill Shareholders Hire Law Firm to Monitor Elections

By DAVID CRUZ Board meetings for the Fordham Hill Oval Corp., a sprawling gated community, are often held at St. Tolentine Church, across from the neighboring co-ops. But on Feb. 10, a faction of some 100 shareholders gathered there to determine how it could unseat the current Board.

Editor’s Note: The Norwood News has launched a new feature–The Bronx Beltway, covering stories you’ll hear about in the world of Bronx politics. By DAVID CRUZ State of the City The Bronx was mentioned by name five times during Mayor Bill de Blasio’s State of the City speech, where he outlined an unheard of $200 million capital improvement project intended to spruce up the still dormant South Bronx waterfront.

Be Healthy – An Afternoon Stroll Kicks Off Heart Month at Montefiore

By David Cruz A cavalcade of Montefiore employees, mainly those from the Center for Heart and Vascular Care, strode around the perimeter halls of the Moses Campus in Norwood on Feb. 5.

Inquiring Photographer

Inquiring Photographer picks the brain of neighbors with a timely question of the week.

Fordham Hill Oval Shareholders to Discuss Suit Against Board, Management Tonight

by DAVID CRUZ Several shareholders of a gated community in Fordham will be putting their heads together this evening hoping to regain control of the sprawling complex amid turmoil. The shareholders, all tenants at the sprawling Fordham Hill Oval Cooperatives, will get together at the Father Smith Center at the corner of West Fordham Road and Andrews Avenue tonight to determine how to legally disband the current Board of Directors, establish an interim board and remove Argo Management, which oversees the properties. For the past few months, shareholders have been in loggerheads with the Board of Directors. The Board’s incumbent

Neighborhood Notes

Flea Market Needs Donations The Bedford Mosholu Community Association Flea Market is soliciting donations for new and used (excluding clothing) items. Donations can be brought to the B.M.C.A. office at 400 E. Mosholu Pkwy. South, Apt. B1-Lobby Floor, on Feb. 18 and 25 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., and Feb. 28 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., and March 4 from 7:30-9:00 p.m. For more information, call (718) 367-2230. Free Tax E-Guide The Financial Advisors Group is offering a free tax preparation guide available in electronic form throughout tax season. To obtain a copy, email the Financial Advisors Group at advisorsgroup@ymail.com.

By Rose Itzcovitz Montefiore Medical Center is on the hunt for dogs. The pups’ requirement–must love humans.

Arrest Made for Body Found Dead Inside Car in Norwood

by David Cruz Authorities in New Jersey have charged a man linked to the death of a Fort Lee man found dead in the back of a car in Norwood last month. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office says that Andre Jamal Thompson, known by associates as “Boogie,” was charged with felony murder for the homicide of Jordan Johnson. The victim was found in a black BMW on 211th Street and Tryon Avenue just off the Major Deegan Expressway and overlooking the Woodlawn Cemetery on Jan. 15. Investigators learned that Thompson allegedly lured Johnson to an apartment in Fort Lee. Johnson

By MICHAEL BROWN JR. Tenants of a plush apartment complex in West Fordham are mulling a lawsuit against its board of directors, citing new fees illegally imposed by its Board president.