Stagg Purchases Corner Parcel on Grand Concourse

By DAVID CRUZ A vacant parcel of property at a prominent part of Bedford Park is slated to become the next signature development by a real estate giant. The Stagg Group, which has been buying properties in Bedford Park/Norwood, purchased a defunct mechanic shop at 150 Van Cortlandt Avenue East on the corner of Grand Concourse and Van Cortlandt Avenue East. Through loans, The Stagg Group, purchased the site for $7.1 million to convert it to what it dubbed “signature development,” another sign of the developer’s here to stay in the northwest Bronx. The property was marketed and sold through Massey

Neighborhood Notes

DYCD Application NYC’s Department of Youth and Community Development is accepting applications for the 2015 Summer Youth Employment Program through April 10. SYEP is available for young people ages 14 to 24 with up to six weeks of entry-level experience at worksites in the city. Participants are selected by lottery for the program, which runs from July 6 through Aug. 15 and are compensated for their work. Worksites interested in providing jobs have until May 16 to apply. For more information, call 311 or DYCD Youth Connect at (800) 246-4646. Poe Cottage Adds Hours The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, 2640 Grand Concourse, is

By DAVID CRUZ Assemblyman Marcos Crespo was unanimously elected as the next leader of the Bronx Democratic County Committee (BDCC) in a volunteer position that piles more responsibilities to Crespo in exchange for raising his profile.

Inquiring Photographer

By DAVID GREENE On the heels of the Borough President’s State of the Borough address, we asked readers what are some of the things the Bronx needs most. We don’t have very many Wendy’s restaurants or even many supermarkets. I think we also need more daycare centers for kids and more parks for everyone. –Roxana White, Bedford Park

Out & About – Gearing Up for An Annual Flea Market

Editor’s Pick BMCA Flea Market The public is invited to a flea market sponsored by the Bedford Mosholu Community Association at St. Mary’s Orthodox Church, 360 E. Bedford Pk. Blvd. (at Decatur Avenue), on March 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call (718) 584-1900.

Digital Edition of the Norwood News Is Out!

By DAVID CRUZ In another day filled with snow, snow, and more snow the Norwood News hopes you stay warm, cozy and aware of the latest edition of our neighborhood newspaper. We have twenty pages full of community news you can use. We first begin with a plan by The Doe Fund to build Webster Green, a supportive/affordable housing at a prime piece of real estate on the ever-changing Webster Avenue, an area that seems to be pushing in different directions. Find out what community stakeholders have to say along with the developers of Webster Green. We also have an

It may be cold outside, but things are warming up at the Mosholu Montefiore Community Center (MMCC). Staffers are keeping busy planning for its spring programming, registering neighborhood kids for its swell of programs available for all ages.

County Leader Search Continues The Bronx Democratic County leader post remains vacant…for now.

Housing Advocates Seek Community Input for Burgeoning Jerome Avenue Plan

BY JENNY SHARP New York politicians have turned their gaze to the west Bronx, unfurling plans to tap into the neighborhoods’ commercial and residential potential. And community stakeholders want in on the process.