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Bronx Notes: African and Muslim Community Enrichment Day

Bronx Council Member Helen Diane Foster and the 16th District African and Muslim Council host the 3rd annual Community Enrichment Day this Thursday, Oct. 11, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. This event will take place at The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Lower Gallery, located at 1040 Grand Concourse (at 165th Street). The purpose of the event is to depict and focus on the advancements and growth of the African and Muslim community occurring in the Bronx, and their contributions to the community. New York City Council Citations of Merits will be awarded to “Rising Stars” and “Longevity in Leadership.”

After Board Saves His Job, CB7 District Manager Says Good-bye

Today was Community Board 7 District Manager Fernando Tirado’s last day on the job. Exactly three weeks from the day board members voted against terminating him from his position, Tirado announced he would be moving on and taking a job at Sustainable Long Island.

Bronx Notes: CB7 Economic Development Meeting Tonight

Community Board 7 will be holding its Economic Development committee meeting tonight at 6:45 p.m. at the board office in Bedford Park, 229A E. 204th St. (between Grand Concourse and Valentine Avenue). For more information, call (718) 933-5650 or visit bronxcb7.info.

Bronx News Roundup, Oct. 9

And we’re baaaa-ack with another edition of the Bronx News Roundup. We’ll try to get you caught up on all the latest Bronx news stories, starting with the weather: Very Seattle-like — cool, high of 59, and rainy.

Bronx Notes: Free Weekly Immigration Services

Councilmember Fernando Cabrera along with CUNY Citizenship Now! will provide free confidential legal services to qualified immigrants to help them in their pursuit of U.S. citizenship, Wednesdays, starting Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Cabrera’s district office, 107 E. Burnside Ave. Personal consultations will be held with attorneys and paralegals. For more information, call (347) 590-2874.

Bronx Photos: The Bronx Zoo in the Fall

One of the Bronx’s known attractions, The Bronx Zoo is hosting a Halloween event called Boo At the Zoo. It includes activies such as costume parades, magic shows, pumpkin craving and much more. Bring the whole family and get to experience exotic animals, insects, nature and Halloween at the zoo. Photos by Diana Perez.  

Editorial: Sector Stats are Back, But Legislation Stalls

Just before the Norwood News went to press for this issue (Oct. 4-17), we received a letter with a packet of valuable information from the New York City Police Department. Almost exactly five months after we filed a Freedom of Information Law request, the NYPD had delivered crime statistics for each of the sectors within the 52nd Precinct, which includes all of the neighborhoods in our primary coverage area — Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham, as well as University and Kingsbridge Heights. That means we now have crime statistics on your specific neighborhood, not just the monolithic precinct as a whole. We will be analyzing this data and offering it to you in coming editions of the paper.

Media Stars Offer a ‘Salute to the Bronx’

The event, called “Salute to the Bronx,” held on Sept. 26 in the library’s basement auditorium, was led by two Bronx natives — MSNBC host Chris Hayes alongside Darlene Rodriguez from NBC-4 New York.