Ribbon Cutting for Oval Park Playground Tomorrow; More Delays for Rec Center

There’s good news and there’s bad news for Norwood’s heavily-used Williamsbridge Oval Park.

Photos from U-Heights and Other Bronx Links

The Norwood News staff is hard at work preparing the latest print edition of the paper, which will be out on streets starting Wednesday. In the meantime, here are a few links to local stories to keep you up to date.

Friday News & Notes, 11/11/11, Veteran’s Day Edition

We took last week off, but we’re back today on Breaking Bronx with some freewheeling and random tidbits as we head into the weekend. — First of all, a very Happy Veteran’s Day to all of our brave men and women who have served or are currently serving overseas. — I want to take a minute to send a shout out to the vet I know best, ex-Marine Nicky Rosa, a tattoo enthusiast and beer aficionado who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan and experienced some crazy, ah, stuff. (Full disclosure: he’s my lovely wife’s cousin.) Soon after coming home

Bronx Community Leaders and Officials Brainstorm Solutions to Recent Violence (Video)

In reaction to a recent spike in violent crime, including the shooting of a 4-year-old in University Heights on Tuesday night, Bronx Councilman Fernando Cabrera and Council Speaker Christine Quinn held a public brainstorming session among community leaders. The goal was to solicit solutions, both immediate and long-term, for curbing the recent rise in violence.

More NW BX Violence: 4-year-old Boy Shot; Gunman Shoots Up Bronx Lebanon

The recent outbreak of violence in the northwest Bronx continues. A four-year-old boy was shot during a botched robbery attempt in University Heights on Tuesday night. Last night, two hospital workers were struck by bullets when a gunman opened fire at Bronx Lebanon Hospital in Mount Eden.

Generator Fire at Hospital Forces Temporary Evacuations; No Injuries Reported

A fire that began today at around 2 p.m. in Montefiore Medical Center’s main building on Gun Hill Road forced the evacuation of 250 hospital employees for a little more than an hour.

Breaking: Fire at Montefiore Medical Center (Updated)

Firefighters are currently responding to a two-alarm fire at Montefiore Hospital, on Gun Hill Road, near Bainbridge Avenue. Norwood News editor Alex Kratz is on the scene and says the blaze was small and started by a generator above emergency room. The emergency room and two intensive care rooms were evacuated. According to the hospital’s Twitter feed, no one was injured and the fire was contained immediately. We’ll have more information for you as it come in. Update: Employees returning to the building, as of 2:55 p.m.

Revealing The Buried Afro-American History Of The Bronx River

Morgan Powell has been on a nine-year mission — researching, traveling and interviewing people about the history of African Americans in the Bronx. He estimates, conservatively, that he has spent $8000 to bring this story to life.

Searching for Answers in the Murder of Bimal Chanda

Last Thursday evening, as mourners began paying their respects to murder victim Bimal Chanda at the Parkchester Funeral Home, Chanda’s friends joined with community leaders and local elected officials outside of the building to publicly demand answers in his death.