UPDATE BronxNet, Lehman College Pay Tribute to Beloved Colleague, Marisa M. White

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Norwood News team is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Marisa White, a longtime stalwart of the BronxNet family and Lehman College professor, who died on Wednesday, July 21. Michael Max Knobbe, executive director of BronxNet Television, said it was with heartfelt sympathy and deep sadness that he was informing us that BronxNet had lost a longtime, beloved BronxNet family member. “Our condolences go out to her husband, two daughters and the entire family,” Knobbe wrote. “Marisa served in many different roles at BronxNet since the 1990s, most recently as the director of creative services,”

By DAVID GREENE

Officers from the 52nd precinct were called to a Norwood building on Saturday after a woman reported being beaten by three women inside an apartment. According to police, officers responded to a 911 call at 12.50 a.m. on Saturday, July 24, after a female victim told police that during a visit to see a person at 3361 Decatur Avenue, located between East 209th Street and East Gun Hill Road in Norwood, three women punched her and pulled her hair. Officers reported that the victim had sustained multiple scratches to her body and a bloody lip. EMS responded to

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The next phase of development of a new affordable housing complex at 2856 Webster Avenue in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx is underway, as reported by YIMBY. As previously reported by Norwood News, the Bronx will introduce a sprawling new grocery store operated by Cherry Valley Marketplace. The retailer has committed to guidelines established under New York City’s Food Retail Expansion to Support Heath (FRESH) program, which promotes the establishment and retention of grocery stores that dedicate required selling space to fresh, perishable food items in underserved communities. Cherry Valley will continue to operate its existing

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

Former Trinitarios gang member, Christian Nieves, also known as “Eric Rosario,” and “White Boy,” was sentenced on Tuesday, July 27, to three years in prison in connection with his retaliation against a witness who had testified at a previous, federal murder trial by slashing the witness across the neck with a blade. The news was confirmed on Tuesday by Audrey Strauss, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. According to court documents, the evidence at trial, and statements made in court proceedings, Nieves was a member of the Trinitarios street and prison gang, described as a criminal

By DAVID GREENE

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Charlene McCray made a special appearance on Tuesday, June 29, at Destination Tomorrow, The Bronx’s LGBTQ+ Center, located on East 149th Street in the South Bronx, in celebration of Pride Month. McCray, the first speaker of the program, told a crowd of about 50, “This is really a wonderful day. As I look around at all of you, I feel hope, I feel possibilities, I feel dreams crackling in the air.” After watching a recent episode of the FX series “Pose,” McCray recalled, “During the show, I saw

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance locating Julius Daviu, 18, of 1420 Noble Avenue in Soundview who was reported missing in the 43rd precinct. Daviu was last seen on Monday July 26, at his home at approximately 4.30 p.m. He is described as male, is 5 feet, 5 inches tall, weighs 110 pounds, is Hispanic, has brown eyes and black hair, and was last seen wearing a black shirt, gray shorts and black sneakers. Anyone with information with regard to this missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Lehman College has received a $1 million allocation in city capital funding through Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr.’s office to upgrade several of its most heavily used lecture halls. The funding was authorized July 1 as part of New York City’s $98.7 billion budget for fiscal year 2022. It will cover the costs of lighting, power, heating, and ventilation system upgrades and new furniture and equipment for six lecture halls, five in Carman Hall, and one in Gillet Hall, that serve more than 1,140 students. The renovation project is currently in the design phase. “We’re grateful for

By DAVID GREENE

Police continue to search for a suspect wanted in connection with the beating of an elderly man aboard an MTA bus on May 31, 2021. According to a Twitter post by NYPD Crime Stoppers on Wednesday, July 14, the incident was initially reported on Monday, May 31 on an MTA bus at 5:30 p.m. at East Gun Hill Road and Barnes Avenue in the Olinville section of the Bronx. The Crime Stoppers post reported at the time, “The unidentified individual assaulted an 83-year-old male victim that was attempting to exit MTA bus 8621.” An accompanying video shows

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

Video courtesy of Citizen Citizen App users posted a video of a dog who appears to have been locked out on a narrow window ledge of a second-story building in Norwood on July 22 at around 7.26 p.m. The location provided was Kossuth Avenue and East Mosholu Parkway North. The video showed two people on the street holding out a sheet underneath the window who appeared to be coaxing the dog to jump onto it but it appeared to be too afraid to do so. Norwood News reached out to both the FDNY and 52nd precinct to