Health Check: Managing Work-Related Stress

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By MELINDA MARQUEZ, MPH, CHES

Stress is a physical response to an adverse or very difficult circumstance; it is the body’s natural defense against danger, real or perceived. Work related stress is a person’s perception to the work environment involving feelings of inability to cope. There are several factors involved in work related stress for example pressure from a boss, unsteady schedules, deadlines and work assignments. Work related stress is a real problem across many industries and organizations. According to the Center of Disease and Prevention Control (CDPC), one-fourth to one-third of U.S. workers report high levels of stress at work. Americans spend 8% more

CB7 Along With Other Boards Get Funding Boost (Web Picture)

By JOSE A. GIRALT

Community boards in the Bronx will see $42,500 added to their operating budgets starting in July. Community Board 7, representing a chunk of the northwest and west Bronx, will now see their budget increase from $223,000 to $265,500, according to figures released by Councilman Fernando Cabrera. Cabrera stopped by CB7’s last general board meeting to present the news. Cabrera chairs the Governmental Operations Committee which is responsible for funding community boards. With rising costs and stringent budgets, community boards across the city have been asked to do more with less. Initially, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s 2019 budget did not include

Thousands of flower enthusiasts paid a visit this past weekend to the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) as kick-off to the unusual “Corpse Flower” 24-hour blooming event at the New York Botanical Garden on Southern Boulevard. Native to the island of Sumatra and can grow up to 12 feet tall. As the plant bloomed, NYBG provided live updates on social media. At one time the unusual flower was designated as the official flower of the Bronx by Stanley Isaacs, in 1939 until the daylilly took the title in 2006. Also known as the Amorphophallus titanum, the flower gets its name

In the aftermath of the street murder of 15-year-old Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz, the U.S. Attorney’s Office should once again take a hard look at the gang responsible for his murder, the deadly Trinitarios gang. It has been done before, with help from RICO. And it can be done again. An investigation under RICO, acronym for Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, certainly fits well for the Trinitarios. The machete-wielding group, with roots in the Bronx, has engaged in racketeering, murder, attempted murder, illegal gun carrying, and drug dealing, according to an indictment by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in 2013. The

Lehman College Art Gallery Doubles as Resource for Community Schools

By CHRISTY RAE AMMONS

The Lehman College Art Gallery (LCAG) was empty early one June morning when the Norwood News visited. The doors had just opened for the day, and artwork that included paintings on social justice to lifelike sculptures and stop-motion videos were on display. Attached to one of the glass walls in the gallery was a small donation box, the only suggested fee one could pay. Beyond serving as a hub for local art, the center also thinks outside itself, looking to inspire the surrounding communities through educational programs for children and their families. LCAG has been working with Bronx schools for

By DAVID GREENE

This week we asked readers their thoughts on the death of 15-year-old Lesandro Guzman-Feliz, and if the workers in the bodega where he was dragged out of did enough to prevent his murder. They say that the owner could have done more. I don’t know the owner’s story, I don’t know how much the owner did or didn’t do, so I can’t say that I would hold him accountable for it. It’s a tragedy and we need to do something about it; it doesn’t make sense to me. I think the NYPD is the best in the world, because they

Dear Fellow Readers, The latest edition of the Norwood News, covering the Bronx, is out and loaded with 20 pages of original news covering the Bronx. In keeping with tradition we begin with page one! This one focuses two vicious stabbings that have caused great pause in the borough: the killing of 15-year-old Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz and the near fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old by the Bronx River Parkway. This is apparently the work of the murderous street gang known as the Trinitarios. Find out how many suspects were rounded up for Junior’s killing so far. Our continuing coverage of Junior’s

By DAVID GREENE

With the upcoming Fourth of July holiday, we asked readers their thoughts on the current state of democracy in the United States. I think most things are going great. I do think the government needs to provide more support for homeless shelters because there’re just not doing enough for the homeless. We also need more jobs for those able to work and more money to house the homeless, because it’s still a big problem. The upcoming holiday I plan on attending a couple of cookouts here in the Bronx. Alicia Salinas Norwood I don’t believe there is democracy. I think

Summit Identifies Warning Signs of Gang Culture

By ANGEL MINDANAO and SOPHIA EBANKS

It was a full house at the meeting hosted by the Bronx Gang Squad and the 48th Precinct’s Neighborhood Coordination Officers (NCOs) to educate parents on gang awareness. The timing of this event, planned in April, comes more than a week after two teens were viciously stabbed in apparent gang attacks. After a workshop led by Sgt. Leo Nugent and Detective Belinda Delgado, which detailed the reasons why children join gangs, Nugent said that parents should know who their children’s friends are so that they can check out their social media accounts. If they are throwing up gang signs or