Last Call: Sad, Final Toast Held for McDwyer’s Pub

By DAVID GREENE

A steady stream of customers old and new have been paying their respects for the last several weeks, as the news spread that Norwood’s iconic McDwyer’s Pub would be closing after half a century. Eamonn McDwyer, or “Eddie” to his friends, was just 29 years old when he opened his saloon on St. Patrick’s Day, 1966, at the corner of East 204th Street and Hull Avenue. In the final days, he was surrounded by friends as workers removed a television and pinball machine, a rarer find in the Bronx. Jeffery Cohen, an attorney who represented McDwyer in his failed battle

IT WAS QUITE the scene on Jerome Avenue near Rite Aid as this vehicle becomes a bus sandwich following a three-vehicle collision on Nov. 30, considered a New York City Gridlock Alert Day and also considered a heavily busy traffic day. Gridlock caused the traffic to be backed up, causing delays, as the accident that involved a Beeline Bus and MTA bus was cleared up. No injuries were reported. Passengers on both buses had to get off and find another ride. Photo by Miosotis Muoz

USPS To Install Secure Mailboxes Following ‘Fishing’ Spree

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The U.S. Postal Service has cast a wide net on its old mailboxes so it could replace them with new ones following a string of so-called ‘fishing’ incidents across the Bronx. The news could spell relief to Bronx residents victimized by the practice that involves thieves stealing mail by feeding a glue trap attached to a string into a mailbox and “fishing” out mail from the slot. Thieves preferably would look for checks where names were bleached using a special machine. The checks would later be cashed with many residents not knowing they were a victim until their mail

By WENDY JOAN BIDDLECOMBE

On the first weekend of December, a group of 11 volunteers canvassed businesses along Bainbridge Avenue to ask shop owners to display a sign in their front window reading, “Standing Against Islamophobia and Racism.” The idea of the signs, said organizer Pam Sporn, is to show Norwood that their neighbors and shop owners don’t agree with what she says is the hateful rhetoric of President-elect Donald Trump. “It’s easy to feel depressed, disillusioned, and discouraged after the election,” Sporn said. “There is vicious and racist language coming out of politicians’ mouths, and [it’s difficult] to see the kind of appointments

By DAVID CRUZ

A roar mixed with a hum dominates the corner of Jerome Avenue and East Gun Hill Road. On Jerome Avenue between Mosholu Parkway and East Gun Hill Road, a calcalvade of regular customers frequent the parade of restaurants, clothiers, and banks that make up the strip. On East Gun Hill Road between Jerome and Webster avenues, the tone is more low-key during the day, with residents grabbing a slice of pizza on the go, flowers for an anniversary, or a prescription at their neighborhood drugstore. It may surprise some storeowners in that vicinity to know they’re operating within the Jerome-Gun

Anna Rogovin, 100, died on Oct. 27, 2016, after a brief illness. Anna was born on Sept. 25, 1916, in New York City to Russian immigrants. After starting Hunter College in New York at age 15, she graduated with honors and began her career with a civil service job in the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC. When WW II broke out, she enlisted in the WAVES in the United States Navy, where she worked on developing synthetic rubber. She served on active duty for the duration of the war, and continued her service for 20 years in the US Naval

Editor’s Pick Bronx Tree Lightings The public is invited to attend local tree lighting events: Dec. 7 at 5:30 p.m. at the plaza on Jerome Avenue and Mosholu Parkway North, sponsored by the Jerome-Gun Hill BID, and includes Christmas carols with Santa, hot chocolate, cookies, and gifts (718) 324-4946; on Dec. 8 at 6 p.m., at the Mosholu Parkway Lawn at the intersection of Mosholu Parkway and Bainbridge Avenue, sponsored by Bronx Community Board #7 (718) 933-5650; and on Dec. 2 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Bryan Park (East Fordham Road and Kingsbridge Road), featuring Santa Claus, free presents

With fears a Trump presidency can erode protections for undocumented immigrants in the Bronx, home to some 250,000 undocumented immigrants, city officials and legal experts are utilizing every stipulation to stave off any removal of rights. They’ve also underscored that the process of deportation is easier said than done. The panel of experts, convening at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, told reporters of the ethnic and community press that immigrants with undocumented status should begin preparing for the worst case scenario: deportation. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to deport 3 million undocumented immigrants, stirring anxieties and apprehension toward a

By DAVID CRUZ

The troubled DeWitt Clinton High School, considered one of the worst-performing schools in the New York City public school system, is now left without its principal amid accusations he fixed grades, according to reports. Santiago Taveras was removed as principal of the once-famed school early this week. The New York Times reported Taveras was removed after an internal investigation by the New York City Department of Education found he changed grades on student transcripts while threatening to remove an assistant principal in keeping it quiet by giving the principal a poor rating. Accusations Taveras altered grades was first reported by