Related Cos. Documents Reveal Little in Way of Deal

By DAVID CRUZ Further insight into the New York Comptroller’s Office approval of a multi-billion dollar real estate firm’s purchase of Bronx properties paid with city pension funds came short, despite a Freedom of Information request from the Norwood News. The documents came amid the president of the real estate firm meeting privately with community stakeholders to apologize.

Inquiring Photographer

This week we asked readers their thoughts on a recent incident where police chased teens smoking marijuana from the lobby of a building onto a roof, where one teen fell to his death. What was the crime again? It shouldn’t even be considered a crime, and all it does is clog up the courts and the jails. It doesn’t make sense. Winston Bailey, Belmont

Weekend Shootings Surge Following Dormant Season

By DAVID GREENE In a weekend that saw rising temperatures, there was a noticeable uptick in gunfire across the borough that left at least nine victims wounded in a nine-hour period.

April “Falls” Day

WHAT’S AN APRIL FOOLS Day without April “Falls” Day?!? Senior citizens at the PSS (Presbyterian Senior Services) Parkside Senior Center learned a lesson in staying balanced and preventing falls at the April Falls Day wellness fair on April 1. Experts from LiveOn NY, Parkside Senior Center, and Montefiore Medical Center were on hand to conduct balance assessments. They helped these seniors stand tall.

Organ Donors Sought for Registration Drive

By JENNY SHARP Leo Trevino Jr, manager of Montefiore Hospital’s Organ and Tissue Donation Initiative, says that he is constantly astounded by the generosity of New Yorkers in their willingness to donate an organ to save the life of a stranger. “There are families that I know cannot buy a gallon of milk and they give this gift of life without asking anything in return” said Trevino.

Lehman Center’s Spring Lineup Infuses Cultural Arts in Disadvantaged Borough

By JENNY SHARP For Eva Bornstein, director of the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, advocating the necessity of art in a community comes with a ferocity in language that’s tangible. “Without art, we are monkeys in the trees, eating and surviving,” Bornstein told the Norwood News.

City Invests $6.4 Mil for Rundown Properties in Fordham

By JASMINE GOMEZ Mayor Bill de Blasio’s latest effort to maintain affordable housing in the Bronx under his citywide Housing New York Plan includes a 30-year affordable rent agreement for four Bronx buildings.

Neighborhood Notes

Constituent Services Councilman Andy King of the 12th Council District will hold a Constituent Night Event at Eastchester Gardens Community Center, 3016 Yates Ave., from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Services will including resources and solutions for housing, food stamps, immigration, Access-A-Ride and basic services. Residents living Eastchester Gardens can pre-schedule an appointment by calling the Office of Councilman Andy King at (718) 684-5509. MMCC Pre-K Applications The Mosholu Montefiore Community Center is accepting applications for its Pre-K, Head Start and child care programs at the Van Cortlandt Village Child Development Center, located inside the VC Jewish Center, 3880 Sedgwick Ave.

Out & About: Gear Up for a Run at the Zoo

Editor’s Pick Run for the Wild at the Zoo The Wildlife Conservation Society presents its 7th annual 5K Run for the Wild fundraising event at the Bronx Zoo on April 25. This run and family fun run/walk includes zoo access prior to public opening; free admissions with registration; free post-run activities, refreshments and entertainment; and T-shirt with $30 fundraising minimum (under age 15 receives T-shirt with registration fee). For more information and times, to register or donate, visit wcsrunforthewild.org.