On Halloween, 14-Year-Old Shot in Kingsbridge Heights

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

The early morning conversations at Giant Sam Laundromat on Jerome Avenue and East 196th Street revolved around last night’s shooting of a 14-year-old boy in Kingsbridge Heights, hitting him in the leg. “This neighborhood is being overrun by tigres,” said a woman in Spanish while doing her laundry. The woman, who did not want to be identified, used the Spanish word for ‘tiger’ as slang for thug or hoodlum. The shooting happened within the vicinity, with reports from WABC-TV saying the boy was shot near East 193rd Street near St. James Park. The precinct’s ShotSpotter system had gone off, alerting

By NATALIE MIGLIORE of WFUV

When Gun Violence Becomes Personal The Norwood News, in partnership with WFUV radio and BronxNet Television, presents a five-part series on the impact gun violence has had on Bronx neighborhoods and the people who live in them. Shootings across the Bronx have increased so far this year, with 156 reported cases where a gun went off versus 148 shootings at the same time last year, according to NYPD statistics. The alarm on gun violence has sounded, and advocates have heard it, working toward the common goal of reducing gun violence. Some have never met, yet their lives have been changed

A Civics Lesson on Impeachment, Courtesy of Norwood’s Congressman

By DAVID CRUZ

Constituents within the 13th Congressional District, which covers Norwood, got a lesson on impeachment from Congressman Adriano Espaillat, who spent more than an hour covering the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. Espaillat, a Democrat who sits on the Foreign Affairs Committee, one of three bodies conducting the impeachment probe on Mr. Trump, outlined the process of on impeachment at a forum on Oct. 17. “I hope that this process will be expedited but that it will be fair and that it will be one where the American people gain a level of confidence in government again,” said Espaillat. In

In Lifting the Seal of Police Personnel Records, Norwood Senator at the Helm

By DAVID CRUZ

Repealing the non-disclosure of personnel records of police officers, known under state law as 50-a, is taking center stage in the era of criminal justice reform, with advocates and opponents of the law debating the merits that could drastically change law enforcement. And at the center of that debate is Norwood’s state Senator Jamaal T. Bailey, chair of the Codes Committee and lead sponsor of a bill that would see the law completely abolished, clearing New Yorkers in reviewing disciplinary records of NYPD officers. Bailey has heard from both sides following two hearings that examined the 43-year-old law, sifting through

By DAVID CRUZ

The New York City Council voted to suspend Councilman Andy King for 30 days without pay following a damning 48-page report that outlined gross violations of public office while retaliating against former staffers for speaking out against him. In a 44 to 1 vote against King, the Council also stripped King of committee assignments (King serves as chair of the Juvenile Justice Committee), ordered him to pay a $15,000 penalty, and instituted a monitor to ensure the Council workplace rules at King’s Bronx office are properly followed. The move is a rare vote for the 51-member Council, which hasn’t voted

Neighborhood Notes: Free Immigration Service

By JONATHAN CUSTODIO

Negligent Homicide for Accidental Shooting Police have charged a Bronx man with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide relating to the death of a Tracey Towers resident back in April. Martinon Afari-Yeboah was charged on Oct. 22 for the April 21 death of Fredrick Afoakwah. Police say that at about 5:27 a.m. that day Afari-Yeboah placed a loaded 9mm firearm on a table in an apartment at Tracey Towers when Afoakwah began to touch the firearm, which discharged one round in his neck after he picked it up. Afoakwah was pronounced dead after being taken to St. Barnabas Hospital. Cell Phone

Inquiring Photographer: Democratic Presidential Debate

By DAVID GREENE

This week we asked readers their thoughts on the most recent Presidential debate and whether the current format with 12 candidates is the most effective. Well, in my opinion, none of them have a chance against Donald Trump. I feel that they’re coming up with things that are going to be so expensive for the government, it will bankrupt the country. And now they’re coming up with this inquiry about impeachment … There’s never going to be an impeachment, it’ll never happen and he’s going to win in 2020. Tony Apospolos Bedford Park It’s too soon to assess all of the

By PROF. ANTHONY RIVIECCIO, MBA PFA

“Money, sex. Those are the two most private things for most people,” so when trying to win new clients you need to be careful, said Mr. Kenneth Fisher, founder and chairman of Fisher Investments, according to a report by Business Insider. He said, “It’s like going up to a girl in a bar … going up to a woman in a bar and saying, hey, I want to talk about what’s in your pants.” Yep, Mr. Fisher said that! He said this too, according to a recording obtained by CNBC: “I mean the, the most stupid thing you can do,

SEE PICTURES: Frights and Chills at Williamsbridge Oval Haunted House

By DAVID CRUZ

The Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center in Norwood transformed into a haunted house on Oct. 25, featuring some scary sights throughout the two-story site. The haunted house is a popular tradition at the recreation center, which includes a gym, computer lab, and arts and crafts room. Check out these photos by Miriam Quinones.