Dogwood Trees Could Come Down at Mosholu Pkwy. After Two Years

By JASMINE GOMEZ

For the past few years, about 250 dogwood trees have been blooming in what was once an open field covered in green grass. But the fate of those trees has been left dangling like a dead tree limb. The dogwoods, found along Mosholu Parkway, were planted by the forestry division of the New York City Department of Parks in 2014. An official explanation on why they’re being removed in September is not clear. But Elizabeth Quaranta, president of Friends of Mosholu Parkland, said she first heard the news by a Parks employee who explained the dogwoods would be removed citing

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Out & About: Fireworks for the Fourth

Editor’s Pick Fireworks for the Fourth The public is invited to an American Fireworks Extravaganza at Orchard Beach on June 30 after 9 p.m. in an early celebration of Independence Day. The event is sponsored by the Office of the Bronx Borough President. All music will feature Bronx artists. For more information, visit www.ilovethebronx.com. Events The artwork of Suzanne Axelbank will be featured Sunday, June 26, from 12 to 4 p.m. at Tilila, 3648 Bailey Ave, as part of its Bronx Artist Brunch. The brunch will also feature performances by the Paul Carlon Jazz Trio. For more information, call (929)

Dear Fellow Readers, It’s that time again! The latest edition of Norwood News is out, featuring plenty of community news you can use! We begin, of course, with the front page story on a new program rolled out by the 52nd Precinct dubbed the Neighborhood Coordination Officer program. Find out how this program, in the works for nearly a year, can do with improve the fraught relationship between the community and police. On page 2 you’ll find our take on what can make the program a true success. More inside-the-cover stories include the latest in several key political races in the

Editor’s Pick Family Fitness Festival The Jerome-Gun Hill BID in cooperation with a number of local organizations, presents the Third Annual Family Fitness Festival, June 18 from noon to 2:30 p.m., at the Williamsbridge Oval. Events include entertainment, food, activities, zumba exercise, relay races, cooking demos, health screenings and workshops, face painting, gifts, prizes, and giveaways. For more information, call (718) 324-4946. Onstage The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents Senor Lucky Jazz Duet, featuring guitar and vocals, June 11 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org. The New York Philharmonic will present

Dear Fellow Readers, The multi-award winning Norwood News, bringing you plenty of community news you can use is out with its latest edition. We have 20 packed pages full of news, with one page devoted to several nods the paper received within the last first. As usual, we take you to page one, and a story about a notorious landlord who faces mounting pressure from Bronx tenants looking to improve their buildings’ quality of life. Tatyana Turner tells you all she knows about Ved Parkash, who owns some 40 residences in the Bronx. Definitely worth a read. Inside the cover, an

It was a big night for the Norwood News, picking up three awards at the 14th annual Ippies Awards on June 2. The awards ceremony, sponsored by the Center for Community and Ethnic Media and CUNY School of Journalism, is the only awards show to honor multi-language newspapers and community press. The almost 28-year-old newspaper once again took home a First Place prize for Best Small Circulation Publication, this time tying with The Riverdale Press. “Both Bronx news outlets prove that small independent news outlets that serve their communities well can survive and thrive in this era of journalistic turbulence,” read Tom Robbins,

Editor’s Pick Boogie on the Boulevard The public is invited to take part in a day of free music, and art and fitness programs in the center lanes of the Grand Concourse starting at 162nd Street which will be closed to vehicular traffic, from noon to 4 p.m., May 29, June 26, July 31, and Aug. 28. Activities include biking, bollywood classes, button making, face painting, skating, street games, yoga, zumba, and more. Main stage performances are at 165h Street (call for detailed schedule). For more information, call (718) 681-6000 or visit www.bronxmuseum.org/events/boogie-on-the-bolevard_1. Onstage Bronx Arts Ensemble presents free Memorial

Dear Readers, The latest edition of the Norwood News, covering community news in the Bronx, is out with its latest edition covering the northwest part of the borough. We begin with page one, and a confounding story on current zoning rules in Bedford Park and its impact on a three-story home in the neighborhood. Learn why so-called downzoning is nearly impossible for the low-key community. Over the course of our production we learned of a major bust of a Norwood resident in trouble for aiding the ISIS terror network. Read who the suspect is and what neighbors had to say