Mayor: 9,000 Managerial & Non-Union Employees To Be Furloughed

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Sept. 23, that the City will furlough all managerial and non-union represented City employees, totaling 9,000 people. This announcement expands on an announcement made last week by the City of a week of furloughs of mayoral office employees which will take place between October and March. The de Blasio administration said the expanded furloughs announced on Sept. 23 will save the City $21 million. The administration clarified to Norwood News that under the previously announced furlough arrangement, also reported by Norwood News, which affects mayoral office employees, these employees will

By DAVID GREENE

Bronxites observed the exact moment when hijackers crashed two jetliners into the World Trade Center at several events marking the 19th anniversary of 9/11, as a number of somber ceremonies took place at various venues including police stations and fire houses across the borough. On Friday, Sept. 11, an estimated two dozen officers stood to attention outside of the 49th precinct on Eastchester Road. The officers gathered with members of the 49th Precinct Clergy Council and saluted the names of the 23 police officers who were killed in the line of duty during the terrorist attacks on September 11,

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

A group of teachers held a rally on Sept. 18, in front of the Bronx office of the Department of Education (DOE) at 1 Fordham Plaza in the Fordham Manor section of the Bronx, to publicize their concerns about the reopening of schools. They say the schools are not prepared to welcome students or staff back. Holding signs that read, “You Can’t Fix a 100-Year-Old Building in a Week! Duh!” and “Under-Staffed, Under-Funded, Under-Valued!” the teachers and their supporters are worried the DOE has not done enough to clean schools, staff them properly for in-person learning, nor equip students

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Members of Northwest Bronx Democrats 4 Change were out in force to participate in a park clean up and census outreach event at Poe Park in the Fordham Manor section of the Bronx on Saturday, Sept. 12. The event was sponsored by Northwest Bronx Democrats 4 Change, the organization’s president, Rachel Bradshaw Miller, Board member and candidate for District 15 City Council seat, Oswald Feliz, Congressman Adriano Espaillat, the City’s Parks’ department, North West Bronx Democrats, and the NYC Census 2020 office. Also in attendance were State Sen. Gustavo Rivera, City Parks’ employees and a number of other

By SÍLE MOLONEY & JOSÉ A. GIRALT

A “Food For All” event was held on Jerome Avenue on Sunday, Sept. 20, in the Bedford Park neighborhood of the Bronx. The event was organized by Aleksander Nilaj of The Albanian American Open Hand Association Inc. (AAOHA), Bake Back America, News Reporter and Photographer Miriam Quinoñes, and Melisa Subin of Subin Associates, LLP. Around 80 boxes of dried and fresh food were given out to about 75 local residents. The AAOHA has arranged similar food drives in the Bronx in recent months, and it plans to do more in the future as food insecurity in the borough

By DAVID GREENE

Almost two years after the death of Staff Sergeant Santiago Frias, a local hero and army veteran who was seriously wounded during the Iraq war, a street renaming ceremony was held in his honor in the University Heights section of the Bronx last month. Following his return to the U.S., the young man recovered from his wounds, helped raise a family, and devoted time to local children, teaching them the art of self defense. He was one semester shy of a degree in social work. Family and friends of Frias gathered at West 183rd Street and Grand Avenue,

By SÍLE MOLONEY

On Friday Sept. 18, a mural, located at 296 East 204th Street in the Norwood section of the Bronx, painted to support Black trans lives, was found defaced with hate speech against the LGBTQ+ community. The attached photo has been cropped to exclude expletives. This #BlackTransLivesMatter mural was created by us earlier this summer we made it with love + joy among all the hate so this all hurts we are mourning + surviving continued violence against our communities, we won't be erased, we keep us safe not the nypd #blacktransloveiswealth — BlackTransMedia (@BlackTransMedia) September 19, 2020 Assemblywoman

By SÍLE MOLONEY

On Sept. 18, Congress Member Adriano Espaillat, Senator Jamaal Bailey, Assembly Member Jeffrey Dinowitz and Council Member Andy Cohen joined Montefiore Health System for a community flu shot event at Mosholu Montefiore Community Center. Congressman Adriano Espaillat received his shot on-site. Montefiore, Duane Reade and Walgreens are working together to keep Bronxites healthy this flu season by offering low to no-cost flu shots where community members live, work, and play. According to Montefiore Heath System, the following are the top concerns Bronx residents have shared about getting a seasonal flu (influenza) vaccination, as well as the facts on

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Sept. 18 that reforms to Alternate Side Parking (ASP) would be in place until further notice. The City first unveiled the reform in June, announcing that non-metered side streets with multiple ASP days would be cleaned once per week, the most dramatic change to ASP in decades. Amended rules pertain to non-metered residential “side streets” and not to commercial areas. Streets with multiple ASP days would be cleaned on the last day of the week, as posted on each street’s currently posted sign. For example, a street with ASP regulations posted

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Mayor: 9,000 Managerial & Non-Union Employees To Be Furloughed

Fordham Manor: Teachers’ Rally Highlights Dissatisfaction with Health, Safety & Preparedness at Schools

Fordham Manor: Volunteers Turn Out for Poe Park Clean-Up & Census Outreach Event

Bedford Park: “Food For All” Event Held

University Heights: Street Renamed in Honor of Local Hero, Purple Heart Recipient

Fernandez, Other Elected Officials to Hold Rally Denouncing Hate in Community, after Mural Defacing

Espaillat, Bailey, Dinowitz & Cohen join Montefiore Health System for Community Flu Shot Event

Alternate Side Parking Reforms to Continue Until Further Notice