Cabrera Expresses Optimism for Early Voting in Coming Years

Neighborhood Notes: Free Immigration Service

By MICHAEL TURAY

New York City Councilman Fernando Cabrera was joined by City Board of Elections Director Mike Ryan last Wednesday to reveal the results of New York City’s early voting, which was implemented this year in what’s considered a very sleepy election season. From Oct. 26 through Nov. 3, 60,110 people came out to the polls to participate in early voting, with 4,893 of those voters registered casting a ballot in the Bronx, the New York City Board of Elections announced at a news conference the day after Election Day. The overall number of total voters in general elections has shown an

By DAVID CRUZ

Dear Fellow Readers, The year’s twenty-second edition of the Norwood News is out with plenty of community news stories to read and share. We have 28 pages packed full of news from this corner of the Bronx, so let’s start with page one! Our top story focuses on what’s happening at Bronx Community Charter School on Webster Avenue. There, students took on an ambitious project to understand the neighborhood of Norwood, the players and the issues. Read about one student, Blessing Owusu, who delved deeply into the controversial topic of gentrification. It’s a true story of the power of community

Inquiring Photographer: Early Voting in New York City

By DAVID GREENE

This week we asked readers their thoughts on early voting, allowing them several days to cast a ballot ahead of Election Day. I was aware of it, and I think it will help a lot of people. I’m used to going on Election Day; I’ve been doing it for 40 years, so I will continue to do it on Election Day. But it’s convenient for some people who can’t vote because it’s late, or they rush, or some people don’t take it seriously. Now some people will say they have time before the big day, so it’s convenient. Melvin Roseborough

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

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

Councilman King Vows to Fight Council's Ethics Findings

By DAVID GREENE and DAVID CRUZ

Waging a rebuttal against a damning 48-page report that outlined abuses of power in his office, Bronx Councilman Andy King was joined by roughly fifty supporters in denouncing the process and findings of that report. Flanked by his wife and attorney, King, who represents the 12th Council District in the North Bronx, was surrounded by residents and clergy members at the New Testament Temple on Seymour Avenue on Oct. 26, proclaiming to a handful of reporters, “This is home for me and I don’t violate my home, and I’m saddened that someone thinks it’s okay to violate our home here

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

With all the attention the 2020 Presidential Election is getting, some New Yorkers may not be aware that there is a local election on Tuesday, Nov. 5. And registered voters can start casting their ballots from Oct. 26. to Nov. 3, thanks to early voting. At an information meeting held in Co-Op City, Councilman Andy King–before a report by the New York City Council substantiated claims of abuse in his office–was joined by members of the Board of Elections and New York City Charter Revision Commission 2019 to explain some of the local issues on the ballot. The New York