Latest Edition of the Norwood News is Out!

Dear Fellow Readers! The Norwood News is out with its latest edition covering the Bronx. In our third edition of the year, we bring you the latest! The front page story profiles the efforts made by the Bedford Mosholu Community Association (BMCA) to designate Bedford Park as a historic district with the goal of slowing real estate development in the neighborhood. Read what members of BMCA and the Historic Districts Council have to say. In Norwood, the suspect wanted for allegedly exposing himself to an underage boy was collared by the NYPD, and the long-planned North Bronx Islamic Center is slated to

Neighborhood Notes: Free Immigration Service

By PROF. ANTHONY RIVIECCIO, MBA PFA

On Jan. 4 , I wrote a financial article I thought was both very important and timely. I simply suggested at the time that if the federal government did not open by Feb. 16, its own citizenry might take action against our own elected officials. Two paragraphs from that article reflected that sentiment: First, I said, “Last tax season, the IRS had paid $12.6 billion in refunds to more than six million households by Feb. 2, 2018. By Feb. 16, the IRS had paid $101.2 billion to nearly 32 million households. And by March 30, the IRS had paid $212 billion to 73 million households.” Then

Mayor's Coming to the Bronx, and He's Bringing City Hall With Him

By STEPHANIE GARCIA

Next week the annual City Hall in Your Borough: Resource Fair will be coming to the Bronx, and several high level officials from all New York City agencies will be attending. This will allow residents to speak with these city officials, and voice concerns. Representatives from the city’s Transportation, Finance, Police, Education, Health, and Parks Department will be on hand. They’ll also be joined by employees from the New York City Economic Development Corporation and City Hall. The event is slated from Jan. 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. It will be taking place at the Latino Pastoral Action

The Bronx Develops: A Metro-North Station in a City Within a City

By DAVID CRUZ

The plan to bring four Metro-North stations to the East Bronx crossed a major hurdle today after Governor Cuomo’s office announced that talks between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Amtrak, which owns the existing tracks Metro-North operates, have ended with a deal. Preliminary designs and a feasibility study that determines whether Amtrak can use its tracks on a daily basis will get underway for the project dubbed Penn Station Access, according to Cuomo’s office. Co-Op City, Morris Park, Parkchester, and Hunts Point will receive a station. These Metro-North trains will be re-routed to Penn Station instead of Grand Central Terminal.

By JOSEPH KONIG

Old Albany Post Road in Riverdale is unpaved and strewn with debris. Residents say cars are abandoned there, often left unattended sometimes for years. Their own cars, forced to navigate potholes and obstructions, have been damaged. Because of a massive puddle in the center of the road, which residents say is a year-round feature, the street was nicknamed “Lake Albany Post Road,” Any rain and the puddle consumes the opening of the street, preventing garbage trucks and other vehicles from driving onto it. A landlord of a Broadway building accessible from the tiny roadway built a wall to prevent the

By DAVID GREENE

This week we asked readers who’s to blame for the partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump or the Democrats? I blame the President because he wants his stupid wall. I feel like it’s wrong and he’s making everything worse. He wants to build a wall that’s unnecessary at the moment. There’s bigger problems right now, like three wars. I think it’s going to end very, very badly and a lot of things are going to happen because of these little mistakes. Sandra Velez Allerton Donald Trump is to blame for everything since he became President. He’s cashing in, doing

Schumer to Amtrak: Get on the Train for Penn Station Access

By DAVID CRUZ

U.S. Senator and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer is jumping into the latest campaign to press Amtrak into speeding up its negotiations over an expansion plan that would see four Metro-North stations in the Bronx. Schumer is among the growing number of elected officials pushing Amtrak to clear Metro-North to start the long-awaited project dubbed Penn Station Access. “I get a lot of money for Amtrak I am maybe its leading defender in the congress and I am asking Amtrak to step up to the plate,” said Schumer, standing outside Co-Op City’s Section 5, which overlooks Pelham Bay Bridge. “The

Latest Edition of the Norwood News is Out!

By DAVID CRUZ

Dear Fellow Readers! The Norwood News is out with its latest edition covering the Bronx. In our second edition of the year, we bring you the latest! The front page story revisits the Bedford Park Manor, where several tenants have ramped up efforts for improved quality of life. Read what the owner of the properties has to say. In Norwood, two separate corners of the neighborhood saw the discovery of two dead bodies in two separate cases. David Greene looks into this for us. Speaking of crime, the NYPD crime stat figures were released for 2018. It looks like the

Editorial: De Blasio Ratchets Up Progressivism to Pad Resume Ahead of 2020

In the days leading up to his annual State of the City address, Mayor Bill de Blasio turned up the volume on Democratic progressivism, announcing NYC Care, an initiative that offers super affordable healthcare to New York City’s low-income earners, roughly 600,000 in all. Half of those New Yorkers are undocumented immigrants. The announcement happened in the Bronx. The plan will kick off in the Bronx. In his State of the City address this year, de Blasio outlined an overdue but vague plan to draw the “best and brightest” teachers to public schools. The schools to receive new teachers will