Latest Digital Edition of the Norwood News Is Out!

By DAVID CRUZ The award-winning Norwood News is proud to present its latest edition of its bi-weekly newspaper that’s available in 300 locations throughout the northwest Bronx. Or you can read up on community news you can use from your mobile device and soak in plenty of eye-catching news. Before we delve into the top story, we want to divert your attention to page six in the newspaper: an award for Best Small Circulation Publication by the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism’s annual Ippies awards. Find out what the judges have to say about this newspaper filled with original reporting.

By DAVID CRUZ Across Norwood and beyond, the search for parking remains an everyday scourge for thousands of drivers. Neighbors and employees around the various stores and two local hospitals rely on parking daily, though searching for a legal spot can cut into the workday. Residents have long complained it can take upwards to a half hour to locate a spot.

CB7 Highlights Year of Activities With Newsletter

By NORWOOD NEWS Normally this format is reserved for when the latest edition of the Norwood News publishes its latest edition, but we veered from the script just a bit to present the latest newsletter by Community Board 7. The Board, under the chairmanship of newly re-elected chair Adaline Walker-Santiago, released an eight-page publication of its own showcasing the work it’s taken on since last September. The Board, covering Norwood, Bedford Park, Kingsbridge, Fordham and University Heights, has now entered a summer hiatus to catch its breath, but not before releasing its newsletter. In it, you’ll find quick blurbs of the

By DAVID CRUZ Executive leadership virtually stood the same at Community Board 7, with one of the more contentious and heavily watched election races this year going to the incumbent.

Inquiring Photographer: How’s Mayor de Blasio Doing?

By DAVID GREENE This week we asked readers to rate the performance of Mayor Bill de Blasio after a year and a half in office.

52nd Precinct to Get Extra Troops Under NYPD’s “Summer All Out” Initiative

By DAVID CRUZ & BOB KAPPSTATTER The 52nd Precinct is set to get a new batch of officers amid efforts to curb a rising gang problem west of Bedford Park.

Latest Edition of the Norwood News Is Out!

By DAVID CRUZ The Norwood News is once again out with a new edition available online and across the northwest Bronx and filled with plenty of community news you can use! We begin with a micro-local story that can play out anywhere–the “in-stall-ation” of speed hump on a street that’s at both a Neighborhood Slow Zone and school zone. Neighbors are in an uproar over a year-long delay, especially after a vehicle recently plowed in three parked cars before turning over. Find out what the commotion is about. We also delve into the existing rent protection laws that are slated to

Ramirez Indicted Hector Ramirez, a cyclical candidate for the 86th Assembly District seat in the West Bronx, can’t seem to catch a break. He lost in the latest race against party favorite, Assemblyman Victor Pichardo, for a second straight time. Now he’s got an indictment on his hands for allegedly trying to rig it. His alleged infractions in cooking up absentee ballots and electioneering in last year’s September Primary caught up with him after the Bronx District Attorney’s Office nailed him and his campaign manager with a whopping 242-count indictment. Seven counts apparently correspond to one absentee ballot Ramirez

By DAVID CRUZ The latest edition of the Norwood News is on its way to a restaurant, office or store near you, loaded with plenty of news you can use. Our latest offering brings you a timely story rankling many residents—illegal barbecues. Jasmine Gomez takes a look at just why barbecuing is something of a mainstay in the Bronx, despite being prohibited in some parks. We get the city’s side, and hear out the pros and cons. Definitely a community story worth reading. We then move on to a profile of a storied civic group that’s become synonymous to the