Seniors

UPDATE Bronx CB7 Holds 1st Veterans’ Flagging Event at Bronx Victory Memorial in Bedford Park

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES & SÍLE MOLONEY
The following is an extended and updated version of the story that appears in our latest print edition.   In honor of Veterans’ Day 2022, Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7) held the first veterans’ flagging event on Nov. 19, at the Bronx Victory Memorial on Mosholu Parkway in Bedford Park.   In attendance, among others, were Karla Cabrera Carrera, Bronx CB7 assistant district manager, Bronx CB7 Veterans Committee chair, Chad Royer, Northwest Bronx Democrats founder and veteran, Anthony Rivieccio, Bedford Mosholu Community Association (BCMA) president and Bronx CB7 parks committee chair, Barbara Stronczer, Guerinos against Graffitti* president, Sirio Guerino, veteran,


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St. Patrick’s Home Says “Thank You” to Special Female Veteran Resident on Veterans Day

By SÍLE MOLONEY
St. Patrick’s Home Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, located on Van Cortlandt Park South in Norwood, has fifteen veteran residents and all were honored this year by way of a number of celebratory events held at the 264-bed, skilled nursing facility to mark Veterans Day.   One veteran who stood out is the facility’s only female veteran resident, 71-year-old Beverly Bowne. Bowne served in the U.S. Army from 1975 to 1978 and was a telecommunication specialist assigned to Heidelberg, Germany. According to St. Patrick’s Home representatives, Bowne had a very important duty, working as a communication specialist with the U.S.


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Fordham Heights: Building Applications Filed for New, 6-Story Residential Building at 2274 Morris Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Building applications have have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) for a new, 6-story residential building at 2274 Morris Avenue in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.   Located between East 182nd Street and East 183rd Street, the lot is two blocks from the 183rd Street subway station, serviced by the 4 train. Moses Ostreicher under the 2274 Morris Avenue LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.   The proposed 67-foot-tall development will yield 7,667 square feet designated for residential space. The building will have 20 residential units with an average unit


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Laconia: Man, 63, and Man, 46, Robbed at Gunpoint

By SÍLE MOLONEY
THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help locating the five people seen in the attached photos and video who are sought in connection to a gunpoint robbery that occurred in the Laconia section of The Bronx, just west of Williamsbridge on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2022. Video courtesy of the NYPD   The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the five people seen in the attached photos and video who are sought in connection to a gunpoint robbery that occurred in the Laconia section of The Bronx, just west of Williamsbridge.   Officers from the 47th Precinct said


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Elections 2022: Local Bronx Voters Share their Top Concerns as they Hit the Polls

By JOSÉ GIRALT & JULIAN ROBERTS-GRMELA
Norwood News caught up with voters on Election Day, Nov. 8, to get a feel for their top voting issues. We first spoke to some voters and one poll site worker at P.S. 15, Institute for Environmental Learning poll site, located at 2195 Andrews Avenue North, in University Heights.   Mildred Perez, 44, told us she did not have a straightforward voting experience. “I usually go to the school. I don’t remember the name of the school right now, but it’s on Aqueduct [Avenue] and 183rd,” she said. “They told me to come here to vote and this is the


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Bedford Park: HPD Launches Lottery for Senior Apartments at 2850 Webster Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY
NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development (HPD) has launched an affordable housing lottery for senior apartments at 2850 Webster Avenue, a 12-story, mixed-use building in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.   2856 Webster Avenue, and sister development, 410 Bedford Park Boulevard, are located on an acre-plus piece of land owned by The New York Botanical Garden, situated on the southeast corner of Webster Avenue and Bedford Park Boulevard, located in Bronx Community District 7.   Norwood News previously reported on the early stages of the planning of the development which includes a new


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UPDATE Community Mourns Passing of Mrs Grace Seimer, Beloved Resident & 52nd Pct Community Council Member

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Norwood News has been made aware of the sad death of Mrs. Grace Siemer, a longtime Bronx resident, treasurer of the 52nd Precinct Community Council, and active member of Bedford Mosholu Community Association.   In a message posted to social media, president of the council, Brenda Caldwell-Paris, said in part, “It has taken me a while to get myself together to place this post. I know and realize that God knows, sees all, and in the end, he does what’s best. With my deepest, sincere sorrow, I must share with you the passing of an amazing woman, a loyal community


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University Heights: Two Sought for Robbery of Woman, 70, in her Home

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is searching for the two people seen in the attached photo who are sought for questioning in connection with a robbery that occurred in University Heights.    Police said that on Saturday, Oct. 29, at around 2.40 p.m., a man and a woman approached a 70-year-old woman and engaged her in conversation.   “The individuals walked with the victim approximately two blocks into her apartment building, located in the vicinity of West 183rd Street and Loring Place North,” an NYPD spokesperson said.   “The victim willingly allowed the two individuals to enter her apartment,” the spokesperson added. “While


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