Dear Fellow Readers,

The year’s twenty-first edition of the Norwood News is out with plenty of community news stories to read and share. We have 24 pages packed full of news from this corner of the Bronx, so let’s start with page one!

Our top story focuses on a fatal police-involved shooting, with a sergeant from the 52nd Precinct shooting a driver during a traffic stop that spiraled out of control. Now the family of the deceased driver, Allan Feliz, is suing. Read why the attorney for the family believes they have a case.

Inside the cover you’ll read a piece on debilitating quality of life conditions at a building on the Grand Concourse in Kingsbridge and efforts by tenants to see the building rectified. We then pivot towards policy issues that have an impact on the neighborhoods we serve: the effects of the Public Charge and a reminder that it’s early voting. Reporters Jonathan Custodio and Jose A. Giralt have you covered on that. On the politics front, read about Bronx Councilman Fernando Cabrera looking to unseat Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

We also have two eye-catching photo spreads on the Jerome Gun Hill Business Improvement District’s annual Fall Festival and North Central Bronx Talent shot. Both shoots were captured by photo maven Miriam Quinones.

The Norwood News also brings you our latest collaboration with WFUV radio and BronxNet Television, this time focusing on the impact of gun violence in our neighborhoods. WFUV reporter Natalie Migliore takes a look on the faces impacted by gun violence.

The Norwood News also brings you the regular staples–Inquiring Photographer, Neighborhood Notes, and Out & About. We hope these features make you the smartest person in the Bronx.

So check out the latest edition of the Norwood News. Comments are always welcome. Send them to dcruz@norwoodnews.org or tweet directly to me at @CWEBCRUZER. We’re always eager to read them, and sometimes publish them! And don’t forget to vote!

Keep reading!

David Cruz
Editor
Norwood News