The graffiti situation on the Bainbridge Avenue/East 204th Street merchant corridor has gotten out of control. In the 1990s, community residents were able to raise money to pay for weekly cleaning of the strip. But for years after funding ran out, taggers stayed away because they knew Bainbridge/204th as a place their tags wouldn’t last. But now we’re back to where we were. We hope local merchants, elected officials and community organizations will come together to find a new solution to the problem. In the meantime, we hope landlords, homeowners and merchants will paint over or steam clean their own gates and façades. It’s in their self-interest and the community’s collective interest.
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Welcome to the Norwood News, a bi-weekly community newspaper that primarily serves the northwest Bronx communities of Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham and University Heights. Through our Breaking Bronx blog, we focus on news and information for those neighborhoods, but aim to cover as much Bronx-related news as possible. Founded in 1988 by Mosholu Preservation Corporation, a not-for-profit affiliate of Montefiore Medical Center, the Norwood News began as a monthly and grew to a bi-weekly in 1994. In September 2003 the paper expanded to cover University Heights and now covers all the neighborhoods of Community District 7. The Norwood News exists to foster communication among citizens and organizations and to be a tool for neighborhood development efforts. The Norwood News runs the Bronx Youth Journalism Heard, a journalism training program for Bronx high school students. As you navigate this website, please let us know if you discover any glitches or if you have any suggestions. We’d love to hear from you. You can send e-mails to norwoodnews@norwoodnews.org or call us anytime (718) 324-4998.