Out & About – Spooktacular Halloween Events In Store for the Weekend

Editor’s Pick: Halloween Happenings The public is invited to the following Halloween events in the Bronx: Oct. 29 and 30, store hours – Jerome-Gun Hill BID offers special Trick or Treat Bag Giveaway, on Jerome Avenue between Mosholu Parkway and Gun Hill Road and on Gun Hill Road from Jerome to Webster avenues. For more information, call (718) 324-4946. Oct. 30, 3 to 6 p.m. – Safe Treats – Safe Streets and Treats, East 204th Street and Bainbridge Avenue (between Perry and Hull avenues). Oct. 29, 4:30 to 6 p.m. – Healthy Halloween Celebration, PS 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary, 230

By JASMINE GOMEZ

The 52nd Precinct honored its officers, community stakeholders and businesses for going above and beyond their duties over the past year at the 12th annual Fellowship Recognition Breakfast. Hosted by the 52nd Precinct Community Council, the yearly event was held at Monroe College Oct. 23 and featured a ceremony where several elected officials, NYPD officers, and community members delivered speeches. The council, a volunteer-based group, serves as a liaison between the community and Police Department. Their meetings are held the fourth Thursday of every month and addresses police matters. Inspector Nilda Hofmann, commanding officer of the 52nd Precinct, routinely

By DAVID CRUZ

For 18 years, Kingsbridge residents who’ve relied on the Social Security Administration office knew the nearest site was 2720 Jerome Ave. But come Nov. 2, the SSA office will be relocated to 2501 Grand Concourse. Its more spacious office includes extra seating and interview windows for clients. The two-story property on Jerome, covering 19,000 square-feet of rentable space, is now up for grabs. Steeped by a main road and plenty of mass transit, the Kingsbridge SSA office was centralized around a bustling corridor. But a more attractive point is the fact it lies across the Kingsbridge Armory, slated to be

This week we asked readers their thoughts on new NYPD guidelines that would investigate all claims of use of force and officers who fail to step in during moments of alleged misconduct. I think it would be very helpful. I think that having another officer with them when something arises would be helpful in court. It would also help solve a lot of police brutality because there’ll be somebody watching, and somebody who will hopefully tell the truth when the time comes. Laura Premosch The Hub If one officer is doing something wrong to a suspect, his partner should actually report that

By DAVID CRUZ

In two hours, Ali Rahimi’s store, 358 Famous Deli, was in smoldering ruins. His store, a familiar staple on Bedford Park Boulevard between Decatur and Marion avenues, bore the brunt of a three-alarm fire that began at the laundromat abutting his grocery store on the morning of Oct. 25. Grieving near the charred remains of his business, Rahimi stood surrounded by family members, employees and friends, offering condolences as the hum of the fire trucks added to the surreal-like morning. Sipping his coffee, Rahimi told the Norwood News that he plans to rebuild his business. “Life is always like that,”

The recent spike in violent crimes in Fordham/Kingsbridge raised concerns from residents over policing tactics and deployment of resources in the neighborhoods. The September fatal shooting of 24-year-old David Hooks on Briggs Avenue and 194th Street has worried residents and civic leaders as shooting incidents have risen by 27 percent in the 52nd Precinct so far this year. Those concerns were loudly voiced at a recent town hall meeting organized by Councilman Ritchie Torres of the 15th Council District to discuss the violence in the community after Hooks’ shooting just blocks from Fordham University. The motive for the shooting is

By JASMINE GOMEZ

When it comes to the 311 system, a look at Community Board 7’s list of gripes will tell you there are plenty of building issues to complain about. An analysis by the Norwood News, utilizing 311 data logged on or before Oct. 2, found the top category of logged complaints during the last week of September in Community Board 7 fell under Property and Buildings. The category of Public Safety, which catalogues hydrant issues, came in second. The Board, covering Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham, Kingsbridge and University Heights had a total 771 complaints. The 311 complaints listed were deemed opened or unresolved five days from the time the complaint

By JANET NORQUIST-GONZALEZ

It’s been nearly four decades since I last visited Sweden. In 1976 my college roommate, Elisabet, suggested I visit her in Stockholm. It sounded like a good way to explore my Swedish roots for a few months, so I gladly accepted the invitation. I ended up staying nearly two years, long enough to fall in love with the culture. For years after returning to the U.S.A., I subscribed to the children’s comic book, Bamse, to keep in touch with the language. Would I be able to communicate in Swedish with real people after such a long time? I was determined

New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) is picking up some responsibilities normally handled by the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS), coming amid city’s booming homeless crisis. Participating in a panel at the CUNY School of Journalism’s Center for Community & Ethnic Media, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer revealed the HRA, a homeless prevention agency that provides social services to the impoverished, is now reviewing a number of unregistered contracts from homeless shelter providers. Stringer has remained a staunch critic of DHS, having rejected several DHS-approved contracts he deemed unworthy of city monies. His remarks suggested little