Reservoir Oval to Receive Requested Facelift

Changes are coming to the heavily trafficked street surround Norwood’s most popular park. On Wednesday, the Department of Transportation began work on a series of street level improvements on Reservoir Oval, which tracks around Williamsbridge Reservoir Oval Park in the Norwood section of the Bronx..

Debate Tonight for the Bronx District 11 Council Seat at Lehman College

The Bronx Journal Radio and DIALOG: A Campus Forum will be hosting a live debate for the City Council Seat District 11 tonight at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.) at Lovinger Theater on the Lehman College campus (250 Bedford Park Blvd.). Michael Serrano of DIALOG will be the moderator for the debate. All of the candidates for the soon-to-be-vacant council seat will be in attendance including Cheryl Keeling, Cliff Stanton, and Andrew Cohen. The debate topics include public safety, education, environmental concerns, and the local economy. The primary elections will be held on September 3.

Hot Off The Press, The Latest Norwood News!

The latest edition of the Norwood News is out on Bronx streets now. In addition to being scattered throughout the northwest Bronx neighborhoods of Fordham, University Heights, Bedford Park, Kingsbridge Heights, Van Cortlandt Village and Norwood, the print edition is now also being distributed in Westchester Square and parts of Wakefield. You’ll find the Norwood News in hospitals, medical offices, libraries, community centers, banks, schools, churches, shops and restaurants.

Musical Slideshow: Making Music NY-Style in Oval Park

On the first day of summer, Make Music NY organized more than 1,000 concerts in the five boroughs, including a show at Williamsbride Oval Park, featuring local band Forty Indy and singer/guitarist THEO. Photographer Adi Talwar put together this slideshow. The accompanying music was performed by Fort Indy.

Bronx News Roundup: Nelson Castro, the Ghost from the Machine

If you haven’t done so already and you’re interested in Bronx politics, you need to read this article, written by Steve Fishman and published in New York Magazine two weeks ago, about former Bronx Assemblyman Nelson Castro. It delves into the beginning of Castro’s political career, how he got busted for perjury and how nobody in politics wants to talk to him. Compelling read that offers insight into the often shadowy world of the borough’s political scene. We urge you to read the whole thing, but in the meantime, here are some of the highlights:

Timetable Accelerated for Removal of Toxic Light Fixtures

Schools Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott, Corporation Counsel Michael A. Cardozo, and City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn announced in May that a settlement had been made between the Department of Education and New York Communities for Change to accelerate the removal of contaminant-filled light fixtures in 645 schools across the city.

Inside Albany: The Search for Jeff Klein

With the Assembly dominated by Democrats and Speaker Sheldon Silver, all eyes are on the Senate, which is controlled by an unprecedented coalition of Republicans and four independent Democrats, led by Bronxite Jeff Klein, who is nowhere to be found.