New Webster Ave. Plans Bring Cheers and Jeers

Webster Ave., the gritty, industrial stretch that runs through the neighborhoods of Norwood and Bedford Park was rezoned by the City Council this past March, with a plan designed to encourage more retail stores and residential housing in an area now largely composed of parking lots and auto body shops.

Creston Ave. Crew Busted in Drug Raid

Culminating a year-long investigation by the FBI and NYPD with an early morning raid on the so-called “Creston Avenue Crew,” police arrested eight people in the Bronx and three in Puerto Rico.

Mail Employees Go postal On Closure of Bronx Plant

By the end of the fall, at least 231 employees at the Bronx mail processing plant will be eliminated as the USPS consolidates all of the Bronx’s mail processing and distribution into the Manhattan plant.

ITPI: BP Asks Feds to Intervene in Muller Center Dispute

In a letter to federal authorities, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. said the mayor’s office blatantly skirted the formal process meant to determine a new use for the vacant Muller Army Reserve Center in Wakefield in order to push its own agenda — the creation of a 200-bed men’s homeless shelter at the center.

Long Time Resident Killed in Decatur Blaze

A Saturday afternoon fire on the top floor of a five-story Decatur Avenue building in Norwood claimed the life of 37-year-old resident Chris Podesta who died of smoke inhalation, according to the medical examiner’s office.

New Program Targets Bronx Asthma Rates

Local State Sen. Jeff Klein is teaming up with the Department of Education to combat sky-high childhood asthma rates in the Bronx, saying the breathing disorder is not only hazardous to children’s health but to their education, as the ailment is a leading cause of chronic absences in schools.

Norwood Walks Aim to Build Community, Commerce

Hosted by Community Board 7 and Mosholu Preservation Corporation, Summer Streets is a city initiative designed to bring community and commerce together on streets throughout the five boroughs.

At New Dance Studio, Empowerment in Pole Dancing

Jeanette Cardona originally planned on naming her new Webster Avenue dance studio and boutique Casa Cardona. But considering the studio’s offerings, which include instruction in both belly and pole dancing, Cardona decided instead to take a risk and be bold, maybe even a little risqué, in naming her new business. Armed with a catchy new name, RizzQue Studio and Boutique, and a diverse arsenal of dance clothing as well as traditional, risqué and kid-friendly dance classes, Cardona’s Norwood-area studio is thriving. “Yes, I make sexy clothes, but it’s not about being erotic,” she says, “it’s about pushing yourself and unleashing


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