Neighborhood Notes
The Bronx News Network (which includes the Norwood News) and “BronxTalk” with Gary Axelbank are co-sponsoring a debate of candidates in the race for the 14th Council District seat. Candidates Yudelka Tapia and Fernando Cabrera will be there. Find out what they think about the pressing issues facing local residents. Click “Read More” for links to profiles on all the candidates.
Robert Zamot only has to walk a couple of blocks to feel connected to his son who lives out of state. He usually sends him and other extended family members presents several times a month from his local post office on Webster Avenue, known as the Botanical Station. Zamot also does the vast majority of his bill pay through the mail. But now, this 30-year resident of the Bedford Park neighborhood may have to walk an extra 15 to 20 minutes just to buy stamps.
It’s 7:25 a.m. on a recent Thursday, and Yudelka Tapia is standing outside the 183rd Street subway stop on the 4 train, greeting sleepy commuters with a wide smile and a ready handshake. “Hello, how are you? Nice to meet you,” she says to one man in quick, accented English. To another: “Buenos días. ¿Cómo está, señor?”
