We know some folks just don’t like trees. They think they bring dog droppings or litter or they hide the signs on their storefronts. But this time the nearby landlord is us and, as Norwood News readers know, we love trees. We don’t really understand this behavior. If any of our readers know why someone would do this, please let us know. Trees provide everything from cooling shade to the air we breathe. Killing them hurts all of us.

As an active MS 80 parent, Hermes Caraballo keeps on the lookout for resources to improve the Norwood school and the community around it. So when he learned of New Hope New York, an arm of the North American Mission Board, that assembles troops of volunteers for service projects across the city, he was quick to find out more.

The Norwood News has assembled a basic guide to help our readers make some sense out of the overhaul and discover how they can use the schools’ new services.

A citywide advocacy group released a survey confirming what most local residents have known for years: the No. 4 and D subway stations in Norwood and North Fordham are in awful condition.

Flagg Seeks Engel’s Seat While much of the fireworks in the race for the 17th Congressional District stems from the charges and countercharges between incumbent Eliot Engel and challenger Kevin McAdams, there’s a third candidate in the Democratic primary struggling to be heard.  Jessica Flagg, a 52-year-old Riverdale resident who was active in Rep. Dennis Kucinich’s campaign for president, says she doesn’t have as much money as the other candidates but is working hard to get her activist message across.  Flagg said she was inspired to run during the presidential campaign when "it became evident to me that the Democratic

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The nature of a nightclub set to open next month on West Fordham Road and Cedar Avenue has stirred controversy among community leaders, some of whom charge that it will be a topless bar and attract undesirable attention to University Heights.

The story on the cover of this issue speaks for itself. But we just wanted to emphasize one piece of MTA ridiculousness. Here’s how the agency explained away the disastrous state of the city’s worst stations:

We know some folks just don’t like trees. They think they bring dog droppings or litter or they hide the signs on their storefronts. But this time the nearby landlord is us and, as Norwood News readers know, we love trees. We don’t really understand this behavior. If any of our readers know why someone would do this, please let us know. Trees provide everything from cooling shade to the air we breathe. Killing them hurts all of us.

As an active MS 80 parent, Hermes Caraballo keeps on the lookout for resources to improve the Norwood school and the community around it. So when he learned of New Hope New York, an arm of the North American Mission Board, that assembles troops of volunteers for service projects across the city, he was quick to find out more.