National Restaurant & Coffee Shop Closes after 43 Years

The National Restaurant & Coffee Shop, located at 8 Bedford Park Blvd in Bedford Park has shuttered according to a notice seen by Norwood News in its window on May 27, and as previously advised by Norwood resident and nearby Lehman College Professor Eileen Markey.

UPDATE ICE Responds on Detention of Marble Hill High School Student

Following news that a New York City high-school student attending English Language Learners and International Support Preparatory Academy (ELLIS) in Marble Hill, was detained by U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials when he, reportedly, appeared at a Manhattan courthouse for a routine hearing on May 20, we reached out to ICE and asked what offense, if any, the student had been charged with, and where he was currently being held.