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UPDATE Sole Black-Owned Business on City Island, Seafood Kingz, Receives Racist Letter / Flier

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Black-owned business owners of Seafood Kingz, a City Island restaurant located at 634 City Island Avenue, are organizing a rally outside the restaurant on Saturday, Nov. 12, to call out racist abuse which they say was directed at their business on Nov. 3, 2022, in the form of a letter.   “On November 3rd, my father, Darryl Lelie, received some hate mail at our family restaurant, Seafood Kingz, on City Island in the Bronx,” Derell Lelie, son of Darryl Lelie, wrote in a Nov. 7th Instagram post on the Instagram page of Seafood Kingz (seafoodkingz_cityisland_). “We are the only


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Elections 2022: Conservative Party Candidate, Kevin Pazmino on Govt Oversight, Crime and Housing

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Freelance filmmaker and former District 11 city council candidate, Kevin Pazmino, is, as reported, running on the Conservative Party ticket in the upcoming general election on Nov. 8 in Assembly District 81. The seat is currently held by incumbent assemblyman and Democrat, Jeffrey Dinowitz, and covers much of the Northwest Bronx.   The candidate ran unsuccessfully on the Republican Party and Conservative Party lines in the 2021 district 11 city council general election which was ultimately won by now Councilman Eric Dinowitz, son of the assemblyman. Pazmino did not avail of the public matching funds program when he ran for


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Elections 2022: AOC Endorses Jessica Altagracia Woolford in Assembly District 81

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Jessica Altagracia Woolford, Democratic candidate for New York State Assembly District 81 in the Northwest Bronx, announced on Monday, May 23, that she has received the endorsement of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) in her bid to win the upcoming primary which is currently slated to take place in June, but which may be postponed to August, depending on the outcome of a lawsuit hearing related to the recent redistricting process that took place at a Manhattan court also on Monday.   Reacting to the news, Altagracia Woolford said, “I am proud to have the endorsement of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as


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Elections 2022: Kevin Pazmino Confirms Candidacy for State Assembly in District 81

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Freelance filmmaker and former District 11 City Council candidate, Kevin Pazmino, has confirmed that he is running for office, once again, this time in Assembly District 81, currently represented by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz.   Pazmino ran unsuccessfully on the Republican Party and Conservative Party tickets in the 2021 City Council general election which was ultimately won by now Councilman Eric Dinowitz. Norwood News had reported recently that Pazmino’s name was being floated in the context of the 81st Assembly race but at that point, he had not formally confirmed his candidacy, though a PAC had been created in his name.  


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UPDATE Dinowitz Bill to Combat Fake Vaccination Cards Signed into Law

Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed into law, bills A.7536B/S.4516C, which make the falsification of COVID-19 vaccination records a crime. The new “Truth in Vaccination Law,” sponsored respectively in the assembly and senate by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81) and State Sen. Anna M. Kaplan, a Democrat who represents North Hills, takes effect at a critical moment in the State’s battle against the coronavirus. A sharp rise in new COVID-19 cases stemming from the prevalence of the omicron variant, has added new urgency to efforts to ensure every eligible New Yorker is fully vaccinated against COVID-19.   In a press release


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UPDATE Eric Dinowitz Joined by Wide-Ranging Elected Officials for Inauguration at Lehman College

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Editor’s Note: The following is an extended version of the story that appears in our latest print edition.   Elected officials from across New York State gathered inside the Lovinger Theatre at Lehman College for the formal inauguration of Democrat, Eric Dinowitz, as the city councilman of District 11 on Sunday, Dec. 5. The Bedford Park ceremony was attended by a crowd of over 300 and was streamed live on BronxNet TV.   The councilman has been serving in the role since April 2021, having won the District 11 seat in a special election in March. As reported, he went on


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UPDATE Election Day 2021: Unofficial Election Night Results & Voter Reaction

By SÍLE MOLONEY, DAWN CLANCY, SARAH HUFFMAN, MIRIAM QUIÑONES & JOSÉ A. GIRALT
  After the polls closed at 9 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 2, and before Norwood News went to press with its Nov. 4th edition, the New York City Board of Elections (BOE) released the unofficial results of the various races.     The unofficial results of the various citywide, judicial and Bronx specific races are attached, as well as the results of the five State constitutional amendment proposals.     In the citywide races, Brooklyn Borough President and Democratic nominee for mayor, Eric Adams, was led in the mayoral race with 75 percent of the vote.   It's official


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District 11 City Council Race: Kevin Pazmino Says “Progressive Left” Has Taken Over Democratic Party

By SÍLE MOLONEY
With campaigning almost at an end, and as the last remaining hours of voting remain on Election Day 2021, District 11 Republican and Conservative Party candidate, freelance filmmaker, Kevin Pazmino, is reminding voters why they should vote for him in the general election race.   Pazmino, previously profiled by the Norwood News [Kevin Pazmino] ahead of the March 2021 special election, ran unsuccessfully in that race against then candidate and now Councilman Eric Dinowitz. Speaking to Norwood News on Nov. 1, Pazmino said, “I would say if people are unhappy with the Democratic Party’s leadership, they should vote for change.”


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Feliz Highlights Million-Dollar Investment in City Council District 15 ahead of General Election

By SÍLE MOLONEY
District 15 City Councilman Oswald Feliz is gearing up for the Nov. 2 general election by reminding his constituents of his accomplishments since he first took office after winning a hotly contested special election in March 2021, as reported, and later going on to retain his seat with 65.2 percent of the vote in the June primary election earlier this year. Bronx Community Board 7 district manager, Ischia Bravo, was runner-up.   Feliz wrote on his Facebook page on Monday, Oct. 25, “Proud to bring $3.4 million dollars to transform Poe Park (my childhood park!) in my district!” The park


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