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UPDATE: Jeffrey Dinowitz Pushes for New Law to Combat Fake Vaccination Cards

The FBI issued a warning on March 30 about a growing number of fraudulent vaccination cards which were being peddled to New Yorkers and to American residents, nationwide. As reported, Bronx Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81) subsequently introduced legislation at State level to charge those partaking in such fraud and is now pushing to have the bill signed into law as soon as possible.   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the U.S. Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the FBI issued the warning in March to make the public aware that there were individuals who


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UPDATE Jeffrey Dinowitz Introduces Legislation to Combat the Creation of Fake Vaccination Cards

The FBI issued a warning on March 30 about a growing number of fraudulent vaccination cards which were being peddled to New Yorkers and to American residents, nationwide. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz has now introduced legislation at State level to charge those partaking in such fraud.   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the U.S. Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the FBI issued the warning in March to make the public aware that there were individuals both selling fake COVID-19 vaccination record cards and encouraging others to print such fake cards in their homes. Agency officials


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D11 June Primary Race: Jessica Haller Drops Out, Assumes New Role Supporting Female Candidates

By SÍLE MOLONEY, DAVID GREENE, JOSÉ GIRALT & MICHAEL HOROWITZ
Jessica Haller, tech entrepreneur and environmentalist who recently finished in third place in the March 23 District 11 City Council special election, announced on Friday, April 16, that she will not be running in the District 11 Democratic June primary race. “After taking some time to reflect on the results of the special election, I am writing to share that our grassroots campaign has come to an end, and I have made the difficult decision to withdraw from the June primary election,” Haller wrote in a press release.    “I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart


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Update: D11 City Council Special Election: Eric Dinowitz Elected as Next City Council Member

By SÍLE MOLONEY
This article was updated as the count progressed.   After the first count of all first choice ranked votes was concluded in the District 11 City Council special election race by the New York City Board of Elections (BOE) on Sunday, April 11, Eric Dinowitz maintained and increased his lead in the race with 4,401 votes. This represents 46.05 percent of all first-choice, ranked votes. To win, a candidate requires 50 percent plus one.   Following the tallying of the total first choice, ranked ballots, which includes election day ballots, early ballots, military ballots and absentee ballots, Dinowitz picked up


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District 11 City Council Special Election: Dan Padernacht Releases Post Election Statement

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Following the release on Tuesday night of the initial, unofficial results of the District 11 City Council special election which took place on March 23, by the New York City Board of Elections, candidate, lawyer and chair of Bronx Community Board 8 Traffic & Transportation committee, Dan Padernacht, released the following statement to his supporters.   “I am writing to thank you for your time, dedication and support in our campaign. Words cannot express the appreciation I feel for each of you who have helped in so many different ways,” Padernacht wrote. “While the initial results from the Special Election


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D11 City Council Race: UNOFFICIAL Results Show Eric Dinowitz in the Lead as the Count Continues

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A seemingly quiet election day on March 23, with low voter turnout at, at least, two polling sites in Norwood has seen Eric Dinowitz take the lead in the Bronx District 11 City Council special election race, following the release by the New York City Board of Election of the unofficial, initial election night results so far. Dinowitz won 42 percent of the vote, followed by Mino Lora with 25 percent, and Jessica Haller with 15 percent. 97.59 percent of voting scanners have been reported.   Dinowitz, a teacher and Democratic male district leader for the 81st Assembly District, and


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District 15 City Council Race: Ariel Rivera-Diaz on People Power, Education & Food Insecurity

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Ariel Rivera-Diaz is one of ten candidates running in the District 15 City Council race for which a special election is being held on March 23. He is a former finance clerk with the City’s Board of Elections, former official at the Republican National Hispanic Assembly, and currently works at the Board of Education in the Bronx.   Norwood News reached out to Rivera-Diaz to interview him for a profile piece but we were unable to reach him. Here, we present a brief overview of his campaign platform based on his website, social media posts and other quotes in the


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District 15 City Council Race: José Padilla on Fighting Corruption, District Stress Points & Pragmatic Solutions

By MICHAEL HOROWITZ
José Padilla Jr., one of nine candidates seeking office in the District 15 City Council special election race, said he is someone who offers pragmatic solutions to problems, rather than ones that stress ideological approaches to issues. The special election takes place on Tuesday, March 23.   Speaking with the Norwood News by phone, Padilla said the district desperately needs someone who will focus on the community’s needs, rather than special interests. The candidate said that the district has been victimized by corrupt, elected officials in the past, citing as examples, former Assemblyman Eric Stevenson Jr., former Assemblywoman Gloria Davis,


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D11 City Council Race: Eric Dinowitz Endorsed by Corey Johnson, Carpenter’s Union, Others

By SÍLE MOLONEY
City Council Speaker, Corey Johnson, became the first citywide leader to endorse Eric Dinowitz in the District 11 City Council race on March 11. Dinowitz, a teacher and district leader in the 81st assembly district and son of Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, earned Johnson’s support 11 days ago, giving his campaign another boost ahead of Election Day, March 23.      Johnson, who also represents Manhattan’s City Council District 3, which includes Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, Greenwich Village, West SoHo, Hudson Square, Times Square, Garment District, Flatiron, and the Upper West Side, said he was excited to endorse Dinowitz who he said, over


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