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(L to R) AESHA VALENCIA, ACTING public relations director of Friends of Mosholu Parkland (FOMP), Zoë Arcidiacono, volunteer coordina- tor with FOMP, Lorita Watson, acting senior director of education for FOMP, and Elizabeth Quaranta, acting executive director of FOMP, at the reopening of the Keeper’s House Edible Garden in the Norwood section of the Bronx on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. By SARAH HUFFMAN & House. For Zoë Arcidiacono, FOMP created around it. years ago. Before that, I was in MIRIAM QUIÑONES a volunteer coordinator with “I was volunteering a lit- Queens, and so I have gotten to The first, public edible gar- Friends of Mosholu Parkland tle before the pandemic, but know my neighbors, and [now] den in Norwood sits at one end (FOMP), the garden became I got laid off and this group connect to my neighborhood in Citi Bike Accident of the Williamsbridge Oval a haven during the COVID-19 has taught me so much,” Ar- an entirely new way.” Arcidia- park on Reservoir Oval East, pandemic, and she felt nur- cidiacono told Norwood News. cono said her work with FOMP Results in Assault next to the historic Keeper’s tured by the atmosphere which “I moved to the Bronx four (continued on page 23) pg 22 DOWNLOAD No Fee Unless You Win THE FREE APP Hablamos Español KRAMER& Free Consultation POLLACKLLP (212) ANSWERS INJURY ATTORNEYS Larry J. Kramer Joshua Pollack Keep us with you wherever you go (212) 267-9377 VIST OUR WEB SITE AND VIEW OUR TESTMONIALS WWW.212ANSWERS.COM 2 • July 22-August 4, 2021 • Norwood News Jerome Gun Hill BID Opens Seating Space for Residents Vol. 34, No. 15 Vol. 27, No. 10 NorwoodVol. News 27, No.is published 10 bi-weekly on Thursdays by MosholuNorwood Preservation News Corporationis published (MPC) Norwood3400 Reservoir News isOval published East bi-weekly on Thursdays by bi-weeklyBronx, New on ThursdaysYork 10467 by MosholuPhone: Preservation 718 324 4998Corporation Mosholu Preservation Corporation 3400Fax: Reservoir 718 324 Oval2917 East E-mail: [email protected] Reservoir Oval East Bronx, New York 10467 Web.:Bronx, www.norwoodnews.org New York 10467 Publisher Phone: 718 324 4998 Phone: 718 324 4998 Mosholu PreservationFax: 718 324 Corporation 2917 E-mail: [email protected]: 718 324 2917 ExecutiveE-mail: [email protected] Director of MPC JenniferWeb: Tausig www.norwoodnews.org Web: www.norwoodnews.org Editor-In-Chief, Norwood News Síle Moloney [email protected] CEO, Mosholu Publisher CEO, Mosholu MosholuInterns Preservation 3UHVHUYDWLRQ Photos by Miriam Quiñones Mosholu Preservation 3UHVHUYDWLRQ CorporationDawn Clancy, Sarah Huffman,Corporation (L to R) Senior urban designer, Jessica Cronstein, Bronx Department of Transportation commissioner, Nivardo Lopez, executive Corporation Corporation Shania DeGroot Roberto S. 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