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News’ News Briefs, New York burgh, NY and nearby towns proposed for ’s Larry Penner State Attorney General Letitia and cities are fighting a plan by harbor) will lock us into the James is right to sue the Trump Danskammer Energy LLC to production and use of fossil Larry Penner is a transpor- Administration to stop them turn a little used power plant on fuels for decades to come. For tation historian, advocate and from denying green cards or the shore of the Hudson River the sake of all New Yorkers, we writer who previously worked 31 visas to immigrants who have into a year-round, 24/7 fracked should demand that the Cuomo years for the U.S. Department of received SNAP assistance (for- gas facility. The proposed gas- Administration stop all such Transportation Federal Transit merly known as food stamps). fired plant would generate air projects. Administration Region 2 NY Of- What President Donald Trump pollutants, including nitrogen Joanne Koslofsky fice. ignores is that the poverty oxides, which can cause seri- Bedford Park wages received by these workers ous respiratory problems, and Backing Andrew Yang are what entitles them to such carbon dioxide and methane, Remembering Fare Boxes I’d like your readers to be assistance. Trump certainly which trap heat in the atmo- This past Aug. 31 repre- made aware of a Democratic knows this. His companies are sphere and are the key culprits sented the 50th anniversary candidate for president who among the employers who pay in the warming of our planet. of New York City Transit bus wants to give $1,000 in cash per immigrants (some who are “il- Because air pollutants drivers no longer having to use month, every month, to every legal”) these miserly wages. travel, residents of the Bronx a coin collector to make change adult American as a right of cit- SNAP recipients could be re- (well known as the least healthy for riders. Aug. 31, 1969 was the izenship. That candidate is a fel- duced tremendously if every county in New York City) are first day that bus riders either low New Yorker named Andrew employer was forced to pay only likely to suffer significant ad- had to deposit a subway token Yang. livable wages. Nowadays, that verse health effects if the proj- or the exact amount in coins di- A $1,000 monthly “Freedom would start at $30 an hour. But ect is approved. The toxic emis- rectly into the fare box. Drivers Dividend” would improve the in New York State, it took great sions generated by gas-fired would no longer be required to lives of every Bronxite in Nor- effort to get the minimum wage power plants, problematic in make change. They could con- wood. to $15 an hour. Nationwide, it’s themselves, also contribute to centrate on driving instead of Currently, a majority of still $7.25 an hour. the formation of ozone, which multi-tasking. It became the Americans living in the Bronx Immigrants pick our fruits the American Lung Associa- passenger’s responsibility to could not afford an unexpected and vegetables and sometimes tion (ALA) identifies as a “le- deposit the exact fare in cash $500 expense if one arose. That’s get poisoned by pesticides, as thal pollutant” that causes im- or subway token directly into alarming! well as caring for elderly people. mediate respiratory harm and the fare box when boarding the The Freedom Dividend would They also do numerous other is likely to cause heart attacks, bus. ease that economic distress for jobs requiring tough physical strokes, heart disease, and All the driver had to do was hundreds of thousands of par- labor for early death. The ozone level in look through the upper portion ents in our borough and would employers such as Trump. our borough is already so high of the fare box and make sure yield immediate benefits. Stu- For this, they get poverty wages. that it was graded “F” in the that the fare was paid. Previ- dents would do better in school; They are not takers just because ALA’s 2019 “State of the Air” ously, drivers had to deal with parents would have more time to they get assistance that allows report. potential robbery while in ser- read to their kids; churches, vol- them to eat. In addition to its impact on vice due to carrying cash. unteer groups and community Some who hire immigrants our health, the proposed Dan- Safety increased for drivers, organizations would thrive, and to take care of elderly relatives skammer fracked gas power passengers, and buses. There the pooling effect of additional that need help cannot afford plant will undermine New were fewer traffic accidents in- money in our pockets to spend to pay better wages. But every York’s recently enacted Cli- volving buses. Bus operators on Bainbridge Avenue alone wealthy employer, like Trump, mate Leadership and Com- spent more time concentrat- would rejuvenate the small who does not adequately pay for munity Protection Act, which ing on driving and less making business economy and clean up the hard labor done for them is commits the state to generat- change for riders. On-time per- our community. a true taker. ing 100 percent of its electric- formance improved as passen- If your readers are interested Richard Warren ity from renewable sources by ger boarding time sped up. 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The 52ND PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL meets Sept. 26 at New Life Outreach International Church, 2757 Morris Ave., at 7 p.m. For more information, call (718) 220-5824. 4 • September 12-25, 2019 • Norwood News INQUIRING PHOTOGRAPHER By DAVID GREENE This week we asked readers if they have noticed a union-suggested work slowdown by NYPD offi cers following the fi ring of Offi cer Daniel Pantaleo for using an illegal chokehold that killed Eric Garner.

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BRIEFS By SHA-NIA ALSTON The Jerome Avenue Men’s Shelter By MICHAEL TURAY (JAMS) in Norwood will finally receive peace officers following efforts from Jump Bikes Jump Ship Councilman Andy Cohen, Community The bike program piloted by Board 7, and several other elected offi- rideshare company Uber will cials, following through on a promise no longer be available in the made by the New York City Department borough as of Sept. 3. Through of Homeless Services (DHS) for some. Jump, users were granted easy “I am really pleased they’re coming. access to rent electric bikes us- I am very optimistic that they are going ing the same mobile app they to reduce the overall impact of the shel- used to request a car. Council ter on the community,” said Cohen in a member Fernando Cabrera is telephone interview with the Norwood upset that the bikes are leaving, News. as both Bronx residents and of- DHS hopes the peace officers, who ficials all believed Jump was a are expected to report for duty on Oct. successful initiative. 1, will relieve the 52nd Precinct from constantly policing the area where the Measles Outbreak shelter resides, allowing peace officers Officially Over to settle any disputes that require lit- Photo by José A. Giralt City health officials an- tle involvement from the NYPD. John THE JEROME AVENUE Men’s Shelter at 3600 Jerome Ave. (pictured) will receive nounced that the largest mea- Betts, the residence director for Bronx- peace officers roughly a year and a half after opening. sles outbreak the city had seen Works, which operates JAMS, said in a in nearly three decades is over. statement that the organization is com- District. in shelter plans. In a statement, Cohen The epidemic began in October mitted to “being a good neighbor” by The Norwood News spoke with lo- said, “The community has been advo- 2018 and by April this year of- keeping order. cal businesses adjacent to the shelter, cating for there to be peace officers at ficials declared a public health This isn’t the first time the com- who have experienced panhandling JAMS since before the facility opened emergency in parts of Brooklyn, munity has been vocal when it comes and petty theft from the homeless com- and I am thrilled that DHS has now rec- including its Hasidic communi- to JAMS. Residents fought against the munity. On a recent evening, the home- ognized the need.” ties. Estimates show 654 individ- shelter’s original plans that called for it less were spotted sleeping inside a Cohen, whose 11th Council District uals were diagnosed with mea- to be placed near PS/MS 20. After that, northbound #4 subway train heading covers Wakefield, has seen the differ- sles since the outbreak started, there were more community concerns to Woodlawn Station, the closest stop to ence that DHS peace officers make at with 80 percent of those diag- when it was decided that the shelter JAMS. Outreach workers were also on the shelter. nosed being 18 years or younger. would receive a clinic open to individu- hand, checking up on their welfare. The “I have a shelter in the Wakefield sec- “Ending the measles outbreak als who do not live in the shelter, caus- Metropolitan Transportation Author- tion of the district operated by Project required extensive collabora- ing uproar from Community Board 7 ity recently announced the creation of Renewal that has DHS peace officers, tion with community organiza- members who felt that this would lead a task force that looks to examine the and I know that after they came into tions and Jewish leaders. They more to panhandling and loitering. As homeless issue that’s expanded across the site I had a significant reduction in helped encourage vaccinations it stands, the homeless have been spot- the system. 911 calls. I had a significant reduction and achieve record immuniza- ted in greater frequency along the Je- Many of these issues are why DHS in neighbor complaints, so I know that tion levels in parts of Brooklyn,” rome Gun Hill Business Improvement peace officers were originally included it works,” said Cohen. said De Blasio.” The majority of the cases, 72 percent, occurred in four Brooklyn neighborhoods. corner of Crotona Avenue and Grote the people of my borough, and has across all five boroughs. 1,860 were Street in Belmont. instead chosen to move forward with successfully remediated. The devel- Street Name for Bx. Teen a plan to close Rikers Island that opment of a centralized database that A teenager who died in June Jail Proposal Advances builds a new jail in the wrong place,” requires custodians to log the status of last year after running into Bronx Borough President Ruben said Diaz Jr. of a classroom three times a year was a burning apartment building Diaz Jr. is outraged over the City a new strategy implemented. The uti- to rescue a three-year-old girl Planning Commission’s vote to close DOE’s Lead Paint Plan Progress lization of an online tool where staff who also died will have a street Rikers Island and build a new bor- Schools Chancellor Richard A. and parents can report any issues of renamed in his honor. Lucas ough-based jail at NYPD Bronx tow Carranza announced that the city deteriorating paint also enhances Silverio was only 19 years old pound in Mott Haven. Many residents Department of Education and School transparency. “We’re looking for- when he died from third-degree have urged the city to explore build- Construction Authority (SCA) com- ward to a successful start of the year, burns three days after attempt- ing the Bronx jail at 900 Sheridan pleted its remediation of lead paint and we’re taking the next step in en- ing to rescue Yasleen McDonald, Ave., where Bronx Family Court is in classes hosting 3-, pre-K, kinder- hancing our protocols by inspecting, a toddler stuck in the building. currently located, according to Diaz garten, and first grade students. The testing and remediating cafeterias Councilman Ritchie Torres and Jr. “It is unfortunate that the City SCA said it recruited independent and libraries serving kids under six the victim’s family plan to honor Planning Commission has declined inspectors and custodians to over- in the next year,” said Carranza. Silverio for his brave acts at the to listen to the serious concerns of see visual inspections of 8,438 rooms 6 • September 12-25, 2019 • Norwood News Two Under Arrest for Shooting Death of Bedford Park Man

By BOB KAPPSTATTER tim have criminal records, and the two Two men were under arrest in the suspects belong to a local drug crew,” shooting death of a 27-year-old Bed- they said. ford Park man after detectives tracked Another source who knew Ortiz them down through video security said Ortiz was spotted driving “nice cameras, police said. cars.” First, a brand new white Land Israel Lagares became the fifth ho- Rover and now a black (Dodge) Char- micide victim in the 52nd Precinct so ger,” said the source who knew Ortiz. far this year after he was fatally shot Detectives searching local exterior twice in the chest shortly after 10 p.m. video security cameras observed the on Aug. 16 in front of 2734 Bainbridge two suspects getting both out and back Ave., just blocks from his home. He was in a car on the block at the time of the pronounced dead at St. Barnabas Hos- shooting. The source said that they pital. had previously been circling the area After an investigation that a police a number of times, “like they were cas- source said involved scouring through ing it.” a number of video security cameras The Five-Two has seen a small in- in the area, detectives arrested Lucas crease in major crime, with 1295 re- Chajecki, 23, of Fordham, and Gary Or- ported crimes this year compared to tiz, 31, of Kingsbridge, on Aug. 31 and 1285 the same time last year, according charged both with murder. The pair is to NYPD stats. There have been six re- being held at Rikers Island. ported murders falling within the 52nd Investigators are still trying to de- Precinct, which covers Norwood, Bed- termine a motive for the murder, said ford Park, Kingsbridge Heights, Ford- a source. “Both suspects and the vic- ham, and University Heights.

New Office, Same Constituent Services at Espaillat’s Bronx Office By JOSÉ A. GIRALT Bronx constituents of the 13th Congressional District now have a new district office location. Congressman Adriano Espaillat, whose cov- erage area also covers Norwood, has moved his Bronx office into the same location as his former colleague, state Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz at 3107 Kings- bridge Ave., just north of West 231st Street in Photo by José A. Giralt Kingsbridge. (L-R) ASSEMBLYMAN JEFFREY Dinowitz welcomes Since 2017, when he Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) at an event announcing the grand opening of the representative’s new district office in was sworn in, Espail- the Kingsbridge neighborhood of the Bronx. The two poli- lat’s Bronx district of- ticians will share office space at 3107 Kingsbridge Ave. fice was located at 2530 Grand Concourse inside what was originally known as the Dol- be finished. “We may be out of there lar Savings Bank, near Fordham Road. for a significant period of time. So, Renovation work inside the landmark we didn’t want to be out of the Bronx building forced the congressman to while that construction was going on,” find another location. he said. Espaillat said that the landmark Editor’s Note: Espaillat’s Bronx status of the building made for an un- office is open Monday through Fri- certain future for when the work on his day, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Their office on the Grand Concourse would phone number is (646) 740-3632. September 12-25, 2019 • Norwood News • 7 Stop Work Orders Issued at 2 of 4 New Norwood Projects 8 • September 12-25, 2019 • Norwood News CRIME FILE By DAVID CRUZ

panic, around 35 to 45 years Lane. midnight on Sept. 2 inside old, weighing 170 pounds, The 41-year-old victim 2721 Morris Ave., according to and last seen wearing a white quickly rose, screaming, caus- police. The suspect fled with shirt, black shorts, and black ing the man to flee. Nothing the victim’s purse containing sneakers (at left). was taken. The man is de- cash. Police have not released scribed as Hispanic, stand- an official description, only ing at 5’ 4” with a slim build surveillance video from the and a pony tail, weighting 130 building. He is seen wearing pounds. light colored pants and a dark hoodie. of Jerome Avenue and East Anyone with information 198th Street, according to po- in regard to these incidents lice. The group approached is asked to call the NYPD’s Energy Drink Robbery the victim inside a building Crime Stoppers Hotline at The NYPD needs the pub- hallway and tried forcing the 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for lic’s help in identifying a man gold chain off him. The victim Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA possibly linked to stealing Chain Snatching fought back leading to one of (74782). All calls are kept three-dozen cans of Monster Police are trying to find a the suspects to take out his confidential. The public can Energy at a store in Fordham suspect who, along with sev- gun and begin firing. No one also submit their tips by log- after threatening the clerk eral others, robbed a man was hurt and the thieves made ging on to the Crime Stop- with a hypodermic needle. at gunpoint in Kingsbridge off with the gold chain. pers website at WWW.NYP- Police in the 52nd Precinct Heights on Aug. 28. One was Sex Creep in Fordham DCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or got the call around 5 p.m. on last seen wearing light col- Police are trying to ID a on Twitter @NYPDTips. Aug. 24 at the Rite Aid store ored pants and a rose colored man wanted for climbing into Knifepoint Robbery at 49 W. Fordham Rd. The 38- hoodie (above). Another was a woman’s basement apart- A $2500 reward is being of- TO REPORT A year-old suspect was stopped last seen wearing dark pants ment and grabbing her by fered to anyone who can iden- STORY TO by the clerk until he flashed and hoodie (top right) over a the leg as she was sleeping. tify and locate a man (above) THE NORWOOD NEWS, the needle. The suspect soon rose colored cap. This happened on Aug. 4 just wanted for robbing a woman’s CALL US AT fled on foot on Grand Avenue. The incident happened at after midnight in the area of purse at knifepoint. The in- 718-324-4998 Police describe him as His- around 11:30 p.m. in the area Bainbridge Avenue and Coles cident happened just before September 12-25, 2019 • Norwood News • 9 10 • September 12-25, 2019 • Norwood News Vagrancy in Whalen Park Raises Concerns By JOSÉ A. GIRALT daily basis, Sheila Sanchez has come to In July 2018, Whalen Park was re- know some of the people who hang out opened amid fanfare with family mem- there. She admits to becoming angry bers of the park’s namesake present. At when she sees how bold some of those a cost of $1.8 million, Councilman An- people in the park are when they carry drew Cohen said at the time, “Today we out illegal activities in broad daylight. have a park that’s as good as any park “About two months ago, a saw a group in the city.” of adult men inside the playground area Now, some residents are worrying drinking a bottle of tequila while chil- over activities inside the park that go dren played on the equipment,” San- beyond just “hanging out,” with some chez said. “I couldn’t believe that this fears the playground may revert back was happening around noon-time, too.” to the days when vagrancy was such a Unafraid to confront some of these normal occurrence. Indeed, the park people, Sanchez also learned that some had been such an eyesore that it left do not live in the neighborhood. “One then-Deputy Borough President Aurelia lady that hangs out there told me she’s Greene to declare it was once “plagued from Yonkers and others [hanging out with drugs and homeless individuals” and drinking] have told me they don’t during the 2017 groundbreaking of the even live in the area,” said Sanchez. park. Barbara Stronczer, chair of Com- At the Sept. 4 meeting of the Bedford munity Board 7’s Parks Committee, re- Mosholu Community Association, local members some of the unsavory activi- residents spoke about observing drug ties that took place in the park before dealing and public urination. Addition- the renovations and wants to take quick ally, the association has received text action to prevent any reverting to the messages complaining of these activi- past. ties and more. “People will be afraid to bring their On a recent visit by two Norwood kids there when they see a group of men News reporters, two men were seen sitting there drinking,” Stronczer said. drinking from an open container. A She promised to bring up the issue at woman accompanying them threatened the next meeting of CB7’s Parks Com- THE CURTAIN SHOP one reporter holding a camera with mittee on Sept. 11. & GENERAL STORE SINCE 1976 physical harm if they took pictures in- Community Affairs Officer Crystal side the park. 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Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway in Wakefi eld THE NORWOOD NEWS was in Wakefi eld on Aug. 30 to check out a back-to-school backpack giveaway ahead of the fi rst day of public school on Sept. 5. This time, Mosholu Preservation Corporation (MPC, publishers of the Norwood News) partnered with the East 233rd Street/White Plains Road Merchants Association and Councilman Andy King in giving away the freebies. The group stopped by Elite Dream Vacations, S&L Realty Associates, Rivera’s Auto Driving School, and Kaieteur Restaurant Bronx along the shopping strip running along White Plains Road. Check out these photos by Miriam Quinones. (Below) Councilman Andy King (c) with some young people who each snagged a backpack at the Aug. 30 event. MPC program manager Daniela Beasley stands at his right.

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GARRIELLA ENNIS HOLDS (left middle) up her new back- pack she got at the back-to- school event.

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Compiled by JUDY NOY EDITOR’S PICK Free Resource Fair The public is invited to a free community resource fair, Sept. 17 from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Holy Nativity Episcopal Church, 3061

Bainbridge Ave. (near Rochambeau Avenue). Information includes Photo courtesy Boogie on the Boulevard Norwood tenants, homeowners, small businesses, and housing, BOOGIE ON THE Boulevard will see several streets along the southern end of legal and immigration resources. For more information and to Grand Concourse closed off for pedestrians for a day of music, arts, and more (see RSVP, call (718) 933-2539. Events for more information).

information and to RSVP, call (718) 884-6105. exhibition ever, Brazilian Modern: The Living Palmieri & Afro Caribbean Orchestra performing Art of Roberto Burle Marx, through Sept. 29, Onstage salsa, and the Michael Camilo Trio, Sept. 21 at 8 Boogie on the Boulevard, a car free event, will featuring lush gardens with a curated gallery of p.m. Tickets: $45 to $65. For more information and take place on the Grand Concourse from 162nd his vibrant paintings, drawings and textiles. In Woodlawn Cemetery holds free outdoor concert tickets, call (718) 960-8833. to 170th streets on Sept. 15 from 2 to 6 p.m. in addition, the sights and sounds of Brazil and featuring Boricua Legends performing the music the center lanes. Events include free music, arts, its lively contributions to music and dance are of Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz and other Latin fitness programs, and healthy food samples. In included. Musical performances take place American artists, Sept. 15 from 3 to 5 p.m., rain Events addition, there will be roller skating, free bike rides, Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m. and dance on Sundays or shine. Bring chair or blanket; chairs will not and skateboarding as well as free bike parking and from 1 to 4 p.m. For more information and a Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, 3415 Bainbridge be provided. Bags are subject to search. The bike repairs. For more information and a complete list of detailed schedule, call (718) 817-8700. Ave. (at Gun Hill Road), presents Teen Health Celia Cruz and Pedro Knight mausoleum will activities, call (212) 633-0800 ext. 1296. Fair, Sept. 17 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the lobby. be open for viewing from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and The Museum of Bronx History, 3266 Bainbridge For more information and detailed information on the Woodlawn Conservancy Trolley will escort Bronx NYC Parks Department presents free Flag Ave., presents exhibition, The Bronx Goes to the events, call (718) 741-2357. passengers to and from the concert. Registration Football for kids ages 9 to 17. League through Movies, through Oct. 6. For more information, call is required. For more information and tickets, call Sept. 19; Citywide Championships, Nov 2; and (718) 881-8900. Van Cortlandt Jewish Center, 3880 Sedgewick (718) 920-1470 or visit www.WoodlawnEvents.org. Girls Invitational Tournament, Nov. 11. For more Ave., hosts free Town Hall Breakfast for its elected information, locations, and details, call (718) 430- The Museum of Bronx History, 3266 Bainbridge officials, Sept. 15 at 11 a.m. This event is open to Lehman College’s Center for the Performing 1824. Ave. (208th Street), presents A History of the the public. Reservations are required. For more Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W., presents Eddie Bronx Latino, ongoing. Hours: Saturdays 10 Run for a Cause, Woodlawn’s 13th annual 5k, a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays 1 to 5 p.m. For more takes place on Sept. 14 at 10 a.m. Registration information, call (718) 881-8900. is at Healy Field at 8:30 a.m. (Van Cortlandt Park East and Kepler Avenue). Proceeds will support Yonkers Partners in Education Foundation and Library Events National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Entry fees: $25/pre race until Sept. 13; $30/day of. Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., For more information and to register, visit www. presents for ages 5 to 12: STEM Fridays at 4 woodlawnrunforacause.org. p.m.: Sept. 13 (Makerspace) and 20 (Bronx Birds). For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or Bronx County Historical Society hosts The visit www.nypl.org. Bronx’s Silver Screen Trolley Tour, Sept. 21 from noon to 5 p.m., rain or shine, from the Jerome Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St., offers for Avenue entrance gate of Woodlawn Cemetery children: Toddler Storytime at 11 a.m.: (ages (meet at 11:45 a.m.). A one-hour lunch break 18 months to 3 years), interactive stories, action in Little Italy is not included in price. Advance songs, fingerplays, and crafts, Sept. 16, 19, 23 purchase required. Sales are final. Refunds will not and 26; and for ages 5 to 12: Crafty Fridays at be issued. For more information and tickets, call 3 p.m.: crafts, Sept. 13 and 20; and STEM: Kids (718) 920-1469. Science at 3 p.m.: Reactions, Sept. 17 and 24. Teens/young adults can attend film: “Shazam,” Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd Sept. 14 at 1:30 p.m. Adults can enjoy: Knitting St. in Riverdale, offers Family Art Projects: Circle: Thursdays at 3 p.m. For more information, Papermaking – Brilliance of Seeds and Weeds, call (718) 882-8239. to create paper pulp from used paper, then write stories, Sept. 14 and 15; and To Be a River, to Jerome Park Library, 118 Eames Pl. (near join a workshop and write poetry, Sept. 21 and Kingsbridge Road), offers for ages 5 to 12: film: 22; both in the WH House 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. “WALL-E,” Sept. 21 at 2 p.m. (snacks will be Also scheduled is Fall Exhibition Openings: provided.) Teens/young adults can enjoy: film: featuring musicians interpreting art, in the Glyndor “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” Sept. 14 at 2 p.m. Gallery at 2 p.m. Grounds admission is free until Adults can attend Computer Basics at noon: noon Tuesdays and Saturdays all year. For more Sept. 19 and 26. For more information, call (718) information and a schedule of events including 549-5200. tours and walks, call (718) 549-3200. NOTE: Items for consideration may be mailed to our office or sent to norwoodnews@ Exhibits norwoodnews.org, and should be received A RESOURCE FAIR exclusive to Norwood residents is set for Sept. 17 at the Holy by Sept. 16 for the next publication date of Nativity Episcopal Church (see Editor’s Pick for details). NY Botanical Garden presents its largest Sept. 26. September 12-25, 2019 • Norwood News • 27 Union: ‘It Has Gone on For Too Long’ (continued from page 1) to house eight units when the third The crowd circled around the very floor of the building became over- spot Huerta took his last breaths. He loaded with concrete masonry blocks, was a father of five and had been work- causing it to collapse onto the second ing alongside other family members at floor below, crushing Huerta. His the time of the accident. He was also nephew Manuel Huerta, suffered a se- the first reported construction-related rious spinal injury and his cousin San- death in the Bronx this year. Their fam- tiago Mayancela, experienced lacera- ily was not present for the Sept. 5 vigil. tions to his ear along with a bruised The workers in attendance gathered leg according to the Daily News. in solidarity for their fellow construc- The Occupational Safety and tion worker calling attention to the Health Administration (OSHA) is now safety hazards that apply to working investigating. Its mission for workers at a construction site. Those present safety is in line with Local 79, accord- had ties to Local 79, a unionized labor ing to market development depart- group and the Bronx Brigade, a group of ment auditor Anthony Williamson. construction workers who advocate for “[W]e would like to see safety stan- safer work conditions. dards being enforced by the Depart- “It is our job as construction workers ment of Buildings. It’s about profit to stand together and honor those who over people and this stance has got to have fallen before us, to make sure that stop. Elected officials have to hold peo- the ‘should’ve’ and ‘could’ve’ no longer ple responsible. They’ve got to ensure continue to happen,” said Corey Pren- that when these contracts go to these tice, a Local 79 construction worker contractors they have a good track and member of the Bronx Brigade. “It history,” said Williamson in response has gone on for too long. It has gone on to the building collapse. The lead con- enough. We’ve lost too many good broth- tractor, Pioneer Construction, did not ers and good sisters to contractors who respond to calls for comment. cut corners at every cost.” The listed architect of the job, L&C Assemblywoman Nathalia Fer- Associates, is also under scrutiny. nandez, who represents the area Building records show Suresh where the incident occurred, was also Manchanda, one of the lead architects present and addressed the crowd stat- of the project, had his professional cer- ing, “This could have been prevented tification and Directive 14 privileges and that’s the worst part about it. This suspended on Dec. 4, 2017. A spokes- could’ve been prevented with better person from DOB reached out to the safety measures.” Norwood News and stated, “Profes- The workers had been about three sional Certification and Directive 14 FREE GIFT to four months in on the project, as privileges allows Registered Archi- (while supplies last) permits for the property were issued tects and Professional Engineers to To new customers who enroll in our in May by the city’s Department of file applications for work permits LOYALTY PROGRAM and bring this Ad Buildings (DOB). The men were work- in New York City with limited DOB ing on a four-story property expected review.”

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