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Sept. Primaries for Nw Bronx Proudly Serving Bronx Communities Since 1988 3URXGO\6HUYLQJ%URQ[&RPPXQLWLHV6LQFHFREE 3URXGO\6HUYLQJ%URQ[&RPPXQLWLHV6LQFHFREE ORWOODQ EWSQ FREE NVol. 27, No. 8 PUBLISHED BY MOSHOLU PRESERVATION CORPORATION N April 17–30, 2014 Vol 30, No 17 • PUBLISHED BY MOSHOLU PRESERVATION CORPORATION •AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 ORWOODQ EWSQ NVol. 27, No. 8 PUBLISHED BY MOSHOLU PRESERVATION CORPORATION N April 17–30, 2014 INQUIRING PHOTOGRAPHER: SEE PHOTOS: SOLAR ECLIPSE HYPE? | PG. 4 NCBH BACK-TO-SCHOOL FAIR | PG. 8 SEPT. PRIMARIES Norwood Over the Moon for Solar Eclipse FOR NW BRONX pg 5 Norwood News gets voters ready for September 12 primary BCC Removes Confederate Busts pg 6 Parks to Honor 80 Years of Oval Park Photo by David Cruz THE CANDIDATES FOR the 14th Council District seat include (l-r) Randy Abreu, incumbent Councilman Fernando Cabrera, and Felix pg 11 Perdomo. The candidates appeared in a televised debate on BronxNet TV on Aug. 28. By DAVID CRUZ share of political jousts this year. representing Norwood in the 80th ber general election, his Assem- In two weeks, Democratic vot- Ahead of the Sept. 12 primary, the Assembly District, has five years bly seat could very well be vacant ers in the Bronx head to the polls Norwood News breaks down each of experience in politics. Though until 2019. Governor Andrew to decide who will be their next race along with those candidates he began as a pure outsider, even Cuomo, who has authority in city representative for the next who are officially on the ballot: showing fealty to then Republi- calling for special elections, has four years. And with the Demo- can presidential nominee John not done so in the last few years, cratic primary mattering more 13th Council District McCain, thanks to donations he’s making the prospect of a vacancy than the November general elec- (Open Seat) made, Gjonaj is now considered entirely possible. The prospect tion, given the sheer number of While the 13th Council Dis- an insider (he’s since donated of a special election rests on the Democrats over Republicans, vic- trict covers mostly the east to the campaigns of Democratic outcome of two races involving tors in the Democratic primary Bronx, the race’s relevance to the presidential nominee Hillary state senators: Sen. Ruben Diaz usually go on to win the general northwest Bronx is Assembly- Clinton). Sr., running for City Council for election. man Mark Gjonaj, running in Should Gjonaj win the Sep- the 18th Council District, and pg 14 The northwest Bronx has its the heavily crowded race. Gjonaj, tember primary and the Novem- (continued on page 15) 2 •August 31-September 13, 2017 • Norwood News EDITORIAL Vol. 30, No. 17 Vol. 27, No. 10 NorwoodVol. 27,News 27, No. No.is 10published 10 Good or Bad, We’ll Have Four More Years of de Blasio bi-weekly on Thursdays by MosholuNorwoodNorwood Preservation NewsNews is Corporation ispublished published (MPC) Even in the face of his shady cam- Norwood3400 Reservoir News isOval published East bi-weeklybi-weekly on on Thursdays Thursdays by by paign finance practices, alleged pay to bi-weeklyBronx, New on ThursdaysYork 10467 by MosholuMosholuPhone: Preservation 718 324 Corporation 4998Corporation play scheme, propensity for exercise Mosholu Preservation Corporation 34003400Fax: Reservoir 718 324 Oval Oval2917 East East during work hours, and now his ag- E-mail: [email protected], Reservoir New York 10467Oval East Bronx, New York 10467 gressive plan to place homeless shel- Web.:Bronx, www.norwoodnews.org New York 10467 Phone: 718 324 4998 ters in every neighborhood, there’s a Fax: 718 324 2917 strong chance we will have four more Publisher Phone: 718 324 4998 E-mail: [email protected]:Fax: 718 718 324 324 2917 4998 years of Mayor Bill de Blasio after the Mosholu Web:Preservation www.norwoodnews.org Corporation E-mail: [email protected]: 718 324 2917 Sept. 12 primary. 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