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The company, which sells sports Nutrition and Forestry, at Abra- equipment, sportswear and sneakers, ham House to announce her new reported $765 million in revenue in bill, the “Ensuring Nutrition for 2015. America’s Students’ Act.” With However, during bankruptcy pro- food pantries across New York ceedings held at the beginning of the facing unprecedented demand, year, the company blamed competi- and with schools now reopened, the bill will ensure that nutri- tion in the sneaker business, and sky- rocketing rents as the reason for the tional resources are provided to Photo by David Greene its demise. families who lost access to free The family-owned, sporting goods giant, Modell’s, founded in 1889, shut all its or reduced lunches due to school On Aug. 29, an unidentified worker 153 stores at the end of August. Going forward, it will operate as an online company closures in the earlier stages of at the Modell’s store located at East headed by Retail Ecommerce Ventures. the pandemic. It will also extend and Morris Avenue the Pandemic Electronic Ben- said, “Yes, today is our last day.” Asked the pandemic. She had just started in with the words, “Going Out of Busi- efits Transfer (P-EBT) food pro- how many employees would be let go, July. Asked what she planned to do in ness,” and “All Stores Close Sunday,” gram, set to expire on September she replied, “We’re all unemployed ba- the future, she said, “I guess I’m going hung from the ceiling. 30, through the upcoming school sically after this, I’m guessing. I mean to look for another job.” Customers were seen taking full ad- year to ensure students have ac- the stores are closing individually. A tour of the store on the same day vantage of the “going out of Business” cess to meals even if in-person learning is disrupted. The pro- The Fordham one is closing today.” saw more than half of its merchandise discounts. Some remaining jackets posed legislation will make the The employee said she hadn’t been already sold. Around the shop floor, and sports equipment were on sale for P-EBT program more responsive working for the sports company that bargain hunters were urged to grab as much as 90 percent off the original to these disruptions so that eligi- long and was actually hired during the last of the deals, as display signs (continued on page 18) ble students who miss any meals at school will receive benefits. CB 12, in partnership with selling such liens until the pect candidates running for my position to bring greater Census 2020 Ends Sept. 30 Black Institute Inc., North conclusion of the COVID-19 office to step up and have and more accessible men- With just 20 days remaining Bronx Youth Sports As- emergency. Every year, ho- real tangible, comprehen- tal health services to Bronx until the census draws to a close, sociation and The Urban meowners who fall behind sive solutions. “They don’t neighborhoods.” the Office of the Bronx Borough League. on their tax or water bills want talkers. They want do- President has received a cen- can find themselves subject ers. You have to be doers of Deal Reached with sus outreach grant to help with Tax Lien Sale Stopped to the City’s annual lien the word. You have to talk Foodtown Workers the borough’s census count. The After postponing the sale, where the City sells about it, but you have to be Sixty-seven deli work- award money ($328,000) will be annual tax lien auction a their outstanding tax and about it as well. You have ers at 13 Foodtown Super- disbursed by the Office to local number of times already water debts, and the ability to have a track record of ac- markets across the New non-profits to conduct targeted this year, the mayor was to collect them, to private complishments, of things York metropolitan area, outreach via pop-up enrollment forced to further postpone investors. After the sale, the that you have done. You including those at the Nor- sites, phone/text banking op- the scheduled sale on Sept. investors, through a trust, can’t just talk about what wood Foodtown branch at erations, and social media cam- 25, after the governor ex- add steep interest and fees you want to do but what 283 East 204th Street, are paigns throughout the Bronx tended the executive order to the debts, which quickly have you been doing,” she breathing a sigh of relief af- between now and the Sept. 30 declaring a statewide state balloon in size, vastly in- said. Meanwhile, Fernandez ter the supermarket owner, federal deadline. Bronx County of emergency until Oct. 6. creasing the amounts owed said, “The COVID-19 crisis PSK Supermarkets, ham- qualified for the grant due to It was hoped that the tax by the homeowners. laid bare the institutional mered out a deal with union the borough’s low census re- lien sale would raise much biases that exist in our com- officials beyond the 11th sponse rates compared to State needed revenue for the Gibson, Fernandez Both munities and heightened the hour deadline set by the and national response averages. City’s coffers as officials Announce Bronx BP Run importance of electing peo- union. Workers from two Bronx County has a 59.2 percent wrestle to prevent laying off City Council Member ple in decision-making po- unions had been expected to response rate as of Sept. 5, com- an anticipated 22,000 public Vanessa Gibson confirmed sitions such as the borough walk off the job on Wednes- pared to the State’s 61.4 percent sector employees in Octo- she was running for Bronx presidency. The Bronx has day, Aug. 27, if a deal wasn’t average response rate. New York ber. On Aug. 31, Attorney Borough President on Aug. greatly suffered these past struck by Aug. 26. An offi- State grant awardees include General Laetitia James and 20, on Bronxnet TV, while months in an economic sense cial from the United Food CB 7, in partnership with Bronx 57 elected officials penned a Assembly Member Natha- but has also taken a heavy and Commercial Workers Works and Dominicanos USA, letter to Mayor Bill de Bla- lia Fernandez announced toll on the mental health of Union (UFCW) Local 342 CB 8, in partnership with Do- sio requesting the removal on Aug. 23 that she was also Bronxites. I will work hard confirmed that a deal was minicanos USA and Kingsbridge of small homes from the running for the position. to restore businesses to our reached but declined to pro- Heights Community Center, and sale, and to abstain from Gibson said Bronxites ex- communities and will use vide any details. 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Woman Causes $7,000+ in Damage to Store After Being Told to Wear Mask By DAVID GREENE $7,000 worth of damage. Members of the United Bodegas of Mateo added, “As small business America (UBA) have come together de- people, it’s very hard for us to enforce manding officials do something after a or to force anyone to do what the mayor woman went berserk, and attempted to and the governor wants them to do.” He destroy a store with a butcher’s knife in continued, “Every day we put our lives at the Soundview section of the Bronx on risk because people walk in the bodegas, July 31, after she was asked to wear a and they’re told you must wear a mask, face covering. and bodega owners or clerks get spit at, Members of the UBA gathered on get cursed at, and get all kinds of abuse.” Sunday, Aug. 30 for a press conference He said that after the police were outside LizBeth Supermarket, where the called to the store, over two dozen offi- incident occurred, and which is located cers showed up and went down each aisle at 1702 Watson Avenue, to publicly voice while the knife-wielding customer was canned food items to protect themselves, Photo by David Greene their concerns about the dangers and ha- still in one corner of the store. “It took which is what one bodega worker did af- Fernando MAteo (center) (top rassment bodega owners and employees them over an hour to bring this woman ter a colleague was smacked in the face photo) spokesman for the United Bode- gas of America (UBA) speaks to the me- face from some customers. to her senses, to surrender the weapon during a similar incident in Morrisania. dia, surrounded by UBA members, during Supermarket owner, Wascar Soto, and turn herself in,” he said. Meanwhile, Soto said he knows the a press conference on Sunday, Aug. 30 said in a statement to the media dur- “I think that the cops are doing a woman who attacked the store from the to call attention to an incident dated July ing the press conference, “I thought it great job,” Mateo continued. “But you neighborhood, and noted that she had 31 when an irate shopper caused more was simple. I ask everyone coming into know what? They are not allowed to do never caused a problem before. Asked than $7,000 worth of damage to LizBeth my bodega to wear a mask. Some argue, their jobs anymore.” Mateo then pub- what he would do if the woman returned Supermarket in the Soundview section of some curse, some want to fight, some licly challenged Gov. Andrew Cuomo to the store, he replied, “If she comes the Bronx after being told to wear a face simply slam the door and leave, but this and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio back, we can’t stop it.” mask in the store. person was different. She pulled out a to spend one day behind the counter of a According to NYPD spokeswoman, Earlier this year, (insert photo) on butcher knife, and stabbed soda cans, bodega during a pandemic. Detective Denise Moroney, police ar- Friday, April 17, an executive order signed plastic soft drinks, sacks of rice. You Taking a swipe at the recent bail re- rested Ariel Gager, 29, of Bruckner by Governor Andrew Cuomo required all name it, she stabbed it.” form legislation, Mateo then added, “The Boulevard after the incident. She was citizens and visitors of the state to wear Fernando Mateo, a spokesman for worst thing of all is she was arrested, charged with criminal mischief for the a face covering when it’s not possible the UBA, said, “We had a woman wield- then released a few hours later. She was July 31 incident. to maintain a safe social distance of six ing a butcher knife, came in. When she back sitting on the stoop of her build- Earlier this year, on Friday, April 17, feet. was told she needed to wear a mask, she ing.” an executive order signed by Governor pulled out the knife, got irate and started Mateo added, “Bodega owners right Cuomo required all citizens and visitors throwing groceries all over the floor.” now have to take whatever means neces- of the State to wear a face covering when Mateo said the woman began stabbing sary to defend themselves.” He then made it’s not possible to maintain a safe social liquid containers, and caused more than reference to bodega workers throwing distance of six feet. 10 • September 10-23, 2020 • Norwood News CRIME FILE BY SÍLE MOLONEY

Man Sought for Robbery of Woman at the time of the incident. The second this point. The victim was a young woman who was The NYPD are searching for a man shooting occurred a quarter of a mile simply headed to a supermarket in the wanted in connection with a robbery away and was reported at 4:10 a.m. on Man Wanted for Slashing Kingsbridge Heights section of the Bronx. which took place in the 52nd precinct. Monday, Sept. 7, outside 2693 Morris Taxi Driver The assault occurred outside 2645 Mor- On Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020 at approxi- Avenue, between East Kingsbridge The NYPD is searching for a suspect ris Avenue, between East Kingsbridge mately 5.33 p.m., a 42-year-old female Road and East 196th Street. Police said in connection with an assault of a taxi Road and East 193rd Street, at 9:01 a.m. victim was walking in front of 2848 a 31-year-old man was shot in the left driver in the 52nd precinct. On Wednes- on Friday, Aug. 28. Two shell casings fell Bainbridge Avenue in the Bedford thigh. Both victims were transported day, Aug. 5, 2020 at approximately 10.33 to the ground at the exact spot where the Park section of the Bronx, when an un- to St. Barnabas Hospital in “stable” p.m., the victim, a 25-year-old male taxi assailant took aim at the young woman, identified man approached her from condition. The investigations are on- driver, picked up an unidentified man in before he fled the scene. The victim was behind. He forcibly removed her purse going. the vicinity of Jerome Avenue and West not seriously injured and refused medi- from her hand and property from her 184th Street in the University Heights cal attention. Investigators said that as pockets after pushing and punching Motorcyclist Dies in Collision section of the Bronx. A verbal dispute en- of Thursday, Sept. 3, no arrests had been her. The individual then fled on foot On Sept. 6, at approximately 00:27 sued inside the car and became physical made, and no description of the gunman to parts unknown. The victim refused a.m., police were alerted to a vehicle ac- when the passenger, who was in the back was available. medical attention. The individual is cident involving a motorcyclist at Exit seat, punched the victim as he was driv- described as an adult male of medium 21 on the southbound Henry Hudson ing. When the victim stopped his taxi in Man Wanted for Robbery of build and with a medium skin complex- Parkway at West 249th Street. Upon ar- front of 40 West Mosholu Parkway South, Tools Worth $4,500 ion. He was last seen wearing a white rival, officers observed a 55-year-old, both he and the passenger exited the vehi- The NYPD is searching for a man wanted t-shirt, gray shorts, white socks, black unconscious man on the roadway with cle, and the passenger slashed the driver in connection with a commercial burglary sneakers, blue hat and was carrying a severe head trauma. EMS responded on the left side of his face with a box cut- which occurred in the 52nd precinct. On black book bag. and pronounced the man deceased at ter. The passenger then fled on foot. EMS Aug. 29, 2020, at approximately 00.35 a.m., an 00:33 a.m. The NYPD Highway Unit’s transported the victim to St. Barnabas unidentified man entered 2467 Jerome Av- Two Men Shot in Fordham Manor Collision Investigation Squad also Hospital, where he underwent surgery, in enue, which is under construction, and re- Two men were shot in two separate responded and began their investiga- stable condition. A photo and video of the moved tools totalling $4,500 approximately. incidents in Fordham Manor within tion. Preliminary results indicate that suspect is available from the NYPD. The man is seen pushing a generator on the hours of each other. A 34-year-old man the motorcyclist sideswiped a vehicle sidewalk in a video captured at the location. was shot twice “about the body,” at traveling in the same direction and Gunman Sought for Firing at Female Anyone with information in regards to this the corner of Briggs Avenue and East lost control of the bike, causing him Resident in Kingsbridge Heights incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime 194th Street outside Loli Beauty Salon to strike his head on the roadway. The Police are looking for an individual Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) on Sunday, Sept. 6. Police reported no other driver remained at the scene and who opened fire on a complete stranger or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). All arrests or description of a suspect(s) there is no criminality suspected at in broad daylight for no apparent reason. calls are strictly confidential.

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(718) 841-0059 GCCTransportation.org 12 • September 10-23, 2020 • Norwood News Wakefield Poet Promotes Literacy and Pride in the Bronx and Beyond By JOSÉ A. GIRALT Bronx poet and spoken word art- ist, Lorraine Currelley, has nur- tured a life-long love of the writ- ten word, and actively shares that passion with as many people as possible. As executive director of both the Bronx Book Fair and the Poets Network & Exchange, she is leading a group of fellow word lov- ers on a mission to expand literacy in the borough, provide workshops for writers, and promote storytell- ing by underrepresented groups in the literary world. “I’m about change,” Currelley said. “I’m about growth.” In May, she was appointed State of New York Bronx Beat Poet Laureate for 2020-2022 by the National Beat Poetry Foundation. The organiza- tion’s website includes an expla- Photo courtesy of Lorraine Currelly nation of what makes beat poetry Lorraine Currelly stand out. “The difference between conventional poetry and Beat Po- etry is, Beat Poetry gives a voice to everyone. It is the epitome of free verse using your own form, your own rules, to express your own ideas on love, life, and the world, with an emphasis on issues con- cerning the environment and hu- manity.” In her role as poet laureate, Cur- r el ley hop e s to br i n g mor e at t ent ion to not just her own literary works, but to a diverse group of Bronxites that are looking for ways to get their voices heard. With the Bronx Book Fair, which launched in 2013, she strives to promote a wide range of literary work, while also offer- for Virtual Bronx Book Fair 2020. tion to building up an organiza- ing a forum where local residents The event will be streamed on Fa- tion, and an event that promotes can share their concerns. cebook Live and via Zoom from greater inclusivity. “[Lorraine] is “We need to address the issues Oct. 2 through 5. bringing in different generations affecting our community, like The drive and motivation to better understand each other,” obesity, hyper-tension, and other usage, and encourage a love of needed to push forward a multi- he said. “Beyond just readings and health issues,” she said. “We need books and reading. faceted agenda was already on dis- selling books, it [the fair] has to be to utilize resources to bring at- Currelley’s ability to adapt is play during her teenage years. Her something to benefit the commu- tention to mental health issues. a helpful quality since she is ada- brother, Edward D. Currelley, saw nity,” Edward said. We don’t want to be just a literary mant the annual fair will go ahead it when she was a teen. Growing Now, as a community leader, group.” this year, once more, despite the up in Harlem, Currelley traveled Currelley works to ensure every- At its core however, the Bronx pandemic. For the past several to the Bronx to attend Evander one feels safe, whether they want Book Fair is dedicated to engaging years, the event has taken place Childs High School on East Gun to share their latest poem, express and growing the community of po- at the Bronx Library Center on Hill Road. their current concerns, or simply ets and writers in the Bronx, and to Kingsbridge Road. Interest in past “Lorraine was always very show support to the growing num- connecting those literary artists to fairs has come from many places stubborn, headstrong, even in ber of artists in the Bronx. readers and book lovers of all ages. outside of the Bronx. “People have high school,” Edward said good-na- “I say to the Bronx community Through readings, workshops, and been interested in our fair from as turedly. As an adult, he said she re- that this is the people’s book fair,” presentations the goal of the fair far away as Atlanta, Indiana, even mains focused when she sets an ob- Currelley said. is to engage the community with a from Spain,” she said. jective. “Lorraine is a very strong, More information on the fair variety of literature and programs Undaunted by social distanc- vocal leader. She voices her opin- is available at www.bronxbook- that will broaden access to Bronx ing restrictions, Currelley is cur- ion,” he said. fair.com. [An email account is re- literary artists, increase library rently finalizing the arrangements He praises his sister’s dedica- quired to log in.] September 10-23, 2020 • Norwood News • 13

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14 • September 10-23, 2020 • Norwood News Female Skydivers Mark Centenary of Women’s Suffrage

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT ter, to make the skydiving event a reality. “What we wanted to do is to celebrate the At first glance, the relationship be- fact that Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Carrie tween skydiving, a woman’s right to vote, Chapman Catt, and Alva Belmont, three and Woodlawn Cemetery might not seem of the primary figures who fought for obvious. On Aug. 26 though, four mem- women’s rights and the right to vote, are bers of the Highlight Pro Skydiving Team here at Woodlawn,” Olsen said. parachuted from helicopters 4,500 feet in On the day itself, the first two sky- the air onto the grounds of the cemetery divers glided on to the grounds of Wood- and placed a yellow rose at the gravesite lawn, while wearing cannisters strapped of suffragist, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, to their ankles that created a smoke and other pioneering women. stream of purple and yellow, colors asso- Melanie Curtis, AmyChmeleck, Kaz Sheeky and Sara Curtis of the Highlight Other celebrations took place across ciated with the women’s suffrage move- Pro Skydiving Team celebrate the centenary of women’s suffrage with a 4,500-foot the country on the same day to commem- ment. They were followed by the second skydive, landing on Woodlawn Cemetery on Aug. 26, 2020. orate the ratification of the 19th Amend- two skydivers who glided through the air ment to the Constitution which secured flying banners inscribed with the words, specific location in order to keep crowds the 100th anniversary of the passing of the right to vote for women. “Shall Not Be Denied” and, “Equality from gathering. the 19th Amendment, Woodlawn is mak- In , a monument to wom- Can’t Wait.” Team member, Kaz Sheeky, has over ing sure that visitors know the contri- en’s rights pioneers, Susan B. Anthony, Sara Curtis holds 18 world records 10,000 jumps on her resume, but saw bution made to the world by some of the Sojourner Truth, and Elizabeth Cady and has jumped more than 14,000 times. something unique about the centenary women interred there. They now publish Stanton, was unveiled inside Central She sees her skydiving activities as a event. “We got to fly over Alva Belmont’s a special map directing visitors to 27 Park. However, because City regulations way of bringing attention to the history mausoleum which, to me, is like su- gravesites on the 400-acre cemetery for prohibit skydivers from landing in the of women, including the struggle en- per special,” Sheeky said. “It was super what administrators there describe as park, and because of COVID-19 safety dured by women to obtain the right to thrilling.” “an historic and inspiring visit to the fi- measures, the unveiling ceremony was vote. “Purple, white, and yellow were the In addition to the suffragists, Wood- nal resting places of these extraordinary limited to a crowd of 50 people. colors of the suffragist movement from lawn Cemetery is the final resting place women.” Nonetheless, historian, Susan Olsen, 1900 to the 1920s, and they did all sorts of of many other prominent figures in For her part, Olsen, being an histo- wanted to ensure that Woodlawn Ceme- amazing media campaigns,” said Curtis. American history, from Herman Mel- rian, said it was important to bring at- tery would play a part in the day’s celebra- “That’s what really helped the suffragist ville, author of Moby Dick, to jazz inno- tention to the continuing struggle of tory activities. She worked with admin- movement.” vator, Miles Davis, to Fiorello LaGuar- all people in protecting and extending istrators at the Woodlawn Conservancy The event, which took many months dia, mayor of New York during The Great rights. “Any attention we can get at this and Coline Jenkins-Sahlin, Elizabeth of planning, was livestreamed on Fa- Depression. time in our lives for the rights of others, Cady Stanton’s great-great-granddaugh- cebook without advanced notice of the With the current attention given to we should do it.” she said.

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WE ACCECT ALL MEDICAL INSURANCE September 10-23, 2020 • Norwood News • 15 16 • September 10-23, 2020 • Norwood News MTA Denies Friends of Mosholu Parkland Permit to Paint Mural (continued from page 1) that the wall facing the Azalea Garden is as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. A photo of what the wall currently It was hoped that the creation of a an MTA wall and not Parks,” Quaranta The impact on ridership and other dedi- looks like, as well as an illustration of community mural would help curb the wrote in her email request to the MTA cated revenues the MTA relies on to op- the proposed mural was provided to the deterioration of the area, minimize on Aug. 25. erate and to conduct successful commu- MTA, and Quaranta also offered to meet spray painting and instead, foster a However, on Sept. 1, the MTA Arts nity outreach, like the outreach involved with the Mosholu Parkway MTA station sense of pride and joy among the local and Design department denied the in MTA Arts and Design projects, has manager to discuss the project. community. neighborhood association the required been profound. We are currently facing She asked for clarification on what Now, two years later, FOMP are dev- approval to proceed. Norwood News re- a four-year deficit of over $16 billion.” additional resources and mainte- astated to learn that their project has ceived a copy of the email exchanges be- Quaranta replied on Sept. 2, express- nance the mural would require. “Maybe been brought to an abrupt halt because tween FOMP and the MTA on the mat- ing her disappointment and heartbreak we can discuss to alleviate that con- the City has denied approval for the mu- ter. at the agency’s response. She said that cern,” she wrote. “A contract would ex- ral. In its response, the agency cited its having read MTA Arts and Design’s ap- plain that the MTA would not be held re- It transpires that although the target “fair, equitable, and open selection pro- plication process, she didn’t think their sponsible for maintenance or to provide wall borders Mosholu Parkland, both cess” for art installations located within specific project fell under its scope. other resources. We can sign to that.” sides of it fall under the scope of the MTA properties, and explained that op- Nonetheless, she explained again that In closing, Quaranta said she felt that MTA, and not the City’s Parks’ depart- portunities to participate in the selec- FOMP already had funding for the mu- FOMP were being more than fair, that ment, as was anticipated by everyone in- tion process are advertised publicly to ral, but that receipt of the grant was con- COVID had changed many uniform pro- volved in the project. ensure equal opportunity for all appli- tingent upon the mural being completed cesses for everyone, and she appealed Indeed, FOMP work so regularly cants. by December 2020. to the MTA to rethink their request with the Parks’ department on various, “Following this process has led to “We are now scrambling because we and see that the mural would serve as outdoor community events, including consistent and equitable determinations need to have MTA approval on this com- a positive, uplifting initiative for a com- regular park clean-ups, that the Parks’ about how art is included throughout our munity project,” she wrote. The mural munity, hard-hit by the pandemic and commissioner for the borough, along system,” an MTA representative wrote, is, in fact, a community development going through a difficult time. with her advisors, had already surveyed adding that murals and other artwork project funded by AARP, a nonprofit By Sept. 4, FOMP confirmed that no and approved the mural site during a not located within MTA stations are not dedicated to empowering seniors to response had been forthcoming further previous, onsite visit. included in the selection process. choose how they live as they age. to Quaranta’s last email dated Sept. 2. It wasn’t until recently that the group The representative explained that “It’s a seniors project,” Quaranta Norwood News reached out to the MTA found out that approval for the mural the reason for this was financial. “They explained in her reply, adding that it for comment on the matter on Sept. 8. was actually required from the MTA [any artworks outside a station] would was not just FOMP who knew about the An MTA spokesperson provided the rather than from Parks. “We did receive require additional resources and main- project. “Everyone in that community following response. “The core prin- funding for the mural, and we were tenance,” she wrote. “As you are likely knows about the mural and are excited ciple of the MTA’s arts program is that in the process of getting ready [when] aware, the MTA and its subsidiaries are to have it [be] part of them,” she wrote. works are commissioned through an Parks’ Arts and Antiquities confirmed facing an unprecedented financial crisis She added that the mural was to be openly advertised selection process ac- painted by FOMP under the guidance of cessible to all members of a community, a local, professional artist who was also with selections made by a diverse panel a member of their group, and that simi- including arts professionals, MTA staff lar murals in other parts of Mosholu and local community members. While had already been completed. All were we regret that the pandemic has pre- at eye level and did not require any spe- vented us from establishing a formal ,ETTERS4O4HE%DITOR cific equipment to be painted. mural program, our longstanding pro- FOMP had even decided on a name for cess has consistently led to equitable de- the new mural. It was to be called “The terminations about how art is included Aquarium,” since the veterans who sit in the MTA system.” Dear Editor, Transit South Bronx Bx6 Select in the nearby park area had shared with Norwood News referenced the ini- Congratulations to New York Bus Service route. The Bx6 SBS FOMP the enjoyment they derived from tial response from the MTA dated City Department of Transportation carries passengers between Wash- their own aquariums in their respective Sept. 1 about the lack of resources for winning a $10,000,000 million ington Heights in Manhattan to homes. FOMP came up with the idea of a for the maintenance of the mural, Bus Discretionary Grant from the the South Bronx. larger-than-life aquarium for the mural and how FOMP had addressed that Federal Transit Administration. Let us give thanks to the hard- to channel an atmosphere of familiarity point in their reply on Sept. 2, and This was one of approximately $464 worki ng men a nd women of t he New and belonging. had offered to put in writing their Quaranta explained that there were commitment to maintaining the up- million in transit infrastructure York City Department of Trans- more plans for the area too. “The mural keep of the mural. We asked the MTA grants nationwide to improve the portation Federal Grants Unit who would also help improve this location to clarify if FOMP’s offer addressed safety and reliability of America’s made all of this possible, including off the as we this point therefore, and if the sole bus systems and enhance mobil- winning extra federal dollars! will be proposing to Parks’ to have the reason for the denial of their appli- ity for transit riders. A total of 96 Sincerely, sitting park area dedicated to a commu- cation was now the requirement for projects in 49 states and territories Larry Penner nity leader who passed away from colon “an openly advertised selection pro- will receive funding from FTA’s Great Neck, New York 11020 cancer a few years ago,” she wrote. cess.” As of the time of publication, She also pointed out that FOMP had we have not received a response. Grants for Buses and Bus Facili- already been maintaining the park side In the meantime, FOMP have ties Program. The demand far ex- Dear Editor, of the wall for over five years, removing launched a petition requesting writ- ceeded available funds, as FTA Life is precious. I agree with any spray paint, and generally keeping ten support for the mural and have received 282 applications totaling Mr Morris’s letter (letter to the the area clean, never realizing that it collected 89 signatures to date. approximately $1.8 billion in fund- editor in the July 30 edition of Nor- was MTA’s responsibility to do so. “They need to rethink their usual ing requests from 51 states and ter- wood News) asking prayers to end “Commuters throw trash from the process when we aren’t in usual ritories. abortion. The silver lining in the steps as they either go up or down,” she times,” Quaranta said. “We are al- wrote. “The process of having all that most appalled that the MTA would NYC DOT was one of only two COVID pandemic is it shows how area cleaned up daily would be to make rather do nothing during this time winners from New York State precious all lives are, including the many and on-going complaints to the and are using their budget cuts as beating out many other competi- unborn. MTA, and follow that process. However, an excuse for stopping any program tors. These funds will be used to Thank you, we don’t do that. We clean it up without that doesn’t require their involve- enhance service, reliability and Warren Milenin going through the MTA complaint pro- ment besides a release of liability pedestrian safety along the NYC The Bronx, New York 10467 cess.” form.” September 10-23, 2020 • Norwood News • 17 Report: Quarter of the Bronx Still Food Insecure 18 • September 10-23, 2020 • Norwood News Classifi eds Professional Directory

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