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DOT Worker Arrested for ple gunshot wounds about his cated at 2701 Decatur Avenue, On Sunday, June 6, at Grand Concourse, in Bedford Child Sex Abuse body, and a 29-year-old woman in the 52nd precinct, a 17-year- around 2.14 a.m., police re- Park. After the vehicle left the An off-duty New York City with a gunshot wound to her old male store customer was sponded to a 911 call regarding location, the suspect displayed employee was arrested on torso. approached by two unidenti- a man who had been shot in- a firearm and discharged it child sex abuse charges on EMS also responded to the fied men who punched and side a building on Tiebout Av- multiple times in the vehicle’s Friday, June 18, at 10.30 p.m. location and transported both kicked him about the body, enue, located in the 46th pre- direction. The victims were in the 46th precinct, which victims to Saint Bar nabas Hos- threw baking flour and butter cinct. Upon arrival, officers not injured. covers Fordham, University pital, where the woman was on him, and forcibly removed observed a 40-year-old man, Anyone with information Heights, Morris Heights and pronounced deceased. She has the sneakers he was wearing. unconscious and unrespon- with regard to this incident is Mount Hope. José Lozano, 50, been identified as Katherine One of the men then re- sive with a gunshot wound to asked to call the NYPD’s Crime an NYC Department of Trans- Diop, 29, of Fordham Manor. moved a knife from behind the the torso. EMS responded and Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577- portation bricklayer was ar- The man is currently listed in bodega counter and stabbed transported the victim to Saint TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, rested and charged with rape, stable condition. There are no the victim once in his abdo- Barnabas Hospital where he 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The two counts of a criminal sex arrests at this time, and the in- men. EMS responded to the was pronounced deceased. The public can also submit their act involving a victim less vestigation remains ongoing. location and transported the deceased was identified as Ed- tips by logging onto the Crime than 13 years old, two counts victim to Saint Barnabas Hos- ward Campbell, 40, of Tiebout Stoppers website at WWW. of sex abuse involving a victim pital in stable condition. The Avenue in the Bronx. A per- NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS. under 13 years old, and two suspects fled in an unknown son arrested and accused of a COM, or on Twitter @NYPD- counts of acting in a manner direction. crime is presumed innocent Tips. injurious to a child less than unless and until convicted in 17 years of age. A person ar- Fordham Heights: Two a court of law. rested is presumed innocent Arrested for Murder unless and until proven guilty A 20-year-old woman and Bedford Park: Search for in a court of law. a 23-year-old man have been Man Wanted in Connection arrested on murder charges with Reckless Shooting Fatal Shooting in following an incident in Ford- The NYPD is seeking the Fordham Manor ham Heights. On June 14, po- public’s assistance identify- A 29-year-old woman has Bedford Park: 17-Year-Old lice confirmed that Fatimah ing the person seen in the died following a shooting in Stabbed and Robbed in Adegoke, 20, of Yonkers was video screenshot below who is Fordham Manor. On Wednes- Store arrested on charges of mur- wanted for questioning in con- day, June 16, at around 11.24 The NYPD is seeking the der, manslaughter, robbery nection to a reckless endanger- p.m., police responded to a public’s assistance identify- and criminal possession of a ment incident that occurred in 911 call regarding a man who ing the men seen in the above- weapon. Marlon Gardner, 23, the 52nd precinct. had been shot at East 194th surveillance photos who are of New Rochelle, had been ar- On Saturday, June 12, at Street and Marion Avenue, in wanted for questioning re- rested on June 9, on charges around 2.35 a.m., the person the 52nd precinct. Upon ar- garding a robbery and stab- of murder, manslaughter, rob- approached an 18-year-old Anyone with information rival, officers observed two bing that occurred in Bedford bery, burglary and criminal male victim and a 17-year-old with regard to these incidents people with gunshot wounds: Park. On Sunday, June 13, at possession of a loaded fire- male victim, as they sat in a is asked. All calls are strictly a 31-year-old man with multi- around 3 p.m., inside a store lo- arm. parked vehicle in front of 2835 confidential.

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and announced. he decided to support the final plan, District 11 City Council Race: Meanwhile, Rodriguez told those given the lengthy negotiations. He present, “We have negotiated signifi- said reducing the extent of the rezon- cant investments in affordable housing had been a big factor in making Mino Lora Addresses Inwood ing creation, preservation, tenants’ his decision i.e. the carve out of the protection, esteemed education in commercial U-zone. our schools, and supporting of small He was also asked if the proposed Rezoning Controversy businesses.” He said the city council, 10-year lease program for small busi- which was required to vote on the nesses was a pilot program that would By SÍLE MOLONEY sites and, through the Mandatory In- plan, had listened to the community, be expanded to other City neighbor- District 11 City Council candidate, clusionary Housing (MIH) program, and had understood their priorities. hoods. He said it was a first-time Mino Lora, has been facing pressure the expansion of Inwood’s afford- He then highlighted the plan’s plan, starting in Inwood, and agreed in recent weeks to explain her al- able housing stock, preserving and main elements, including the afford- as part of the rezoning. leged support of a controversial, $200 protecting 2,500 affordable homes in able housing component. Other wins He was then asked if the refer- million re-zoning plan, the Inwood Inwood and Washington Heights included “millions” for parks and a enced 1,500 affordable housing units Rezoning Plan, announced in 2018 through new resources that would new pier at Inwood Park marina, and were in addition to what had already for the Northern Manhattan district prevent displacement and keep apart- $50 million in various educational been planned for the area, and he where the candidate’s nonprofit, the ment buildings affordable. initiatives as well as a commitment said, “No, this is the plan.” Finally, People’s Theater Project (PTP) is lo- It also included a plan to replace to build a first-in-the-nation, im- he was asked what he would say to cated. Inwood library with a new residen- migrant, research-centered perfor- those residents who were concerned Lora encountered criticism over tial building which would incorpo- mance arts center (IRPAC) to cele- that they would be displaced, and if the plan from different perspectives rate further affordable housing, along brate the artistic contributions made the final plan addressed the concerns and has addressed each of them. We with a new library. by all immigrants to the area. of those residents. will attempt to break them down one In a NY Daily News May 3 op-ed Rodriguez emphasized that both Rodriguez said, “I believe it does. by one. by Esteban Girón of Tenants Political he and his colleagues had made sure I believe that the concerns of the resi- Firstly, local Inwood housing ac- Action Committee, and Tiffany Ann to invest in people, education, art and dents have been listened to…we feel tivists had objected to the plan, con- Khan, an affiliate of Met Council on culture, that they had not politicized that this is a good plan that we’re put- cerned they would be “rezoned” or Housing, the two wrote that the MIH the situation, and that their aim had ting on the table, and we hope that displaced from their neighborhoods program has been proven disastrous, been to protect, preserve, and create when the residents will listen in more because of it. Some Northwest Bronx writing that the program involves housing. detail, they will be fine.” voters had asked if the same thing subsidizing private, profit-making He said they had acted respon- As he responded to the various might happen to them if they elected developers to create 75 percent lux- sibly in terms of the negotiation, in questions, Lora appeared to nod in Lora to District 11. ury housing, and [only] 25 percent aiming to protect small businesses agreement with the councilman’s The Inwood housing activists “affordable” housing in designated by reducing the extent of the rezon- answers. Norwood News reached went as far as challenging the rezon- zoning areas. ing plan, and that their intent had out to the Lora campaign for a com- ing plan at the New York Court of Ap- “Even if we accepted the mayor’s been to elevate the lower and middle ment regarding criticism over the peals last year. Though a lower court dishonest definition of affordability, classes to allow them to live with dig- plan’s housing component. Her cam- initially supported the group’s argu- the City already has a glut of luxury nity. “For the first time in our city, we paign said that over three years, Lora ments, Real Estate Weekly reported housing, and a desperate shortage of will decide some type of rent control worked with dozens of arts groups that on Nov. 23, 2020, the higher ap- housing regular New Yorkers can af- for small businesses, so in any site, and hundreds of community mem- peals court ruled that, finally, it ford,” they wrote. developed with City subsidy, we will bers to gather community input and would not hear a case from Inwood On Aug. 2, 2018, Rodriguez held a establish, at least, a ten-year lease in identify community needs, just like Legal Action, the housing group press conference at City Hall, during rent control for small businesses,” other leaders did in the areas of small which opposed the plan on grounds which he said he felt the final plan Rodriguez said at the time. business, housing, education, health that it entrenches racism and “privi- would be accepted by the community The councilman then answered and so on. leges the priorities of developers.” after some carve outs had been agreed various questions, saying he didn’t They said the plan she and her Despite the ruling, some Inwood – specifically the removal from the have the final figure for the financial colleagues presented to Rodriguez housing activists remained dissatis- plan of the so-called “U zone” com- commitment by developers for the was not the same plan he announced fied with the final plan, which was mercial area from Dyckman Street to project but would provide it later. at the August 2018 press conference, negotiated by Manhattan District 10 207th Street. According to the City’s Economic and that they only learned at the Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez. Lora was one of about ten other Development Corporation (EDC) web- same time as the community did that The councilman had sought input people standing alongside Rodriguez site, some components of the develop- a lot of their proposals and work had from community residents and stake- as he presented the final plan to the ment are currently on hold due to the been ignored. holders representing different sectors media while simultaneously, housing pandemic but on June 10, 2021, the As such, Lora said she did not sup- from small businesses to housing, activists protested outside the build- City announced that financing had port the final rezoning plan, that she and from culture to health and educa- ing, holding banners which read, “been secured and is moving forward had been shocked to discover its final tion, etc. over three years. Lora was “Vote No in Inwood” and “Don’t Zone for ‘The Eliza,’ the landmark project details, and that the whole experience among those who had liaised with the Us Out.” that combines the new Inwood branch at the press conference had made it community and provided feedback to Lora’s campaign told the Norwood of The New York Public Library with clear to her how important it was to Rodriguez, from a cultural perspec- News that she and others involved in 100 percent affordable housing in one have values-driven, people-first rep- tive, on the community’s needs. the project had been invited to attend building.” resentation at City Hall. According to the City’s Economic the press conference but were un- It is therefore not yet possible “I learned a great deal from what Development Corporation (EDC), in aware of the final details of the plan to confirm definitively if what was happened in Inwood,” she told the terms of housing, the plan included beforehand, and neither were they promised in terms of affordable hous- Norwood News. “Community involve- the creation of an estimated 1,600 af- aware of which parts of the plan had ing in 2018 has yet been delivered. ment is crucial, but it’s not enough. fordable homes on different public been removed before it was agreed Rodriguez was asked at what point (continued on page 23) June 24-July 7, 2021 • Norwood News • 13 14 • June 24-July 7, 2021 • Norwood News

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES COMPILED BY SARAH HUFFMAN

Mass Vaccination Sites June 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 first dose of the vaccine. tings per CDC guidelines. dinners, designed by Thomas All New York State mass p.m. at Christ Church at 860 However, just 45 percent of Preti Events to Savor will be vaccination sites are now Forest Avenue (between E. Bronx residents have re- Jerome Gun Hill BID provided. To learn more, and open to eligible New York- 160th and E. 161st Streets), ceived one dose of the vac- Summer Friday Series to rsvp, visit vancortlandt. ers for walk-in vaccination in the South Bronx. This cine, and only 39 percent As part of its Summer org/lawnparty. on a first come first served is a no-questions-asked op- of Bronxites are fully vac- Friday event series, Jerome basis. In addition, all vac- portunity to turn in oper- cinated, the lowest rate in Gun Hill BID will be host- New York Salutes Amer- cine providers are encour- able handguns or assault the City. ing “Make Art” with the ica Firework Display aged to allow walk-in ap- rifles, and receive a $200 With this policy change, Uni Project as well as “Grab The New York Salutes pointments for eligible New pre-paid card, plus a free retail, food services, of- a Free Book” with the Nor- America Fireworks Extrava- Yorkers. People who would ipad from the Bronx DA’s fices, gyms and fitness cen- wood Community Library ganza will be held on Thurs- prefer to schedule an ap- office for the first 76 par- ters, amusement and family on June 25 from 2 p.m. to day, June 24, from 6 p.m. to pointment at a state-run ticipants (limited to one per entertainment, hair salons, 5 p.m., on the corner of Je- 10 p.m. at Orchard Beach, as mass vaccination site can person). Participants can barber shops and personal rome Avenue and East Mo- an early celebration of Inde- do so on the Am I Eligible also turn in operable rifles, care services, among other sholu Parkway North, un- pendence Day. The event is App or call (877) 829-4692. shotguns, and air guns to commercial settings, may der the Mosholu Parkway 4 being organized by the Busi- receive a $25 pre-paid card. all return to normal opera- subway station. ness Initiative Corporation COVID-19 Testing Sites Masks are required for all tions. Unvaccinated indi- of New York, Bronx Tourism For a f u l l l i st of C OV I D -19 participants. viduals are expected to con- Van Cortlandt Park Alli- Council, the Bronx Overall testing sites, text “COVID tinue to wear a mask and ance Lawn Party Economic Development Cor- TEST” to 855-48 or go to: COVID-19 Restrictions comply with CDC guide- Van Cortlandt Park Alli- poration, the Bronx Cham- https://www1.nyc. Lifted lines. New York State health ance ( VCPA) is hosting a lawn ber of Commerce, Montefiore gov/site/coronavirus/get- Gov. Andrew Cuomo an- guidelines continue to be in party on Thursday, June 24, and the Albert Einstein Col- tested/covid-19-testing. nounced on June 15 that effect for large-scale indoor from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on lege of Medicine, together page. all COVID-19 restrictions event venues, pre-K to grade the Van Cortlandt House Mu- with Bronx Borough Presi- would be lifted in New 12 schools, public transit, seum lawn. The event will in- dent Ruben Diaz Jr. Attend- Gun Buyback Event York State since 70 per- homeless shelters, correc- clude live music, lawn games, ees should bring chairs or A Bronx Gun Buyback is cent of adults in the State tional facilities, nursing and an opportunity to visit blankets to enjoy music and taking place on Saturday, have received at least their homes, and health care set- the goats. Individually-boxed fireworks. Bronx River Parkway Hit & Run Leaves E-Bike Cyclist Dead

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE A man is dead following a hit and run incident which occurred in the vicinity of the Bronx River Parkway underpass and Southern Boulevard. On F riday, June 18, at around 11.22 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a motor vehicle collision involving an e- bike and a 2019 Mercedes Benz sedan, in which a cyclist had been struck in the vicinity of the Bronx River Parkway underpass and Southern Boulevard. Upon arrival, responding officers observed an as-yet un- Photo by David Greene identified man on the roadway THE SOUTHERN BOULEVARD was shut down at the Bronx River Parkway after an e-bike rider was killed. The photo shows the scene of with severe trauma to his head the hit and run incident, photographed on Saturday, June 19, 2021. and body. EMS also responded to the location and pronounced the been traveling ahead of the Mer- was being driven by an un- rear tire of the e-bike, knock- dan. victim deceased at the scene. cedes Benz sedan, eastbound on identified man, was appar- ing the cyclist forward. Dur- The operator of the Mer- Further investigation by Southern Boulevard in the right ently speeding and did not ing the course of the impact, cedes Benz fled the location on the NYPD highway district’s travel lane, approaching the have sufficient space or time the cyclist, who was not wear- foot after the collision. There collision investigation squad Bronx River underpass. to go around the cyclist. As a ing a helmet, struck his head are no arrests, and the investi- determined that the cyclist had The Mercedes Benz, which result, the vehicle struck the on the windshield of the se- gation remains ongoing. June 24-July 7, 2021 • Norwood News • 15

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By SÍLE MOLONEY Hospitals list methodology in- neonatal intensive care units and developmental problems For the 14th year in a row, cludes objective measures, (NICUs). Officials cited pa- they tend to experience. “Our the Children’s Hospital at such as patient outcomes, in- tients like 20-year-old Skye goal is to partner with and em- Montefiore (CHAM) has been cluding mortality and infec- Saunders, who was born at power our families to be active recognized by U.S. News & tion rates, as well as compli- 24 weeks and battled multi- participants in the multidisci- World Report as one of the ance with best practices. ple medical issues, including plinary team of experts, pro- nation’s best pediatric hospi- Reacting to the news, Mi- brain bleeds and vision im- viding the best possible care tals, hospital representatives chael D. Cabana, M.D., MPH, pairment, as being one of the for infants and giving them a announced on Tuesday, June physician-in-chief at CHAM, beneficiaries of the hospital’s solid foundation for achieving 15. In the 2021-2022 Best Chil- who is also “The Michael I. Co- neonatal care. lifelong health,” she said. dren’s Hospitals list, the hos- hen, M.D. university chair at “Today, she is a junior at According to the nonprofit, pital’s neonatology, pediatric the Department of Pediatrics Purchase College where she March of Dimes, in the Bronx, cancer and gastroenterology at Albert Einstein College of recently received an award 1 in 10 babies is born preterm & GI surgery units ranked Medicine,” said, “As we mark for community service, aca- – meaning before 37 weeks of among the top 20 programs in CHAM’s 20th anniversary, we demic accomplishments, and pregnancy. Officials say the the country, and the nephrol- couldn’t be more proud of our her ability to overcome obsta- rate of preterm births is high- ogy, and neurology & neuro- colleagues who heroically pro- cles,” hospital officials said. est for Black infants (11.5 per- surgery units were in the top vide the most advanced and “Skye, a mentor to children cent), followed by Hispanic ba- Photo by Síle Moloney 50. CHAM is also highlighted specialized care to children THE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL with disabilities, who is grad- bies (9.7 percent). These babies as the number three children’s with a wide range of health at Montefi ore in Norwood has uating from college early with can be very small, having a hospital in New York State. challenges.” been recognized on the na- a double major in journalism low birthweight and imma- In compiling the list, U.S. According to hospital of- tion’s list of best pediatric hos- and history, is a testament to ture organs and requiring so- News gathered data from 118 ficials, this year, the specialty pitals by U.S. News & World the CHAM neonatology team, phisticated therapies to help children’s hospitals in early of neonatology at CHAM Report. and her family.” them breathe and feed. 2020, and from pediatric phy- ranks as number 19 in the Deborah Campbell, M.D., CHAM officials say every sicians and other healthcare country for “the outstanding cialty of pediatrics that con- F.A.A.P. is chief of neonatol- year, the neonatology team organizations in 2021. Data and compassionate care deliv- sists of the medical care of ogy at CHAM and professor of at CHAM successfully cares collection from children’s ered to the most fragile new- newborn infants, especially pediatrics at Albert Einstein for hundreds of seriously ill hospitals was not repeated in borns, enabling them to grow the ill or premature newborn. College of Medicine. She said newborns from the Bronx, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pan- and thrive.” It is a hospital-based specialty the earlier babies are born, and throughout the Hudson demic. The Best Children’s Neonatology is a subspe- and is usually practiced in the more health , behavioral Valley.

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The next 52nd PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL meeting will be held on Thursday, June 24, at 6 p.m. at 3100 Webster Avenue in the Doe Building at the corner of 204th Street and Webster Avenue. Masks and social distancing are required at the meeting. Call the 52nd Precinct Community Affairs office at 718-220-5824 for further details.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March, BRONX COMMUNITY BOARD 7 meetings have been held via ZOOM. The next full Board meeting will be held Wednesday, June 23, at 6.30 p.m. Zoom details will be circulated ahead of the meeting. Contact [email protected] to be added to the distribution list.

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CORRECTIONS

In the Norwood News June 10-June 23 edition, on page 6, “CD11, CD14 Races: Abreu & Lora Get AOC’s Backing,” it was stated that Congresswoman Alexan- dria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) endorsed District 11 candidate, Mina Lora, in the District 11 race. In fact, while Adolfo Abreu had been personally endorsed by Ocasio-Cortez in the District 14 race, Lora had not been endorsed in the Dis- trict 11 race. The congresswoman’s campaign clarified that Lora had taken the “Cour- age to Change Pledge” by way of a questionnaire issued by the congresswoman’s PAC of the same name and had achieved a perfect score. The campaign explained that this did not constitute an endorsement but served as a voters’ guide, showing voters who was behind grassroots policies that prioritized working families. This distinction was made clear in our online story. In the same edition, in the story entitled, “Bronxites Mark Gun Violence Awareness Month,” on page 27, we incorrectly referred to Dr. Marni Confino as “he,” and omitted her title. Dr Confino is, in fact, a woman. This was made clear in our online story. We apologize for these errors.

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N H i W dl h dli 20 • June 24-July 7, 2021 • Norwood News Bengali Community Celebrate the End of Ramadan By DAWN CLANCY & With some dressed MIRIAM QUIÑONES in cheerfully colored Women from Nor- hijabs, traditional head wood’s Bengali commu- coverings worn by some nity threw a festive BBQ Muslim women, the at- and ice cream-themed tendees commemorated feast at Mosholu Park on the end of Ramadan, Saturday, May 22, to cel- Islam’s season of fast- ebrate the end of Islamic ing and reflection, also holy month of Ramadan. called Eid-al-Fitr, or Eid, The event, hosted by which in Arabic means LAAL, a non-profit or- “Festival of Breaking ganization that provides Fast.” resources and support to In the past, as re- Bengali women in Nor- ported previously by wood, also marked the Norwood News, immi-

first time the commu- grant Bengali women Photo by Miriam Quiñones nity had gathered in per- in Norwood didn’t have Members of LAAL, a local Bengali women’s empowerment group mark the end of Ramadan with a celebration son since the early days access to any common, in Mosholu Park on Saturday, May 22, 2021. of the COVID-19 pan- safe and dedicated space demic, and as such, was where they could con- also becoming more po- election. “Even growing As we also reported, also an opportunity to nect with one another, litically active, and have up, when we would go throughout the pan- celebrate life beyond the which left many feeling endorsed the Bronx Peo- to the Mosque, the girls demic, The Bronx was various State-mandated marginalized. Sanjana ple’s Platform of NYC weren’t allowed. When one of the hardest-hit lockdowns. Kahn sought to close 2021, a people-powered, we go to the grocery boroughs. Its COVID-19 “When everything that gap by co-founding grassroots movement store, the men just stare positivity rate reached shut down in March and creating LAAL in with a broadly progres- at us. So, I co-founded the highest in the City at of 2020, we had to can- 2018. sive agenda. LAAL two years ago for 7.06 percent over a seven- cel all of our in-person Since then, each year, “I was born and the women. They are the day average in late Janu- programming,” said LAAL organize women’s raised in Norwood, and I ones who wanted this.” ary 2021. However, with Alexandra Indira San- support groups, food never felt like there was a As reported, the the avai labi lity of COV I D yal, LAAL’s marketing pantries, conversational space for us,” said Kahn, Bengali population in vaccines, and the onset and media coordinator. English classes and who also recently hosted Norwood is growing. Photo by Miriam Quiñones of warmer weather, out- “We’ve all been at home transportation classes, one of the many virtual In 2019, the U.S. Census (l to r) Sanjana Khan, door gathering with or for over a year so this and this summer, they District 11 City Council Bureau estimated there LAAL’s executive director, without masks is finally is also a kind of post- also plan to launch a candidate forums which were 2,445 foreign-born with community advocate, possible, and LAAL’s COVID celebration. So, community garden. In took place in the lead-up Bangladeshis living in Naznin Sultana, celebrate Bengali community the end of Ramadan in it’s really special.” addition, the group is to the June 22 primary Bronx Community Dis- plans to seize every op- Mosholu Park on Satur- portunity to celebrate. day, May 22, 2021. As reported, in re- "AINBRIDGE!VE "RONX .9 sponse to the pandemic, PEOPLES PHARMACY 0H trict 7 (CB7), represent- LAAL initiated the And Food Mart &AX ing 4.2 percent of the COVID-19 Relief Fund, PEOPLES GMAILCOM district’s total popula- a fundraising cam- tion which includes paign in partnership E-Prescription • Specialty • Surgical Supply Bedford Park, Norwood, with The Zakat Fund of Fordham, Kingsbridge NYC, which was estab- s&ASTAND&RIENDLY3ERVICE s&REE"LOOD0RESURE3UGAR#HECKUP 7ENOWOFFERBOTH s#OMPOUNDING Heights, and University lished in 2016 to collect s()6#ONSULTING s #/6)$ 4ESTING Heights. and distribute “Zakat,” s&REE0ATIENT#OUNSELING 3ENIOR$ISCOUNT Meanwhile, accord- or almsgiving in New s&REE-EDICATION2EVIEW!ND#ONSULTATION s #/6)$ 6ACCINATIONS s&REE"LOOD0RESURE3UGAR#HECKUP &REE$ELIVERY -ODERNAAND*OHNSON*OHNSON ing to the Asian Ameri- York City. Through the can Federation, New fund, LAAL distributed York’s Bangladeshi pop- groceries and cash aid #OPIES -EDICATION ulation (those who iden- to over 54 local families. &AX !DHERENCE tify specifically as Ban- “This is our first public 7ALK)N 2X0ICK5P -EDICARE 3TAMPS 0ROGRAM gladeshi alone) grew by gathering and it’s really !NY4IME $ELIVERY !CCEPTED 60 percent from 38,639 in exciting. I’m so happy

Scanned with CamScanner 2010 to 61,927 in 2015. The right now,” said Kahn. 3PECIALTY 6ACUNA#ONTRA '2!4)3 #OPIAS !DHEREN! ,A)NmUENZA 2X$E2ECOGIDA -EDICARE &AX 3ELLOS ,A-EDICACION majority (66 percent) of “During the pandemic, 3URGICALS 'RIPE !CEPTADO 4ARJETAS-ETRO 0ROGRAMA 9%NTREGA Bengalis live in Queens, we showed up when no followed by 16 percent in one else did for our com- FLU, PNEUMONIA and SHINGLE SHOTS The Bronx, 15 percent in munity and that’s why We Accept Most Insurance Including CVS Cardmark, Brooklyn, and three per- we have the trust of the Medicaid, Medicare, Workers Compensation and cent in Manhattan. community now.” All Union Plans June 24-July 7, 2021 • Norwood News • 21

B��om� � livin� o��n dono� wi�h � n��ion�l l��d�� in ��n�pl�n�. �� Ad�i�n� �nd Ni�ol�'� ��o�� liv��ndl��liv�.�om/�d�i�n� 22 • June 24-July 7, 2021 • Norwood News 3 p.m., and will feature musical org, select the exhibitions tab and performances, LGBTQIA+ center scroll down to learn more about spotlights, DJs and a special the exhibit. Tickets to visit the ballroom segment. The event is museum can also be purchased at free and interested parties can visit bronxmuseum.org/visit. nycpride.org/event/youth-pride to rsvp. En Foco is a Bronx photography nonprofit and Wallworks will be By SARAH HUFFMAN Starting July 5, Bronx Zoo will showcasing En Foco’s exhibition be hosting World of Wildlife, a of its 2021 photography fellowship EVENTS register at eventbrite.com. Change program that aims to bring to life awardees until June 30. The exhibit, the location to online events, and the worlds built within the books In Between Yesterday Today and search “2021 LGBTQ Roundtable.” of legendary children’s author, Eric Tomorrow, was curated by Elia Alba Young people and parents are Carle. The program will involve live and features the work of Richard invited to join the Woodlawn Book The Woodlawn Conservancy is performances, music, games and Acevedo, Argenis Apolinario, Roy Club for a discussion of “Riding more. Visit bronxzoo.com/eric- Baizan, Daveed Baptiste, Kevin on Duke’s Train” by Mick Carlon. hosting a Trolley Tour to visit the final resting places of vaudeville carle to learn more and to reserve Quiles Bonilla, Amarise Carreras, The book tells the story of nine- tickets. Vinay Hira, Sydney King, Spandita year-old Danny who stows away and jazz musicians at Woodlawn Cemetery. The tour will stop to Malik and Bashira Webb. The exhibit on Duke Ellington’s train where he ART is located at 15 Canal Place. Tickets meets many famous musicians. honor George M. Cohan, Nora Bays, Duke Ellington, and others. A can be purchased at wallworksny. The book discussion will take place The exhibit Born in Flames: com/book-online. on Sunday, June 27, at 11:30 a.m. victrola will play the music of these Feminist Futures is on display Participants will meet outdoors famous musicians, and the tour will at the Bronx Museum, now MOVEMENT at the Jerome Avenue entrance be hosted by Michael Cumella, aka through September 12. The DJ MAC. The tour will take place of the Woodlawn Conservancy at exhibit showcases the visions of New York City outdoor public 4199 Webster Avenue. To register, on Sunday, June 27, at 11 a.m. and contemporary artists. To learn 2 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person pools will open on June 26. All visit woodlawn.org, click on the more, visit bronxmuseum.org, indoor pools will remain closed for conservancy tab and select Tour or $20 for members and seniors. select the exhibitions tab and scroll Children aged four and older the time being due to COVID-19. and Events. down to locate the event. Tickets Visit nycgovparks.org/facilities/ must have a ticket. To purchase to visit the museum can also be tickets, visit woodlawn.org, click outdoor-pools to search for pools in The New York Women’s Chamber purchased at bronxmuseum.org/ your area. of Commerce is hosting a 2021 on the conservancy tab, and select visit. LGBTQIA Roundtable on Friday, Tour and Events. Scroll down to purchase tickets for the tour. All Bronx Healthy Start is hosting June 25, at midday. The purpose The exhibit, Wardell Milan: Fitness Friday on June 25, from 4 of the event is to inform the public participants must wear a mask on Amerika, God Bless You If the trolley. p.m. to 5 p.m. The program is the about a partnership between It’s Good To You, opens on last event on Bronx Healthy Start’s the NYC Department of Small Wednesday, June 23, at the Bronx New York City Pride is bringing June workshop calendar. The event Business Services and the National Museum and will remain open until will take place virtually on ZOOM, LBGT Chamber of Commerce. TJ back Youth Pride in New York October 24. The exhibit showcases City this year. NYC Pride partnered and interested parties can register Chernick and Wendy Garcia from 12 new drawings and mixed media by searching for bxhealthy start on the NYC Comptroller’s office will with youth-focused LGBT centers, created by the artist Wardell Milan. organizations, and programs instagram.com. Once on the group’s be the guest speakers along with Milan and choreographer, Zachary profile, click on the link in their the others from the National LGBT nationwide to present this year’s Tye Richardson, will present new virtual event. The event will take account bio and then click the box Chamber of Commerce. The event performance works as part of tagged “Fitness Friday.” is virtual, and participants can place on Saturday, June 26, at the exhibit. Visit bronxmuseum. Primary Election Day 2021 Preliminary Results By SÍLE MOLONEY whole. Meanwhile, Eric Adams the Bronx borough president’s will be tabulated and an unof- Primary Election Day got Unofficial results on Elec- led in the mayora l Democratic race, Vanessa Gibson led with ficial report will be released. underway on Tuesday, June tion Night saw Oswald Feliz primary with 30 percent of 39 percent of the votes. The tally will not include any 22, and Bronxites joined the in the lead in the District 15 the vote share, while Curtis The Board of elections ad- absentee ballots. rest of the City in heading to Democratic primary, with Silwa led in the Republican vised the following in terms The ranking of candidates the polls to collectively cast 39 percent of the vote share, primary with 69 percent. Ju- of the expected timeline of re- may continue to change until their ballots in the first of Eric Dinowitz in the lead in maane Williams led in the sults: all absentee ballot processing widespread elections to use the District 11 Democratic public advocate race with 69 Unofficial election night re- is completed and all cure dead- the new voting methodology primary, with 41 percent of percent of the vote and Brad sults will be posted at the close lines have expired. of ranked choice voting. Dis- the vote share, and Pierina Lander led with 39 percent of of polls on election day. These Preliminary RCV elimina- trict 11 and District 15 con- Sanchez in the lead in Dis- the vote in the city comptrol- results will include first- tion rounds will be conducted stituents had already experi- trict 14 Democratic primary, ler’s race. choice votes from early voting and reports released every enced this during the March with 39 percent of the vote In the Bronx Civil Court and election day but will not week until the election is cer- 23 special election but Pri- share. In the Republican Dis- election, Jessica Flores was in include absentee and affidavit tified. Final results in rank- mary Day was the first time trict 15 primary, Ariel Rivera the lead with 35 percent of the ballots. choice elections will not be the State of New York would Diaz led with 49 percent of the vote, followed by Verena Powell One week later, prelimi- known until all absentee and try out the new system, as a vote. with 20 percent. Meanwhile in nary RCV elimination rounds military ballots are counted. June 24-July 7, 2021 • Norwood News • 23

ing…[that is] not carefully planned.. said during the referenced 10 year District 11 City Council Race: can have significant effects upon a period, funding from Rodriguez community,” he said. amounted to just 9 percent of total Padernacht said that Community PTP funding. Mino Lora Addresses Inwood Board 8 had put forward a down- They added that since the Inwood zoning plan several years ago to the rezoning was announced, Rodriguez City Department of Planning which had cut his discretionary City funding Rezoning Controversy was rejected. “We actually sought to PTP by 60 percent, and added that to downzone the area around Dash more than 70 percent of PTP funding (continued from page 12) topic. (Due to timing constraints, not Place and City Planning wouldn’t came from City government sources You have to have a council member all candidates were aware of Lora’s even look at our plan,” he said. other than from Councilman Rodri- who fights for and stands with the explanation of her involvement in the Meanwhile, Marcos Sierra said it guez, highlighted that their close work community - not one that ignores rezoning plan at the time they pro- was “completely disingenuous” for with the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant them. My commitment, as council- vided their comments to us.) someone who runs a campaign on a Affairs helped them to offer their pro- woman for District 11, is to my neigh- Abigail Martin said, “The first platform of progressive values, in- grams for free. bors. The billionaire real estate inter- job of a council member is to repre- cluding housing, to support rezoning Regarding other innuendo put forth ests know that which is why they put sent the community and to serve the that would displace thousands of His- that Inwood residents had perhaps lost their money behind Eric Dinowitz.” needs of those living there. The lo- panic families that had been there for out on additional affordable housing Norwood News previously re- cal community board, neighborhood generations. “Ms. Lora sold out the in exchange for commitments to the ported on contributions made to the activists, and small businesses were residents of Inwood for an Arts and referenced Arts & Culture space (IR- Dinowitz (the incumbent District 11 all against the rezoning of Inwood in Theater space, and $500k in funding PAC), Norwood News reached out to the councilman) campaign and to other Northern Manhattan.” from the prime sponsor of this rezon- New York City Department of Housing, candidates in the March 23 District 11 She added that she had been disap- ing, Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez,” Preservation & Development (HPD) to special election by people with links pointed to recently come across pic- he said. ask if there were not set rezoning rules to the real estate industry. Such fund- tures of Lora at City Hall “in support In response, Lora’s campaign that dictated the percentage of rezoned raising is not illegal but noteworthy. of the Inwood rezoning, and to learn said that PTP, like many nonprof- land that had to be allocated to hous- In reference to the final plan, about her efforts to help push this its serving City residents, receives ing, hospitals, schools, the arts etc. in Lora’s campaign said, “To be clear, plan through.” City funding for services it provides any rezoning plan, and whether such there were some folks who were op- Meanwhile, a spokesperson for to children and other residents, and an argument was even a valid one. posed to even trying to make the Dinowitz said Eric was focused on that the funds allocated by Rodri- We were referred to the New York rezoning benefit the community. running a positive campaign, and guez are for free, after-school pro- City Economic Development Corpora- There were others who were willing had “no comment on Mino’s pro-de- grams and programs that serve new tion (EDC). While the agency did not to try to work to make the rezoning velopment stances in Washington immigrants. immediately respond to our question the best possible deal for the commu- Heights.” They said the funding started in regarding agreed percentages for re- nity. Mino was not the only one in the Padernacht said it didn’t seem 2012 and that there is “absolutely no zoned land, an agency official did in- second group.” credible to him that somebody who basis” for claiming any connection form us that under the Inwood Plan, Lora’s campaign said Lora remem- says they were opposed to the rezon- between the Council funding and there was a commitment to building bers there being about 150 people, in- ing was on stage for the press con- Lora’s participation in the rezoning the IRPAC as a flexible performing arts cluding people from the Metropolitan ference announcing the rezoning, effort. They said, since the rezoning, space which would include a theater, Council on Housing, involved over and the 150 people who gave input Rodriguez has, in fact, cut the fund- rehearsal space, and classrooms, etc. the course of the negotiations, in- to the rezoning were clearly not on ing for PTP by almost two-thirds. The official further confirmed said cluding people from the Metropolitan the stage. “If she were opposed to the “Instead of discussing his policy the IRPAC had not been agreed at the Council on Housing. rezoning, she probably would have differences with Mino Lora, Mar- expense of more affordable housing in Aside from criticism of the hous- been with the protesters outside City cos Sierra is fabricating attacks that the area. EDC also confirmed that the ing component, some Bronxites also Hall, opposing the rezoning land,” he have no basis and for which he has no IRPAC/theatre doesn’t currently exist began to insinuate on social media said. proof. He claims to be opposed to nep- because the agency is still in the pro- that Lora stood to benefit from the Padernacht added that the greater otism and the established machine, cess of selecting a nonprofit to design cultural commitments made under issue for him was whether Lora was but by attacking Mino, all he is do- and run it through a Request for Pro- the plan, through the creation of the being truthful with voters. “As far as ing is helping Eric Dinowitz,” Lora’s posal (RFP) process. proposed new theater and arts space rezoning is concerned, I personally campaign said. The deadline for nonprofits to ap- (IRPAC). voted against the mandatory inclu- They went on to say that the ac- ply to the RFP was Dec. 19, 2019. Nor- Lora addressed this point, telling sionary housing plan, and the zon- cusations demonstrate a lack of un- wood News asked for a list of RFP ap- the Norwood News, “The theater does ing for quality and affordability plan derstanding of what a City Council plicants. We were informed that this not exist. If a theater ends up being in 2015, because I knew what effect member does and that allocating dis- could not be disclosed at this time as built, it will be part of a cultural cen- these zoning changes would have on cretionary funds, administered by the agency was in the process of put- ter that will belong to NYC’s Depart- any rezoning plan,” he said, referring the Department of Cultural Affairs ting together its short-list. ment of Cultural Affairs, and not any to a 2015 citywide text amendment to (DCLA) is a big part of the job. Having responded to all the alone person or organization.” the rules around zoning that affected The campaign also provided a fi- legations, in conclusion, Lora said, The Inwood Rezoning Plan was the bulk and density of future con- nancial breakdown of PTP funding “It’s telling that all the candidates also raised during recent District struction in New York City. received from the City’s fiscal year who claim to be against nepotism and 11 debates during which some of the “When you upzone an area, these budget 2012 through 2021. They said, the machine candidate are attack- candidates also voiced their con- new bulk and density rules would in a typical year, City discretionary ing me, the strongest opponent in the cerns about Lora’s alleged support certainly take a toll on a commu- and initiative funding represents March special election, who has the for the plan. Norwood News reached nity. When you upzone a community, just 15 percent of PTP’s total fund- best chance to beat Eric Dinowitz on out to each of the other candidates to residential and commercial rents in- ing, and that most of PTP’s funding June 22,” she said. “That’s just help- ask for their latest comments on the crease, so any change in an area zon- comes from private sources. They ing Eric.” 24 • June 24-July 7, 2021 • Norwood News Sirio Guerino Honored for Exceptional Community Service

By DAWN CLANCY Stronczer is also Parks’ commit- For his ongoing efforts in erasing tee chair of Bronx Community Board graffiti from buildings in the Bed- 7 (CB7). As such, she was also aware ford Park and Norwood sections of of the extent of Guerino’s repeated the Bronx, the Bedford Mosholu Com- clean-up efforts in the wider CB7 community Association (BMCA) has pre- munity this year, all of which have sented Sirio Guerino, co-founder of helped to promote a cleaner and safer Guerinos Against Graffiti (GAG), with environment. the Mary Vallati Memorial Award, an In conjunction with the NYPD’s annual prize which honors those indi- 52nd precinct, the NYPD Explorers, and viduals who provide exceptional ser- other community groups, several or- vice to their community. ganized clean-up events were held in Photo by David Greene (L to R) 52nd precinct’s Deputy Inspector Thomas Alps, Sirio Guerino, 52nd precinct Vallati was a longtime community recent months across CB7 to clean up Community Council President Brenda Caldwell-Paris, Stephen Echevarria, 52nd pre- activist who was active with the asso- specific blocks which were identified cinct Community Affairs Officer, Heather Guerino, and NYC Department of Sanitation ciation until her death at 101. News of as being more prone to gun violence community affairs officer, Stephen J. Caruso Jr, pose for a photo during the presenta- Guerino’s win was announced during than others. Other city agencies were tion of the Guerinos Against Graffiti (GAG) Awards celebration held at the 52nd pre- BMCA’s final (virtual) meeting before also engaged to help address other cinct, on May 27, 2021.

However, in the end, she realized a team of volunteers will be dispatched Guerino’s biggest pet peeve was also to follow-up. his passion. “I decided I wasn’t going to Meanwhile, reacting to news of the fight him anymore,” she said. “I wanted award, Guerino said that receiving it to support him, as his partner, so when took on a special meaning given that he he asked me to help him beautify The knew and admired Mary Vallati when Bronx, I said, yes.” Today, Mrs. Guer- she was alive. During a phone inter- ino serves as GAG’s president while view with the Norwood News, he said, Mr. Guerino hunts down graffiti with “Mary was always very active in the his trademark shopping cart. neighborhood, so it’s an honor to get an In addition to cleaning up the Bronx, award named for her.” the Guerino’s hosted the first-ever Anyone who is looking for a dedi- GAG Golden Brush Awards at the 52nd cated Bronxite to assist with graffiti re- precinct’s community council meeting moval in their area can contact GAG’s in May. Golden trophies, topped with Sirio Guerino at (718) 231-4762 or ssg. Photo by David Greene paintbrushes, and covered in twin- [email protected]. (L to R) Guerinos Against Graffiti (GAG) co-founders, Sirio Guerino and his wife, kling blue, green, and purple sequins, Heather Guerino present the 1st Annual GAG Awards during the 52nd Precinct Com- were awarded to community members *David Greene contributed to this munity Council meeting at the precinct, on May 27, 2021. who had supported and encouraged story. GAG’s mission over the last year. the summer recess, held on June 2, and quality of life issues in those target Awards were presented to the 52nd Guerino was physically presented with neighborhoods, all in efforts to uplift precinct’s commanding officer, Dep- the award by the association’s execu- the local community. Guerino was one uty Inspector Thomas Alps, as well as tive committee a week later at a small of the central figures involved in the to community affairs officer with the gathering at Mosholu Parkway and clean-up efforts. City’s sanitation department, Stephen Webster Avenue. As Norwood News reported in 2017, J. Caruso Jr. Honorable mentions went Barbara Stronczer, a lifelong Bronx- Guerino and his wife Heather started to council president of the 52nd precinct ite and president of the BMCA, said the GAG in 2015 after the couple grew community council, Brenda Caldwell- committee felt this year’s accolade be- frustrated with the graffiti they no- Paris and to Stephen Echevarria, 52nd longed to Guerino, who has been car- ticed was slowly taking over the walls precinct community affairs officer. rying out his clean-up work for several of neighborhood businesses. But long According to City data, neighbor- years but who went to extra lengths before GAG was established, Guerino, hoods across the five boroughs have this past year, in particular. a Bronx native, often left his home at experienced an uptick in graffiti this “Sirio is what I would call a real 4 a.m. with paint cans and brushes in year, some of which has included offen- Photo courtesy of the Bedford Mosholu Com- munity Association community volunteer,” Stronczer told sive hate slogans and symbols, as re- tow to track down any graffiti that had The Bedford Mosholu Community the Norwood News. “We always see popped up overnight. ported by Norwood News. In response, Association (BMCA) executive committee him with his shopping cart walking “I didn’t understand why my hus- the NYPD has created a dedicated present the annual Mary Vallati Memo- through the community with different band would go out with his shopping email address, [email protected], rial Award to Sirio Guerino of Guerinos color paints and brushes, painting over cart and paint,” Guerino’s wife told which New Yorkers can use to send pic- Against Graffiti at a small gathering at Mo- graffiti he would find on mailboxes and the 52nd precinct’s community council tures and location information of graf- sholu Parkway and Webster Avenue one walls. He’s been doing this for years, meeting on May 27. “I told him, ‘They’re fiti in their respective neighborhoods week after BMCA’s June 2, 2021 meeting, and we appreciate his work. We’re so going to put up graffiti no matter what to request its removal. Once the re- during which the award announcement glad to have him.” you do’.” quest has been reviewed and approved, was made. June 24-July 7, 2021 • Norwood News • 25 ,ETTERS4O4HE%DITOR A Selection of Photos of Primary Day 2021 Editor’s Note: We reserve the right to edit letters for space, clarity, civility and accuracy. in The Bronx DA’s Contradictions authorities to publish their data online. The description of the police actions The State Legislature recently passed that led to severe injuries to a 16-year- the “MTA Open Data Act.” Cuomo old [Norwood News, May 27-June 9, should sign this bill into law. The leg- “Bronx DA: No Criminality by NYPD in islation directs the MTA to publish all Jahmel Leach Case,”] are confusing and the statistical and factual information it inconclusive. The report describes the maintains on the State’s online portal. incident as Leach being tasered by a cop The Federal Transit Administration as he’s about to set fire to street debris. (FTA) provides $1.5 billion in annual cap- Later in the article, it states, “In the ital grants to the MTA. This is done un- video, officers can be heard using a pro- der the FTA Transit Award Manage- fanity and addressing Jahmel aggres- ment System (known as “TrAMS”) that sively, despite the fact that he appears to is used to award and manage federal immediately comply with their instruc- grants. The MTA currently manages an tions and answer them in a respectful active portfolio of federally funded, capi- manner.” There appears to be a contra- tal improvement projects and programs diction here. in open grants worth over $12 billion in Photo by David Greene If these officers used unnecessary direct federal financial assistance. This MORRIS PARK AND Van Nest residents line up to vote in the Primary Election force, (he was tasered by the cop and does not include $14 billion in COVID-19 at P.S. / M.S. 49 on Bronxdale Avenue on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. struck twice by two different officers) funding, allocated under the CARES then why would Clark say there is no Act. criminality? This is compounded by In accordance with all master grant the fact that the same DA prosecuted a agreements under TrAMS, the MTA is cop for murder in 2017 in a case that was required to provide updated Quarterly clearly self-defense. Sgt. Hugh Barry Financial and Milestone Progress Re- shot and killed a woman who was swing- ports to the FTA on active capital im- ing a baseball bat at his head. provement projects and programs. Luckily, Barry waved his right to Gov. Cuomo claims his adminis- a jury trial and the judge hearing the tration is the most above-board in case acquitted him. Clark was willing history. In addition to the NYS gov- to prosecute Barry when he was clearly ernmental portal, why not promote defending himself, but she’s unwilling transparency by having all of this in- to prosecute cops for severely injuring formation that is already submitted to Leach when it appears he was no threat the FTA by the MTA made public and to them. posted on the MTA web site as well? City, State and federal financial Richard Warren, assistance, along with farebox rev- Photo by David Greene Van Cortlandt Village enues, fund MTA capital projects and BRONXITES VOTES FOR mayor, public advocate, City Council candidates and programs. Transit riders and taxpay- Civil Court judges for Bronx County on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. ers are looking for accountability, effi- Include FTA Data in MTA ciency and timely completion of capital Open Data Act projects, programs and maintenance When Gov. Andrew Cuomo assumed to assure more reliable and safe com- office on Jan. 1, 2011, he promised to mutes. Riders, transit advocacy groups, run the most open and transparent ad- taxpayers, elected officials and trans- ministration in history. This was to portation reporters deserve easy access include all State agencies, along with to this information. dozens of independent authorities like the MTA. In 2013, Cuomo issued an ex- Larry Penner, ecutive order for all state agencies and Great Neck

Photo by David Greene A PAIR OF seniors cast their Ranked Choice Voting ballots at P.S. / M.S. 49 in Morris Park for this year’s Primary Election on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. 26 • June 24-July 7, 2021 • Norwood News Sha-Rock Cultural Day Rocks the Park By DAWN CLANCY & MIRIAM QUIÑONES Hip-hop enthusiasts across the five boroughs gathered on Sunday, June 5, at Gun Hill Playground in The Bronx to celebrate African American Music Appreciation Month and honor the legacy of hip-hop’s first female emcee, MC Sha-Rock. Against the backdrop of ample sunshine and live music, some of hip hop’s earliest titans, including Melle Mel of Grandmaster Flash and the Photo by Miriam Quiñones Furious Five, Lil Rodney C of The legendary Melle Mel of Grandmaster Flash and The Funky 4 +1, DJ Breakout, and Furious Five pay tribute to MC battle rapper Sparky D, paid Sha-Rock during Sha-Rock tribute to MC Sha-Rock, whose Cultural Day on Sunday, June musical talents and contribu- 5, at Gun Hill Playground in The tion to hip-hop culture helped Photos by Miriam Quiñones Bronx. shape the scene for women in Former District 12 City Councilman Andy King (center) was one of the hosts of an event to mark MC hip-hop today, and have often Sha-Rock Day on Sunday, June 5, at Gun Hill Playground in The Bronx. He is seen here with DJ Chuck ing contributions to the birth been overlooked. Chillout (right), and another colleague. of the music and culture we “Without MC Sha-Rock, my know today as hip-hop, were mother, there would be no me,” largely forgotten. But in 2019, said Sparky D. “So, I’m stand- when New York City Council ing in for all the female emcees formally declared June 1, “MC that are not here today, and we Sha-Rock Day,” the “Mother of just want to say, ‘We love you, the Mic,” as she’s sometimes Sha Rock,’ and we thank God called, started to reap the ap- for you because without you, preciation and accolades she’s there would be no us.” earned over the years. Born in Wilmington, North “It’s only fitting to give a Carolina, MC Sha-Rock (born day to honor an icon, a lumi- Sharon Green) moved to the nary icon,” said this year’s Bronx, the birthplace of hip- Sha-Rock event co-host and hop, in the early 1970s. As a former District 12 City Coun- teenager, she toprocked and cilman Andy King. “MC Sha- two-stepped her way across Rock did it first in the Boogie the five boroughs as a “b-girl” Down Bronx, rolling around Photo by Miriam Quiñones or breakdancer and rapper. MC Sha-Rock, the first fe- in a man’s world, and she got In 1979, she became a found- male MC of hip hop attends an it right.” ing member of the group The event to celebrate MC Sha-Rock When asked what she Funky Four +1, and that same Day on Sunday, June 5, at Gun thought about MC Sha-Rock year, the group signed a record Hill Playground in The Bronx. Day, the rapper told Norwood deal, making MC Sha-Rock the News that it made her nostal- first female emcee to record a “At the time, we didn’t think gic but, more importantly, she song. about it being a historic mo- finally felt appreciated and Success for the group con- ment. We never thought about recognized for the critical role tinued to grow, and in 1981, that because, for us, performing she played in the birth of hip- through a connection with came naturally,” Sha-Rock told hop and its unique culture.

Debbie Harry of “Blondie,” the the Norwood News. “We didn’t Photo by Miriam Quiñones “To see all of the people group performed on Saturday think people would go on and One of the pioneering DJs of the hip-hop movement, DJ Break- who were there to support me, Night Live, making The Funky say that The Funky 4+1 made out, attends Sha-Rock Cultural Day on Sunday, June 5, at Gun Hill that’s when I realized maybe Four +1 the first hip-hop group history. We just thought - okay, Playground in The Bronx. I don’t have to cry anymore,” to showcase the art of rap and now we’re going to be on Satur- she said, adding, “To see all hip-hop culture to a national day Night Live. Let’s do it.” with her first child. stuff, you could hear my voice.” of the hip-hop community out audience. At the time, MC Sha- But for MC Sha-Rock, look- “My stomach was hurting In 1985, MC Sha-Rock left there, and knowing and feel- Rock admits that she and The ing back, performing on Sat- so bad, and so for me, I wanted New York. As the years passed ing that we were all there for Funky Four didn’t realize the urday Night Live’s stage was to stand in a certain place with- and rap music began catch- one cause, to reminisce and to event’s significance as it was significant for another reason; out moving too much. So, then ing the ears of international have fun, that was the best feel- happening. she was seven months pregnant when we started rhyming and audiences, her groundbreak- ing I could’ve ever asked for.” June 24-July 7, 2021 • Norwood News • 27 Salsa Museum Seeks Home in The Bronx (continued from page 1) Armory was built around 1910. tural history.”It was founded Now decommissioned, it has by musician, music director, been mostly vacant since 1996, and producer, Willy Rodriguez, when it was turned over to City music industry professional, management. Lily Reyes, and entrepreneur, The building still houses Manny Tavarez. one unit of the Army National On Tuesday, June 15, out- Guard but has been under- side of the recently refurbished, developed and underutilized Photo by Aracelis Batista but rarely utilized Kings- by the community for several Founding members and supporters of the International Salsa Museum hold a press conference outside the Kingsbridge Armory, located at West 195th Street and Reservoir Avenue in Kingsbridge bridge Armory, located at West years. A damaged roof was Heights, on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 195th Street and Reservoir Av- refurbished at one pointand, enue, the corner also known mostly recently, the armory- as “Celia Cruz Way,” founders was used as a food distribution we’re doing about it.’” state-of-the-art museum which Henriquez, lead bass player for of the ISM were joined by fel- hubamid the COVID-19 pan- Asked if those next steps in- would have core exhibits, as Wynton Marsalis / Jazz at Lin- low board members, Damaris demic. volved rezoning commitments, well as space for music pro- coln Center. Mercado, Eddie Torres Jr. and Meanwhile, plansnegoti- Parker said they did not, and gramming, developed for New During the event, Mercado, Bervin Harris for the press atedwith City and State in re- referred to a State loan com- York City schoolchildren and who is founder and executive conference to talk about the fu- cent yearsto lease the building mitment of $138 million which other institutions, with a fo- producer of the Mercado Proj- ture of the museum. to private developers, Kings- has been written into the State cus on salsa music and dance, ect, told attendees, “It’s an ab- According to a press releas- bridge National Ice Center budget, but which needsto be as well as film and arts pro- solute wonderful privilege to esent in advance of the event, Management, to develop anew, re-confirmed every two years grams. serve as a board member for the museum is being developed national ice center, the Kings- if it’s not drawn down. Co-founder, Tavarez, told ISM, helping to navigate the to preserve and display the his- bridge National Ice Center The armory building is lo- those who had gathered, “This groundwork being laid to pre- tory of salsa music, from its in- (KNIC),at the locationare still cated in City Council District is a historic moment for salsa, serve legacies, explore history ception in the Caribbean to its on the table. 14, andduring discussions held and an exciting time for New and create new educational op- development in New York City, Though negotiations on over the years on its proposed York Cit y as we work on reopen- portunities for the surround- and to highlight salsa’s impact the legal and financial ar- use, input had been sought ing after the 2020 pandemic ing and global communities.” on society and culture that rangements between KNIC from local Community Boards and continue to tell important Tavarez added, “With New “will shape the next generation Management and the City and 7, 8 and 12. Some residents stories that have shaped New York City’s budget for arts cut of Latino music and artists.” State werehampered by the had objected to the use of the York culture and given life to by 11 percent in fiscal year The founders and board pandemic, Kevin Parker of armory as an ice center, even various neighborhoods.” He 2021, and the City’s education members were joined on the KNIC Management, told the though thefinal development added, “The ISM is commit- department cut by nearly 30 day by supporters of the mu- Norwood News on Tuesday, plan included an allocation ted to establish our presence percent of art education pro- seum, members of the Puerto June 22, that the company was of50,000 square feet of space for in The Bronx, as this borough grams, it’s our job, as an arts Rican Institute at CUNY, Em- oversubscribed, at over $400 community use. played such an integral part in and community center, to sup- manuel Martinez, chair of million, in terms of capital- That space is being man- developing salsa and Latin jazz plement education and develop Bronx Community Board 7 commitments for the project, aged by a community group into what it is today.” creative spaces for our chil- (CB7), District 14 City Council- describing it as something of called CAC, and KNIC Man- ISM is supported by its dren.” man Fernando Cabrera who is a miracle amid the economic agement, though a member of advisory committee that in- Meanwhile, Torres, Jr., a candidate for Bronx borough downturn caused by the pan- the 11-member CAC board, has cludes Tito Puente Jr., son the choreographer of”In the president, and Jean Hill, presi- demic. no input into how CAC chooses of legendary “King of Latin Heights: The Movie,” said, “We dent of the residents’ organi- Parker said if the group to use the space. Parker con- Jazz,” Tito Puente; the late mu- need this museum to represent zation atJerome Park’s Tracy could finalize their negotia- firmed that he had not been ap- sician’s estate; Demaris Mer- generations of authentic cul- Towers complex,who is also a tions with the City and State, proached to discuss the salsa cado, the daughter of late Latin ture. We need a home, an insti- member of CB7. and obtain the necessary lease museum but again, stressed empresario,Malph Mercado; tution where we can empower According to Erika Sanchez and permits, they could have that the lease has not yet been Joe Madera, legendary mu- and prepare our Latino people. of ISM, members had thought “shovels in ground by Q4 2021, signed.In any case, he reiterat- sical director and producer; We need to unite and raise about other target sitesfor the and a $350 million investment edthat the community was free Eddie Torres Jr., son of Ed- awareness of our rich Afro- museumbut the Kingsbridge into The Bronx.” Asked in todevelop the space however it die Torres, a founding mem- Latino history, which can be Armory is their desired loca- whose court the ball now was chooses. ber of New York-style dance; accomplished through music tion, with hopes of breaking in terms of next steps, Parker Back at the official launch of Steven Oquendo, a Latin jazz and dance.” ground in 2024, and an open- said, “It’s the City and State the ISM, members announced “big band” leader, composer For more information on ing in 2025. that need to take the next steps that fundraising efforts were and trumpeter; Crystal Fields- the ISM, visit their website at: One of the largest armor- to say, ‘We want this project already underway for the ac- Sam, a leader at Bridge Philan- www.internationalsalsamu- ies in the world, Kingsbridge to happen and so, here’s what quisition and development of a thropic Consulting; and Carlos seum.org. 888"/48&34$0.Visit Our Website "OE8BUDI0VS$MJFOU5FTUJNPOJBMT

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