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3URXGO\6HUYLQJ%URQ[&RPPXQLWLHV6LQFHProudly Serving Bronx Communities Since 1988FREE FREE Vol 27,ORWOOD No 23Q • PUBLISHED BY MOSHOLU PRESERVATION COR P ORATION • NEWSOVQ . 27-DE C . 10, 2014 NVol. 27, No. 8 PUBLISHED BY MOSHOLU PRESERVATION CORPORATION N April 17–30, 2014 INQUIRING PHOTOGRAPHER: Meet Norwood’S WILL COUNCIL BILLS HURT NYPD? | PG. 4 Barman | pg. 3 SHELTER MIX COMING Torres Empowers TO CB7 BORDERS Young People | pg 2 Affordable Housing/Shelter Hybrid in Univ. Hts. Conflicts With Vision Be Healthy: World Diabetes Day at NCBH | pg 6 Out&About pg 10 Photo by Adi Talwar COMMUNITY BOARD 7’S Land Use/Housing Committee hear from Muzzy Rosenblatt (gesturimg, right) of Bowery Residents Committee, outlining plans for a rare affordable housing/homeless shelter in University Heights. By DAVID CRUZ tions of the people who live Residents Committee (BRC), Road, near the Fordham Hill When Jean Hill heard a in [the developer’s] backyard. a 43-year-old homeless shel- senior housing complex. The developer’s plan to build its ‘Have you had any problems ter and social service pro- committee heard from BRC latest shelter proposal, the with them? Is everything ko- vider. The Manhattan-based on Nov. 18. idea of a fact-finding visit to sher?’” said Hill, serving as group outlined its plan to “We’re not proposing to Business Beat: the developer’s other sites Community Board 7’s Land build a 150,000-square-foot, do anything that we haven’t quickly surfaced. After all, Use/Housing committee $62 million affordable hous- already done,” said Muzzy Diaz Jr. Lobbies she’s poked around other chairwoman. ing/shelter building at 233 Rosenblatt, BRC’s executive Beauty Biz sites before. In this case, the latest site Landing Rd. in University director. Though its flagship | pg 11 “We do go out, ask ques- under review is the Bowery Heights, off West Fordham (continued on page 11) 2 • Nov. 27-Dec. 10, 2014 • Norwood News IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Vol. 27, No. 23 Torres Empowers Young People to Get Involved Vol. 27, 27, No. No. 10 10 Norwood News is published By CATHARINA THUEMLING can only result in a positive outcome,” ing firsthand the varied political pro- bi-weeklyNorwoodNorwood News Newson Thursdays is publishedis published by To get a more engaged citizenry, said Kiara. cesses by using issues they are con- bi-weekly on Thursdays by Mosholubi-weekly Preservation on Thursdays Corporation by After successfully lobbying for a cerned about. Mosholu Preservation Corporation Councilman Ritchie Torres wants Mosholu3400 PreservationReservoir Oval Corporation East Bronx,3400 Reservoir New York Oval East10467 people to start early. It’s a reason he’s change in state law that allows resi- “Generation Citizen believes that 3400Bronx, Reservoir New York 10467Oval East targeting students to take an interest dents as young as age 16 to join their lo- young people need to be taught the Bronx,Phone: New 718 York324 499810467 in their community. cal Community Board, Torres teamed skills and the habits and the tools and Fax:Phone: 718 324 718 3242917 4998 E-mail: [email protected]: 718 324 2917 On Nov. 14 at the front steps of The- up with Generation Citizen to in- knowledge of effective civic participa- Phone: 718 324 4998 E-mail:Web: [email protected] www.norwoodnews.org odore Roosevelt Educational Campus crease youth civic engagement and an- tion in order for them to be active and Fax: 718 324 2917 Web: www.norwoodnews.org in Fordham, Torres announced new nounced the $10,000 earmarked for the engaged citizens,” said Sarah Andes, PublisherE-mail: [email protected] MosholuWeb: Preservation www.norwoodnews.org Corporation funding for a program that pushes program. Generation Citizen collabo- New York Site Director of Generation CEO,Publisher Mosholu PreservationCEO, Mosholu young people to take a more active role rates with several schools throughout Citizen. CorporationMosholu Preservation 3UHVHUYDWLRQ in their community. the city and serves 2,500 students with For Torres, young people can of- Corporation Corporation Roberto S. Garcia Flanked by students, members of civic classes this year. fer a different perspective to issues. PublisherEditor-in-Chief RobertoCEO, S. Mosholu Garcia Editor-in-Chief Community Board 6, school admin- In the core model, college stu- “There’s so many challenges affecting MosholuDavidDavid Cruz Cruz Preservation 3UHVHUYDWLRQ Corporation Corporation istrators, and Generation Citizen, a dents, dubbed democracy coaches, our city that none of us – especially our Classifi ed Advertising Editor-in-ChiefDawn&ODVVLÀHG$GYHUWLVLQJ McEvoy Roberto S. 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