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September 26-October, 2018 Proudly Serving Bronx Communities Since 1988 3URXGO\6HUYLQJ%URQ[&RPPXQLWLHV6LQFHFREE 3URXGO\6HUYLQJ%URQ[&RPPXQLWLHV6LQFHFREE ORWOODQ EWSQ NVol. 27, No. 8 PUBLISHED BY MOSHOLU PRESERVATION CORPORATION N April 17–30, 2014 Vol 31, No 19 • PUBLISHED BY MOSHOLU PRESERVATION CORPORATION • SEPTEMBER 27-OCTOBER 10, 2018 ORWOODQ EWSQ NVol. 27, No. 8 PUBLISHED BY MOSHOLU PRESERVATION CORPORATION N April 17–30, 2014 FREE INQUIRING PHOTOGRAPHER: FULL COVERAGE: THE FEEL OF FALL | PG. 4 BRONX PRIMARY ROUNDUP | PG. 6 THE REAL ESTATE Editorial: What to Make of Primary HUSTLEDeveloper siege onIN Bedford BEDFORD Park residents intensifi PK. es pg 3 Joker Movie Shoot in Bedford Park pg 8 A Rags-to-Riches Tale in Photo by Adi Talwar Norwood SMALL HOMES LIKE these on Perry Avenue near East Mosholu Parkway South in Bedford Park are becoming something of a rarity in the pg 10 neighborhood thanks to a continuing interest by real estate investors. By JOSEPH KONIG based partner, Emmanuel way, East 198th Street and by limited liability corpora- “Right now, the Bronx Marshall, are part of a larger Webster Avenue--saw 28 tions, a tactic used by devel- is prime real estate. Prime, movement of investors and properties sold between Jan- opers. Over the same period prime real estate.” developers buying up Bronx uary and August of 2018, ac- in 2017, only nine properties Those are the words of Jo- homes, and tearing them cording to data provided by within that same area were seph Governali, a Norwood down to replace them with ATTOM Data Solutions and sold. resident and realty investor tall buildings, exploiting ex- analyzed by the Norwood For Bedford Park resi- who said he recently entered isting zoning laws. News. These include private dents, real estate developer into contract to purchase The section of Bedford homes, duplex, triplex, and interest is hardly new. In four homes in Bedford Park. Park--bordered by Grand quad-plex properties. Many of 2016, notorious developer Pe- pg 18 Governali and his Brooklyn- Concourse, Mosholu Park- these homes were purchased (continued on page 19) 2 • September 27-October 10, 2018 • Norwood News mittee, with the support of the board of directors and sharehold- Vol. 31, No. 19 ers, has made its voice heard to Vol. 27, No. 10 local legislators. The committee NorwoodVol. News 27, No.is published 10 bi-weekly on Thursdays by has taken up issues including: MosholuNorwood Preservation News Corporationis published (MPC) The disproportionate number Norwood3400 Reservoir News isOval published East bi-weeklyBronx, New on ThursdaysYork 10467 by Opinion of shelters placed in Community bi-weekly on Thursdays by MosholuPhone: Preservation 718 324 4998Corporation Board 7 and the Bronx. 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