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BACK TO SCHOOL EDITORIAL: THE BEST & WORST SCHOOLS IN DIST. 10 PGS 10-11 THE POWER IN VOTING | PG 2 NEED FOR SPEED

Community Pride at Norwood Center | CAMS IN NW BRONX pg 6

Reinventing Fordham Plaza | pg 8

Business Beat: A Unique Boutique at Photo by Adi Talwar MAYOr BILL dE BLASIO (at podium) stands with offi cials outside PS 95 in Van Cortlandt Village, announcing a new wave of speed cam- JGH-BID | pg 12 eras slated to be located near Bronx schools. Behind offi cials are two vehicles equipped with mobile speed cameras.

By DAVID CRUZ the cameras remains vague, man avenues, on Sept. 2. On miles above the speed limit. Two days before the new the northwest Bronx may re- Sept. 4 the streets were con- Violators are hit with a $50 school year began, Mayor Bill ceive a swell of the cameras gested, with parents dropping fine. de Blasio stopped by Van Cor- following some unfortunate off their kids for the first day Broadening the Program tlandt Village to announce statistics. of school. The expanded program, the installation of new speed “Speed cameras are a In the backdrop of the beginning as a pilot project cameras near Bronx schools, wakeup call, they change news conference were two during the Bloomberg Ad- complementing the city’s traf- behavior,” said de Blasio, Ford Setinas equipped with a ministration, costs roughly fic reduction measures so far. flanked by officials in front mobile speed camera, which $14 million. Revenue in the And though a breakdown of PS 95, a grammar/middle snaps a photo of a driver who Out & About | pg 19 form of fines has offset those on which school zones will get school at Sedgwick and Hill- blows past a school zone 10 (continued on page 18) 2 • SeptemberVol. 27, 4-17, No. 2014 10 • Norwood News

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This week we asked readers their thoughts on a proposed gun offender registry that works the same way as a sex offender registry. Those convicted of using an illegal ﬁ rearm would be required to register as a gun offender for four years, after completing their sentence.

Yes I do agree. Just as if it was a I think it would be a good thing I think it would be a good idea, I think that’s a good thing that II’d support it, yeah, why not? I sex offender, they [gun offenders] for the community. It would give but think it would be hard to pull would get a lot of good feedback. don’t think it’s really going to help, should register as well. If you fi nd people a bit more insight on the off. I think it would be fi ne if they I would like to know if you get but it may help. But what about a gun and return it to the precinct, dangers in the neighborhood and actually enforced it. You don’t arrested with a gun or caught the people who don’t get caught? you get a reward. I think that’s a also dangerous people. want just anyone carrying a gun doing any type of crime. I don’t And I know a lot of people don’t scam because how did they just dee Cee Smith and acting crazy with them. want people like that around my get caught. It’s always good to try fi nd a gun? grandkids that I love. It’s better to something new. Norwood Shaquill Houston know. Selena Valentin University Heights Anthony williams Concourse diana Gomez Kingsbridge Norwood

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By DAVID CRUZ God, I remember when you were For the past 23 years, several five years old and now you have a phases of Samantha Kogel’s life five-year-old,” said Kogel. Things have played out at a community in- have come full circle for Kogel, a stitution in Norwood. From expe- Bedford Park resident who intends riencing the thrill of hitting a ball to continue her participation at the off a tee at age 5, to hanging with center, having already mulled the friends at a constructive and fun premise of becoming a substitute environment at the teen center, to teacher there. She had once served serving as a guidance counselor as a member of the parent commit- at a summer day camp during her tee to provide input to MMCC. later adolescent years, Kogel’s up- “You can start here when you’re bringing is partly due to her mem- five and they have the senior pro- bership with the social service cen- grams,” said Kogel. “So you can ter. stay here until you’re a senior.” These days, at age 28, she’s a sin- Kogel’s story is one of tens of gle mother enrolling her 5-year-old thousands at MMCC, a nonprofit son Tyler at the Mosholu Montefiore located at the corner of DeKalb Photo by David Cruz Community Center, the same haven Avenue and East Gun Hill Road. It SAMANTHA KOGEL POSES for the camera at MMCC. She and her son Tyler are that gave her a well-rounded educa- currently offers a wide range of ser- products of the Mosholu Montefiore Community Center, having been with the center tion away from school. vices that include day care, sum- for a combined 24 years. She’s certainly a product of the mer day camp, Head Start, a base- center, a fact made evident during a ball league and a Pre-K program. of the community, we’ll try to offer ter. The center worked like that of a recent board meeting where a long- “Wherever we could see the it,” said Don Bluestone, MMCC’s ex- club, with residents paying a fee to time director recalled Kogel’s first need, whether it comes from people ecutive director. take part in the programming. The visit to MMCC. talking to us from me being part of Bluestone is somewhat of an ad largely Jewish community gradu- “She [the director] said, ‘oh my the community, my staff being part hoc historian for the center, recall- ally shifted with a wave of Puerto ing MMCC’s early years when it Rican and African-American fami- opened in 1942 amid the turmoil of lies settling in. Haveyourcivilrightsbeenviolated? WWII. As men served their country “As it changed, we developed our overseas, a group of eight women programs to really meet the needs Wecanhelp in the once Jewish neighborhood of the changing community,” said sought to provide child care, teen Bluestone. and senior services for the neigh- Much of the help came from borhood. But space was limited. a changing federal government, FalseArrest MaliciousProsecution “From 1942 to 1958, they basi- which passed the Title 20 law that ExcessiveForce cally used every little space they helped subsidize day care services PoliceBrutality could find to provide programs,” and free meals for seniors. Head PrisonConditions said Bluestone. “A lot of programs Start programs and a little league DenialofMedicalCare were in basements in various apart- were later instituted at MMCC to InmateonInmateAssault ment buildings.” cover the needs of the community. PersonalInjury Eventually, a 30,000-square-foot The center has also dabbled in andothermatters home was built on DeKalb Avenue physical fitness, having partnered and East Gun Hill Road, thanks with Montefiore to help obese teen- Giveusacall in large part to Montefiore Medi- agers who resisted help. cal Center which leased the land to “What we did together with MMCC. The philosophy worked to them is we started to provide rec- create stability in Norwood, which reational services for them,” said warded off any permanent qual- Bluestone. “The kids are definitely ity of life concerns in the neigh- feeling a lot better as human be- Paulose PLLC borhood. The center has since ex- ings.” AttorneysatLaw panded to 20 schools and several Momentum has built as MMCC JohnMontoute,Esq. other building sites. gears up for the fall season, having 5676RiverdaleAvenue Bluestone has managed the cen- expanded its universal pre-K pro- Bronx,NY10471 ter for 25 years, back then known gram, thanks to the De Blasio Ad- as the Mosholu Neighborhood Cen- ministration. Phone 3478436641 Email www.norwoodnews.org A small firm with a sizeable impact [email protected] September 4-17, 2014 • Norwood News • 7 “The Fix”

Makes Bx. N Debut Sept. 5 W E S Laura Naylor’s award-winning documentary film, The Fix, will screen free to the public Fri- day, Sept. 5, 6 p.m. at Lehman College’s Lovinger Theatre, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W. Winner of the Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 2014 SOHO International Film Festival, The Fix follows the story of a group of recovering drug users in the Bronx who team to fight the Hepatitis C epidemic in their community. Knitting together personal stories with a profile of innovative programs at Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s methadone clinics, the film explores the concept SUPPORTS of storytelling as an instrument of change and gives a voice to a marginalized population. The The following candidates to Fix is a story of redemption and hope, putting a face on addiction and disease. A panel discussion represent the residents of the and Q & A follow the premiere. Hepatitis C (HCV) affects 150,000 New Yorkers, Northwest Bronx causing more deaths each year than HIV. Trans- mitted via blood-to-blood contact, HCV is common Fernando Fernando P. among injection drug users and baby boomers. New treatments for HCV offer cure rates of up to Cabrera Tirado 90 percent, though most individuals are unaware that they have the disease. This film viewing is ELECT ELECT intended to celebrate the efforts of HCV Peer Ed- ucators and spread awareness on HCV, harm re- Senator Assembly duction, and the new treatments available. 33rd District 78th District This event is sponsored by the Albert Ein- stein College of Medicine’s Division of Substance Abuse, and the CUNY School of Public Health Jeffrey D. Mohammad Programs in Community-Based Public Health & Health Equity at Lehman College and Commu- Klein Jan nity Health at Hunter College. For tickets, contact Sheila Reynoso: sreynoso@ RE-ELECT ELECT dosa.aecom.yu.edu. Senator State Committee 34th District 78th District TO Ruth Hassell- AdVErTISE Thompson VOTE CALL RE-ELECT þ DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY Senator SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 718-324-4998 36th District Serving the community since 2003

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By KASIA ROMANOWSKA shopping strip in the Bronx and the On Aug. 27, city officials gathered Reinventing Fordham Plaza third largest in the city, reimagin- at Fordham Plaza, the heart of the ing public space has remained piv- borough, to break ground on the sec- otal for the economic aspect. The ond phase of a multi-million dollar developments also come just in time revitalization project on the plaza. as the Fordham BID is slated to be- Located on Fordham Road begin managing the large plaza, tak- tween Third and Webster avenues, ing a different approach from these the plaza is pegged as “truly a reflec- past few years when ABC Properties tion of what’s great about the Bronx; oversaw the lot. the energy, the vibrancy and the “Improved and beautified plazas culture of diversity,” according to make our communities more liv- city Department of Transportation able, safe and accessible, providing a Commissioner Polly Trottenberg. boost to local businesses and encour- The project is federally funded, with aging job creation,” said Borough Trottenberg remembering when the Photo by Kasia Romanowska President Ruben Diaz Jr. Neverthe- project applied for funds from the OFFICIALS TAKE PART in a ceremonial groundbreaking ushering in the next less, some merchants worry about United States Department of Trans- phase of the Fordham Road reconstruction project. the chaos created by the reconstruc- portation, where she served as the tion. agency’s under secretary. provement District, the largest BID pathway for commuters daily. Ford- There may be limited street ac- Upgrades include roadway repair, in the Bronx. It’s also home to Ford- ham Road is also a major transit cess, though Peña-Mora told the sidewalk reconstruction, tree plant- ham University and One Fordham and commercial thoroughfare con- Norwood News his crew will keep ings and construction of a brand new Plaza, housing thousands of students necting Manhattan to Westchester the work inside the plaza without café-style seating area with a canopy and office workers respectively. County. It is a primary crossroad of creating too many problems to com- intended for the nearly 80,000 pe- According to the city Department the MTA’s Special Bus Service 12. It muters. For now, concerns can be di- destrians who hustle along the area of Design and Construction Com- also boasts a Metro-North train sta- rected to Jonathan Conte, acting as daily. missioner Dr. Feniosky Peña-Mora, tion, the third busiest station in the the DDC’s community liaison. His Several factors contribute to the the redesign “will help to make this system. email is FordhamPlazaCCL@gmail. high volume of traffic. One of those major transit hub a more welcoming The winning project had to over- com. factors includes its surroundings. gateway to the borough.” come fierce competition, eventually The project will be conducted in Fordham Road makes up the bulk The BID is the third largest pe- chosen over 1,000 applications. Con- several phases and is expected to be of the Fordham Road Business Im- destrian district in the city, an active sidering that the BID is the largest completed by fall 2015. September 4-17, 2014 • Norwood News • 9 CRIME FILE Residents: Enough Is Enough to Gun Violence

By DAVID GREENE Thompson, another seasoned com- murder rose dramatically, prompt- They’re standing up to violence. munity leader, telling passersby ing the Four-Seven to change tac- Residents of Williamsbridge that “we will never stand by while tics. City Councilmen Andy King, and Wakefield joined in solidar- any child is injured because of gun Ritchie Torres and Andy Cohen, ity with representatives of sev- violence.” who all represent portions of the eral local officials from across the “The most important thing we north Bronx, have since sent a letter borough for Stand Up to Violence have is our children,” said Thomp- to NYPD Commissioner Bill Brat- (SUV), an anti-crime demonstra- son, as a handful of demonstrators ton requesting One Police Plaza in- tion at the site of a recent shooting held signs reading “Don’t shoot, I corporate the Shotspotter program where a bullet grazed a child. want to grow up.” to the precinct. The initiative pin- Nearly two dozen people fed up Thompson heads the 49th Pre- points the origin of gunfire. with the senseless violence that has cinct Community Council, a neigh- Another measure brought about plagued the north Bronx recently boring precinct that abuts the 47th by Albany was the introduction of gathered outside the Corner Street Precinct, a stationhouse that re- SNUG, which has formerly incar- Deli at White Plains Road and 226th sponded to the latest shooting. The cerated gang members quelling any Street on Tuesday, Aug. 26. The bullet grazed a three-year-old child potential tensions that could erupt message was simple: take back the on Saturday, Aug. 23, though cops in gun violence. More recently, an streets. Photo by David Greene say he was not seriously injured. So initiative pushed by Bronx Borough Using a bullhorn to deliver his JOE THOMPSON, PrESIdENT of the far crime within that precinct has President Ruben Diaz Jr., which message to the community, Pas- nearby 49th Precinct Community Council, spiked, largely from its increase in places gun offenders on a registry tor Jay Gooding of the Fellowship speaks to a crowd during an anti-violence gun violence, with at least 55 per- list, has been embraced by Torres. Tabernacle Ministries on East Gun demonstration in Williamsbridge. cent more people hit by a bullet this Brian Millford, a community Hill Road sounded the alarm over year when compared to the same resident and official representing this year’s wave of violence. “We young people are shot down,” said time last year. King’s office, still worries for his want to let this community know, Gooding. And while major crimes includ- little brother, offering “I don’t want no longer will we stand by while Gooding, flanked by support- ing robbery, grand larceny and him fearing for his life as he goes to innocent babies are killed and our ers, turned the bullhorn over to Joe felony assaults have ticked down, school every morning.”

Homicide on Decatur Ave. card that’s purchased at any retail It’s still unclear who killed a 31- store. Funds upwards to $500 can be year-old man during the Labor Day placed in the card. weekend in a Fordham neighbor- The victim, either threatened hood. Police in the 52nd Precinct physically or the cutting of services, responded to a call at the Decatur often supplies the schemer with the II apartment buildings on Decatur code linked to the debit card and Avenue just before midnight on Sun- later withdraws the funds. Police day, Aug. 31. It’s there they learned want to remind folks that govern- the 31-year-old man was shot multi- ment agencies would never demand ple times in the body in front of the payment over the phone. If this hap- Rafael Jr. Food Center, just down the pens, or if the con artists ask for per- block from the buildings. sonal information, police ask you The victim was later identified as hang up and immediately call 911. Shawn Ross, a neighbor living near --David Cruz the complex. Before EMS arrived, Ross was driven to St. Barnabus Hos- New Business Suffers Robbery pital where he later died of his inju- A newly opened clothing store POLICE ArrIVE AT THE SCENE of a smash-and-grab robbery at the V.I.M. clothing ries. --David Cruz in Norwood suffered its first store on Bainbridge Avenue and 204th Street on Aug. 19. smash-and-grab robbery that was Green Dot Card Scam quickly foiled by local cops. The police are warning the pub- It’s been open just six weeks, was the work of one suspect who cording to the NYPD, who used a lic about a new phone scam that’s but the V.I.M. store was the target “broke into V.I.M. and stole some K-9 unit on the ground and a heli- gaining momentum throughout the of a robbery, with officers from the expensive sneakers.” copter in the air for more than an city. The scheme involves thieves 52nd Precinct called around 10:30 “He broke the glass of the hour, the suspect was not appre- calling your home, claiming they’re p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 19 to an- door and took six pairs of sneak- hended. from the IRS, utility company, or at- swer the call. They arrived at 3083 ers,” said the neighbor. But as the The NYPD obtained the torneys asking for a settlement in Bainbridge Ave. to find the store’s suspect fled, he was caught red- store’s surveillance video that re- an auto accident. They then demand glass window panes shattered. handed by officers. corded the incident as investiga- payment be placed in a Green Dot One neighbor, who asked to “The police brought them all tors continue their attempt to iden- MoneyPak, a type of loadable debit remain nameless, said the job back,” said the source. But ac- tify the suspect.--David Greene 10 • September 4-17, 2014 • Norwood News

By DAVID CRUZ as the most highly ranked school in the gamut, with one of the city’s high- The days are getting shorter. The District 10 with an A rating, accord- est achieving school just blocks away NORWOOD tinge of fall is just around the corner. ing to city Department of Education’s from one of the city’s worst. Yep, it’s that time of year where chil- 2012-13 Progress Report Overview. Stu- Overall, the 19 high schools in Dis- dren are heading back to school. dent Progress, Performance and Envi- trict 10 earned an overall progress NEWS The 2014-15 school year comes amid ronment was at District 10’s highest, report grade of B. The highly ranked a time of expansion for the city Depart- with each category earning a grade high school in District 10 goes to In- ment of Education, where the de Blasio of A. On the opposite end of the edu- ternational Leadership Charter High Administration’s universal pre-K pro- cational spectrum is P.S. 024 Spuyten School in the Kingsbridge Heights gram, funded by the state, goes into ef- Duyvil on West 236th St. in Riverdale. Neighborhood. With a student body of fect. So far, 50,000 children throughout The elementary school, with a current 291, the school boasts an A across the the city have been registered, accord- student body of roughly 900, earned a board, including the College and Ca- ing to figures released by the de Blasio C overall grade with School Environ- reer Readiness category. Administration. But Comptroller ment ranked the worst with an F. Earning the distinction as the Scott Stringer released a report last worst performing school is DeWitt week indicating only 30 percent of Middle Schools Clinton High School in Norwood, a approved universal pre-K sites have District 10 middle schools currently heavily populated school that nearly registered. fare the best compared to elementary closed after underperforming for sev- The semester will also usher in and high schools. Twenty-one middle eral years. Its overall progress report a fourth year of Common Core State schools cover the district, earning an grade stands at an F, with swollen stu- Standards, the controversial testing average grade of A, according to the dent body of nearly 3,700. Student prog- GUIDE method that raises the complexity of DOE data. Four of the 21 schools each ress fared the worst for the school that math and English tests for 3rd and 8th earn a C grade, which lowered the mid- once graduated notable figures such grade students. dle school average. as Stan Lee, Ralph Lauren, and Con- The 2014 Common Core test scores Data analyzed by the Norwood gressman Charles Rangel. These days, released by the city Department of Ed- News shows The New School for Lead- the school is known for its daily fights, ucation (DOE) showed that students ership and Journalism in Kingsbridge metal detectors and poor grades. DISTRICT 10 in District 10, comprised of Norwood, Heights as the best school, earning Not far from Clinton is the special- Bedford Park, Kingsbridge Heights, an A across the categories of Student ized Bronx High School of Science, an- Riverdale, and Mount Hope, fared sec- Progress, Performance and Environ- other heavily populated high school ond best, a point higher than 2013. The ment. The school, with an enrollment which requires that students gain en- progress, albeit minimal, aligns well of 695 sixth, seventh and eighth grad- trance to the school by passing a Spe- with the academic status of District ers, boasts a record of allowing its stu- cialized High School Admissions Test, 10, ranked as the highest performing dents to travel abroad. Female students an exam that’s not well received by school district in the Bronx. are able to join a sorority. parents of black and Hispanic families Still, the district remains the most The more problematic middle school who believe extracurricular activities overcrowded school district in the bor- in the district goes to Thomas C. Gior- should play a role in acceptance to the ough, a distinction that goes back to dano Middle School at 2502 Lorillard school. Currently, Asian students make the 1990s. The Norwood News broke Pl. in Fordham, pegged with an overall up the bulk of the school with black down the best and worst schools in the grade of C. There, the school’s environ- and Hispanic students comprised of 11 district, using data from DOE’s 2012-13 ment was rated an F. percent of the student body, according Student Progress Report, its most lat- to data by the New York State Educa- est statistics. High Schools tion Department. For students entering high school Elementary Schools in District 10, some may experience ei- School’s In District 10 elementary schools com- ther a more intimate setting, a sea of The first full day of public school paratively fare better than middle and ambitious fellow students or an over- in New York City is Thursday, Sept. 4. high schools. Thirty-one elementary whelmed school attempting to rescue For parents still seeking to enroll their schools, running from kindergarten to itself from failure. The numbers indi- students, the Enrollment Office is fifth grade, canvass District 10. In data cate that District 10 high schools run found at 1 Fordham Plaza. Their num- analyzed by the Norwood News, the dis- ber is (718) 741-8495. For the safety of trict’s pot of elementary schools earn students and all pedestrians, the city an average of 55, which translates into and state have taken prudent steps in an overall progress report grade of B. deterring speedy drivers along school Of the 31 schools, P.S. 007 Kings- districts by installing speed cameras bridge in Kingsbridge Heights stands (see story on page 1). September 4-17, 2014 • Norwood News • 11

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No matter if your child is starting Children can sense when their parent then happens earlier, as does reading be alerted about exams, college fairs, their first day of pre-K or their last is anxious, so remain upbeat and opti- and bedtime. application deadlines and big sporting year of high school, back-to-school sea- mistic. events. Sign up to receive the academic son can often stir feelings of anxiety, Let your child know that being ner- Practical Parenting calendar and make sure you check in stress and even fear. While many of vous is a normal feeling and reassure For preschoolers, set up group play- with your teen when an important date these feelings quickly dissipate once them they will feel more comfortable dates with other children to help them is approaching so you can offer assis- the child makes friends and settles as time goes on. Share examples of how prepare for their new shared environ- tance and let them know you’re there into their new environment, some chil- you felt during your first day at school ment. for them. dren find the transition to a new grade or a new job and explain that these feel- For pre-K and elementary kids, High school can be the most trying or school a little more difficult. ings can be overcome. teach them how to introduce them- time of all. With more intense academic “The key to reducing back-to-school selves to new people. Role play and pressures and a new peer group, it can jitters is open lines of communication Preparation Is Key practice saying “Hi, my name is [Jane]; take longer to adjust. However if you’re and creating a sense of normalcy and Do walkthroughs: Visit the school what’s yours?” Of course it’s important still concerned about your teen’s abil- calm,” said Kari Collins, Ph.D., direc- campus ahead of time and arrange to emphasize the difference between ity to cope with their new environment tor of mental health services at the to meet the teacher. This will help to talking to peers and strangers. after the first month of school, seek Montefiore School Health Program. make your child familiar with the en- out resources and assistance from the Here are some tips for a smooth vironment and more at ease with the Teen Troubles guidance counselor. start to the new school year: new surroundings. While many parents get the im- “It’s a parent’s responsibility to Gradually transition kids to an ear- pression their teen wants to handle know what’s happening in their child’s Lead By Example lier bed- and wake-up time. Begin a things on their own, it’s important to life and address any issues together,” Maintain a positive attitude when week before school starts by moving know what’s going on in your child’s said Collins. “Offering support, guid- talking about the new grade or school everything in the routine back 15 min- life and offer support and guidance. ance and positive reinforcement goes a – highlight how exciting it is to meet utes, for example move dinner to 6.30 Get to know the parenting coordinator long way in helping your child succeed new people and make new friends. p.m. instead of 6.45 p.m., bath time at school, register for email updates to at school.”

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In most cases, en’s Center at A&O Surgical Supply is she is on the road at cancer centers just what the doctor ordered. at Columbia-Presbyterian, St. Luke’s It’s managed by Valerie Pagan, a Hospital and Albert Einstein College personable orthotist and prosthetist of Medicine to evaluate, assess and fit who manages the salon catering to mastectomy patients with the special- women who’ve undergone a mastec- ized bras. tomy, a surgical procedure where part or all of a woman’s cancerous breast The Product is removed. The store at East Gun Mastectomy bras—an undergar- Hill Road and Putnam Place is quite ment with a pocket meant for a sil- unique, and perhaps the only one in icon-made prosthetic breast--is the the Bronx, according to a check in the signature line of product sold. Two VALErIE PAGAN (r), manager of the Women’s Center at A&O Surgical Supply, stands online Yellow Pages. fitting rooms occupy the salon along alongside employee Daphne Aponte posing with the store’s signature product. With each visit, Pagan treats it deli- with a storage room housing various cately, understanding the trauma of a size bras and lymphedema sleeves. surgeries, we fit them all,” said Pagan, “If you disappoint the patient, mastectomy and the apprehension in “Lumpectomy, mastectomy, breast adding the salon also sells the uncom- they’re not coming back,” said O’Brien. mon M size bras. “We’re full service.” “In this business it’s better to under- Pagan also looks upon a fitting promise than over-deliver.” from a physiological angle, factoring Competition has gradually become the weight of the prosthetic breast and fiercer these days than in the over 40 symmetry. “There’s a lot of variables,” years O’Brien’s been in the business, she said, adding Medicare covers the so much so that he keeps the names of cost of one prosthesis once every two some institutions confidential. Bronx years and four mastectomy bras every Lebanon and Montefiore Medical Cen- six months. ter are regular clients, with some cli- The salon is an intriguing hybrid, ents in Manhattan. mixing the medical needs of a woman with the cosmetic needs of a woman. Serving JGH-BID “There’s nobody else that can, or Beyond that, O’Brien also serves very few people who do it, certainly as secretary for the Jerome-Gun Hill not in the Bronx, on the scale that Business Improvement District, hav- we’re doing it,” said Dennis O’Brien, ing been affiliated with the BID since Pagan’s business partner and owner of the beginning. The change, he’s no- A&O Surgical Supply Co., which abuts ticed, has been “phenomenal in what’s the center. The supply store at 266 E. been accomplished.” Gun Hill Rd. is known for its special- “The neighborhood was really in ized brand of medical equipment that decline, there’s no other way to put it,” caters to home needs. Equipment said O’Brien, recalling the neighbor- ranges, with thousands of supplies hood feel prior to the BID’s beginnings. that include bathroom bars, wheel- “Shootings were common. Matter of chairs, and even putty for stiff hands fact we had bullets in the building in stock. here, from a shooting in the middle of In the back, a sign reading “It the street at 3:30 in the afternoon.” takes months to find a customer, sec- These days the neighborhood’s onds to lose one” can be seen hung by grown tame, and relatively free of O’Brien’s office. O’Brien keeps to that graffiti and garbage thanks largely mantra, knowing that “in this busi- to the BID. As O’Brien sees it, “when ness you don’t want to lose your refer- people see graffiti and garbage, every- rals.” thing else is negative.” September 4-17, 2014 • Norwood News • 13

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By KASIA ROMANOWSKA Summer Movie Series, part of a pilot The season of the outdoor movies is project that offered Bronxites family- coming to an end. But don’t be shocked friendly films. The movie experience if you see a gigantic inflatable screen was akin to that seen in Manhattan’s in the middle of Fordham Road one Bryant Park, where hundreds regu- last time. larly turned up for free classics. Instead, bring a lawn chair, snacks, In the Bronx, the Summer Movie and good company to enjoy the last Series kicked off with four films seen days of summer viewing under the throughout the summer last year. In stars with a free film showing in Ford- April, July and September a few hun- ham, courtesy of the Fordham Road dred people had the chance to watch Photo courtesy Fordham Road BID Business Improvement District. The Amazing Spider-Man, Brave or De- THE FORDHAM BID scored another great turnout among Bronxites for this year’s free This year’s final flick, The Lego spicable Me. movie screening. Movie is the first theatrical LEGO ad- The production of the free movie venture film featuring the voices of series is about as hectic as producing the movie events, have been part of The Summer Movie Series caps Will Ferrell and Liam Neeson. It will a movie. the commercial agency’s “Taste of the a relatively successful time for the be screened at Muller Park & Plaza on “There’s a lot of background that BID” initiative. It’s intended to entice Fordham BID, now on the heels of Fordham Road and Creston Avenue on goes into it. You have to get permits, non-BID property owners to be affili- including the massive One Fordham Friday, Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m. approvals and copyrights,” said Dan- ated with the BID and to help “expand Plaza office tower to its boundaries, The free film initiative started last iel Bernstein, co-executive director of the boundaries to improve this loca- continuing its status as the borough’s year after the Fordham Road Business the Fordham BID. tion.” “And that was successful,” Bern- biggest BID. Roughly 300 stores make Improvement District (BID), the ad It can take a few months to organize stein added. up the BID, with national chains hoc commercial agency that manages the whole event. The BID is also a host Early this summer, over 100 movie- abutting family-owned small busi- the movie series, won the Neighbor- of many other community events, such goers came to see Frozen, the Disney nesses. hood Challenge grant from the city De- as A Bronx Storytelling and Music computer-animated musical com- For more information about the partment of Small Business Services. Festival at Poe Park or Fordham Fe- edy. Turnout surprised even the orga- latest movie event, log on to www. The grant helped the BID create the ver Friday. The services, particularly nizers. fordhamroadbid.com. 16 • September 4-17, 2014 • Norwood News NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES

School Registration Citizens Police Academy Food Bank Assistance Homebuying Assistance The Department of Education has The 52nd Precinct is seeking two The Food Bank of New York of- The Northwest Bronx Resource Registration Centers open at various people to represent the stationhouse fers free meals and food for the Center hosts homebuying counseling sites in the Bronx from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the NYPD’s 14-week Citizens Po- needy throughout the Bronx. They workshops on the first or third Friday for new and re-entering students. To lice Academy program, beginning also assist with other services in- of every month. For more information find the center nearest you, call 311. Sept. 10 and then every following cluding food stamps, income tax re- or to RSVP for an appointment with a Tuesday. Applicants will undergo a turns, job training, and legal assis- HUD counselor, call (718) 933-3101. MMCC Services background check. For more infor- tance. To find a location near you, The Mosholu Montefiore Commu- mation, call Police Office Crystal call (212) 566-7855 or visit http:// 52nd Precinct Explorers nity Center offers a number of ser- Reveron at (718) 220-5824. www.foodbanknyc.org/news/find- The 52nd Precinct Law Enforce- vices including SAT prep classes be- help. ment Explorers meets Tuesdays at 4:30 ginning Sept. 11 (ext. 350); food stamps Cash for Guns p.m. at 3016 Webster Ave. The group is (ext. 304); both at 3450 DeKalb Ave. Trade in guns for money, no ques- NCBH Seeks Volunteers open to youth ages 14 to 20. Learn about For more information and details of tions asked, at three Bronx churches North Central Bronx Hospital law enforcement as a career, meet with classes and programs, call (718) 882- on Saturday, Sept. 20 from 10 a.m. to seeks volunteers to join its Auxil- local police officers, participate in 4000. In addition, there is Head Start 4 p.m. For more information and de- iary unit that helps plan special projects, trips, and various activities. and Universal Pre-K at the Van Cort- tails, contact your local precinct. projects and group events. To apply, For more information, call PO Yvette landt Jewish Center at 3880 Sedgwick call (718) 519-4746. To volunteer to Palermo-Ortega at (718) 220-5833. Ave. Call (718) 654-0563 for more infor- New York Cares Seeks help with patients or elsewhere in mation. Volunteers the hospital, call (718) 519-4840. MMC Seeks Volunteers New York Cares seeks volunteers Montefiore Medical Center of- Special Needs Services to offer assistance in their com- Recycle Clothes and Food fers volunteer opportunities in both Parent Advocacy Services offers munities. Applicants may attend a Recycle old clothes, food scraps patient and non-patient settings for help for parents of children with one-time orientation at Mott Haven for compost, and other textiles at those ages 16 and over, willing to do- special needs, finding the right high Library on Tuesday, Sept. 9, or any GrowNYC’s Poe Park Greenmarket, nate a few hours. In-person interviews school for one’s child and preparing other Bronx location. For more in- 192nd Street and the Grand Con- are required and are by appointment students for college. For more infor- formation or to register for an ori- course, Tuesdays from 8 a.m. to 1:30 only. All volunteers are screened and mation email Hazel Adams-Shango at entation in your area, call (212) 228- p.m., through Nov. 25. For more in- trained. For more information includ- [email protected]. 5000. formation, call (212) 788-7964. ing requirements, call (718) 920-4321.

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In all, there will be 120 new - 2315 Washington Ave. - Fordham cameras affixed to either cars or Heights/Belmont lampposts throughout the city, add- PS 163 Arthur A. Schomburg ing to the 20 older speed cameras School - 2075 Webster Ave. - Ford- in place. Three new cameras have ham Heights/Belmont been installed and calibrated, with PS 209 - 313 E. 183rd St. - Ford- roughly 40 new cameras to be hoisted ham by the end of the year. PS 23 The New Children’s School Though PS 95 is slated to be in - 2151 Washington Ave. - Belmont the mix of schools that will benefit PS 59 The Community School of from the cameras, it’s still unclear Technology - Fordham Heights/Bel- which school zones will have cam- mont eras. Priority will be given to school Should the city adhere to the list, zones with a troubled history of high it could work as a primer for where traffic-related incidents, with input the cameras would be placed. So far, on the installations to be provided the DOT did not disclose a concrete by local community boards. Accord- plan to identify those school zones. ing to traffic statistics, from 2008 to 2012 there were 42 traffic-related in- Advocates Push for Cameras Photo by Adi Talwar cidents reported near PS 95. Seven The need for speed cameras be- MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO scopes out the new mobile speed cameras placed near of those accidents involved a pedes- gan with advocates pushing for a Bronx schools in an effort to deter reckless motorists. trian injury. The volume of accidents change in the culture of city driv- deemed the area a high crash corri- ing. In the Bronx, Greg Thompson now,” said Thompson. Yani Fernandez, a resident of dor. Jr. of Tremont is part of Families The state later responded with Amalgamated Houses near PS 95. Governor Andrew Cuomo signing On school days she’s seen plenty of Qualifying Schools? for Safe Streets, a grassroots group that spreads awareness on safer a bill authorizing New York City drivers pick up speed only to make A list compiled by the DOT during driving. Thompson was compelled to install additional speed cameras a hard stop. “It’s just very crazy the Bloomberg Administration de- to be a founding member following within a quarter-mile of a school in this area,” said Fernandez, also tailed high speed zones in school dis- the death of his sister, killed by a zone. Drivers are mandated to pointing down the block to a five tricts within the Bronx, mainly the driver in Manhattan. drive within the 20mph restriction point intersection that produces all Belmont/Fordham neighborhoods. “All it takes is a second to be in- to take into account passing school- types of hectic maneuvering. They include: considerate for a family like mine children. It will take up to two years for all Bronx Community Charter School to suffer what we’re suffering right The news came with relief for 120 new cameras to be installed.

JOSÉ RIVERA is fighting hard to move our community forward.

¡JOSÉ RIVERA está luchando para crear nuevos trabajos buenos en el Bronx.

VOTE JOSÉ RIVERA — September 9th Polls open(urnas abren): 6am-9pm September 4-17, 2014 • Norwood News • 19 Out About & Editor’s Pick

The Public Is Invited…

To a free outdoor movie, “The Lego Movie,” on Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Muller Park and Plaza, East Fordham Road and Creston Avenue. Bring a chair or blanket. For more information, call (718) 562-2104.

To a free film, “The Fix,” sponsored by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Division of Substance Abuse, Sept. 5, at CUNY School of Public Health at Lehman College’s Lovinger Theatre, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W. Doors open at 6 p.m.; film begins at 6:30 p.m. Panel discussion and appetizer buffet will follow film. For more information, contact sreynoso@dosa. aecom.yu.edu.

Onstage 5, 6 to 10 p.m., featuring film, art p.m. (in-person registration required); for kids: Active Health at 4 p.m.: performances, music and other and Computer Basics: Sept. 11 at 2 (yoga and zumba, ages 5 to 12), Sept. • The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. special events. For more information, p.m. (in-person registration required). 5, 12 and 19; and Toddler Time at 11 Kingsbridge Rd., presents trio call (718) 681-6000. For more information, call (718) 579- a.m.: (18 to 36 months), Sept. 10 and 4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org. performing Salute to the Duke, 17. For adults: Computer Basics • Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. songs by Duke Ellington, Sept. Open Lab at noon: Sept. 4, 11, 16 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family • The Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th 6; and La Gioconda, performed and 18. For more information, call by the NY Opera Forum, Sept. Arts Projects: Become a Palisades St., offers for children: Body Basics: (718) 549-5200. 13; both at 2:30 p.m. For more Protector, to make a painted and (ages 3 to 12), Sept. 16 at 4 p.m. information, call (718) 579- collaged image to added to a group Teens/young adults can attend Get 4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl. panorama installation, Sept. 6 and 7; Fresh: Learn to make air fresheners, NOTE: Items for consideration may org. and Frankenthaler Outdoor Painting, Sept. 4 at 4 p.m. For more information, be mailed to our office or sent to to paint a WH scene, Sept. 13 and call (718) 882-8239. [email protected], 14; both in WH House from 10 a.m. • The Lehman Center for the and should be received by Sept. 8 for Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. to 1 p.m. Grounds admission is free • The Jerome Park Library, 118 Eames Blvd. W., presents “Obsesión” Saturdays and Tuesdays until noon Place (near Kingsbridge Road), offers the next publication date of Sept. 18. featuring singer Danny Rivera, all year. For more information and a musical director Nelson González, schedule of events including tours pianist Emilio Morales, and a and walks, call (718) 549-3200. number of other Latin performers, MUSICAL THRILLS AT OVAL PARK Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $45 • The Jerome-Gun Hill BID presents to $60. For more information, call its Fall Festival, Sept. 20 from 11 (718) 960-8833. a.m. to 6 p.m. rain or shine, on Jerome Avenue between Mosholu Parkway • Lasorsa Auto Group, 3510 and East Gun Hill Road. Activities Webster Ave., presents free, “Just include kids’ jamboree, games, rides, Nuts,” Sept. 6 from 4 to 7 p.m., chess lessons, domino tournament, featuring Jill Tirrell and hosted and a celebrity basketball game and by comedian Roman Suarez. For clinic. For more information, call (718) more information, call (718) 828- 324-4946. 2880. Events Exhibits

• Soul Stoned Brothers and Tats • The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Cru announce Mural Tribute to 1040 Grand Concourse, presents Christopher “Shadow” Lee, a Beyond the Supersquare, featuring highly-skilled sought-after artist, at a variety of artwork, through Jan. 11. The Point, 940 Garrison Ave., Sept. For more detailed information, call 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., open to the (718) 681-6000. press only. The public and press are invited to a free buffet at Escape Library Events Restaurant and Lounge, 3489 Jerome Ave. starting at 2 p.m. For more • The Bronx Library Center, 310 Photo by Adi Talwar information, call (646) 460-4404. E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents for THE SOUNDTRACK AT the Williamsbridge Oval Park on Aug. 25 was Latin, children: Gustafer Yelowgold: with Orchestra SCC lighting up the park with its brand of salsa tunes. The fes- • Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Tale for ages 3 to 12, Sept. 13 at 2 tivities were part of the Summer Concert Series sponsored by Assemblyman Grand Concourse (165th Street), p.m. For adults, there is Advance Jeff Dinowitz and the Bronx Council on the Arts. presents free First Friday, Sept. Microsoft Word 2010: Sept. 10 at 6 Starting Saturday, September 27 And Every Other Saturday

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