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Achieving Student Bx. Connections: Bronx Connections: Photo by Adi Talwar Advocating for Right THE IMPENDING MOSHOLU Grand on Van Cortlandt Avenue between the Grand Concourse and Mosholu Parkway (background) repre- Balance at PS/MS 95 Photo by Adi Talwar The Health Impact Health Impact sents a multitude of projects under way in Bedford Park. To Counsel pg 8 BRONX BUCCANEERS HEAD COACH Keith Spivey Jr. (c) and team general manager Tasha Harris-Andrews (r), at Oval Park with players in pg 8 pg 12 pg 10 Photo by Adi Talwar the background. 4LKPJHS4HSWYHJ[PJL5\YZPUN/VTL5LNSPNLUJLPhoto by José A. Giralt NEIGHBORS ZXAVIER SIMPSON (l) and Shannon Terrell (r) inside Terrell’s third oor apartment at 2985 Webster Ave. Terrell has led By DAVID CRUZ and of construction. ects changing the overall and quiet neighborhoods and NORWOOD ACTIVIST SIRIO Guerino (at mic) speaks out against a plan to set aside space for another school inside the DeWitt Clinton Cam- papers at Bronx County Housing Court for an HP action, violations and alleged harassment against her landlord. ALONDRA VASQUEZ And it’s not just multi-landscape of Norwood and 10 years from now it’s going Petition Drive Under By MARTIKA ORNELLA mit is a welcomed end to their long-time permit holder. The drew ire from nearly 700 sup- pus at a public hearing inside the Norwood school on April 2. Along the neighborhoods story projects that have Bedford Park since 2000, ac- to look like Harlem,” said By DAVID CRUZ and a r y . fight waged by tenants over responsive and made im- The Bronx Buccaneers months-long battle to stay at Bucs were to be replaced by porters of the petition, with of Norwood and Bedford swept the neighborhoods, cording to a Norwood News Anthony Rivieccio, a Bedford dents diagnosed with autism, classroom settings. don’t stem from a D75 school JOSEPH KONIG The Stagg Group, a con-conditions at the buildings provements to the properties, youth football team has re- the Oval. the Bronx Jets, an affiliate of many expressing their frustra- By JOSÉ A. GIRALT Park, jackhammers can be but smaller-scale projects analysis using data from the Park resident and activist, Students, parents, and intellectual or multiple dis- And with the Panel for being placed at the DeWitt Residents of three fairly struction and development at 2985, 2987, and 2999 Web- known collectively as Bedford gained rights to practice on In December, the Bucca- the Harlem Jets, a Manhattan- tion with a Manhattan football heard repeatedly jutting con- that have either knocked city Department of Build-who seeks to keep the neigh- teachers at DeWitt Clinton abilities as determined by Educational Policy (PEP), the Clinton Campus, but rather new buildings on Webster Av- company with multiple ongo- ster Ave. Since the Norwo o d Park Manor. crete. It’s the sound many out spots, forced residents ings. It also follows the over- borhoods what they are. Saturdays this spring at Wil-neers’ coach, Keith Spivey Jr., based peewee team looking to club ousting a local team from High School are once again their Individualized Edu- governing body comprised any school that could further enue that are owned and oper- ing projects in Bedford Park News originally covered the “I’m pro-tenant,” Stagg liamsbridge Oval Park. An of- shared an online petition de- expand into the Bronx. The Jets a local field. The addition of the being asked to share their cation Program (IEP). The of mayoral appointees and congest the campus and di- have heard before, though to walk in the street, or pose all trend in residential con- Bedford Park is argu- ated by The Stagg Group have and Norwood, told the Nor- story in October, tenants say said in a phone interview. He ficial permit was issued in the tailing the Bucs’ removal from tried to claim the Bucs’ prac- Bronx Jets would mean three campus with another school school would be part of Dis- slated to vote on the proposal minish any academic impact in the last few months, as the question, “What is hap- struction citywide, which ably the epicenter of con- gotten the ear of Community wood News they will be send- their safety and quality-of-life argued the complaints come Way to Reverse Bus waiting in the wings. trict 75 (D75), where students on April 17, it’s likely the Nor- the 90-year-old school can struction, with developers Board 7, which plans to hear ing a representative to the concerns have not been fully from only a handful of people Bucs’ name by the city Parks the Oval by their former vice tice rights, since Jets’ affiliate teams, including the Bucs and warmer temperatures climb, pening?” saw $14 billion in spending The new school, known as from the district are already wood campus will see a new foster. The proposal by the from residents at its next meeting to hear out the ten- addressed. Stagg Group CEO and he has already worked Department’s Bronx office. president, Richard Hernandez, Hernandez was the authorized the Bronx Knights, would be it’s become the norm. Yes, The projects add to the in 2018, up from $13.2 billion building multi-story prop- 7VSPJL)Y\[HSP[`*P]PS9PNO[Z=PVSH[PVUZPS X721 Stephen McSweeney enrolled at DeWitt Clinton student body next September. city Department of Education Housing, Zoning & Land Use ants’ concerns. and founder, Mark Stagg, ar- to correct some of the initial pg 18 For the Bucs and the commu- current commissioner to the agent for the Oval permit. competing for use of the same Norwood and Bedford Park 1,020 residential construc- in 2017. erties in the neighborhood. pg 18 School, is comprised of stu-Campus, albeit in smaller Much of the objections pg 18 pg 22 Committee meeting in Febru- The news is the latest in a gues his company has been (continued on page 19) nity supporting them, the per- Corsairs Football League, the The removal of the Bucs (continued on page 19) (continued on page 19) are undergoing another wave tion or infrastructure proj- “You gonna take small (continued on page 23) Reroute Plan Our GUARANTEEpg 5 1/2 Page - 5.875” wide by 4.6875”7KHUHLV1 high O FEE 8QOHVV:H:LQ1/4 Page - Vertical NORWOOD2XU¿UPKDVUHFRYHUHGRYHU NEWS2.8542” wide by 4.6875” high One Hundred Million Dollars LQYHUGLFWVDQGVHWWOHPHQWV Proudly Serving Bronx Communities Since 1988 Proudly Serving Bronx Communities Since 1988 Proudly Serving Bronx Communities Since 1988 Proudly Serving Bronx Communities Since 1988 3URXGO\6HUYLQJ%URQ[&RPPXQLWLHV6LQFH FREE 3URXGO\6HUYLQJ%URQ[&RPPXQLWLHV6LQFH FREE 3URXGO\6HUYLQJ%URQ[&RPPXQLWLHV6LQFH FREE 3URXGO\6HUYLQJ%URQ[&RPPXQLWLHV6LQFH FREE 3URXGO\6HUYLQJ%URQ[&RPPXQLWLHV6LQFH FREE YEAR3URXGO\6HUYLQJ%URQ[&RPPXQLWLHV6LQFH FREE IN3URXGO\6HUYLQJ%URQ[&RPPXQLWLHV6LQFH FREE REVIEW3URXGO\6HUYLQJ%URQ[&RPPXQLWLHV6LQFH FREE
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OPIOID CRISIS GETS CB7 sees mix of new and veteran members to executive dais At St. Patrick’s Home ProposalNORWOOD part of MTA redesign, ROUTES the first in decades Gang Culture �e���al �al��a�t��e � �u���n� �ome �e�l��en�e pg 3 pg 5 �ol��e ��utal�t� � C���l ����t� ��olat�on� pg 8 SENATE’S ATTENTION Skateboard Park Forums aim to determine solutions to ongoingFREE drug epidemic CONSULTATION Finally Opens Our GUARANTEE pg 5 1/2 Page - 5.875” wide by 4.6875”7KHUHLV1 high O FEE 8QOHVV:H:LQ1/4 Page - Vertical ��� ��� ���2.8542” ��������� wide by ���� 4.6875” high One Hundred Million Dollars Norwood News Fourth of July Snapshot s Aftermath a Mess &DOO+RXUVD'D\'D\VD:HHN�� �������� ��� ����������� pg 12 pgs 12-13 Norwood Man ��� ��� �������� ������� Shot to Death pg 10 Bronx homes, purchased by LLCs or FREEoutright CONSULTATION demolished, pose threat to wealth-building housing&DOO+RXUVD'D\'D\VD:HHN market for owner-occupants Photo by Síle Moloney EMMANUEL MARTINEZ SPEAKS during the last Bronx Community Board 7 general board meeting held at the New York Botanical Gar- Photo by Adi Talwar Photo by Adi Talwar den before the summer break on June 25. Shortly afterwards, he is elected as chair. RIDERS LINE UP to board a Bx38 bus on the northbound side of Bainbridge Avenue between East 210th Street and East Gun Hill Road in THE PROPERTY ONCE situated at 265 E. 203rd St., builtRecent in 1920, was Recoveries recently torn down several for months Clients after developer Peter Fine purchased the home. Norwood, destination Co-op City. By DAVID ConstructionCRUZ 203rd Street, Accident an aged rooming - home came down the � same Truck time neighborhood, Accident goes, - slipping idents in the borough fail to keep old Norwood resident Em- By DAVID CRUZ and borhoods undergoing dra- voted Martinez in 19 to 14. At the Bedford Mosholu Com- home owned by Arian Borici up as 3008 Perry Ave., just a few away from the neighborhood up with rising housing costs, SÍLE MOLONEY manuel Martinez, a rela- matic changes. Speaking to the Norwood By MICHAEL TURAY unseen in decades, and which Bx28 and the express BxM4, Norwood. Police Misconduct - � Elevator Accident - Community Board 7 tive newcomer to the board. Martinez currently News a day after the vote The Metropolitan Transit could affect thousands of rid- which run through Norwood, Under the plan, the Bx28 munity Association (BMCA) until 2017, according to build-houses down, was bulldozed. once remembered. For Stronc- while black 1/8and Hispanic Page fami- Several familiar faces have serves as chair of CB7’s Vet- at the general board meet- Recent Recoveries for Clientsmeeting in October, its president, ing records. In a few years, an There, what was once a 3-story zer, who’s lived in the neighbor- lies have a hard time getting saw a shift in civic power, Authority (MTA) and its pro- ers. are expected to be rerouted, won’t run through Mosholu 1/4 Page - HorizontalCar Accident - � Slip & Fall Accident - as Jean Hill, who presided stayed on the executive erans Committee, having ing on June 25, Martinez posed Bronx Bus Network re- The MTA’s draft plan to while the Bx38 would be elimi- Parkway and Paul Avenue re- Barbara Stronczer, announced eight-story apartment building home will be replaced with an hood for 2.8542”decades, the trend wide be- low-interest by 2.2625” loans. Now, high since Photo by Adi Talwar as chair of the northwest dais, likely adding a mix recently hosted the annual said there’ll be a shift in the design plan could affect sev- improve Bronx bus service re- nated altogether. In addition, spectively, which would make Back-to-School 5.875”the news with wide some resigna- by 2.2625”Ifwill Yourise, thanks Can’t high to the neigh- Come8-story, to 33-unit US...We’ll property. gan Come after the 2011 to rezoning. You! And the 2008-2009 foreclosure crisis, Bronx board for a year, was of fresh ideas and institu-Veterans Day Brunch, now tonal focus for the board. leased last month shows the the Bx30 will no longer travel to the Bx10 the only alternative THE UNDERPASS LEADING to the entrance of the Kingsbridge Road B/D subway station doubles as a common drug use spot dubbed tion: another private home came borhood’s decades-old zoning To the detriment of BMCA, it’s nothing she’s ever seen. a wave of buyers, from individ- tional knowledge of neigh- in its third year. Members pg 22 eral Norwood bus lines, a move pg 22 voted out in favor of 31-year- (continued on page 23) (continued on page 23) “The Tunnel.” There have been 391 reported heroin overdoses in the Bronx in 2018, according to newly released statistics. In Norwood down Wein the neighborhood. speak Spanish,laws that allow for tallerRussian, build- it’s another Chinese, home that’s gone to Hebrew,In the Bronx, traditionalPolish ual “house& flippers”Creole to investors This time it happened at 208 ings across the community’s developers, as the story of Bed- home ownership has always and developers, are snapping up By JOSÉ A. GIRALT In the written announce- reduce the rate of addiction tanyl use. The district also � ���e��e� ��y�b�e ���� �������i�� �� ���e. ��i�� �e����� d� ��� g������ee � �i�i�i�� ������e1/12 Page pg 14 E. Mosholu Pkwy. S. near East intricately tight streets. The ford Park, built as a suburban faced challenges: Incomes of res- (continued on page 14) Officials from the New ment, Dr. Oxiris Barbot, to drugs. covers Kingsbridge Heights, 2.8542” wide by 1.6875” high York City Health Depart- commissioner of the Health Sen. Gustavo Rivera is one home to a known drug use Construction Accident ment announced a three per- Department, said, “The de- of the co-chairs of the task spot referred to as “TheTruck Tun- Accident cent decrease in overdose crease in drug overdose force. “It’s not just a prob- nel,” a gloomy underpass 9(:205 29,405:337 deaths from 2017 to 2018. But deaths is promising, but far lem in Staten Island. It’s not that leads to the Kingsbridge !"#$%&'('$!)*%&#+',,-1/16 Page of the 1,444 overdose deaths too many New Yorkers are just a problem in the Bronx. 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January 2-15, 2020 • Norwood News • 3 Before 2020, a Look Back at 2019 hadn’t occurred within the 52nd Pre- get the project going despite a $138 mil- cinct in years, with longtime residents lion loan commitment from the state. unable to recall whether such a shoot- In an interview with the Norwood ing ever happened before. That changed News in July, Parker signaled that the on Oct. 17, 2019 when at 3 p.m. officers project will indeed advance, with the from the Five-Two’s Neighborhood Co- final terms of a construction loan ham- ordination Officer program, intended mered out. “I’m very confident we’re to bolster improved relations with the gonna get there, it’s just not a straight public by embedding officers in spe- line, nothing ever is in life,” he said. cific communities they usually refer to It’s one of those wait-and-see in- as a sector, stopped a Yonkers man for stances we’ll just have to keep moni- what they claim was driving without toring. his seatbelt on. A police sergeant who supervisors the NCOs was on hand. Bx. Opioid Crisis The man, later identified as Allan Though New York City officials Feliz, a father of a five-year-old boy, touted a decreased number of opioid- was pulled over at Bainbridge Avenue related overdoses, those successes File photo by Adi Talwar and East 211th Street, just near Wood- failed to reach the Bronx. Statistics re- THE UNDERPASS LEADING to the entrance of the Kingsbridge Road B/D subway lawn Cemetery. A run of his license leased in July by the city Department station doubles as a common drug use spot dubbed “The Tunnel.” There have been showed he had open warrants for minor of Health showed an increased number 391 reported heroin overdoses in the Bronx in 2018, according to statistics released offenses, giving cause for officers to ar- of overdose deaths in 2018, with 391, in July 2019. rest him. Feliz, according to officers, compared to 359 reported overdoses had resisted despite one of the NCO of- that of Norwood’s former neighbor, March. The candidates are decidedly in 2017. The Bronx was sadly the num- ficers attempting to do so. A struggle famed television producer Bob Shapiro. diverse, going from political novices ber one borough when it came to opi- ensued between the officer and Feliz The documentary’s profile of the group to full-fledged politicos. Among the oid deaths. Statistics on opioid-related on the driver’s side, with Feliz putting of students showed that the struggles candidates are community organiz- overdoses for 2019 have not yet been the car in reverse and then drive, ac- from men and women of yesteryear ers Samelys Lopez, Frangell Basora, released. cording to video that had circulated. were no different than those of today. and Jonathan Ortiz. Other candidates Finding solutions hasn’t happened On the passenger side, the sergeant The last story veered into more seri- include Councilman Ritchie Torres, overnight. In one section of Kings- had unsuccessfully tased Feliz, but it ous territory as cops were trying to get a Councilman Ruben Diaz Jr., and As- bridge Heights, an overpass dubbed did not properly activate. A split second handle on the latest episode of violence semblyman Michael Blake, who have “The Tunnel” shows the problem of after the car was stopped, the sergeant happening outside DeWitt Clinton Cam- been considered the front-runners to opioid in plain sight, with needles had fired his gun, shooting Feliz in the pus when a 16-year-old student from the race. The congressional primary is strewn about the area and at least one chest, killing him. Bronx Collaborative High School, one slated for June 23, 2020. Whoever wins person confirming that drug use is Feliz’s family has since filed a of four high schools within the school, will likely secure the seat as long as prevalent there. The 52nd Precinct has wrongful death lawsuit, claiming the was stabbed, prompting a response Serrano. acknowledged that area to be problem- shooting was unjustified. The two of- from the 52nd Precinct commanding atic, with Deputy Inspector Thomas ficers were reassigned out of the pre- officer who vowed to keep students and Kingsbridge Armory Alps telling residents at a November cinct. staff there safe. Very little can be said about the meeting of the Bedford Mosholu Com- Kingsbridge National Ice Center proj- munity Association that the users are Schools Politics ect, which for the last few years has “service-resistant.” Events centering around DeWitt Councilman Andrew Cohen’s politi- had its completion deadline extended Perhaps 2020 will signal the year Clinton Campus served as a recurring cal ambitions had triggered all sorts of largely because the owner, Kevin the tide will turn on overdose deaths storyline for the Norwood News in 2019. stories in 2019, with the 11th Council Parker, hasn’t raised enough capital to in the Bronx. The first centered around the city De- District legislator considering a judge- partment of Education’s plan to incor- ship while also flirting with the idea porate another school into the massive of running for Borough President. The campus, a decision met with skepticism prospect of a judgeship set the wheels and anger from the existing schools, in- in motion for a potential special elec- cluding the eponymous, near 100-year- tion, which never came to pass after the old school. The anger was not so much Bronx Democratic Party’s judicial con- directed at the arrival of an impending vention did not materialize a judicious District 75, but at a time when DeWitt spot for Cohen. Clinton High School had turned a page, This put the political ambitions of coming out of state receivership after Eric Dinowitz and Daniel Padernacht years of dismal academic performance. in the backburner, as each were jock- In the end, with two advisory groups eying to replace Cohen. Another candi- approving the decision, the D75 school date, Dionel Then is also running. All was put in place, with DOE officials cit- three will now have to wait until 2021 ing a low utilization rate of the campus’ when Cohen’s term in office is up. common amenities. From a citywide level, all eyes have Another story followed by the Nor- been engrossed in the race for the 15th wood News was an uplifting HBO doc- Congressional District in the South umentary dubbed “The Bronx, USA,” Bronx, where a large number of candi- which told a parallel story of students File photo dates look to succeed 15-term Congress- THE KINGSBRIDGE ARMORY (pictured) still remains vacant, six years from the time at DeWitt Clinton High School’s class man Jose Serrano, who announced the New York City Council voted to approve an ice center project. The founder of the of 2017 at a crossroads in their life with he will not be seeking re-election in project, Kevin Parker, promises action in 2020. 4 • January 2-15, 2020 • Norwood News INQUIRING PHOTOGRAPHER By DAVID GREENE This week we asked readers their plans for this New Year’s Eve (just passed), their refl ections on the previous decade beginning in 2010, and predictions for the coming year or decade. REGEIS CARE CENTER I’m looking forward to New Year’s Eve, My [wishes] for the New Year are for My last 10 years in the Bronx has been Our church has seen a lot of transition,A five starI don’t facility really look providing at things in terms of time. because it’s the end of the old and the changes in people to believe in God, really (expletive) up. I was around for 9/11; especially this year when our pastor of I just got older; I became a senior [citizen] start of the new. It was a so-so decade— because the poor people need help. 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As mandated, the state’s Office of Men- tal Health will submit a written re- port to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, and temporary presi- dent of the senate on “program initia- tives developed and implemented to address the needs of high risk minor- Photo by José A. Giralt ity groups or special populations, in- THE SOUTHERN TERMINUS of the Bx34 bus route located on Valentine Avenue and East Fordham Road in Fordham on Dec. 29, cluding but not limited to Latina and 2019. The MTA has proposed moving the terminus one-third of a mile east to Fordham Plaza where the bus will be re-routed along Latino adolescents, veterans, mem- the Webster Avenue corridor. bers of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.” In November of 2017 the gover- Petition Drive Looks to Reverse nor formed The New York State Sui- cide Prevention Task Force to bring awareness to the increase in deaths Planned Bus Reroute Plan by suicide. In 2018, he announced a $3.5 million pilot program expanding By JOSÉ A. GIRALT tion that the [Bx34] bus needs to be cials, or signatures on a petition, bus the task force’s mission to re-examine Facing the possible loss of the able to go down Valentine Avenue to riders who depend on the Bx34 are and reframe “how suicide attempts Bx34 bus route northbound on Bain- Fordham Road,” Stronczer added. making known their displeasure at are examined in order to develop in- bridge Avenue and southbound on Local elected officials are aware changes to the current route. dividualized prevention strategies.” Valentine Avenue, local residents are of the growing number of complaints Marybell Ruiz regularly rides the Because mental health experts making known their disapproval of and are encouraging residents to Bx34 and does not see any reason to admit to the difficulty of identify- the change. make their voices heard by calling change the routing. Ruiz lives in Bed- ing a single cause for rising rates of Under a massive citywide restruc- their offices. Representatives from ford Park and sees the hilly landscape attempts and deaths by suicide, data turing plan of public transportation the offices of Council Members An- between Webster and Valentine ave- collected by ongoing programs and put forth by the Metropolitan Tran- drew Cohen and Ritchie Torres are nues as a hardship for many. “[Walk- the new law will help lawmakers de- sit Authority (MTA) known as “Fast urging residents to call and register ing] all the hills between Webster and cide where to best allocate funds. Forward: The Plan to Modernize their complaints with the officials. Bainbridge [avenues] will impact me Nationwide over 47,000 people die New York City Transit,” commuters Calls to 311 are also being encour- and I know some people [on the Bx34] by suicide annually. In New York in Norwood and Bedford Park will aged. As Joseph McManus, a repre- can’t do it,” Ruiz says. City, the new law will focus on how to have to walk anywhere from three sentative from Torres’s office, said, Ruiz also wonders about the rid- help those deemed most vulnerable, to five additional blocks to ride the “The numbers drive the action. When ers she sees along Bainbridge tak- namely, the six percent of adults ex- Bx34. people come out, we get heard.” ing the bus to Montefiore and North pressing emotional distress, the 30 Under the new plan, the Bx34 bus The strategy from elected officials Central hospitals and how they will percent of public high school students will travel on Webster Avenue from is to have documentation of how the cope with the changes. “The service experiencing depression, and the re- East 204th Street to Fordham Plaza. bus route redesign will negatively [route] is very good as it is and they cent growing number of young Lati- At a recent meeting of the Bedford impact the ridership that depends on shouldn’t change it,” Ruiz adds. nas and LGBTQ members attempting Mosholu Community Association the current route. But the changes aren’t set in stone. suicide. (BMCA), Barbara Stronczer, presi- Assemblyman Jose Rivera’s office More input is being sought as the On Twitter, Fernandez described dent, heard complaints from resi- has recommended gathering a peti- clock ticks toward mid-2020 when the her bill’s passing as “a great honor,” dents and offered some ray of hope to tion with signatures to send to the new bus routes are expected to take noting the measure “deals with the save the current bus route. MTA. Stronczer has attended meet- effect. For now, commuters are en- mental health issues that have sty- “They [MTA officials] claim they ings of Community Board 7 (CB7) couraged to make their voices heard mied our communities. By finding are open to suggestions,” Stronczer and the 52nd Precinct Community by heading to the MTA website. what steps are taken to address these said. “Google ‘Bronx Bus Redesign’ Council collecting signatures. Editor’s Note: Comments on the issues in high risk demographics, we and they give you a place where you Whether it is comments through MTA’s plan can be submitted online by can better help those in need.” can comment on the changes. Men- the MTA website, calls to elected offi- going to https://bit.ly/2Zz86E3. 6 • January 2-15, 2020 • Norwood News The 5-2 and Community Members Look Towards a Safer 2020 By JOSÉ A. GIRALT As 2020 begins, Deputy Inspec- tor Thomas Alps, commanding of- ficer of the 52nd Precinct, is hope- ful it will start with a downward trend in crime. “We’re having a great 28-day period. We’re down 35 index crimes which is quite a lot in a period,” Alps said at the last 52nd Precinct Community Council meeting of 2019. Two crime categories experi- encing significant drops, accord- ing to Alps, are burglaries and car break-ins. Although these recent drops are promising, the com- mand was slightly up for the year 2019 in index crimes compared to 2018. Crimes by juveniles have be- come of special concern to Alps and other community members. Stabbings that originated at De- Witt Clinton Campus (DWCC), a recent shooting across the street from Walton High School, and the national attention that the murder of a Barnard College student alleg- Photo by José A. Giralt edly by several teens in Harlem, Local activist Sirio Guerino ap- (L-R) DEPUTY INSPECTOR Thomas Alps, commanding officer of the 52nd Precinct; have produced an outcry for more plauded the response of the 52nd Brenda Caldwell-Paris, president of the 52nd Precinct Community Council; and Police police protection. Precinct in regard to the recent Officer Crystal Reveron, of the Community Affairs Unit, receive awards recognizing their public service at the December meeting of the 52nd Precinct Community Council Meeting held at North Central Bronx Hospital on Dec. 19. VAN NEST ASSEMBLY OF GOD violence at DWCC. Guerino has 755 Rhinelander Avenue Bronx, NY 10462 asked for a more intense police Corner of Holland 2 blocks from White Plains Road presence around the Clinton cam- “We’re putting a lot of pus. He was promised three sector cars to patrol around the campus. resources and sup- SERVICE TIMES “I like [Alps’] math,” Guerino SUNDAY: port around these 8:30am Morning Service said. “When I was there [at Clin- ! (/53% /& 02!9%2 &/2 !,, .!4)/.3 s ! #!2).' #/.'2%'!4)/. 10:00am Morning Service 11:30am Morning Service ton on Monday, Dec. 16], there schools to keep these 4:00pm Afternoon Service were more than seven [NYPD] cars SUNDAY NIGHT: kids safe.” 7:00pm Evening Service floating around. He said three but TUESDAY: I counted over seven.” —Deputy Inspector 12:00pm Prayer Meeting Alps says he is prioritizing the WHERE WILL YOU BE ON SUNDAY…AND OTHER WORSHIP DAYS? WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Thomas Alps 7:30pm Prayer Meeting safety of these youngsters. “We’re WELCOME TO OUR FAMILY! FRIDAY NIGHT: putting a lot of resources and sup- 52nd Precinct 8:00pm Family Night (Groups for all ages) port around these schools to keep Commanding Officer 02!9%2 &),,%$ 02!9%2 '5)$%$ s 30%#)!, -).)342)%3 &/2 !,, !'%3 11:00pm Prayer Meeting ! 6)"2!.4 3500/24)6% #/--5.)49 these kids safe,” Alps said. ...plus special services for high A multi-cultural, multi-generational evangelistic church with fi ve services every Sunday, holy days — and other celebra- Still, Alps and others admit and various ministry programs and activities throughout the week. Several churches have been tions. planted in the Bronx from Van Nest, including the African Assemblies of God Fellowship, which is that more is needed than just add- now a network of African AG churches throughout the USA. MANY KINDS OF GROUPS AND MINISTRIES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK 2EV $AVID (ERNQUIST 0ASTOR ing patrol cars around schools to 4 s & s DAVIDHERNQUIST AOLCOM MINISTRIES s #HILDREN ensure school kids’ safety. Parents Responding to television cov- 2EV 2OSEMARIE "ROWN !SSISTANT 0ASTOR s *ESUS 'OYCO 9OUTH 0ASTOR s 9OUTH 'ROUP s 9OUNG !DULT -INISTRIES can play a role too, Alps noted. erage on teen violence, Brenda www.vannestassembly.org s !DULT -INISTRIES s /UTREACH Of the seven major crimes re- Caldwell-Paris, president of the s .9 $ISTRICT 3CHOOL OF -INISTRY s "EREAN 3CHOOL /F 4HE "IBLE ported in 2019, murders and rapes 52nd Precinct Community Coun- s 6ACATION "IBLE 3CHOOL increased 14.3 percent each, while cil, says it should concern her s -USIC -INISTRY robbery, grand theft auto, and fel- fellow residents. “When these OUR MISSION STATEMENT: ony assaults also increased from things [violent acts] go on and Van Nest Assembly of God is a body of Believers empowered by the Holy Spirit, called to worship God in Spirit and Truth, to walk in the Jan. 1 to Dec. 15, 2019, according you hear it on the TV, it stops you light of the Word of God in all aspects of life, and to be witnesses of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, through word and deed, to the ends of the earth. to publicly available CompStat emotion[ally]. You just freeze … to The Holy Spirit has clearly shown us that we are called to be a church led not by a program or a personality, but by the presence of the Lord. This is really why God’s hand of blessing and increase has been upon us all these years. As we look to the future, we know statistics. see if it’s your precinct.” that His presence will lead us in a continuous increase of souls and expansion of facilities; for our true desire is to glorify Jesus Christ. January 2-15, 2020 • Norwood News • 7 Register Now! MMCC Winter Programs for Children & Adults! Hurry - Classes begin Saturday, January 11 Performing Arts • Technology • Academic Enrichment • Creative Arts • Sports & Recreation • Taekwon-Do Mosholu Day Camp • Swimming at Fordham • Child Care • Afterschool Program/Discovery Club To REGISTER or for more Info and a FREE Brochure, CALL (718) 882-4000, ext. 0 or VISIT MMCC.ORG today! 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It was estab- been the case for the last few years. lished in 1931 when it was headquar- Repairs would certainly follow, but tered at a building that’s now home to David Braun, co-president of the cen- the Mary Tierra restaurantcatty cor- ter who teaches Yiddish language at nered to its current location. Columbia University, acknowledged it Proponents of Yiddish culture was simply patchwork. A full replace- emerged from the center, including ment project is now in order for the the late Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman, small center at 3301 Bainbridge Ave. the preeminent leader in Yiddish Cul- near East 208th Street, and raising the ture. Her son, Itzik Gottesman, serves funds can’t be done alone. as co-president. Other notable figures The nearly 71-year-old nonprofit espousing Yiddish culture included so- center, which houses its institution’s ar- cial linguist Dr. Joshua Fishman, his chives dating back to the 1930s, is now Photo by David Cruz wife Gela, and Schaechter-Gottesman’s engaged in a months-long fundraising THE SHOLEM ALEICHEM Cultural Center(pictured) at 3301 Bainbridge Ave., the only brother Mordthe, a renowned Yiddish center in New York City studying and celebrating Yiddish Culture, is in need of funds to effort to replace its roof, seeking $70,000 professor and linguist at Columbia Uni- replace its worn out roof. in donations. It’s spread its plea for do- versity. nations through its worldwide network end, would easily be more cost-effec- other year you’ve essentially paid for Though its clientele had largely been of supporters and a GoFundMe page it tive on the back end. “We realized that a new roof and you might as well get a from Norwood, its current members created in early December. So far it’s we could continue patching at a much new roof,” said Braun, in a phone inter- mostly live outside it, residing close to raised more than $11,000. lower cost, but if you keep patching ev- view with the Norwood News. the Amalgamated Houses in Van Cor- “The cost of a new roof will bank- ery year and the price goes up, the area The center, which began as an af- tlandt Village or outside the borough rupt our organization and put an end to in the amount of patching that you have terschool program (or shul) at a time entirely. our vital Yiddish programming,” reads to do goes up. 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THE KINGSBRIDGE ROAD #4 subway station (pictured) is now expected to receive an elevator, part of a massive plan to make the subway system more wheelchair ac- cessible. Educational Counseling Center Mosholu Monte ore Community Center 3512 Dekalb Avenue, Bronx, New York 10467 By DAVID CRUZ map for people who rely on elevators 718-652-0282 | www.mmcc.org Following years of requests from or ramps for access to the system.” Bronxites, the MTA is now commit- Mosholu Parkway is among the ted to installing three more elevators stations on the #4 line slated to re- along the #4 and B/D lines, comple- ceive an elevator, following advocacy menting an already announced proj- efforts by lawmakers and communi- ect slated for the #4 line’s Mosholu tystakeholders, which included peti- Parkway station in Norwood. tioning that lasted for several months. The MTA announcedthat the There is no timeline on when the Mo- Kingsbridge Road and Burnside Av- sholu Parkway project will begin or enue stations on the #4 line are ex- how long the design and construction pected to receive the elevators. The process will take. Currently, the Bed- Tremont Avenue station on the B/D ford Park Boulevard B/D subway line line will also get a station. The Burn- has the installation of an elevator cur- side Avenue and Tremont Avenue sta- rently under construction, joining the tions fall within or near the rezoned Kingsbridge Road B/D subway line blocks of Jerome Avenue, the largest that saw an elevator installed three rezoning the Bronx has seen. years before. The news builds on the number of The news of a more wheelchair ac- stations slated to receive the wheel- cessible #4 line for commuters was chair-accessible equipment, which welcoming for Councilman Fernando originally had been set to 48. On Dec. Cabrera, whose district will reap the 19, MTA New York City Transit presi- benefits of the new elevators. dent Andy Byford announced that 20 “For far too long, I’ve watched el- more stations would be added to the derly people, disabled people, and list, totaling 68 stations that will re- parents with children, packages and ceive an elevator. Currently, less than babies in strollers and carriages a quarter of the 472 subway stations struggling to navigate the subway in the system is compliant with the steps, at risk for falls and injuries,” Americans with Disabilities Act. The said Cabrera in a statement. projects have been included in the He added, “This community has 2020-2024 capital budget. been asking for years to make these “We are very serious about the sub- stations accessible to everyone, since ways being accessible to as many peo- we are a largely transit-dependent ple as possible, which is why accessi- community. The new elevators will bility is a top priority for me since day help prevent injuries to people of all one,” said Byford. “Investing in acces- ages and abilities and make daily life sibility at 70 subway stations will open easier. We have achieved a major vic- up significant portions of the subway tory for transportation equity today.” January 2-15, 2020 • Norwood News • 11 12 • January 2-15, 2020 • Norwood News Tracey Towers Residents Wonder How Their Building Became “Little Ghana” By DAVID CRUZ the tenants received help from an application…’ If the next 500 Tracey Towers is known some kind of fixer to handle applications I got were Ghanian for its robust representation of management. you’re gonna have 500 people on Ghanaian Americans new to “They paid off—we don’t the waiting list.” the country or second or third know what kind of money—but The persistence comes in generation. And their ample they paid off somebody here Ghanaians waiting several presence—complete with their because they had blocked all years for an open apartment. own tenants association and those empty apartments that Should a prospective renter be yearly events highlighting the were supposed to be going to offered the chance to obtain an colorful culture of the West Af- somebody else,” Caldwell told apartment, verification they rican country—has earned it the Norwood News. are indeed the right applicant a cute name among residents: Non-Ghanaian residents is cross-referenced with prior “Little Ghana.” who were placed on the list letters featuring their reference The fun fact has extended suddenly had their deposits number they’ve received ac- beyond the looming towers and refunded, losing their place on knowledging their placement. to published works, where one the waiting list, said Caldwell. The paperwork also includes book, African & American: West Caldwell even pulled some the entire page on the waiting Africans in Post-Civil Rights of her friends over to confirm list detailing their placement America, mentions Tracey Tow- the long-running suspicion, as a check on their actual place- ers as being home to “literally drawing nods, wide eyes, and ment is photocopied and sent to hundreds of Ghanaians and be- the rubbing of fingers that ges- HPD. With layers of verifica- came the basis for the develop- ture the possibility that some- tion, Durante told the Norwood ment of the most recognizable one from management had News it’s impossible for forgery physical enclave of this West been paid off. to take place. African group in New York.” “What they did was once one “The only way to do that is But murmurs among long- family came, then they sent for to take a block of people and re- time residents persist: how did members of their family to stay move them,” said Durante, add- one complex house hundreds of in their apartments. And they ing, pretty soon the follow-up Ghanaians? had two or three families in the phone calls will arrive with ap- For Sallie Caldwell, a 40- same apartment,” alleged an- plicants wondering what hap- year tenant and active member other tenant who asked not to pened to their application and of the Bedford Park/Norwood be named for fear of becoming $100 application [deposit] fee. community, the coincidence a target, backed up Caldwell’s Applicants, can of course, is too much. The answers lie belief. The tenant also recalled reject the offer altogether or roughly 20 years ago after a a moment when a resident came dispute a rejection. block of units had been made demanding an appliance at one If a prospective renter is available. A roomy apartment of the units only for manage- called twice for an apartment in Tracey Towers—one of the ment to find the tenant was not offer, but does not respond, oldest Mitchell-Lama buildings on the lease. that application is instantly for middle-class earners—was Tracey Towers is one of the Photo by David Cruz terminated. During the course highly sought after. Residents oldest buildings falling under TRACEY TOWERS (PICTURED), a Mitchell-Lama complex, opened of waiting, it’s the applicant’s wishing to secure an apart- the Mitchell-Lama housing in 1972. responsibility to alert man- ment would be placed on a wait- subsidy program intended for agement of any changes that ing list. middle-class earners. wrong, if we all seen it, there’s Lama property, did not respond could impact their application, For Caldwell, it seemed too Hard proof on whether got to be some truth behind it,” for a comment to this story, which could include an address much of a coincidence when something nefarious at play said Caldwell. representatives for RY Manage- change. Apparently, with so she saw a line of prospective takes a backseat over just an While the New York City De- ment did, chronicling the level many years passing, that be- tenants, mostly from Ghana, inkling. partment of Housing Preserva- of HPD-mandated redundancies came the case. It just so hap- waiting outside the manage- “If a lot of us who is intel- tion and Development, which and safeguards that it abides by pened that Ghanaians seized ment office. In her estimate, ligent, and know right from holds oversight of this Mitchell- to ensure a fair process and no on those moments. doctoring of its handwritten “If you’re next on a list, I waiting lists. Each applicant is don’t care what color you are, "AINBRIDGE !VE "RONX .9 also given a reference number where you were born, where PEOPLES PHARMACY 0H in sequential order. That num- you’re from. If your name is And Food Mart &AX ber stays with them throughout there, you’re getting called,” PEOPLES GMAILCOM the time they’re on the list, and said Durante. E-Prescription • Specialty • Surgical Supply is given to them via typewrit- Talk of a large Ghanaian ten letter sent to their current community at Tracey Towers is Original Coupon must be relinquished at the time of purchase. 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The rezoning has since study ahead of an official DECADE rezoning plan. nalized a start date for the project, though DAVID CRUZ drawn even greater interest to Norwood With so many rezoning plans hap- KNIC’s founder, Kevin Parker, promises The Bronx witnessed so much trans- and Bedford Park, with developers tear- pening in low-income neighborhoods, activity to start in 2020. formative change we’d be remiss not to ing down homes to build taller residences. lawmakers are now mulling the possibil- mention how the borough fared this past Concerns over whether the existing infra- ity of a racial impact study to determine The Ever-Changing decade. The paper pored over the last 10 structure can handle an impending popu- whether any proposed rezoning plans will Business Landscape years to recap some of the more high-pro- lation boom in the neighborhoods con- have a detrimental impact on the predomi- The decade began with merchants file stories that have left a lasting impact tinue to linger into 2020. nant racial demographics of a given area. along Bainbridge Avenue reeling from on the Bronx. Perhaps the biggest controversy hap- the effects of several fires that rocked the pened at the tip of Community Board 7, Kingsbridge Armory largely mom and pop business strip that Development with the massive Jerome Avenue Rezoning stretches from East 204th Street and Web- Within the last 10 years the Bronx has Plan, which spurred months of pushback ster Avenue, with the Bainbridge Bakery, seen an enumerable population growth, from residents and housing activists who Neighborhood Gift & Wireless, El Dia- coinciding with a historic development feared displacement in the revitalizing mante restaurant, Hair Shoppe, American boom with lingering questions on housing borough. In 2018, City Council approved Diner, a dental office, a fish market, and security and affordability. Between 2010 the rezoning of a 92-block stretch of Je- Foodtown among those gutted as a result and 2017, the Bronx became the fastest rome Avenue from 165th to 183rd streets, of the fires. The Foodtown supermarket growing county in New York State, with much to the chagrin of housing activists stands as the only impacted business that over 86,000 new residents, bringing the es- who believed that despite concessions reopened. timated population to around 1.5 million made in the plan to protect local auto body The fire began at the time when McD- (the 2020 U.S. Census Count is expected shops and existing affordable housing, the wyer’s Pub and Freilich Jewelers were to verify those figures). Growing residen- rezoning would ultimately instigate the File photo still in business. Sadly, the two fixtures in tial and commercial interest in the Bronx displacement of low-income residents. The BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT Ruben Norwood closed down in 2016 and 2017 re- rezoned area would span from Highbridge spectively, largely because interests have marked a decade of controversial rezoning Diaz Jr. (at mic) at the announcement in efforts, with the Webster Avenue Rezon- to University Heights, impacting Bronx shifted some. With the closure of busi- April 2013 unveiling that the Kingsbridge ing that was approved in 2011 by the New neighborhoods represented by Commu- nesses, which included a Chase Bank and York City Council. The rezoning, drafted nity Boards 4, 5, and 7. The Norwood News National Ice Center would be housed in Bank of America on the Bainbridge/East in coordination with Community Board has covered the Jerome Avenue Rezoning the Kingsbridge Armory. Former Mayor 204th Street strip, others have opened, in- 7, made room for retail development along process since its 2015 proposal, the plan’s Michael Bloomberg is at Diaz’s right. cluding Crazy Fruits, La Casa De Frida, approval by the City Council’s Land Use and People’s Pharmacy. Committee on March 6, 2018, to the now In the last year, the Mosholu Preserva- precipitative effects of its ratification. For the Kingsbridge Armory, the de- tion Corporation (publishers of the Nor- The Jerome Avenue Rezoning arrived cade began with the defeat of a proposition wood News) have taken a closer look at the on the heels of a citywide effort by the De to convert the historic armory into a re- corridor, crafting a Commercial District Blasio administration that since 2014 saw tail shopping mall. In 2010, a City Council Needs Assessment to determine what the contentious rezoning efforts in Far Rock- vote, led by Bronx Borough President Ru- future could hold for the Norwood strip. away, East New York, and East Harlem. ben Diaz Jr., rejected development plans The proclaimed impetus, according to the by real estate giant Related Companies, Crime city, is in preserving and developing af- following the latter’s refusal to guaran- The decade saw a decrease in overall fordable housing amid rapid population tee a $10 hourly wage for future mall em- crime in the 52nd Precinct, which serves File photo by Adi Talwar growth. Much of the pushback to the plan ployees. Following the no-vote, Diaz and northern Bronx neighborhoods includ- THE 2011 REZONING of Webster Avenue came from housing and anti-gentrification District 14 Council Member Fernando Ca- ing Norwood, Fordham and Bedford Park. cleared the way for retail and residential activists who argued that the city’s rezon- brera, developed the Kingsbridge Armory Since 2010, crime on average has dropped housing over many auto body shops like ing efforts were unfairly focused in Black Task Force, to lead revitalization efforts of 11 percent in the precinct. However, this this one at 2772 Webster Ave., which still and Hispanic neighborhoods. Along the the long vacant armory. excludes crimes including rape, felony Jerome Avenue strip fated for rezoning, Following competing proposals in assault, and grand larceny, which has exists today. the average annual income is $24,000, less 2012—one for an indoor market and the risen over 20 percent since the start of the than half the city’s income average. And other the world’s largest ice skating cen- decade. In general, crime has continued with much of the city’s affordability mea- ter—community stakeholders backed the to decline citywide since 2010, with the sures recognizing citywide income aver- latter. A year later, the New York City Bronx seeing a boroughwide 2.6 percent ages rather than neighborhood-specific Council followed suit in supporting the drop. The only borough to see an increase data, the Bronx’s vexed rezoning debate newly-proposed Kingsbridge National Ice in overall crime in the last decade is Man- will likely spill into the next decade. Center (KNIC), expected to hold nine ice hattan. Slated next for rezoning, a stretch of skating rinks and a 5,000-seat arena inside Since 2010, the Bronx recorded a no- the Bronx’s Southern Boulevard from the landmark armory. In 2016, with fund- table 35 percent decline in homicides, a Crotona Park East and Charlotte Gar- ing posing major hurdles for KNIC, New handful of anomalous incidents through- dens, south to Hunts Point. This year, the York State stepped in to give a $138 million out the decade sparked public outrage. In File photo by David Cruz city Department of City Planning (DCP) loan from New York’s Empire State Devel- 2018, video showed the violent murder of continued community engagement efforts opment Corporation to start the ice center 15-year old Lesandro Junior Guzman-Feliz JEROME AVENUE SAW the largest re- as it develops its preemptive neighborhood project. As of this year, KNIC has not fi- who was killed by members of the Trini- zoning in borough history in 2018, threat- ening the viability of auto body shops like this one at 1707 Jerome Ave. File photo by Adi Talwar THE BEDFORD PARK MANOR, seen here under construction in September 2014, represented the first such residen- File photos of Dowling and Hofmann by Adi Talwar tial housing following the 2011 rezoning of THE DECADE SAW five commanding officers lead the 52nd Precinct, including (l-r) Deputy Inspector John D’Adamo, Inspector Webster Avenue. The property was com- Joseph Dowling, Inspector and now Chief Nilda Hofmann, then-Deputy Inspector and now Inspector Peter Fiorillo, and current pleted in April 2015. commanding officer Deputy Inspector Thomas Alps. January 2-15, 2020 • Norwood News • 15 intarios gang outside a Belmontreview bodega. The lengers continue to emerge in the Bronx. New York City Parks Department. inexplicably violent nature of Lesandro’s In 2020, hardline progressive Samelys Though he still has two years left death, coupled with the widely-shared Lopez of Mt. Eden will vie for Congress- before giving up his seat, Cohen has graphic footage of the incident, galvanized man José Serrano’s seat, following his already considered other moves, in- renewed demands to combat gang violence announcement that he will not run for cluding that of a judgeship and even in the borough. One year later, homicides reelection. Socially conservative Coun- borough president. Those political have dropped in the Bronx from the 90 cilman Ruben Diaz Sr. has also an- ambitions have others already having recorded in 2018, to 80 as of press time in nounced plans to run for Serrano’s seat. their sights set on succeeding Cohen, 2019. including Eric Dinowitz, a district And in the 52nd Precinct, the decade leader and son of Assemblyman Jeff Di- saw the departure of then-Deputy Inspec- nowitz, and Daniel Padernacht, an at- tor John D’Adamo in 2011 under a cloud torney and former chair of Community of controversy, followed by then-Inspec- Board 8. tor Joseph Dowling in 2011, then-Deputy Norwood also saw a change in fed- Inspector and now Chief Nilda Hofmann eral representation, with Congress- in 2013, and then-Deputy Inspector Peter man Charlie Rangel announcing his Fiorillo in 2016, who helped implement retirement in 2015, paving the way for the Neighborhood Coordination Officer a Democratic primary that saw State program at the station house, in 2018. Last File photo by David Cruz Sen. Adriano Espaillat become the first year, Deputy Inspector Thomas Alps, for- Dominican-born congressman for the merly of the 49th Precinct, became the CURRENT ASSEMBLY SPEAKER Carl File photo by David Cruz 13th Congressional District. new and current commanding officer of Heastie at an event in February 2015 ASSEMBLYMAN MARCOS CRESPO the precinct. days before he was confirmed to be the is voted as the next chair for the Bronx The New York Yankees Among the common denominators for first African American speaker of the Democratic Party in March 2015, a posi- The Bronx Bombers spent the de- these four commanding officers is the cade vying for their 28th ring follow- New York State Assembly. fight against opioid abuse within the pre- tion he still holds today. ing their 2009 World Series victory. cinct that covers Norwood, Bedford Park, The 2010s became the second decade, Fordham, Kingsbridge Heights, and Uni- after the 1980s, in which the New York versity Heights. Fordham, in particular, Yankees did not secure a World Se- remains a hotbed of drug activity, with ries championship. Legendary pitcher one major drug bust happening in 2017, Mariano Rivera announced his retire- with seven people charged for selling her- ment in 2013, and one year later, iconic oin mixed with fentanyl, a powerful pain- shortstop Derek Jeter told fans via Fa- killer that when touched can be lethal. cebook that the 2014 season would be his last. Politics The decade may have seen some ma- In Memoriam jor political shifts throughout the Bronx, Bronxites living within the coverage but some things remained constant, in- area of the Norwood News remembered cluding Bronx Borough President Ruben the following notable deaths over the last Diaz Jr., who now enters his 11th year as decade: the borough’s top executive. Diaz Jr., along with the rest of the Megan Charlop: Health advocate Bronx, has witnessed some unexpected Cohen file photo courtesy Office of Councilman Andrew Cohen killed by a city bus on March 17, 2010 while changes, namely the rising political and COUNCILMAN OLIVER KOPPELL (l), who represented Norwood since 2002, was riding her bike. social capital of progressive millenni- succeeded by current Councilman Andy Cohen (r), seen taking the oath of office in als. In 2011, then-State Sen. Jeff Klein of January 2015. Msgr. Patrick Boyle: Former pastor the 34th Senate District, just touching at St. Brendan’s Church died on Feb. 16, Bedford Park, formed the controversial 2011 from an undisclosed illness. Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) with seven other Democratic New At the start of the decade, Carl Ibrahim Gonzalez: Legendary Bronx York State senators. The IDC caucused Heastie stood as the Chair of the Bronx artist and teacher died on June 4, 2013 from separately from the rest of the State Sen- Democratic Party until stepping down an undisclosed condition. ate—until the faction’s dissolution in in 2015 after becoming the first Black 2018—an act that many believed handed Speaker of the New York State Assem- Andrew Sandler: Former Community Republicans a Senate majority for much bly in New York State history. Heastie Board 7 district manager died on Aug. 5, of the decade. wasn’t the only African American to 2017 after a battle with cancer. The IDC was borne out of the dysfunc- break past the racial ceiling. In 2015, tion promulgated by then-State Sen. Pe- Darcel Clark became the first African Mary Vallati: Community activist in dro Espada, who was serving as Senate American woman to become Bronx Dis- Bedford Park died on Sept. 12, 2017 at age Majority Leader after exploiting a lead- trict Attorney. Heastie’s successor, Mar- 102. ership crisis. But in January 2010, then- cos Crespo, was voted chair of te Bronx state attorney general Andrew Cuomo Democratic Party in 2015, continuing a File photo by Jeanmarie Evelly Francis “Al” Chapman: Long-serv- launched an investigation into Espada’s greater level of unity among elected of- ing president of the Kingsbridge Heights FORMER STATE SEN. Pedro Espada (l), nonprofit alleging he stole $14 million in ficials in the Bronx. Neighborhood Improvement Association monies intended to go for services. Eigh- Meantime, Norwood saw the depar- at a news conference condemning an in- died on Feb. 19, 2017 from an undisclosed teen months later, a trial concluded in ture of its Councilman, Oliver Kop- vestigation into his nonprofit in July 2010, illness. May 2012, where he was found guilty. pell, who had served for 12 years on the was eventually sentenced to five years Stan Lee: Klein was unseated in the September Council. Among his last duties as the in federal prison after a jury found he si- Legendary Marvel Comics 2018 Democratic primary by progres- Council Member was ushering in the writer died on Nov. 12, 2018 from conges- sive challenger Alessandra Biaggi. Two re-opening of the Williamsbridge Oval phoned taxpayer monies intended for his tive heart failure. months later, 29-year-old Alexandra Oc- Park Recreation Center in 2013, where nonprofit. asio-Cortez beat 10-term incumbent Joe renovations had stalled. In November Penny Marshall: Hollywood movie di- Crowley to represent New York’s 14th 2013, the majority of voters cast their opting simply for greater community rector and former Norwood resident died Congressional District. Ocasio-Cortez’s ba l lots for cu r rent Cou nci l ma n A nd rew input. Cohen also honored the commu- on Dec. 17, 2018 from diabetes at age 75. hard-fought victory sparked national de- Cohen, who helped usher the Participa- nity’s request in seeing the installation bates on the political potential of a grow- tory Budgeting movement that some of of a skateboard park inside Williams- Heidi Hynes: Community activist and ing voting bloc of young, progressive Cohen’s council colleagues have em- bridge Oval Park, a project that took executive director of the Mary Mitchell millennials. Imbued by Ocasio-Cortez braced. In 2019, after six years, Cohen six years to complete, exploiting the bu- Center died on Nov. 24, 2019 at age 51 from and Biaggi’s victories, progressive chal- decided to do away with the program, reaucracy of projects overseen by the cancer. 16 • January 2-15, 2020 • Norwood News Andy King Casts Himself the Victim Post Suspension, Appears to Back Theory of Larger Plot By DAVID CRUZ term ‘lynching’ because that’s all that Three weeks after returning to of- it’s about. It was not anything about ficial duties as a Council Member af- the truth; it was about how do we de- ter an unprecedented suspension for stroy an individual,” King told Bronx- an elected official, Bronx Councilman Net Television host Gary Axelbank in Andy King painted himself a victim the latest BronxTalk With Gary Axel- when the Council voted to suspend bank program on Dec. 20. King, wear- him after agreeing he abused his of- ing a checkered brown and black suit, fice. King also clarified why he had sat alongside his attorney, Pamela D. equated the investigation to a “lynch- Hayes. ing.” In one exchange that veered into “They didn’t go after me or my theory, King also conveyed support- work, they went after my character, ers’ claims that the 12th Council Dis- and the character that I had built—and trict legislator may be the victim of a that my dad and my mom had put in me political hit job. over the years. So that’s why I used the “Some people have come up to me Screenshot photo courtesy BronxNet Television COUNCILMAN ANDY KING (c) gives his side of the story involving an investigation by the New York City Council that led to his 30-day suspension on BronxTalk With Gary Axelbank on Dec. 20, 2019. He is seated with Axelbank (l) and his attorney Pamela D. Hayes (r). and said, ‘You know what this is all that they choose not to participate,” about?’ … He said, ‘Hey, it’s about be- King added. “You can’t make a deci- cause people want you to run for bor- sion stating someone decided not to ough president, so in order to slow participate on your own volition and you down, because they know that you then go out and make your own deci- work hard, you care, and you love, you sions. know, how do you stop a guy who’s like The case was tossed out by a state that, so you assassinate his charac- judge. ter,’” said King. This was King’s first television Axelbank asked whether King interview discussing the events that would consider a run. King said if peo- led to his 30-day suspension from the ple “want me, I shall.” New York City Council after the Eth- Meantime, Hayes announced she’ll ics Committee substantiated claims he continue pursuing a lawsuit against had abused his office by firing staff- the city on claims of lack of due pro- ers who had cooperated with an ini- cess, claiming that appointments with tial 2017 investigation of King, made the Council’s Standards & Ethics Com- anti-gay comments, while allowing his mittee, which had carried out its in- wife, an executive at 1199 SEIU whom vestigations of King through outside he referred to as “the First Lady,” to counsel, had been canceled, cross-ex- help manage the office’s daily activi- aminations were barred, and a request ties. King denied this, comparing his for an adjournment so King can attend wife’s actions with the oft practice of a back-to-school event he organized on elected officials speaking regularly Sept. 13 denied. with union leaders on government “The Black and Latino and Asian matters. “My wife doesn’t supervise Caucus even went to the Speaker’s my staff and doesn’t control my staff,” office and said, ‘can you give Coun- said King. cil Member King a 30-day extension? King was also accused of using That’s all he’s asking for.’ And they de- public funds to organize a retreat to nied it,” said King. “They presented a the U.S. Virgin Islands in 2017, where one-sided case.” his stepdaughter’s wedding, happen- “I would even make a recommen- ing the exact same time and place as dation to the Council moving forward the retreat, was listed on the retreat’s that any time there’s an investigation official itinerary. No elected officials, that there can’t be a decision without King said, had attended the wedding. talking to a Council Member, and the “It’s disingenuous to say that I used only way you can come to making a Council funding for a trip and pay for decision if you get a legal signed docu- my daughter’s wedding. Real talk—if ment from the Council Member saying (continued on page 21) January 2-15, 2020 • Norwood News • 17 ARE YOU A U.S. VETERAN? DO YOU SUFFER FROM CLINICAL DEPRESSION? You may be eligible to You will be participate in a research reimbursed for study at the James J. Peters your time, up to VA Medical Center that $450 aims to better understand brain function in health FOR MORE INFO and depression. CALL DANIEL @ (718) 584-9000 This study involves: EXT. 3635 interviews, questionnaires, This is an observational study, not a psychophysiological tests, treatment study. There may be no direct benefit to you. 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FBI drops the ball sometimes is they As the founder of Freedom Youth LLC, the inside; they play on their vulner- “Criminalization of sex work kills don’t work enough with those who which spreads awareness on sex traf- abilities. It’s if that person is shy, or my community. Criminalization of have been survivors of it. They take ficking in the Bronx, she has been on if that person has any issues—if they sex work stains our records so that we to their own tactics,” Ferguson-Riley a mission to call attention to the un- have a lack of faith in themselves— cannot access employment otherwise,” said, suggesting authorities should intended consequences of legalizing they tend to play on that,” Ferguson- Cecilia Gentili, a sex worker rights ad- question where pimps normally hang prostitution by the State Legislature. Riley said of peer-to-peer recruitment. vocate and former sex worker who pro- out, the places girls were taken, and Ferguson-Riley understands the The bill dubbed the Stop Violence in vided input on the bill package, said at what methods were used for peer-to- perils of legalizing such a law, as she’s the Sex Trades Act was introduced in a news conference introducing the set peer recruitment. She also suggested survived from being trafficked into July by state senators Jessica Ramos of bills in July. the current bill be age-restricted, pe- sex when she was younger. According of Queens and Julia Salazar of Brook- Should the bill pass, it would open nalizing anyone age 24 or over who to Ferguson-Riley, if state lawmakers lyn, outlining measures that would re- the door for sex workers who had once have trafficked young people into the pass the bill it will lead to more peer- peal pimping and penalties for selling been convicted of sex work to have that sex trade. to-peer recruitment, where pimps and buying sex, which often includes criminal charge expunged. She has even taken it upon herself commonly use women to recruit other jail time. Though it would legalize sex According to the Bronx District At- to start a task force in the Bronx to young women (and sometimes men) to work, the bill does not protect pimps torney’s office, the majority of the vic- combat human and sex trafficking and tims are black and Hispanic and un- domestic violence, meeting every sec- der the age of 18. Currently, the Bronx ond Thursday of the month. 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Other endorsements he’s In his run for the 15th Congres- received in the last few months in- sional District, Assemblyman Mi- clude the Congressional Black Cau- chael Blake secured an endorse- cus PAC, the Collective PAC, DC9 ment from the union representing Painters and the New York City the city’s municipal workforce, im- Carpenters. mediately turning the support into Serrano’s announcement a fundraising plea. launched a political floodgate, with District Council 37 (DC37), a di- at least 13 candidates vying for the vision of the American Federation seat that comprises all of the South of State, County, and Municipal Em- Bronx. Other candidates include ployees, represents 9,000 employees Council Members Ruben Diaz Sr., in the South Bronx district he looks Ritchie Torres, and Ydanis Rodri- to run. It’s unclear, though, how guez, community organizers Jon- many of those members are cur- athan Ortiz and Samelys Lopez, rently registered to vote. Crossing former Council Speaker Melissa guards, social workers, and accoun- Mark-Viverito, and Bronx Overall tants, are just some of the jobs that Economic Development Corp. presi- make up DC37. dent Marlene Cintron. Henry Garrido, executive direc- Shortly after receiving the nod, tor of DC37, said Blake’s campaign Blake sent out an email asking do- for a “level playing field” on “afford- nors for support, a tactic he’s used able health care, quality education, Photo by David Cruz over the last few months. So far, good-paying jobs, and retirement ASSEMBLYMAN MICHAEL BLAKE (pictured), at an event announcing his run for he’s raised the second most amount security” matters is what prompted Congress on May 19, 2019,notched a key endorsement from District Council 37, which of money for the race, coming a far the union’s backing. represents a third of the unionized workforce in New York City in his run for the 15th distance behind Torres. 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Caba built the program from the ground up, even creating the ubiquitous gray and blue logo Image still courtesy BronxNet Television while serving as a scout for DAVID CABA, SENIOR Program Director for Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence (pictured), is leading a new offi ce in Wakefi eld that utilizes where BRAG’s services are the cure violence model to handling gun violence. needed. And in Wakefield--where role, education officials weren’t superpowers. So, it’s really ed- Alvarado grew up in the make them realize the bigger incidents of gun violence are exactly bringing out a welcome ucating them about the steps Bronx with a deaf mom and picture. much more prevalent com- mat for BRAG. “I didn’t get a and what we actually do, which says he had to serve as her Students who work with pared to other parts of the whole lot of welcoming [from is to educate the youth and translator when they went to Alvarado tell him he’s only Bronx--the program could very the schools]. We look like a change that mindset, but tak- doctors’ appointments or any- there because they’re trouble- well help stem the tide of gun- gang. We speak a certain way, ing a different route through where that required commu- makers. Alvarado consistently related incidents and reverse dress a certain way, talk a cer- academics,” says Moncion. nicating, which forced him to countered that belief, argu- course for at-risk youth, as it’s tain way,” he says. BRAG has worked in three interpret information quickly. ing that he sees something in done in other neighborhoods. Caba developed a strategy schools --MS363, MS15, and He loved video games and col- them they’re yet to see in them- “It’s about gun violence, to get the schools and the kids Walton High School-- since lecting Pokémon cards, but selves. right? So, this was an area that to trust him. When students 2018. Moncion, has been in the quickly turned to the streets For Alvarado, having a role I knew really, really well from were dismissed at the end of human services field for 15 when puberty hit. model like he is now for his both sides of the track,” Caba the day, violence interrupters years, says the school conflict “These kids are trying to younger self, might have helped says. “It wasn’t that difficult waited in the schoolyard to me- mediator works with students find themselves, they’re try- him realize he was a numbers for me to come in and under- diate any conflicts. Caba says after school and has extended ing to figure out their identity. and statistics guy after all. stand what the model was, who school officials saw the method services during the school day. They’re also chemically insane Caba, a Bronx native, the staff had to be, and how to worked and were convinced in She says kids in the commu- because they’re going through served as a substance abuse implement this.” talking with BRAG. nity need someone who they puberty, and then they have life counselor for many years and BRAG now has three loca- A key player in those talks can relate to, and in BRAG’s issues and real circumstantial familiar with Bronx streets. He tions and 25 so-called violence was Yadira Moncion, a loca- case that someone is Michael issues that are going on,” Alva- launched the program in New interrupters working through- tion director at BRAG. She was Alvarado, BRAG school con- rado says. “And there weren’t York by going into the commu- out the community. There are part of the many meetings to flict mediator. He opens up to any credible messengers work- nity by himself. As time went wraparound services to sup- secure a school conflict me- kids about his earlier years to ing with these kids who could on he realized he needed more port the work being done in the diation program, which works let them know they can trust say, ‘Hey, I know what you’re help from credible messengers streets, including a recently with students to improve at- him. going through; I know what it’s who lived in the community. developed partnership with tendance and academics along “By the age of 18, I was shot, like to be you and this is how I “The key to getting those the city Department of Educa- with reducing violence. Mon- stabbed, got my head cracked progressed out of that.’” individuals or crews to put the tion. Schools, particularly in- cion had to educate the com- open, got my nose broken a few Alvarado says it’s one guns down, to stop the violence termediate, which serve as a munity and schools about the times. And I was actually pro- thing for someone to tell kids is hiring credible messengers breeding ground for gang re- importance of this program nounced dead on the operating what their issues are, but it’s who used to be those individu- cruitment. Caba would know. because it was a foreign con- table - twice, from two different another to work with them als from those very same neigh- He was recruited by a gang in cept. incidents,” Alvarado says. “So I through their hardships. Al- borhoods, that are still living middle school. “At times when you hear was a high-risk youth. I wanted varado utilizes group sessions there, that are still relevant. For Caba, in his current school conflict mediation you to live that street life when in with students to talk with them Those are the ones they’ll lis- think we’re Superman or have all reality I was a nerd.” about their troubles, but also ten to,” Caba said. January 2-15, 2020 • Norwood News • 21 Andy King Casts Himself WE b The Victim Post Suspension (continued from page 16) feed each other, transport each other SMC I was to use any discretionary money around—that’s how we operated, as to pay for a wedding, I’d be in jail right a family,” said King, despite claims now,” said King. he had intimidated staffers during a The claims were laid out in a 48- meeting in his home that called out page report in October that was im- former staffers cooperating with a 2017 mediately followed by his suspension, investigation. where the Council voted 44 to 1 (King “If you talk to two people, or three was the lone dissenter in the vote). people, and you believe them, and you King’s fellow members, including don’t talk to 20 other people who tell Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson, who you something different I don’t know sits on the Ethics Committee, voted in which direction you’re going in the favor of suspension with the exception conversation because there’ll be many of Council Members Fernando Cabrera people who’ll tell you no one was bul- TOURING TUESDAY'S and Ruben Diaz Sr., who were absent lied, no one was beat up, no one was put December 3rd, January 7th & 28th, February 11th from 9am - 11am the day of the vote. in a situation that I never dealt with,” Such a suspension had never hap- said King, adding that staffers would UPK & PREK 3/4 THRU 8TH GRADE AFTER SCHOOL UNTIL 6PM | K-8 INDIVIDUAL DEVICES | 34 FOREIGN LANGUAGES | ART & MUSIC | BASKETBALL & VOLLEYBALL pened in modern Council history. come forward. 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With a focus on safety, cleanliness, and business de- velopment, the Jerome Gun Hill BID is dedicated to helping our member busi- nesses and the BID community to grow and thrive. In 2019, we celebrated 25 of our leg- acy businesses that have been operat- ing in the BID for more than 25 years. In today’s retail environment, this is no small feat. At our Small Business Recognition Barbecue, business own- File photo by Síle Moloney ers received awards as well as small (L-R) EDWARD GREENSPAN, longtime owner of Mosholu Optical, with Jerome Gun Hill BID executive director Jennifer Tausig, business resources and legal assis- Councilman Andrew Cohen, and BID Board chair Dr. Arnold Wilson at a Small Business Recognition BBQ on June 21, 2019. Green- tance from pro bono lawyers. We look span and Tausig are holding up recognition awards Greenspan received from Cohen and the BID for having the longest-standing forward to supporting our longtime business currently open at the BID. business owners for many more years to come. ing Small Business Services, Depart- business owners on new regulations Also, we are working to beautify the Over the past year, we partnered ment of Transportation, Department and to ensure our streets are clean, BID because not only do good neigh- very closely with City agencies includ- of Sanitation, and NYPD to educate our safe, and walkable. bors deserve great shopping, as has al- We engaged the brokerage commu- nity in our broker’s breakfast series to showcase all the wonderful reasons why Norwood is a good place to do busi- ness. In addition, the BID hosted a com- mercial vacancy walking tour where entrepreneurs and prospective busi- ness owners learned about commercial opportunities in the district. In the last year the BID welcomed 13 new small businesses to the corridor. We hosted 15 community events, from our annual Laundry Love at Ma- ria’s Laundromat to our 18th Annual Fall Festival on Jerome Avenue be- tween East Mosholu Parkway North and East Gun Hill Road. In 2019, we fo- cused events on different retail sectors, hosting a Prom and Graduation fash- ion show at our clothing stores and “A Taste of the District” restaurant week for our restaurants. We worked with various commu- nity stakeholders to make these events happen, such as the New York City Dis- trict Council of Carpenters union, Mon- tefiore Health System, and our local Photo courtesy Jerome Gun Hill BID elected officials. We strive to highlight FROM EYESORE TO small exhibition, all of the great opportunities available Photo courtesy Jerome Gun Hill BID this eye-catching landscape painting on a for community members to shop, dine, THIS PLANTER, AT the corner of Reservoir Place and East Gun Hill Road, along with column in front of 3298 Jerome Ave. near others was among the newest additions peppered across the BID which stretches and explore in the BID and we have East Gun Hill Road was produced by lo- along Jerome Avenue, between East Mosholu Parkway North and East Gun Hill Road, even more exciting events planned for cal artist Lady K Fever in 2019 as a way of and along East Gun Hill Road between Jerome and Webster avenues. 2020. beautifying the Jerome Gun Hill BID. January 2-15, 2020 • Norwood News • 23 ways been our motto, but they deserve beautiful greenery as they walk and shop through our stores. We partnered with Councilman Andrew Cohen, Art- Bridge, and local artist Lady K. Fever in turning worn out concrete columns into works of community art. We hung street pole banners to promote our dis- trict and invested in additional plant- ers to bring more flowers and plants to the BID streetscape. At the core of our work is a focus on small business support. We help our small business owners get connected to business development resources, free commercial lease assistance, and city services like compliance consultations and agency walkthroughs. We assist mer- chants in navigating government, pro- viding guidance with permits, licenses, and violations. In addition, we support our merchants with marketing, advertis- Photo courtesy Jerome Gun Hill BID ing, and social media through our news- THE JEROME GUN Hill BID got into the Thanksgiving spirit by hosting a turkey giveaway in partnership with the New York City letter, ad campaigns, local television District Council of Carpenters union on Nov. 26, 2019. Jennifer Tausig (center, holding a turkey) is the BID’s executive director. She commercials, and social media handles. stands with union members and employees from Montefiore Health System and Mosholu Preservation Corporation. We also offer a Storefront Improvement Grant that allows businesses to receive that affect our community, but supports We would also like to thank our stead- are very proud of the work we’ve done funding to complete awning and security us financially each year. We are grateful fast partners at the 52nd Precinct and collectively with the participation of the gate projects. to our fearless State Sen. Jamaal Bailey Community Board 7. Thanks to the hard Board, property owners, merchants and We could not do this work without the and our Assembly Members Jeffrey Di- work and dedication of our staff, mer- community partners to improve the qual- fantastic partnerships we’ve established nowitz and Nathalia Fernandez, and our chants and property owners, Norwood ity of life in our little slice of the Bronx. with our elected officials, particularly U.S. Congressman Adriano Espaillat for has seen an increase in cleanliness, com- Thank you for helping to make 2019 an Cohen who not only shows up when we fighting for the Bronx in Washington, munity engagement, and overall aware- incredible year. We can’t wait to show ask him to and advocates for the issues D.C. ness of the BID’s mission and efforts. 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A big room for rent is available for any occasion (meetings, classes, party, etc.). 5908 Riverdale Ave. Bronx, NY 718.684.1151 angesbeautyandspa.com January 2-15, 2020 • Norwood News • 25 NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES Social Security Vaughan at [email protected]. Expanded Office Hrs. gov. Social Security offices in the Bronx will be remain open to the STEM Teacher Award public until 4 p.m. on Wednesdays, Nominations are now being ac- beginning Jan. 8. The nearest So- cepted for NBC 4 New York and cial Security offices from Nor- Telemundo 47’s Weather Kids Star wood is located at 2501 Grand Con- Teacher award recognition pro- course. For more information, call gram honoring science, technol- (800) 772-1213. ogy, engineering or math teach- ers. A portion of the application Blood Drive includes a section that asks what A blood drive will take place on makes the nominated teacher de- Jan. 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. serving of the honor by listing at the 52nd Precinct station house reasons or a story relating to the at 3016 Webster Ave. For more in- teacher and the work they do in the formation, call (718) 220-5824. classroom. Schools of each win- ning teacher will receive a $1,000 Comment on Bus award the benefits the learning Reroute Plan needs of the winning teacher’s stu- The MTA is currently accepting dents. To nominate a teacher, go comments for its plan to update the to nbcnewyork.com/weatherkids. Bronx’s bus route network, which The deadline is Jan. 31. is expected to take effect later this year. Comments on the MTA’s plan Community Grants can be submitted online by going Appl ic at ion s for c om mu nit y i m- to https://bit.ly/2Zz86E3. provement grants of up to $3,000 to community-based groups are be- Heating Assistance ing accepted by the Citizens Com- Applications for the Home En- mittee for New York City. Grants ergy Assistance Program (HEAP) will be awarded for neighborhood for older adults and low- and mid- improvement projects planned and dle-income New Yorkers will be executed by local residents. The accepted by local departments of application deadline is Jan. 20. To social services. Eligibility is based apply, visit www.citizensnyc.org/ on income, household size and grants. For more information, call how the home is heated. Residents Arif Ullah, program director, at can apply online at https://on.ny. (212) 822-9580. The deadline is Jan. gov/2Fn062M or by mail to NYC 20. DSS/HRA/HEAP, P.O. Box 1401, Church Street Station, New York, Mulchfest NY 10008. For more information, Live Christmas trees can be re- call (212) 331-3126. cycled at the following locations through Jan. 11 as part of the New Fridays With Fernandez City Parks Department’s annual Assemblywoman Nathalia Fer- Mulchfest: Williamsbridge Oval nandez is available for one-on-one Park at Reservoir Oval and Res- meetings each Friday at her dis- ervoir Place (drop-off site only); trict office at 2018 Williamsbridge and Van Cortlandt Park, Bailey Rd. Friday dates and times vary. Avenue and Van Cortlandt Park To check times and make an ap- South, for drop off or having the pointment, call (718) 409-0109. tree chipped. For more informa- tion, call 311. LGBT Scholarship College scholarships totaling Naloxone Training $10,000 will be awarded to students Free trainings on the adminis- who are members or allies of the tration of naloxone, the drug used LGBTQ+ community. Applicants to reverse opioid overdoses, is must write two 500-word essays available through the Bronx Com- that discuss a challenge they have munity Health Network on Mon- faced in life, and the historical days from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and significance of the Stonewall Inn Wednesdays from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. within the context of the gay rights at 1 Fordham Plaza (excluding hol- movement. The deadline is March idays). For more information, con- 1, 2020. Applications can be filled tact Matthew Carrion, community online at https://bit.ly/2PugZdH. health worker, at (929) 220 8176 or For questions, contact Eric [email protected]. 26 • January 2-15, 2020 • Norwood News W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Library Events Family Art Projects: Cyclical Calendars and Fractal Phenology, Bronx Library Center, 310 E. to create your own growth chart, Kingsbridge Rd., presents for Jan. 11 and 12; in the WH House ages 5 to 12: STEM Fridays: Jan. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also scheduled is 10 at 4 p.m. – Making Clouds. concert: Bruce Molsky’s Mountain Adults can attend: films at 2:30 Drifters, Jan. 12 at 2 p.m. in the p.m.: “Winter’s Tale,” Jan. 4; Compiled by JUDY NOY WH House ($30/adults; $14/ages and “Alpha,” Jan. 11; and “Great 8 to 18. Grounds admission is free Performances - John Leguizamo’s until noon Tuesdays and Saturdays Road to Broadway,” Jan. 6 at 5 all year. Info and a schedule of p.m.; Computer Basics: Jan. 6 at EDITOR’S PICK events including tours and walks: 4:30 p.m.; and Microsoft Word (718) 549-3200. for Beginners: Jan. 8 at 4:30 p.m. and Jan. 10 at 2 p.m. Info: (718) Celebrate Three Kings Day Exhibits 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl. org. NYC councilman Rev. Rubén Diaz. Sr. presents “Three Kings The Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Day,” Jan. 4 at noon at Public School Mott Hall V, 1551 E. 172nd Ethical Culture, 4450 Fieldston Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St., Rd., presents Riverdale Art St. (between Ward and Manor avenues) for the children of our offers for kids: Crafty Fridays at Association Exhibit at the Society 3 p.m.: (ages 5 to 12): crafts, Jan. community. The first 500 kids between the ages of 1 and 10 will Meeting House, through Jan. 2. 3 and 10; Toddler Storytime at receive a toy and book bag with school supplies. Youngsters must Info: (718) 548-4445. 11 a.m.: (ages 18 to 36 months): be present in order to receive a toy. Event includes live music and stories, songs, fingerplays and entertainment. Info: (718) 792-1140. The Museum of Bronx History, crafts, Jan. 6, 9, 13 and 16; 3266 Bainbridge Ave. (208th and STEM: Kids Science at 3 Street), presents A History of the p.m.: (ages 5 to 12): Jan. 7 and Bronx Latino, ongoing; and Mott 14 (Colors/Light). Families can Haven, the Bronx: A Historic attend film: “The Lion King,” Jan. District Turns Fifty, through April 11 at 1:30 p.m. Adults can join: Onstage from 7:30 to 9:45 p.m. Info: (718) 22, 2020. Hours: Saturdays 10 a.m. 543-2219. Knitting: Thursdays at 3 p.m. Info: to 4 p.m. and Sundays 1 to 5 p.m. (718) 882-8239. The Williamsbridge Oval presents For more information, call (718) a free nativity play in Spanish, “El The Bronx Zoo features the Return 881-8900. Pesebre: A Theatre Celebration of Holiday Lights, through Jan. 5, NOTE: Items for consideration of Three Kings Day,” Jan. 9 from Sundays to Thursdays from 5 to 9 The Bronx Museum, 1040 Grand p.m., and Fridays and Saturdays may be mailed to our office or sent 5:45 to 7 p.m. Info: (718) 543-8672. Concourse, presents The Life and from 5 to 10 p.m. Included are to norwoodnews@norwoodnews. Times of Alvin Baltrop, through org, and should be received by Lehman College’s Center for the carolers, costume characters, train Feb. 9, 2020. The exhibition Jan. 6 for the next publication date Performing Arts, 250 Bedford rides (fee), lantern safari, animated features photographs of gay of Jan. 16, 2020. Pk. Blvd., W., presents “Ain’t sculptures, light show in Astor Court culture. Info: (718) 681-6000. Misbehavin’,” Jan. 18 at 8 p.m. every 20 minutes, and nightly ice ($25 to $45). Info/tickets: (718) carving demonstrations. Tickets: 960-8833. $29.95/adults; $22.95/children; $28.95/seniors. For ticketing and Events a full schedule of activities, visit bronxzoo.com/holiday-lights. Info: Festival of Lights The Riverdale Choral Society (718) 220-5100. invites all singers to participate in its spring season. Open New York Botanical Garden rehearsals are on Jan. 8 and presents The Holiday Train Show, 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Christ Church model trains passing by miniature Riverdale, 5040 Henry Hudson landmarks made from natural Pkwy. at West 252nd Street for a materials and Bar Car Nights, concert featuring Franz Schubert’s on select Fridays and Saturdays, Mass in A Flat Major, to be held through Jan. 26. Info/schedule/ on May 17 at 3 p.m. Succeeding costs: (718) 817-8512. rehearsals will be held Wednesdays Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 Photo by Miriam Quinones (L-R) NORWOOD ASSEMBLYMAN Jeff Dinowitz, his son and District Leader Eric Dinowitz, and Mosholu Montefiore Community Center executive director Photo courtesy Susan Wilson Rita Santelia celebrate the Festival of Lights, after flicking the switch to light BRUCE MOLSKY (C) of the Mountain Drivers will be performing this month at the second candle on the second day of Chanukah. The holiday commemo- Wave Hill. See Events section for more information. rates a one-day supply of oil found in Jerusalem’s Holy Temple which miracu- lously lasted for eight days. January 2-15, 2020 • Norwood News • 27 Grand Opening B;½8[bb[ Ailin Specialist MS, FNP, BC [email protected] Medi-Spa FOR MEN AND WOMEN $ 11 per unit Buy two areas and get a third area FREE! Ultra XC Fillers For lips and nasolabial folds at a GREAT PRICE! 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