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July 18-31, 2019 • Norwood News EDITORIAL Vol Proudly Serving Bronx Communities Since 1988 3URXGO\6HUYLQJ%URQ[&RPPXQLWLHV6LQFHFREE 3URXGO\6HUYLQJ%URQ[&RPPXQLWLHV6LQFHFREE ORWOODQ EWSQ NVol. 27, No. 8 PUBLISHED BY MOSHOLU PRESERVATION CORPORATION N April 17–30, 2014 ORWOODQ EWSQ Vol 32, No 15 • PUBLISHED BY MOSHOLU PRESERVATION COR P ORATION • JULY 18-31, 2019 NVol. 27, No. 8 PUBLISHED BY MOSHOLU PRESERVATION CORPORATION N April 17–30, 2014 FREE BUS PLAN COULD AXE Detecting Signs of ProposalNORWOOD part of MTA redesign, ROUTES the first in decades Gang Culture pg 5 Fourth of July Aftermath a Mess pgs 12-13 Photo by Adi Talwar 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 Norwood, destination Co-op City. By MICHAEL TURAY unseen in decades, and which Bx28 and the express BxM4, Norwood. The Metropolitan Transit could affect thousands of rid- which run through Norwood, Under the plan, the Bx28 Authority (MTA) and its pro- ers. are expected to be rerouted, won’t run through Mosholu posed Bronx Bus Network re- The MTA’s draft plan to while the Bx38 would be elimi- Parkway and Paul Avenue re- design plan could affect sev- improve Bronx bus service re- nated altogether. In addition, spectively, which would make eral Norwood bus lines, a move leased last month shows the the Bx30 will no longer travel to the Bx10 the only alternative pg 22 (continued on page 23) 2 • July 18-31, 2019 • Norwood News EDITORIAL Vol. 32, No. 15 Vol. 27, No. 10 NorwoodVol. News 27, No.is published 10 bi-weekly on Thursdays by Take Ownership of Your Parks MosholuNorwood Preservation News Corporationis published (MPC) Norwood3400 Reservoir News isOval published East bi-weekly on Thursdays by In the last few weeks, the Norwood as much. And when they are, accord- bi-weeklyBronx, New on ThursdaysYork 10467 by MosholuPhone: Preservation 718 324 4998Corporation ing to residents we spoke to, half mea- Mosholu Preservation Corporation News has been peppered with calls 3400Fax: Reservoir 718 324 Oval2917 East E-mail: [email protected] Reservoir Oval East and personal accounts of the condi- sures appear to be adopted. Bronx, New York 10467 Web.:Bronx, www.norwoodnews.org New York 10467 tions at the neighborhoods nearby As for Mosholu Parkway, it’s tempt- parks, namely Mosholu Parkway and ing to barbecue in open fields run- Publisher Phone: 718 324 4998 Phone: 718 324 4998 Williamsbridge Oval Park. The parks ning parallel to a freeway under the Mosholu PreservationFax: 718 324 Corporation 2917 are routinely utilized by nearly ev- auspices of the federal government, E-mail: [email protected]: 718 324 2917 SeniorE-mail: Director [email protected] of MPC ery member of the community. From but consider the larger quality of life Melissa Web:Cebollero www.norwoodnews.org Web: www.norwoodnews.org mothers sitting on benches watching implication of the discarded trash left Executive Director of MPC their children running through sprin- behind by partygoers during the sum- Jennifer Tausig klers, to residents staying fit as they do mer weekends. There’s also the lack PublisherEditor-in-Chief, NorwoodCEO, News Mosholu Publisher CEO, Mosholu MosholuDavid Cruz, Preservation [email protected] 3UHVHUYDWLRQ laps around the track. It’s all there. of porta restrooms on the parkway. Mosholu Preservation Corporation Corporation3UHVHUYDWLRQ Yet, despite this precious amenity Where are they going to relieve them- ProofreaderCorporation Corporation Editor-in-ChiefJudy Noy Roberto S. Garcia that’s enriched the lives of many, a selves? It’s easy to look the other way Editor-in-Chief Roberto S. Garcia DavidInterns Cruz troubling aspect is rising two-fold. The when visiting the neighborhood or un- SíleDavid Moloney, Cruz Christy Rae Ammons, first is the apparent neglect of Wil- aware of the long-ranging effects. Sha-Nia Alston, Michael Turay &ODVVLÀHG$GYHUWLVLQJ liamsbridge Oval Park this paper has Parties happen on the parkway to DawnRegular&ODVVLÀHG$GYHUWLVLQJ McEvoy Contributors seen in recent years. Overgrown weeds the detriment of some residents who DavidDawn McEvoyGreene, Adi Talwar can be found on the northern end to the have pleaded with the Police Depart- $FFRXQWV5HFHLYDEOH Contributors$FFRXQWV5HFHLYDEOH point where they’re overwhelming the ment to enforce the “No Barbecue” Dawn McEvoy Photo courtesy George Lunney JoséDawn A.McEvoy Giralt concrete tiling. Also, there are broken rule. The local 52nd Precinct has pub- Proofreader SIGHTS LIKE THIS overfl owing trash Proofreader concrete slabs. licly stated it has taken a more relaxed Judy Noy drum in Williamsbridge Oval Park were ForJudy Noy Display Advertising Then there is the garbage. Mounds approach to its enforcement as a way of 3URGXFWLRQ starting to look the norm, until residents, of it. Even before the July 4 holiday, de-escalating any confrontations, part NeilCall3URGXFWLRQ deMause Janet Geller at and this paper, began sounding the (646)Neil deMause 581-0399 which Parks Commissioner Mitchell alarm. of a broader effort by the NYPD. 5HJXODU&RQWULEXWRUV Silver conceded was a challenging day But what about ticketing? Is that a David5HJXODU&RQWULEXWRUV Greene, Adi Talwar SupportDavid Greene, Your Adi Talwar for the Parks Department given the drum. form of escalation? Could police offi- Interns cers enforce these matters without it CommunityInterns Newspaper! heavy cleanup, Oval Park had already Where is the Parks Department Shayla Love, Paolo Mossetti, Justin McCallum, noticed elements of neglect. Household on this? This paper hasn’t tracked the going awry? Or has the practice of de- andTheShayla ChelseaNorwood Love, George PaoloNews Mossetti,is a not-for-profi Justin McCallum, t publicationand Chelsea and George relies upon the support of trash was piled high to the point where comings and goings of the Parks De- escalation resulted in a reduced qual- its advertisers and readers to produce a plastic shopping bags full of trash partment’s personnel, but it appears ity of life around Mosholu Parkway? Forquality display community advertising, newspaper. call (718) To 324-4998. support yourFor display paper, advertising,become a member call (718) and 324-4998. receive a were left on the side of an overflowing they’re not coming around Oval Park (continued on page 16) Supportsubscription Your for one year. Support Your Simply mail check or money order for $40 to: Community Newspaper! walker with a yellow lab service dog TheNorwoodCommunity Norwood News, News 3400Newspaper!LVDQRWIRUSURÀWSXE Reservoir Oval East,- licationBronx,The Norwood NYand 10467. relies News uponLVDQRWIRUSURÀWSXE the support of its - named Scarlotte. I’ve read your local advertiserslication and and relies readers upon theto produce support aof quality its paper several times. Regarding the Norwoodadvertisers News and readersis not responsible to produce for a quality ,ETTERS4O4HE%DITOR communitytypographical newspaper. errors. Opinions To support expressed your paper, in story in the Vol. 32 No. 12 edition of the community newspaper. To support your paper, becomesigned letters a member and bylinedand receive columns a subscription represent Norwood News, June 6-19, 2019, “Offi- become a member and receive a subscription forthe one sole year. opinion of the author and are not cials Usher in the Kingsbridge Heights necessarilyfor one year. those of Mosholu Preservation Corporation or Montefi ore Medical Center. Rent High. Pay Low. ing charge is $868.21 for a one-bedroom Residence, A Model of Integrated Hous- Simply mail check or money order for $40 Editorials represent the views of the editor Responding to Inquiring Photogra- apartment. So someone making $25,000 ing”; Happy for residents who get to:Simply Norwood mail checkNews, or3400 money Reservoir order forOval $40 East, only.to: Norwood The newspaper News, 3400 reserves Reservoir the right Oval East, pher that appeared in Vol. 32 No. 13 edi- a year would have difficulty affording apartments, but I can’t find one. Why? Bronx,to limit NYor refuse10467. advertising it deems objectionable.Bronx, NY 10467. Advertisements appearing tion in the Norwood News, June 20-July it. All by lottery! Why not first received, Norwoodin this paper News cannot is not be responsible used without for typo - 3, 2019 regarding new rent laws. Much is made of raising the mini- first served? graphicaltheNorwood written errors.News permission isOpinions not responsible of theexpressed Norwood for intypo signed- Shavonda Lewis says $25,000 a year mum wage to $15 an hour, which would I need a one bedroom, not a studio, News.graphical Letters errors. to Opinionsthe editor expressed are subject in tosigned letters and bylined columns represent the sole is not low-income. I haven’t done a amount to $31,200 a year. That would which is a box. I have three rooms condensationletters and bylined and editing.columns Writers represent should the sole opinioninclude oftheir the affi author liation and or are special not necessarily interest if study of every other area of this coun- amount to $600 a week. You’re still un- worth of furniture in storage, no fam- opinion of the author and are not necessarily thoseany. Anonymous of Mosholu lettersPreservation are not Corporations published try, but in New York City that salary is likely to find an apartment for $600 a ily. Live in a room in a house. Not ac- RU0RQWHÀRUH0HGLFDO&HQWHU(GLWRULDOVUHSbutthose your of Mosholuname can Preservation be withheld Corporations upon - definitely low. month. cessible, etc. I’ll be homeless soon. Give resentrequest.RU0RQWHÀRUH0HGLFDO&HQWHU(GLWRULDOVUHS the views of the editor and/or publisher- There was a time when a reasonable So what’s really needed are jobs that me a mobility-disabled apartment, any- only.resent The the newspaper views of the reserves editor and/or the right publisher to limit oronly. refuse The advertisingnewspaper it reserves deems objectionable. the right to limit rent was considered one week’s salary. actually pay good salaries.
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