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One of six remaining candidates Norwood3400 Reservoir News isOval published East bi-weekly on Thursdays by aiming to replace newly elected Con- bi-weeklyBronx, New on ThursdaysYork 10467 by MosholuPhone: Preservation 718 324 4998Corporation gressman, Ritchie Torres, in the City MosholuFax: Preservation 718 324 2917 Corporation 3400 Reservoir Oval East th E-mail: [email protected] Reservoir Oval East Council 15 District race, Sanchez is Bronx, New York 10467 Web.:Bronx, www.norwoodnews.org New York 10467 focused on reducing unemployment, expanding affordable housing, and in- Publisher Phone: 718 324 4998 Phone: 718 324 4998 vesting in municipal broadband ser- Mosholu PreservationFax: 718 324 Corporation 2917 vices as one way to address education E-mail: [email protected]: 718 324 2917 ExecutiveE-mail: [email protected] Director of MPC inequality in the Bronx. JenniferWeb: Tausig www.norwoodnews.org Web: www.norwoodnews.org Ever the optimist, he said cam- Interim Editor-In-Chief, Norwood News paigning in a borough with a large Síle Moloney [email protected] CEO, Mosholu non-voting population is not disheart- Publisher CEO, Mosholu MosholuInterns Preservation 3UHVHUYDWLRQ ening. “Even if people can’t vote, they Mosholu Preservation CorporationAuréole Ribes Corporation3UHVHUYDWLRQ know people in their neighborhood Corporation Corporation Regular Contributors Roberto S. Garcia that can vote, and even if people are Editor-in-Chief Roberto S. Garcia DavidEditor-in-Chief Cruz Greene, José A. Giralt, unable to vote, they’re still able to sup- MiriamDavid Cruz Quinones, Adi Talwar port our campaign by making phone Contributors calls, sending emails, sending texts,” &ODVVLÀHG$GYHUWLVLQJRoxana Yusti, Ariana Cipriani Dawn&ODVVLÀHG$GYHUWLVLQJ McEvoy he said. “As a council member, I plan to Dawn McEvoy involve everyone in our office, regard- $FFRXQWV5HFHLYDEOH Dawn$FFRXQWV5HFHLYDEOH McEvoy less of their ability to vote.” Dawn McEvoy Leading a campaign powered Photo courtesy of John Sanchez ProofreaderFor Display Advertising largely by women, Sanchez sees his JOHN SancHEZ JudyCallProofreader Noy Janet Geller at Judy Noy role as district manager of Bronx Com- 3URGXFWLRQ (646) 581-0399 munity Board 6 as a natural spring- we have some major anchor institu- more leverage for the City in determin- Neil3URGXFWLRQ deMause SupportNeil deMause Your board into City Council politics, say- tions that can be attractive to the pri- ing what happens with those sites.” 5HJXODU&RQWULEXWRUV ing council members do very much vate sector,” Sanchez said, referring to He said focusing on city owned DavidCommunity5HJXODU&RQWULEXWRUV Greene, Adi Newspaper! Talwar the same thing as district managers, Fordham University, The Bronx Zoo, properties wields more power when TheDavid Norwood Greene, News Adi Talwar is a not-for-profit Interns and The Botanical Gardens. partnering with private sector devel- publicationInterns and relies upon the support of except they have a bigger budget, and Shaylaits advertisers Love, Paolo and readersMossetti, to Justin produce McCallum, a Shayla Love, Paolo Mossetti, Justin McCallum, they get to initiate and pass legisla- He also wants to expand the city- opers, in contrast with wholly private andquality Chelsea community George newspaper. To support tion. owned Bathgate Industrial Park to at- developments, where the City has less yourand Chelseapaper, become George a member and receive a “A major part of my platform is to tract more public and private sector in- influence on what happens at a spe- Forsubscription display advertising, for one year. call (718) 324-4998. For display advertising, call (718) 324-4998. invest in workforce development, spe- vestment, along with the Old Fordham cific site. Simply mail check or money order for $40 to: cifically, doubling the funding that Library and Tremont Park. Though not in the 15th District, this SupportNorwood News, Your 3400 Reservoir Oval East, Support Your goes towards the Workforce 1 Cen- “We have the Old Fordham Library, raised the question as to why it has CommunityBronx, NY 10467. Newspaper! Community Newspaper! ters,” he said. Because the pandemic [located at 2556 Bainbridge Avenue], taken the city owned Kingsbridge Ar- TheNorwood Norwood News News is notLVDQRWIRUSURÀWSXE responsible for - The Norwood NewsLVDQRWIRUSURÀWSXE- has disproportionately affected the re- which hasn’t been used in nearly a de- mory project so long to come to frui- licationtypographical and relies errors. upon Opinions the support expressed of its in advertiserssignedlication lettersand and relies and readers uponbylined theto producecolumns support a ofrepresent quality its tail and service sectors, which impact cade, and we also have Tremont Park, tion. “It’s a valid point,” he said. “It communitytheadvertisers sole opinion newspaper.and readersof the authorTo to supportproduce and yourare a quality not paper, the Bronx economy more than in other which is the old site of Borough Hall, speaks to a larger point on how come necessarilycommunity newspaper.those of Mosholu To support Preservation your paper, become a member and receive a subscription boroughs where employees can work torn down in the ‘70s with a stairway it costs so much money to redevelop a Corporationbecome a member or Montefiore and receive Medical a subscription Center. for one year. remotely, we asked Sanchez about the to an empty patch of grass,” he said. site that the city owns.” Editorialsfor one year. represent the views of the editor only. The newspaper reserves the right importance of job diversification. “I’m proposing to develop both of Sanchez acknowledges the cost to Simplyto limit mailor refuse check advertising or money orderit deems for $40 In response, he said he advocates those sites as job and workforce de- renovate certain spaces is too high and to:objectionable.Simply Norwood mail checkNews, Advertisements or3400 money Reservoir order appearing forOval $40 East, for investment in nonprofits that al- velopment centers.” He said this was said the point should be a major [re- Bronx,into: this Norwood paperNY 10467. News,cannot 3400 be used Reservoir without Oval East, theBronx, written NY 10467.permission of the Norwood ready train Bronx residents how to something the community wanted for a form] platform for the next city coun- News. Letters to the editor are subject to Norwood News is not responsible for typo- get high-paying jobs that can be per- long time. “It needs to be done. 50 years cil, across the board. “We’re dealing condensationNorwood News and is notediting. responsible Writers forshould typo - graphicalinclude their errors. affiliation Opinions or expressedspecial interest in signed if formed remotely. “There are non- is too long, and we need to restore the with limited dollars,” he said. graphical errors. Opinions expressed in signed lettersany. Anonymous and bylined letters columns are representnot published the sole profits such as Per Scholas Inc., The glory of that old past,” he said.