3URXGO\6HUYLQJ%URQ[&RPPXQLWLHV6LQFHProudly Serving Bronx Communities Since 1988 FREE 3URXGO\6HUYLQJ%URQ[&RPPXQLWLHV6LQFHFREE ORWOODQ EWSQ NVol. 27, No. 8 PUBLISHED BY MOSHOLU PRESERVATION CORPORATION N April 17–30, 2014 Vol 31, No 12 • PUBLISHED BY MOSHOLU PRESERVATION COR P ORATION • JUNE 7-20, 2018 ORWOODQ EWSQ NVol. 27, No. 8 PUBLISHED BY MOSHOLU PRESERVATION CORPORATION N April 17–30, 2014 FREE INQUIRING PHOTOGRAPHER: SEE PICTURES: NAT’L ANTHEM CONTROVERSY | PG. 4 AMAZING BRONX FLOTILLA | PG. 9 BREAKING GROUND Another Norwood Killing ON SKATE PARK pg 3 Officials usher in construction of skate park at Oval Park, 15 years in the making Remembering Veterans at Woodlawn pg 4 Mind to Mind, Heart to Heart pg 6 Photo by Jose A. Giralt BREAKING GROUND ON the new skate part on June 5 in Norwood’s Williamsbridge Oval Park include (l-r) skateboarder Eusebio Baez, Bronx Parks Commissioner Iris Rodriguez, Friends of Williamsbridge Oval Vice President Doug Condit, NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, Councilman Andrew Cohen, Community Board 7 District Manger Ischia Bravo, and skateboarder Awnimosa. By MARTIKA ORNELLA struction on something we’ve breaking on June 5 to usher bringing the project’s total and JOSE A. GIRALT been waiting for for a very in construction of the long- cost at just under $1 million. “Today is a big day for long time: A skate park right awaited skate park. Queens-based LC Construc- the Norwood community,” here in Williamsbridge Oval Councilman Andrew Co- tion will build the skate park, said city Parks Department [Park].” hen, representing Norwood, which is set to open next Feb- Commissioner Mitchell Sil- Together, with a number funded $750,000 in capital ruary. ver, standing at a podium in of skateboarding enthusiasts money towards the construc- The construction rep- front of the future site of the in the Bronx, local officials tion project back in 2014, with resents 15 years of appeals neighborhood’s first skate and community leaders gath- Mayor Bill de Blasio ear- by community stakehold- pg 11 park. “We’re starting con- ered at a ceremonial ground- marking another $227,000, (continued on page 15) 2 • June 7-20, 2018 • Norwood News Vol. 31, No. 12 Vol. 27, No. 10 NorwoodVol. News 27, No.is published 10 bi-weekly on Thursdays by ,ETTERS4O4HE%DITOR MosholuNorwood Preservation News Corporationis published (MPC) Norwood3400 Reservoir News isOval published East bi-weekly on Thursdays by bi-weeklyBronx, New on ThursdaysYork 10467 by MosholuPhone: Preservation 718 324 4998Corporation Mosholu Preservation Corporation 3400Fax: Reservoir 718 324 Oval2917 East E-mail: [email protected] Reservoir Oval East An Independent Press? showed that the bullets didn’t cost veterinary services and pro- Bronx, New York 10467 Web.:Bronx, www.norwoodnews.org New York 10467 Your last editorial says about come from Peltier’s gun grams to help owners avoid surren- coverage of Eric Schneiderman’s On Feb. 18, MSNBC “journal- dering their pets for reasons that Publisher Phone: 718 324 4998 Phone: 718 324 4998 abuse of women: “And we’re glad ist” Alex Witt interviewed 2016 can be resolved. 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