It’s no longer a theory, a plan or a proposal. After more than a dozen years of controversy, with residents repeatedly foiling city officials determined to build a water filtration plant in the Bronx, the city has finally gotten its wish. While three lawsuits are still pending, contractors are well into their work of excavating dirt and rock from the former Mosholu Driving Range in Van Cortlandt Park. The project is expected to take at least seven years. Here are some images from the initials stages of transformation from parkland to filtration plant.
All photos by Jordan Moss
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Welcome to the Norwood News, a bi-weekly community newspaper that primarily serves the northwest Bronx communities of Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham and University Heights. Through our Breaking Bronx blog, we focus on news and information for those neighborhoods, but aim to cover as much Bronx-related news as possible. Founded in 1988 by Mosholu Preservation Corporation, a not-for-profit affiliate of Montefiore Medical Center, the Norwood News began as a monthly and grew to a bi-weekly in 1994. In September 2003 the paper expanded to cover University Heights and now covers all the neighborhoods of Community District 7. The Norwood News exists to foster communication among citizens and organizations and to be a tool for neighborhood development efforts. The Norwood News runs the Bronx Youth Journalism Heard, a journalism training program for Bronx high school students. As you navigate this website, please let us know if you discover any glitches or if you have any suggestions. We’d love to hear from you. You can send e-mails to norwoodnews@norwoodnews.org or call us anytime (718) 324-4998.
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