Bronx River Swims Expose Potential Danger to Kids

By DAVID GREENE

Having been informed of apparently unsupervised swims by children and teens in the Bronx River over the last several years, Norwood News can confirm that groups are indeed swimming in the river.

Norwood Pride Festival Makes its Debut in Williamsbridge Oval

By EMILY SAWAKED

The inaugural “Norwood Pride” festival took place on Sunday, June 23, in the Williamsbridge Oval park in Norwood. Its launch was rather ceremonious in that not only did local elected officials, State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33), and City Council Member Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11), show up to celebrate with the local community, but so too did Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson.

Elections 2024: Bronx LGBTQ+ Community Voices Opinion on Prospect of Trump Presidency

By SHERICA DALEY

In Election 2024, based on polling data and supporting policies important to the LGBTQ+ community, Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden shows a leg up on former U.S. President and Republican presidential nominee for 2024, Donald Trump, with LGTBQ+ voters. “LGTBQ+ voters are key in the 2024 Election,” said Kelley Robinson, president of The Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ+ right groups in the United States. “We’re going to be the deciding factor.”

B.R.A.G. Senior VP David Caba Honored as Trailblazer

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Cure violence interrupters, Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence (B.R.A.G.), announced in late May that City & State publication recognized David Caba, senior vice president with Good Shepherd Services, the nonprofit which runs the B.R.A.G. program, on its Nonprofit Trailblazers list. “Thank you for all of your hard work!” B.R.A.G. members wrote in response to the news.

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi Celebrates Pride Month

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi held a celebration and march around the facility’s campus in Morris Park on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, with staff and patients of the public hospital participating in the event.

Notice of Public Meeting re Proposed Revisions to New York City Charter

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Charter Revision Commission will hold a public meeting on Thursday, July 25, at 2 p.m. to consider proposals to the New York City Charter.

Edenwald: Bowman-Latimer NY-16 Primary Seen as Litmus Test for Future of Democratic Party

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

Democratic Congressman Jamaal Bowman (NY-16), who conceded the June 25th Democratic Primary in New York’s 16th Congressional District to Westchester County Executive George Latimer, used every last moment right up until poll closure on Election Day to campaign in efforts to retain his seat but it was not enough.

Mayor, Council Speaker Strike Deal on $112.4 Billion Balanced FY 2025 Budget

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, Council Finance Chair Justin Brannan, members of the City Council, and senior members of the Adams administration announced an agreement on Friday, June 28, for an on-time, balanced, and fiscally-responsible $112.4 billion adopted budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025.

Bronx Daycare Provider Gets 25 Years for Sexual Exploitation Of Child & Producing Child Pornography

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Silfredo Castillo Martinez, the owner of a former Bronx licensed children’s daycare facility, Lina’s Garden Daycare, located at 3525 Decatur Avenue in Norwood, was sentenced in federal court on Thursday, June 27, to 25 years in prison for producing child pornography with a minor victim who was under his watch at the daycare center.