UPDATE Neighborhood Notes: BA.2 Variant Spread Prep, 2nd Boosters, Bus Closures, Tax Prep & More!

  Local People Reported Missing in Recent Weeks   A 12-year-old girl was reported missing in the Allerton section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 21-year-old woman was reported missing in the Norwood section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 17-year-old boy was reported missing in the Jerome Park section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 48-year-old man was reported missing in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 52-year-old woman was reported missing in the Van Cortlandt Village section of The Bronx. Click here for more details.


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Neighborhood Notes: Yankee Leadership Award, Bus Closures, Tax Prep & More!

  Local People Reported Missing in Recent Weeks   A 12-year-old girl was reported missing in the Allerton section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 21-year-old woman was reported missing in the Norwood section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 17-year-old boy was reported missing in the Jerome Park section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 48-year-old man was reported missing in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 52-year-old woman was reported missing in the Van Cortlandt Village section of The Bronx. Click here for more details.


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Elections 2022: Diaz Offers Alternative to “Go Along to Get Along” Politicians in A.D. 81

  The following story is an updated version of the one that appears in our latest print edition.   On a brisk Thursday afternoon, George Diaz Jr. descends the steps of Norwood’s 205th Street subway station, located at East 205th Street and Perry Avenue. After swiping his metro card, Diaz shares with Norwood News what changes he would like to see in the station. “We need an elevator,” he said. “Feasibly, it is probably better to make the elevator by this entrance because when you step out, you see Whalen playground, a City park. It should be easier for the MTA


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UPDATE Norwood: Gas Pipe Replacement Work Underway at Reservoir Place

Gas pipe replacement work is reportedly underway by a contracted entity of ConEd at the junction of Reservoir Place and Reservoir Oval West in Norwood. Trucks and construction workers were seen at the location on Wednesday, March 2.   When Norwood News asked the foreman for more information about the reason for the works, he said low pressure [piping] was being replaced with high pressure [piping] and that the street area will be opened up again each day at 4 p.m.   He added that the works are expected to last a few more days, and may extend to other


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Kingsbridge: Food & Book Giveaway Held for 100 Families

Jessica Woolford, founder of community mutual aid group, Kingsbridge Unidos, Latanya DeVaughn, founder of Bronx Bound Books and representatives from State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi (S.D. 34) held a food and book giveaway in Kingsbridge on Friday, Oct. 29. The event took place at 4 p.m. at 824 Broadway between 238th and 239th Streets.