Education

Valerie Washington & The View’s Sunny Hostin Honored at Fundraising Gala for Bronx Children’s Museum

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Bronx Children’s Museum celebrated the borough’s next generation, and honored two extraordinary Bronx luminaries, Valerie Washington and Sunny Hostin, at its 5th Annual Gala on Tuesday, June 21, coinciding with the night of the Summer Solstice. Held at Zona de Cuba, high atop the historic Post Office located on the Grand Concourse in the Bronx, the museum hosted community members, longtime supporters, and Bronx dignitaries at “Summer Under the Stars,” the theme for this year’s gala.   Washington is a Lehman College (CUNY) professor emeritus, innovator in teacher education and former Bronx elementary school teacher. During her comments, she


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UPDATE Neighborhood Notes: Early Voting, Bronx Bus Redesign Goes Live, City Redistricting & More!

By SÍLE MOLONEY & EMILY SAWAKED
Local People Reported Missing in Recent Weeks   A 22-year-old woman was reported missing in the Norwood section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 29-year-old man was reported missing in the Wakefield section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 75-year-old man was reported missing from Van Cortlandt Village. Click here for more details. A 16-year-old girl was reported missing from Bedford Park. Click here for more details. A 68-year-old man was reported missing in the Wakefield section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 76-year-old woman was reported missing from Kingsbridge Heights. Click


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Nathalia Fernandez Encourages Financial Literacy Among Bronx Youth

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Money doesn’t grow on trees we’ve been told since infancy. At the core of the discussions on the draft, agreed and now $101 billion adopted City budget for Financial Year 2023 is a familiar, annual conundrum – the need to balance the books of government, while attempting to satisfy the needs and desires of various interest groups seeking to build upon a budget allocation received in previous years.   While both the budget size, and the disparity between incomings and outgoings may differ, it’s a similar process for every country, corporation, nonprofit, institution, small business, single-parent household or individual. For


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Bedford Park: Search for Gunman following Non-Fatal Shooting, Residents Want Cameras for P.S. 8

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the person seen in the attached surveillance video and photo who is sought for questioning in connection to a non-fatal shooting that occurred in Bedford Park, located in the 52nd precinct.   On Wednesday, June 8, at around 2.20 p.m., a 22-year-old male victim was in a vehicle (as a passenger), located opposite 214 East Mosholu Parkway South, when he encountered the unidentified shooter. The gunman shot the victim in the back, and then fled on foot westbound along East 203rd Street, toward Valentine Avenue.    “The victim was removed


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Elections 2022: Candidates Face Off at NWBCCC Forum Ahead of June Primary Assembly Elections

By EMILY SAWAKED  
The following is an extended version of the story that appears in our latest print edition.    The Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition (NWBCCC) hosted a candidates’ forum at Monroe College on Wednesday, May 26, for candidates running in the 78th and the 81st Assembly Districts in the upcoming June Democratic primaries. Both Assemblyman José Rivera (A.D. 78), who was not present on the night, was re-elected to his seat in 2000, having previously served in the Assembly from 1982 to 1987 and who won in 2020 with over 86 percent of the vote, and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81),


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New York Institute for Special Education Students Pedal for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

By EMILY SAWAKED
  Preschool aged children with special needs at the New York Institute for Special Education’s readiness program were busy putting on their helmets ahead of a three-lap ride around their school on Tuesday morning, May 24, and it was all in aid of cancer research.   Bikes and tricycles of various sizes and functionalities were lined up along the walls ahead of the event, with aides, physical therapists, and occupational therapists assisting the kids mount their respective “wheels.” A red ribbon held high in the air by Deborah Korn, one of the readiness program’s occupational therapists, signaled the end of


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Bronx BP Heralds Success of Bronx Week 2022 Despite Turbulent Beginning to Year for the Borough

By SÍLE MOLONEY & JULIAN NAZAR
The following is an updated version of the story that appears in our latest print edition.   Bronx Week 2022 kicked off informally on Monday, May 2, at the Northeast Bronx YMCA as its sponsors, supporters and organizers gathered to give the media a taste of what was to come, following a two-year hiatus from large-scale physical gatherings, celebrating the annual festival.   Hosted by the Bronx Tourism Council, the Office of the Bronx Borough President, and the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation, the 10-day festival was packed with several events relevant to every sector of the community, including senior


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In-Tech Academy Paint Club Students Honored at Publicolor Awards Ceremony

By JULIAN NAZAR
Tyeress Manley, a 10th grader at In-Tech Academy MS/HS 368 in Marble Hill, recalled hearing about Paint Club from a couple of friends. They had visited one of his classes and had told him that the club was a great way to relieve stress, and at the same time, have fun. He decided to go to the first meeting.   The club ended up exceeding Tyeress’s expectations. He told Norwood News, “My expectations were to finish painting one project within five weeks,” the student said. “We ended up doing that in less time.”   Paint Club is a gateway, introductory


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Bronx Man Charged with Attempted Murder in Soundview School Slashings Amid DV Incident

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Monday, Jan. 16, that a Bronx man has been charged with attempted murder in the first degree and other related charges for barging into P.S. 69 Journey Prep with a knife and slashing two staff members. One was cut in the arm and the other in the neck. According to the investigation, and as reported at the time by Norwood News, on April 14, just before the school day began, the defendant, Claudio Villar, 23, of the Bronx, entered P.S. 69 Journey Prep looking for a person he was dating and who worked


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