Elections

Offensive & Derogatory Signs About Hochul Displayed at Bronx Rally

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Photos of an apparent supporter of Republican gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Lee Zeldin (NY-1), holding signs which refer to Gov. Kathy Hochul in offensive and derogatory terms, have been shared with Norwood News by those who took the images.   Both were captured during a rally organized in support of Hochul in The Bronx at East 161st Street and Grand Concourse on Oct. 29. One sign refers to the governor as a “c*unt,” and another as a “bi*ch.”   The images were shared with Norwood News by Virginia Krompinger who is the current president of the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club,


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UPDATE Sole Black-Owned Business on City Island, Seafood Kingz, Receives Racist Letter / Flier

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Black-owned business owners of Seafood Kingz, a City Island restaurant located at 634 City Island Avenue, are organizing a rally outside the restaurant on Saturday, Nov. 12, to call out racist abuse which they say was directed at their business on Nov. 3, 2022, in the form of a letter.   “On November 3rd, my father, Darryl Lelie, received some hate mail at our family restaurant, Seafood Kingz, on City Island in the Bronx,” Derell Lelie, son of Darryl Lelie, wrote in a Nov. 7th Instagram post on the Instagram page of Seafood Kingz (seafoodkingz_cityisland_). “We are the only


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Eric Adams Casts His Vote in Brooklyn, Talks Up Future Partnership with Hochul on Crime

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Casting his ballot in the Nov. 8th general election on Tuesday at P.S. 81, located at 990 Dekalb Avenue in Brooklyn, New York City Mayor Eric Adams dismissed questions of how he would potentially work with a Republican governor in the form of Republican gubernatorial candidate and Trump supporter, Rep. Lee Zeldin (NY-1), if elected. Instead, the mayor said he looks forward to continuing his work with incumbent governor, Mrs. Kathy Hochul, on curbing crime and reducing gun violence.   In response to a reporter’s question about the tightening polls in the gubernatorial race, Hochul’s campaign strategy, and why in


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UPDATE Fordham Manor: 21-Year-Old Woman Reported Missing Now Found

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD said on Thursday night, Nov. 10, that a 21-year-old woman who lives in Fordham Manor who had been reported missing has been found safe.   Prior to being located, police officers from the 52nd Precinct said it was reported to them that Michelle Morales of 2605 Grand Concourse had last been seen on Monday, Nov. 7, at 11.47 a.m. in the vicinity of 4422 Third Avenue in the Belmont section of the borough. Morales was described as female, 5 feet, 4 inches tall, with brown hair, Hispanic, and had last been seen wearing a purple tank top and


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UPDATE Hispanic Voters Encouraged to Report any Voter Intimidation or Wrongdoing at Polling Sites

By SÍLE MOLONEY
One day before Election Day, Nov. 8, LatinoJustice PRLDEF voting rights advocates say they will be on the ground and at the polls this midterm election, ensuring eligible Latino voters have access to the polls. The group will also be on the lookout for any voter suppression, intimidation, disinformation, language access issues or any other barriers that might prevent Hispanic voters from casting their ballot.   According to the organization, “Cada Voto Cuenta” (Every Vote Counts) is a nonpartisan bilingual voter protection initiative that first launched in 2016. As part of the initiative, volunteers are deployed to protect voters’ rights


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UPDATE NAACP Bronx Branch to Voters: “Take Your Souls to the Polls & Vote Full Ballot”

By SÍLE MOLONEY
In the final days of the 2022 election season, the Bronx branch of the NAACP continues asking senior female voters to lead Bronx voters away from what they say is a disempowering habit of partial ballot voting.   NAACP representatives say partial ballot voting is when voters do not vote in each race or on each proposal on the ballot. They say such partial ballot voting surrenders the voter’s power when it comes to deciding who will manage each level and branch of government.   According to the NAACP, the political industry routinely places senior female voters in the “prime


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Elections 2022: Conservative Party Candidate, Kevin Pazmino on Govt Oversight, Crime and Housing

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Freelance filmmaker and former District 11 city council candidate, Kevin Pazmino, is, as reported, running on the Conservative Party ticket in the upcoming general election on Nov. 8 in Assembly District 81. The seat is currently held by incumbent assemblyman and Democrat, Jeffrey Dinowitz, and covers much of the Northwest Bronx.   The candidate ran unsuccessfully on the Republican Party and Conservative Party lines in the 2021 district 11 city council general election which was ultimately won by now Councilman Eric Dinowitz, son of the assemblyman. Pazmino did not avail of the public matching funds program when he ran for


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Elections 2022: Jeffrey Dinowitz Looks Forward Not Back ahead of General Election

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Editor’s Note: The following story was first published by Norwood News ahead of the June 2022 Primary Election. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz is currently running as the Democratic nominee in the upcoming general election on Nov. 8 in Assembly District 81.    As the incumbent assemblyman representing A.D. 81 since 1994, Jeffrey Dinowitz is both a seasoned politician and candidate when it comes to election campaigns. He has seen off a number of political challengers over the course of his political career to retain his Northwest Bronx seat and appears adamant to keep it that way.   Given his many years


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Elections 2022: Jessica Altagracia Woolford Runs on Working Families Party Ticket in General Election

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The following story was first published on June 26, 2022, by Norwood News ahead of the June 2022 Democratic Primary for Assembly District 81, when Jessica Altagracia Woolford ran, ultimately unsuccessfully, in that primary race against incumbent assemblyman, Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81). Altagracia Woolford is currently running for office in the upcoming general election on Nov. 8 on the Working Families Party ticket, once again, in Assembly District 81.    Growing up in Kingsbridge, Jessica Altagracia Woolford is a community organizer who previously worked for the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s office, and campaigned for


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