Keeper’s House Edible Garden Reopens with Help from Local Young Volunteers

By SARAH HUFFMAN & MIRIAM QUIÑONES

The first, public edible garden in Norwood sits at one end of the Williamsbridge Oval park on Reservoir Oval East, next to the historic Keeper’s House. For Zoë Arcidiacono, a volunteer coordinator with Friends of Mosholu Parkland (FOMP), the garden became a haven during the COVID-19 pandemic, and she felt nurtured by the atmosphere which FOMP created around it. “I was volunteering a little before the pandemic, but I got laid off and this group has taught me so much,” Arcidiacono told Norwood News. “I moved to the Bronx four years ago. Before that, I was in Queens, and

By DAWN CLANCY & SÍLE MOLONEY

Editor’s Pick Tango, Foxtrot, and Cha-cha, oh my! Every Thursday until October, the Silver Shoes Dance Club welcomes all dancers 55 years and older for free dance classes at Van Cortland Park’s Woodlawn Playground at Van Cortlandt Park East and Kepler Avenue. No experience or partner is necessary, and the dancing kicks off at 10 a.m. All

By DAVID GREENE

This week, we asked readers their thoughts on the new charging stations currently being installed in public areas around the City, including in Norwood, for electric vehicles (EVs). “My feeling is, basically, that it helps out the community, you know? It gets everybody into electric vehicles that are better than gas. It’s better for the environment. We all need to step up. I don’t drive, but I see a lot of these electric scooters, which I think are a bad idea. They are very hazardous, yeah. Can you charge a scooter on those things? I think it brings a brilliant

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Board of Elections certified the results of the June primary elections on Tuesday, July 20. The results are attached below for the main citywide and Bronx Democratic and Republican primary races, as applicable. The Commissioners of the Board of the Elections in the City of New York have certified the June 22, 2021 Primary Election. Council Districts 9 and 50 require a manual hand count and are not included in the report https://t.co/QiGQqMOlou — NYC Board of Elections (@BOENYC) July 20, 2021 Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams won the Democratic mayoral primary race with 404,513

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAWN CLANCY

Bronx Community College (BCC) announced a new collaboration on July 8 with Building Skills New York (BSNY), an organization which helps New Yorkers in underserved communities find construction jobs. BCC and BSNY will work together to provide skills development and pathways to professional advancement for workers in the construction industry. The goal of the Construction Career Accelerator (CCA) program, made possible by a grant from the New York State Department of Labor, is twofold: to help BSNY participants who are already placed on construction job sites across the five boroughs to gain the necessary skills to advance their careers,

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Bronx will soon be home to the country’s largest “passive house” high-rise development at 425 Grand Concourse in Mott Haven that will create 277 units of affordable housing. According to various real estate websites, a passive house is a highly energy efficient building standard used in specific buildings to make them energy efficient but also comfortable, affordable and ecological. Passive house is not a brand name, according to construction and real estate industry professionals, but a construction concept that can be applied by anyone and which has, reportedly, stood the test of practice. More information on the history

Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7) held one of its last meetings before the summer break on Thursday, June 17, to discuss neighborhood updates and various motions that were due to be tabled at the Board’s executive meeting held on June 23. It was an eventful meeting that touched upon a variety of topics and saw four motions passed. Two were presented by the housing, land use and economic development committee, one by the parks’ committee and one arose during the new business section of the meeting. The first motion which was passed by the Board pertained to

New York City recently took its first step in developing a public infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs) as officials from the Department of Transportation (DOT), Consolidated Edison (Con Ed) and Flo Energy unveiled a new EV pilot program and the first of 100 charging stations to be installed across the five boroughs between now and October. A press conference announcing the milestone was held on Thursday, June 24, at the southeastern corner of Putnam Place and East Gun Hill Road in Norwood, where the new state-of-the-art, curbside EV charging port is now located. Two customers at a time can charge their

By SARAH HUFFMAN & SÍLE MOLONEY

Editor’s Pick Come learn, play and compete in the 2021 Girls Flag Football Season. Three NYC Parks sites in the Bronx are hosting clinics, leagues, and tournaments for girls. The Weekly Instructional Series/Clinics includes instructional drills and strategies for girls ages 10-17. The Bronx instructional series of Girls Flag Football Clinics will be held July 12 to

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Keeper’s House Edible Garden Reopens with Help from Local Young Volunteers

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UPDATE: NYC Board of Elections Certifies June Primary Election Results

UPDATE Bronx Community College Trains Construction Professionals to Obtain Accreditation

Country’s Largest “Passive House” High-Rise to Debut at 425 Grand Concourse, Mott Haven

Bronx CB7 Addresses Rezoning Changes, Parks Projects & Traffic Concerns

Norwood Goes Electric with Installation of First Electric Vehicle Charging Station

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