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CM Cabrera, 52nd Pct Community Affairs & NYPD Explorers Paint Over Graffiti on Kingsbridge Armory

By MIRIAM QUINOÑES & SÍLE MOLONEY
  On Thursday Jan. 7, Councilman Fernando Cabrera, representing District 14, joined the 52nd Precinct Community Affairs Unit and the NYPD Explorers in painting over graffiti that had been sprayed on the walls of the Kingsbridge Armory at the junction of Kingsbridge Road and Jerome Avenue.   Speaking to the Norwood News after the bulk of the work had been completed, Cabrera, who is serving his final term as a council member and is currently running for Bronx borough president, said, “We’re right here at the Kingsbridge Armory. This was full of graffiti. News 12 reached out to us about


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Second Take-5 Top-Prize Winning Ticket Sold in The Bronx in a Week

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York Lottery announced on Saturday, Jan. 16, that one top-prize winning ticket was sold for the Jan. 15 TAKE-5 drawing. The ticket, worth $74,021.00, was purchased at BP gas station, located at 824 Allerton Avenue in the Allerton section of The Bronx. It was the second top prize winning ticket sold in the Bronx in the space of a few days. On Friday, Jan. 15, the Norwood News reported that another winning ticket in Jan. 14 TAKE-5 drawing, worth $63,584.00, was purchased at UMK Inc, located at 5582 Broadway in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx.   The


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Teddy Car Dealers Resumes ‘Music Matters’ Grants of $20,000 towards Bronx Music Programs

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Picking up where it left off when the pandemic hit last spring, Teddy Cars, car dealers in Nissans and Volkswagens, located on Boston Road in the Edenwald section of the Bronx announced on Friday, Jan. 15, that it will be continuing its $20,000 commitment to music education in the Bronx.   A year ago, the Teddy Cars Bronx Music Grant Program promised $20,000 in funding to ten school and community music programs in the Bronx. After funding five, the “Music Matters’ program was put on hold because of the pandemic. Beginning this month, once again, representatives said the dealership will resume


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Take Five Lottery Top-Prize Winning Ticket Sold in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York Lottery announced on Friday, Jan. 15, that one top-prize winning ticket was sold in the Jan. 14 TAKE-5 drawing. The ticket, worth $63,584.00, was purchased at U M K Inc, located at 5582 Broadway in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx.   The five winning numbers for the TAKE 5 game are drawn from a field of one to 39. The TAKE 5 drawing is televised every day at 10:30 p.m. A Lottery draw game prize of any amount may be claimed up to one year from the date of the drawing.   The New York Lottery continues to be North


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MTA Announces Service Options for Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Crime File: Another Heroin Death in the Bronx
By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced on Wednesday, Jan. 13, that some MTA services will operate on special schedules in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 18. For those traveling during the holiday, service details are outlined below.   New York City Subway, Buses and Staten Island Railway On Monday, Jan. 18, the New York City Subway and Staten Island Railway will operate on regular weekday schedules. Customers are advised to use the MYmta app or MTA.info to plan their trips.   New York City buses will operate on a modified weekday schedule. Local, express, Limited,


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Bronx Public Figures React to Domestic Violence Allegations Involving State Sen. Luis Sepúlveda

By SÍLE MOLONEY
On Tuesday, Jan. 12, the New York Times reported that State Senator Luis R. Sepúlveda, who represents the Bronx’s 32nd senatorial district, and who is currently running for the position of Bronx borough president, turned himself in to the police on Monday after his wife said he allegedly assaulted her during an argument over the weekend.   Norwood News reached out to the NYPD to corroborate the report and we were informed that on Saturday, Jan. 9, at approximately 5.45 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a domestic incident inside a home on Daly Avenue in the 48th


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Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Interim Representation in the 11th City Council District

By DAVID GREENE
  This week, we asked readers their thoughts on the fact that former Councilman Andrew Cohen has stepped down from the City Council since Dec. 31, 2020, to take up a judgeship on the Supreme Court based in the Bronx, ahead of the end of his last term in the City Council, and that a special election to find his replacement will not be held until March 23, 2021. We asked readers in District 11 if they feel they will be properly represented until such time as a replacement is elected.   “The majority of people in government are driven


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A Lucky New Year for One Person as Take-5 Top Lottery Prize Ticket Sold in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York Lottery announced on Friday, Jan. 1, there were multiple top-prize winning tickets sold in the Dec. 31, Take-5 drawing. The tickets were sold in the Morrisania section of the Bronx, and in Franklin Square in upstate New York, at the following locations:   3220 Market Corp located at 3220 Third Avenue in The Bronx, which sold one prize-winning ticket worth $35,672.00 Not Just a Newstand located at 1155 Hempstead Tpke in Franklin Square, which sold one prize-winning ticket worth $35,672.00   Take 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one through 39. Drawings take place every


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Robin Hood COVID-19 Relief Fund Still Open for Applications, including Emergency Cash Assistance

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Robin Hood foundation is still accepting applications from nonprofits for its COVID-19 Relief Fund for immediate response grants in key priority areas, as confirmed on Dec. 31.   Speaking to Norwood News by phone, Kevin Frederick Thompson, managing director of communications at the foundation, said that the usual source of funding for many nonprofits across the city has dried up or is temporarily unavailable. The foundation’s COVID-19 relief fund aims to bridge the gap in helping to support nonprofits which typically serve vulnerable populations, including low-income children and families, low-wage workers, individuals and families who are homeless and immigrant


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