Special Education Students Go for Gold

By EMILY SAWAKED

Cheers wafted through the air on the field outside the New York Institute for Special Education in Pelham Parkway on Thursday, June 2, as special education students of all ages competed against one another for a gold medal. The competitions consisted of track courses, shot put, softball throws, and long and short jumps, with the students split up into teams, designated by colors. The excitement of the day was clear judging from the determination and joy expressed on the young athletes’ faces. Adolescents participating in the institute’s “readiness program” to 12th grade took part in a series

By SÍLE MOLONEY

After polls closed on Election Night, Tuesday, June 28, on the first of two separate Primary Election Days being held in 2022 due to redistricting, New York City Board of Elections released the initial, unofficial results in the races for governor, lieutenant governor and State Assembly, as well as in the following Bronx races: Delegate to Judicial Convention Alternate Delegate to Judicial Convention Female State Committee Male State Committee Female District Leader Male District Leader County Committee Absentee and overseas ballots still have to be counted. The biggest surprise of the night was that in the Democratic primary

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81) and challenger and mutual aid organizer, Jessica Altagracia Woolford, who was recovering from a recent bout of COVID-19, discussed their positions on the priorities for voters in Assembly District 81 on Tuesday, June 21, during a debate aired on BronxNet, hosted by Gary Axelbank, and co-sponsored by Norwood News, the League of Women Voters, City Limits and The Bronx Times. Both candidates will be on the ballot in the upcoming Democratic Primary on Tuesday, June 28. On the question of candidate experience, Dinowitz, who has represented the district since 1994, spoke to the fact that

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

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

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

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

With a series of recent mass shootings taking place around the country, this week, we asked readers their thoughts on school security and if they felt Bronx Schools were prepared for a potential mass shooting in the borough. “I work in a school, and I don’t think they’re doing enough for gun control either, and with all the mass shootings, I am concerned for myself and my family. I do have a son going to kindergarten, so I’m pretty concerned because the public schools are not too safe. I think the gun violence is terrible in The Bronx.

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

By SÍLE MOLONEY & MIRIAM QUIÑONES

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Tuesday, May 17, that a Bronx teen has been charged with the murder and attempted murder in the fatal, daylight shooting in Mott Haven last month of 16-year-old, Angellyh Yambo, as well as the injuring of two other high school students during the same incident. According to the prosecution’s investigation, and as previously reported by Norwood News, on April 8, at approximately 1:40 p.m. in front 510 East 156th Street in Mott Haven, the defendant, Jeremiah Ryan, 17, of the Bronx, allegedly engaged in a verbal dispute with two men

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