Sports

Op-Ed: Rite of Spring, More than Six Decades as a Fan of the Greatest Sports Franchise

By MICHAEL HOROWITZ
  What do Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra, Reggie Jackson, Dave Winfield, Jim “Catfish” Hunter, and Mariano Rivera have in common? They are Hall of Famers who played for the New York Yankees, the most storied franchise in sport. The Yankees, who play their home games in The Bronx, just happen to play these games in what is the world’s most famous sports stadium.   Winners of 27 World Series, The Yankees have been my team since the late-1950s. Yes, I remember watching Ryne Duren and Luis Arroyo as relief pitchers for the


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Update: New York Yankees Community Council Youth Leadership Award Winners Announced

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The winners of the New York Yankees Community Council Leadership Awards for Community Board 7 were announced in April and they are Diana Rosario, Rafael Class, Shaheed Ganie, Christy Nguyen and Amelia Lobo-Jost.   The program provides a number of deserving local youth with the opportunity to receive the Youth Leadership Award, providing a $750 stipend to five youth leaders nominated by each Bronx community board. In addition, the youth leaders are recognized on-field during a pre-game ceremony at Yankee Stadium in 2021 on their respective Bronx Community Board’s Day (where applicable).   The awards were first discussed at


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Op-Ed: Why You Shouldn’t Just Vote In the Presidential Election

By MARGARET GROARKE
  Presidential elections are important. But your vote also matters, probably even MORE so, in local elections. In New York City elections, we choose the people who will be in charge of many of the things that affect our daily lives. If you care about the quality of local schools, the way NYPD polices your community, the state of the parks, how safe it is to walk, drive or bike on our streets, those are all issues that are dealt with by the mayor and the City Council.    So, why did five times as many people vote in the


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Police Athletic League Hosts Bronx Fall “Street Games” Event on Nov. 7

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York City kids aged ten to seventeen years of age are invited to join in some outdoor sports as part of a new “Street Games” program organized by the Police Athletic League (PAL), which will be visiting each borough throughout the fall.   PAL is the first civilian-run police athletic league in the country. Founded in 1914, it has served the city’s young people for over 100 years. It provides recreational, educational, cultural and social activities to 20,000 boys and girls annually.   The league’s representatives hope that by participating in basketball skills and drills, old-fashioned dodgeball, double-dutch jump


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Artwork Channeling Michael Jordan Honors Healthcare Heroes

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Artist in Residence at the Empire State Building Jeremy Wolff, together with Legion Paper Corp, recently gifted six pieces of artwork to Montefiore Health System. The work, created during the height of the pandemic in New York, is called “Air Frontline” and depicts frontline workers in famous poses by basketball legend, Michael Jordan.   On Thursday, Oct. 15, the artwork was installed at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and it will rotate around various Montefiore sites to remind associates that they are healthcare heroes. Jeremy Wolff is a New York City based, Contemporary Artist with a focus in pop culture and


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A Changing Bronx Political Landscape, a Farewell From Our Editor-in-Chief: The Latest Edition of the Norwood News is Out!

By DAVID CRUZ
Dear Fellow Readers, The year’s sixth edition (and my final one as editor-in-chief) of the Norwood News is out with plenty of interesting community news stories to read and share. In a rare instance, which we hope will be a regular thing moving forward, we’ve packed a whopping 32 pages into this community paper! So let’s start with page one! Our top story focuses continues our look into the changing Bronx political landscape, which shifted once again after Assemblyman Marcos Crespo announced he will not seek re-election for his seat. The story looks at a number of upcoming races, including two


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A Tribute for the Bronx’s ‘Unsung Heroes’ and a Vital Bus Stop That Could Be Cut: Latest Edition of the Norwood News is Out!

A Tribute for the Bronx's 'Unsung Heroes' and a Vital Bus Stop That Could Be Cut: Latest Edition of the Norwood News is Out!
By DAVID CRUZ
Dear Fellow Readers, The year’s fifth edition of the Norwood News is out with plenty of interesting community news stories to read and share. We have 28 pages packed full of news from this corner of the Bronx, so let’s start with page one! Our top story focuses on a unique State of the Borough address delivered by Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. The speech, Diaz’s penultimate before he heads into retirement in 2021, put the focus on the borough’s men and women who “put in the work” to better the borough. The story focuses on one Fordham local who certainly


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NYBG Enters Residential Housing Market, Five-Two’s Thoughts on Criminal Justice Reform: Check out the Latest Norwood News!

By DAVID CRUZ
Dear Fellow Readers, The year’s fourth edition of the Norwood News for 2020 is out with plenty of community stories to read and share. We’ve loaded up 24 pages full of news from this corner of the Bronx, so let’s start with page one! Our top story focuses on a long-awaited project announced by the New York Botanical Garden, which is now entering the residential housing market. The affordable housing residences, with one set aside exclusively to seniors, will soon pop up along Webster Avenue. The area had been rezoned in ten years, clearing the path for projects such as this.


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