by David Cruz 

This morning, Norwoodians could hear the echo of Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj’s uttering throughout the neighborhood. The voice came from the assemblyman’s Gjonaj C.A.R.E.S. van encouraging registered voters to take time out today to vote. His talk on civic responsibility came with a slant–he encouraged folks to vote in the 13th Congressional Primary race between incumbent Congressman Charles Rangel and rivals State Sen. Adriano Espaillat and Rev. Michael Walrond. Gjonaj’s shuttling around the neighborhood came on behalf of Espaillat.

With twelve hours left before the polls closed, both sides are ramping up their mobilization efforts Bronxites to head to their local schools or community centers to push that lever for a candidate. Polls will remain open until 9pm. For a full list of polling sites, click here.

Rangel comes into the last day of campaigning with a double-digit lead over Espaillat, who has disputed the numbers in several media reports. Espaillat has received endorsements from a local level, primarily the Bronx Democratic establishment pols. Rangel has received backing from fellow men and women in the federal legislature.

The Norwood News is fanning out this evening to capture highlights made at the respective gatherings held this evening. Reporters will be out in Manhattan, where Rangel and Espaillat will hold presumptive victory parties.

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Welcome to the Norwood News, a bi-weekly community newspaper that primarily serves the northwest Bronx communities of Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham and University Heights. Through our Breaking Bronx blog, we focus on news and information for those neighborhoods, but aim to cover as much Bronx-related news as possible. Founded in 1988 by Mosholu Preservation Corporation, a not-for-profit affiliate of Montefiore Medical Center, the Norwood News began as a monthly and grew to a bi-weekly in 1994. In September 2003 the paper expanded to cover University Heights and now covers all the neighborhoods of Community District 7. The Norwood News exists to foster communication among citizens and organizations and to be a tool for neighborhood development efforts. The Norwood News runs the Bronx Youth Journalism Heard, a journalism training program for Bronx high school students. As you navigate this website, please let us know if you discover any glitches or if you have any suggestions. We’d love to hear from you. You can send e-mails to norwoodnews@norwoodnews.org or call us anytime (718) 324-4998.