Dear Fellow Readers,

The year’s sixth edition of the Norwood News with plenty of community news you can use. We’ve packed 20 pages full of great stories impacting the Bronx. As usual, we’ll begin with page one!

Our front-page story focuses on progress at the The Bedford Park Manor, which will now be occupied with a live-in super. The tenants have been fighting the landlord, The Stagg Group, for several months over the conditions at the building. Jose A. Giralt spoke to all sides. We also hear from West Bronx Housing, which breaks down the unconventional approach by tenants.

Inside the cover you’ll find an interesting piece by Emily Suzanne Lever on how a package of bills can help the small business sector in Kingsbridge Heights. Lever breaks it all down for us. Sha-Nia Alson also brings you an article on the changes happening at Norwood’s small business strip.

This edition also continues our “Bronx Connections: The Health Impact” collaborative series with WFUV Radio and BronxNet. Read Julia Rose Herman’s piece that examines the urgent care trend sweeping the Bronx. The paper also has a collaborative piece on the impact of the proposed marijuana legalization bill being talked about in Albany.

The Norwood News also brings you the regular staples–Inquiring Photographer, Neighborhood Notes, and Out & About. We hope these features make you the smartest person in the Bronx.

So check out the latest edition of the Norwood News. Comments are always welcome. Send them to dcruz@norwoodnews.org or tweet directly to me at @CWEBCRUZER. We’re always eager to read them, and sometimes publish them! And don’t forget to vote!

Keep reading!

David, Editor
Norwood News