Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on the Current Shape of the 2024 Presidential Election

With the recent announcements by Robert Kennedy Jr., a Democrat, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, of their candidacies for U.S. president, this week we asked readers their thoughts on the current shape of the 2024 presidential election.   “I’m looking at the non-traditional candidates. [President] Joe Biden has not been good, and [former President Donald] Trump is not such a good leader. No, Biden has not done a good job. I think Trump’s going to win, but he doesn’t know how to bring together the American people. He’s popular, but as a leader he’s not so great. He didn’t


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Mom Flips Out as Son’s Alleged Killer Allegedly Tells Loved Ones “I’m Coming Out”

The Bronx mother of a young Norwood man who she alleges was shot 17 times inside a bodega in Fordham Manor now says the man charged with her son’s killing, allegedly told his own family members inside a courtroom, “I got this, I’m coming out,” which allegedly set off a heated exchange between the families of the victim and of the accused, and an alleged subsequent removal of some attendees from the courtroom.   The victim’s mother, who Norwood News has agreed not to name, is the parent of longtime Norwood resident, Angel “Pookie” Cuasant, 26, who was shot and


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Health Check: Men’s Health & the Impact of Non-Medical Factors

In recognition of June being Men’s Health Month, Montefiore’s Claire Caron spoke with Dr. Earle C. Chambers, professor and director of research at Montefiore’s Department of Family and Social Medicine, and professor of epidemiology & population health, and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Montefiore Einstein.   Chambers’ research focuses on men’s health, primary care, and public health, with a particular emphasis on social determinants of health i.e. how physical and social environments influence health behaviors and health outcomes. Dr. Chambers is known for his research assessing how housing impacts chronic diseases like diabetes, prediabetes, asthma, HIV, and the health


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Adams Pushes for Carbon Neutral City with “City of Yes” Plan

  New York City Mayor Eric Adams sees the City’s future as carbon neutral. That means a goal and objective to emit fewer excess toxic gases into the atmosphere and reduce global warming. For decades, scientists have warned that industrialized countries have overwhelmed the environment with pollution levels that threaten the balance of nature and humanity’s existence on the planet.   At the Bronx Community Board 7 monthly, virtual meeting of the Housing, Land Use & Economic Development (HLU&ED) committee held on Tuesday, May 16, Cesar Delgado from NYC Department of City Planning (NYC Planning) gave a presentation on what


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UPDATE Nora Feury, “The Legend,” Former Bronx Community Board 7 Chair, Dies  

Norwood News was informed late on May 31 that Nora Feury, a lifelong Bronx resident who previously served as chair of Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7), and more recently served as CB7 secretary, has died at age 78.   Though she remained as a member of the board, in June 2019, then-secretary Feury stepped aside to allow Gloribel Vega to take up the position. “I am dropping my name from the nomination and I’m going to step aside for Gloribel to take over,” said Feury, drawing warm applause from both the board and the crowd.   As reported, Feury, dubbed “the


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Williamsbridge: Motor Vehicle Accident Results in Three Injuries, One Hospitalization

Three people were injured following a motor vehicle accident on the Bronx River Parkway at East Gun Hill Road on Monday night, May 29, FDNY officials said.   An FDNY spokesperson said the department received a call about the accident at 10.12 p.m. on Monday night. They said one person was transported to Jacobi Medical Center for treatment, while two refused medical attention at the scene.   We have contacted the NYPD for more information about the cause of the accident which, according to unofficial sources, may have involved an emergency vehicle and will update this story upon receipt of


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Williamsbridge: Car Overturns & Bursts into Flames on Bronx River Parkway

A car flipped on its roof and apparently burst into flames on the Bronx River Parkway at East Gun Hill Road on Tuesday afternoon, May 30.   An FDNY spokesperson said the department received a call regarding the incident at 2.02 p.m. on Tuesday and that FDNY units responded to reports of an overturned vehicle on fire. The spokesperson indicated that three victims were ambulatory, meaning they could wait for treatment and were considered “walking wounded.”   They were transported to Jacobi Medical Center and St. Barnabas Hospital respectively for treatment, the spokesperson said. Their genders, ages and conditions were


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UPDATE Highbridge: Man and Woman Arrested following Death of 3-Month-Old Baby Girl Found in Woods

A 23-year-old man has been arrested on Monday after a 3-month-old baby girl was found dead in a wooded area of the Highbridge section of The Bronx on Sunday, police said. A 20-year-old woman was also arrested on Monday evening in connection with the incident, they said. An NYPD spokesperson said that on Sunday, May 28, at around 8.24 p.m. a 3-month-old baby girl was discovered unconscious and unresponsive in a wooded area in the vicinity of West 161st Street and the Major Deegan Expressway in Highbridge. “EMS pronounced the infant deceased at the scene,” an NYPD spokesperson said. “The


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UPDATE Fordham Manor: 72-Year-Old Woman Reported Missing Safely Located

The New York City Police Department said on Friday evening, June 2, that a 72-year-old woman who had been reported missing from Fordham Manor has been safely located.   Prior to the latest update, police had said that Lucille Maese, 72, of Fordham Hill Oval in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx, had last been seen on Monday, May 29, at around 8.30 a.m., leaving her home. She was described as 5 feet, 1 inch tall, weighing 130 pounds, with brown eyes, gray hair, and prior to being located, had last been seen wearing a black shirt, black leggings,


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