Dear Fellow Readers,

The year’s twenty-second edition of the Norwood News is out with plenty of 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 what’s happening at Bronx Community Charter School on Webster Avenue. There, students took on an ambitious project to understand the neighborhood of Norwood, the players and the issues. Read about one student, Blessing Owusu, who delved deeply into the controversial topic of gentrification. It’s a true story of the power of community engagement.

Inside the cover you’ll read a piece on Governor Andrew Cuomo’s announcement expanding an investigation into the Stagg Group, the prolific builder with a management subsidiary tied to them. The group, Five Star Management, is now under investigation over allegations of providing substandard care to its buildings. The probe has widened to include the The Bedford Park Manor. We then pivot towards three policy issues from our elected officials, notably State Senator Jamaal Bailey and his quest to eliminate the 50a state law that keeps personnel records of NYPD officers confidential. Reporter Sha-NIa Alston has a story on Norwood’s graffiti fighter turning her attention to domestic violence.

We also have a fantastic photo spread on all the Halloween events that happened here in the Bronx, with photographers Jose A. Giralt and Miriam Quinones fanned across the Bronx to capture some trick-or-treaters in action.

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 Cruz
Editor
Norwood News