A virtual memorial event is to be held, via Zoom, on Thursday, Feb. 24, at 6.30 p.m. to honor the memory of former Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7) member, Jeffrey Hunter. Chad Royer, Bronx CB7 Veterans Affairs committee chair, Raul Gonzalez, Amjad Mujaahid, Alan Delfish and Emmanuel Martinez, chair of Bronx CB7, collectively organized […]
Hundreds of Muslim worshipers packed the Islamic Cultural Center, located on Clay Avenue in the Morrisania section of the Bronx, on Sunday, Jan. 16, and thousands more stood shoulder to shoulder, wearing traditional Muslim clothing and face masks, to pay their respects to 15 of the 17 victims killed in the horrific Twin Parks North […]
Norwood News has received eye witness reports that around 3 people required medical assistance, possibly due to frostbite or heat or stress-related illness, during the funeral and prayer service held on Sunday morning, Jan. 16, for the 17 victims, including 8 children, of last Sunday’s tragic fire in Fordham Heights, as reported. Eye-witnesses told […]
Editor’s Note: The following is an extended version of the story that appears in our latest print edition. Elected officials from across New York State gathered inside the Lovinger Theatre at Lehman College for the formal inauguration of Democrat, Eric Dinowitz, as the city councilman of District 11 on Sunday, Dec. 5. The Bedford […]
New York City’s health commissioner, Dave A. Chokshi M.D., said on Monday, Nov. 15, that hospitalizations for patients with COVID-19 across the City remain low. However, there has been an uptick in COVID-19 cases in recent days. “We had anticipated this might occur as the weather gets cooler and people spend more time indoors,” he […]
Editor’s Pick Van Cortlandt House Museum is hosting a Cozy Community Campfire on Sunday, Dec. 5, between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Gather together outdoors for a festive campfire, complete with marshmallow and warm, mulled cider. Free marshmallows and cider will be available while supplies last and as a special treat and there will be d.i.y. […]
Having been closed for more than a year, due to the citywide shutdown brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, the Mosholu branch of New York Public Library (NYPL), like many others, reopened to the public in July, as reported. In August, it held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of its refurbished, outdoor patio […]
New York Public Library (NYPL) has launched a suite of new, in-person, educational programs which became effective Monday, Sept. 20, and which are designed to support New York City students and their families this fall. They are available at several library branches in the Bronx. NYPL officials said the diverse set of programs are […]
New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Thursday, Aug. 12, the official launch of the city’s e-scooter pilot program in the East Bronx. Bird, Lime and Veo, the three companies participating in the pilot program, will bring up to 3,000 e-scooters to the East Bronx during Phase 1 which starts Tuesday, Aug. 17, with […]
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