Born on Sep. 4, 1928, Muriel, “Mickey” Axelbank, beloved mother to the always upbeat, and popular BronxNet TV host, Gary Axelbank, died early on Saturday, Apr. 4. A stalwart figure in her local community, Mrs Axelbank, 91, was active in the Kingsbridge Riverdale Van Cortlandt Development Corporation, leading events at the Van Cortlandt Jewish Center, […]
Muriel “Mickey” Axelbank, 91, who was beloved by her devoted family and the broader community and well-respected as an early childhood educator, died early Saturday, Apr. 4, 2020. Mickey led a stellar life of more than nine decades and was widely revered as an exceptional woman with a big heart that touched everyone around her. […]
Assemblyman, Jeffrey Dinowitz said he received more than one hundred complaints last week alone (excluding those received on social media) about mail that had not been delivered – including mail that contained paychecks, insurance reimbursements, unemployment debit cards, medications, and other essential items. Dinowitz announced on April 4, “United States Postal Service appears to […]
The spread of coronavirus has prompted Community Board 7, covering Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham, Kingsbridge Heights, and University Heights to suspend in-person constituent services and cancel all of the remaining committee meetings and its upcoming general board meeting. In an email blast sent out today, the decision to suspend meetings was motivated “out of an […]
This week we asked readers their thoughts on the new ban on plastic bags from local stores and if the new plan will be successful. Yes, I support the ban because it’s killing the marine life and our environment, so I’m totally for it. They are giving out brown paper bags, which is perfect and […]
ALL EVENTS MAY BE SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS SCARE. CALL IN ADVANCE. Editor’s Pick St. Patrick’s Day at Woodlawn Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by wearing your green on March 15 from 2 to 4 p.m. on the Irish Heritage Trolley Tour at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visit the final resting places of some of […]
Dear Fellow Readers, The year’s sixth edition (and my final one as editor-in-chief) of the Norwood News is out with plenty of interesting community news stories to read and share. In a rare instance, which we hope will be a regular thing moving forward, we’ve packed a whopping 32 pages into this community paper! So […]
It began at the top. Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., who’s helmed the borough presidency for 10 years, announced in late January that he will no longer seek the Democratic nomination for New York City mayor, dashing the hopes of many that Diaz would be the first Latino mayor in city history. Just over a […]
With the state’s new bail reform measure in effect for the last two months—and a faction of state senators looking to tweak the law—we asked readers their thoughts on the existing law as it is and whether it’s fair to link the increase in crime to the new law. [Bail reform is] a bad idea. […]
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