Eric Dinowitz

Jerome Gun Hill BID Hosts Unveiling Ceremony of Asphalt Art Mural by Laura Alvarez

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Jerome Gun Hill Business Improvement District (BID), in partnership with Bronx-based artist, Laura Alvarez, joined local elected officials representing Norwood on June 8 for a short, afternoon ceremony under the sunshine for the unveiling of the artist’s new asphalt street mural, located at the BID’s “Street Seat” area along Jerome Avenue’s shopping hub.   The BID, in partnership with New York City Department of Transportation (DOT), created the Street Seat in 2021, as reported, to bring more open space, seating, and placemaking opportunities to Norwood.   The Street Seat area is an engaging, accessible public space with free seating


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UPDATE NYC Districting Commission Kicks Off Redistricting Schedule, Publishes Explanatory Guides on Process

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Districting Commission published the “NYC Districting Commission 101 Primer” on Tuesday, June 21. The commission is responsible for drawing new city council maps, and the 16-page primer explains this process, covering everything from the U.S. Constitution to the U.S. census, and the Charter of the City of New York.   Commission officials said the primer also includes the “2022 Five Percent Deviation Guide” that commission mapmakers are using to draw the new 51 city council maps. The city’s population grew by 630,000 people based on the 2020 Census count, and now totals 8.8 million people. Under


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UPDATE Elections 2022: Jeffrey Dinowitz Looks Forward Not Back

By SÍLE MOLONEY
As the incumbent assemblyman representing Assembly District 81 since 1994, Jeffrey Dinowitz is both a seasoned politician and candidate when it comes to election campaigns. He has seen off a number of political challengers over the course of his political career to retain his Northwest Bronx seat and appears adamant to keep it that way.   Given his many years in office, and the countless pieces of legislation on which he has worked throughout his career, Norwood News asked Dinowitz if he could speak to what he felt were the top three priorities for his current campaign. “It’s really hard


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UPDATE Elections 2022: All Tracey Towers Residents Will Vote Onsite After Poll Site Change Reversed

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York City Board of Elections has said all residents at Tracey Towers can finally vote at the Tracey Towers polling site (located onsite in the community room) in the upcoming primary election on June 28, bringing relief to some senior residents who had not relished the prospect of having to travel further afield to cast their ballots. However, the precise reason for the poll site change, which came within weeks of Election Day and before a subsequent reversal of the decision, remained unclear until Wednesday, June 15.   Sallie Caldwell, a Tracey Towers resident, told Norwood News on Tuesday,


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The Joy of Community Returned under the Sunshine at the Bronx Week Parade 2022

By SÍLE MOLONEY, DAVID GREENE & MIRIAM QUIÑONES
The music was pumping from around 11 a.m. and could be heard a few blocks away, seemingly nudging and calling residents to come out, join in, applaud their neighbors and soak up the atmosphere for the Bronx Week 2022 Finale parade, which had a fitting, in-person return, under glorious sunshine, on Mosholu Parkway in Bedford Park, on Sunday, May 15.   A tradition for more than 40 years, Bronx Week is an annual celebration of the culture, beauty, and institutions of the borough. A lively and excited gathering of schools, bands, cultural institutions, musicians, elected officials, dancers, first responders, youth


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Elections 2022: Kevin Pazmino Confirms Candidacy for State Assembly in District 81

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Freelance filmmaker and former District 11 City Council candidate, Kevin Pazmino, has confirmed that he is running for office, once again, this time in Assembly District 81, currently represented by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz.   Pazmino ran unsuccessfully on the Republican Party and Conservative Party tickets in the 2021 City Council general election which was ultimately won by now Councilman Eric Dinowitz. Norwood News had reported recently that Pazmino’s name was being floated in the context of the 81st Assembly race but at that point, he had not formally confirmed his candidacy, though a PAC had been created in his name.  


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UPDATE Mobile Car Washes Posing Fire Hazard & Other Concerns for Community Members

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY
  The following story is an extended and updated version of the one that appears in our latest print edition.    District 11 Council Member Eric Dinowitz and Assemblyman Jeffery Dinowitz (A.D. 81) visited Webster Avenue with the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), the Department of Sanitation (DSNY), and members of the 47th Precinct on Friday, April 29, to observe firsthand what was described as an escalating situation regarding the increased presence of mobile car washes along the avenue, as first reported by Norwood News in 2016.   The council member and assemblyman discussed with agency representatives how


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Final “Clap Out” & Appreciation Ceremony Held for Military Medical Teams at NCB

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Last month, NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx held a final “clap out” and appreciation ceremony for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) medical team which had been deployed to work at the hospital to support the medical staff during the height of the Omicron surge amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.   The hospital’s healthcare workers and senior officials joined the DoD team for a final farewell ceremony which included the presentation of certificates of appreciation to the members of the team.   As reported, in early February 2022, Gov. Kathy Hochul joined various elected representatives and NCB officials in


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Eric Adams Launches Expansion of Summer Rising Program in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on March 11, the expansion of the Summer Rising program, connecting 110,000 elementary and middle school students to fun, culturally-relevant, hands-on experiences to strengthen their academic, social, and emotional skills this summer.   Enrollment began in April for Summer Rising, a free program that, according to City officials will be administered by the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) and the New York City Department of Education (DOE). The program follows the mayor’s announcement of 100,000 summer jobs for city youth last month.   “Our children grow every


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