With Mild Weather, No Excuse Not To Vote

ELECTION DAY 2014 is in full swing, with voters heading in and out of polls around the Bronx. This voter walks out of P.S. 94 in Norwood. Photo by Kasia Romanowska — ELECTION DAY 2014 is in full swing, with voters heading in and out of polls around the Bronx. This voter walks out of P.S. 94 in Norwood.
Photo by Kasia Romanowska

by David Cruz

The forecast this Election Day is calling for mild weather for early November. It’s a perfect time to vote! Polls at schools, community centers and senior centers are open until 9 p.m. in a General Election that’s already perceived as having a very low voter turnout despite a New York gubernatorial contest that needs to be decided.

The top races in the Bronx have already been decided during the September Democratic primary, considered more important given the overwhelming number of registered Democrats in the Bronx. The Bronx Democratic County Committee helped garner wins for its incumbents, though their influence wasn’t enough in the 79th Assembly District when political newcomer Michael Blake edged out party favorite Marsha Michael.

The Norwood News will keep an eye out for any surprises, twists and turns. For now, here’s a full list of candidates running in the General Election.

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Welcome to the Norwood News, a bi-weekly community newspaper that primarily serves the northwest Bronx communities of Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham and University Heights. Through our Breaking Bronx blog, we focus on news and information for those neighborhoods, but aim to cover as much Bronx-related news as possible. Founded in 1988 by Mosholu Preservation Corporation, a not-for-profit affiliate of Montefiore Medical Center, the Norwood News began as a monthly and grew to a bi-weekly in 1994. In September 2003 the paper expanded to cover University Heights and now covers all the neighborhoods of Community District 7. The Norwood News exists to foster communication among citizens and organizations and to be a tool for neighborhood development efforts. The Norwood News runs the Bronx Youth Journalism Heard, a journalism training program for Bronx high school students. As you navigate this website, please let us know if you discover any glitches or if you have any suggestions. We’d love to hear from you. You can send e-mails to norwoodnews@norwoodnews.org or call us anytime (718) 324-4998.