Norwood News is a bi-weekly newspaper that primarily serves the Northwest Bronx neighborhoods of Norwood , Bedford Park , Fordham and University Heights . It was founded in October 1988 by the Mosholu Preservation Corporation , a not-for-profit affiliate of Montefiore Medical Center . It has won a number of awards, including the New York Press Club award for community coverage. Its current editor-in-chief , Síle Moloney, has been with the newspaper since 2019.
7-449: The paper, which began as a monthly in 1988, was created by Dart Westphal, president of Mosholu Preservation Corporation, with the help of founding editor Betty Chen, after "sensing that [Norwood] needed a communication vehicle, a way for people and organizations to talk to each other and build on their community improvement efforts." In 1994, the paper published the article "Did Former Buildings Commish Sink P.S. 20?", which established it as
14-695: A clay tile roof ridge and copper gutters. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. At that time, it was acquired by the Mosholu Preservation Corporation, a non-profit enterprise founded by the Montefiore Medical Center in 1981, intended as a powerful antidote to widespread housing deterioration and abandonment in its surrounding neighborhood in the Norwood section of
21-506: A paper that could produce hard-hitting news. This was also the year the paper switched to its current bi-weekly format. In 1998, the newspaper moved to the Keeper's House at Williamsbridge Reservoir after the Mosholu Preservation Corporation purchased the house from Dr. Issac H. Barkey to establish it as the newspaper's headquarters. In 2006, the article "Battle Against Pinnacle Group Resembles '78 Riverdale Row" revealed shady tactics used by
28-460: A spike in heat complaints after multiple buildings were purchased by The Related Companies , a multi-billion dollar development firm. The paper currently has a circulation of 15,000. In 2003, Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión Jr. proclaimed October 29 as Norwood News Day in the Bronx. Keeper%27s House at Williamsbridge Reservoir The Keeper's House at Williamsbridge Reservoir
35-660: Is a historic home located in the Borough of the Bronx in New York City . It was built in 1889 as part of the Williamsbridge Reservoir complex. It is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 -story, L-shaped stone house. The stones used to build the house were pieces of granite taken from the excavation of the reservoir it was to serve. It is 5,000 square feet (460 m ) in size and has a slate -covered gable roof with
42-521: The Bronx. The corporation did a major renovation of the building and restored it to the point where it could provide modern conveniences. The house now serves as the corporation's headquarters. It is also the headquarters for the Norwood News . This article about a historic property or district in Bronx County , New York , that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places ,
49-643: The Pinnacle Group, a housing corporation, to evict residents who could not afford to pay rent. In 2013, legislation was passed by Councilman Fernando Cabrera that allowed New Yorkers to view crime maps after the Norwood News spent years investigating the lack of transparency from the New York City Police Department . In 2015, the paper published the award-winning article "Tenants Turn Heat Up On Landlord", which revealed
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