News Roundup for July 30

The New York Times ran a story yesterday on the controversy over the fence around the Jerome Park Reservoir, where neighbors are upset that they will not have access to the water or even a running path along the reservoir. The Norwood News did an in-depth story on this topic earlier this year, and an April editorial provides historical context.

There's more information in Gothamist on the car crash that killed five Norwood siblings last week.

Today's NY Sun looks at Adolfo Carrion's mayoral prospects, focusing on the Bronx's development boom.
In response, the Neighborhood Retail Alliance's blog criticizes Carrion's role in the displacement of the Bronx Terminal Market.

And Errol Louis at the deplorable conditions in the city's public housing complexes in his Daily News column yesterday.

And News 12 reports that elected officials protested an Army-sponsored concert at Orchard Beach Sunday, arguing that it's an inappropriate recruitment tactic.