In the Norwood News

The latest issue of the Norwood News is on the streets now. Here's a rundown of the stories that you can find online.

After promising to build two new schools at the Kingsbridge Armory, the DOE is now saying there is no plan to build schools there because there is no need. Activists and elected officials disagree. Read more.

Since a shooting in early May injured four young men outside of Tracey Towers, community stakeholders (elected officials, community groups, tenant associations and residents) from two rival neighborhoods have been working to alleviate some of the underlying tensions. Read more.

Assemblyman Jeff Dinowitz met with DEP chief Emily Lloyd hoping to get some answers pertaining to the massive cost overruns in the building of the Croton Water Filtration Plant in Van Cortlandt Park. Read more.

To read more about the controversial filtration plant, click here.

Restaurant workers press Council Majority Leader Joel Rivera. Read more.

Pinnacle, a controversial and fast-growing ownership and management group, is being sued in federal court by a group of tenants. Read more.

Our next issue comes out August 23, but check here for more news posted daily.

Restaurant Workers Press Joel Rivera on Legislation

A group of restaurant workers showed up at Councilman Joel Rivera's office today to urge him to hold a hearing on a bill that would help protect restaurant workers from abuses in the workplace. The Responsible Restaurant Act was introduced in the City Council on May 9 and would allow the city's health department to consider employment law violations when deciding whether to renew a restaurant's operating permit.
The Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York (ROC-NY), a workers' rights group, and the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition co-sponsored a town hall meeting today at the Belmont Boulevard Apartments on East 185th Street, and organizers expected Rivera to attend. When he didn't show up, the group marched to his office on Southern Boulevard and presented his staff with over 200 "menus" signed by area residents that order the Council to take action on the bill.
The bill was referred to the Health Committee, which Rivera chairs, so advocates are now waiting for the councilman to set a hearing date.