Bronx Notes: Public Hearing on Federal Poverty Funding

The NYC Department of Youth & Community Development (DYCD) will hold a public hearing on the allocation of federal funding to combat poverty and support community-based programs at Sister Annuciata Bethell Senior Center (Bedford Park Senior Center), located at 243 E. 204th St. from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more information, call (347) 641-9498 or email bronxnab7@gmail.com.

Bronx New School Parents Not Satisfied With Health Report

Tension slowly bubbled to the surface during a recent meeting with the state’s Health Department and parents of Bronx New School students. Nearly two years ago, those parents found out their children had spent several hours a day for up to six years in a toxic environment that went undetected by the Department of Education for nearly two decades.

Out & About in the Bronx

In our Out & About calendar, the Norwood News takes a look at what’s happening in arts, music, entertainment and recreation in the Bronx over the next two weeks.

Be Healthy: Tips for Holding Up in the Heat

It will come as no surprise to anyone who has ventured outside recently: it’s hot. So hot that a citywide heat advisory is in effect as temperatures continue to rise and the National Weather Service estimates temperatures will reach the mid-90s this week.

Reservoir Oval to Receive Requested Facelift

Changes are coming to the heavily trafficked street surround Norwood’s most popular park. On Wednesday, the Department of Transportation began work on a series of street level improvements on Reservoir Oval, which tracks around Williamsbridge Reservoir Oval Park in the Norwood section of the Bronx..

Hot Off The Press, The Latest Norwood News!

The latest edition of the Norwood News is out on Bronx streets now. In addition to being scattered throughout the northwest Bronx neighborhoods of Fordham, University Heights, Bedford Park, Kingsbridge Heights, Van Cortlandt Village and Norwood, the print edition is now also being distributed in Westchester Square and parts of Wakefield. You’ll find the Norwood News in hospitals, medical offices, libraries, community centers, banks, schools, churches, shops and restaurants.

Musical Slideshow: Making Music NY-Style in Oval Park

On the first day of summer, Make Music NY organized more than 1,000 concerts in the five boroughs, including a show at Williamsbride Oval Park, featuring local band Forty Indy and singer/guitarist THEO. Photographer Adi Talwar put together this slideshow. The accompanying music was performed by Fort Indy.

Bronx News Roundup: Nelson Castro, the Ghost from the Machine

If you haven’t done so already and you’re interested in Bronx politics, you need to read this article, written by Steve Fishman and published in New York Magazine two weeks ago, about former Bronx Assemblyman Nelson Castro. It delves into the beginning of Castro’s political career, how he got busted for perjury and how nobody in politics wants to talk to him. Compelling read that offers insight into the often shadowy world of the borough’s political scene. We urge you to read the whole thing, but in the meantime, here are some of the highlights:

Timetable Accelerated for Removal of Toxic Light Fixtures

Schools Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott, Corporation Counsel Michael A. Cardozo, and City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn announced in May that a settlement had been made between the Department of Education and New York Communities for Change to accelerate the removal of contaminant-filled light fixtures in 645 schools across the city.