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The Orchid Show: Florals in Fashion Stuns at NYBG
“The Orchid Show: Florals in Fashion” brings the catwalk to the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory at Bedford Park’s New York Botanical Garden in a fashion-inspired celebration of all things orchid. Attendees are treated to bold, new, orchid-inspired designs, displayed on standing mannequins, created by New York’s rising stars of the stitch. These include the dramatic, picture-perfect floral displays of Collina Strada by Hillary Taymour, Dauphinette by Olivia Cheng, and FLWR PSTL by Kristen Alpaugh.
Fordham Manor: New Chick-Fil-A Restaurant Opens on East Fordham Road
Bronx Leadership & Organizing Center Offers Leadership Program to Bronx Youth with $500 Stipend
NYS Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council to Host Public Hearing on April 29 in New York City
Garden Legends Celebrate Food Pantry Opening at P.S. 113-X
Sports legends, John Starks of the New York Rangers and Brian Patrick Mullen of the NY Knicks, joined students and faculty of P.S. 113-X on Wednesday, March 13, in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for one of three new school food pantry openings taking place across the five boroughs, thanks to The Garden of Dreams Foundation and New York Edge.
Neighborhood Notes: Rent Guidelines Board Public Meeting, Tibbetts Brook Daylighting Public Hearing & More!
Future of Van Cortlandt Jewish Center Still Uncertain
The future of Van Cortlandt Jewish Center (VCJC), as well as the many programs it provides, continues to remain in jeopardy as its representatives negotiate with a developer to sell the property, along with a private home the center owns on the block. Simultaneously, community residents, congregants, and users of VCJC are hoping the center’s management will listen to their concerns and how its potential closure would leave a void in the community.