Organ Donors Sought for Registration Drive

By JENNY SHARP Leo Trevino Jr, manager of Montefiore Hospital’s Organ and Tissue Donation Initiative, says that he is constantly astounded by the generosity of New Yorkers in their willingness to donate an organ to save the life of a stranger. “There are families that I know cannot buy a gallon of milk and they give this gift of life without asking anything in return” said Trevino.

Lehman Center’s Spring Lineup Infuses Cultural Arts in Disadvantaged Borough

By JENNY SHARP For Eva Bornstein, director of the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, advocating the necessity of art in a community comes with a ferocity in language that’s tangible. “Without art, we are monkeys in the trees, eating and surviving,” Bornstein told the Norwood News.

Neighborhood Notes

Constituent Services Councilman Andy King of the 12th Council District will hold a Constituent Night Event at Eastchester Gardens Community Center, 3016 Yates Ave., from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Services will including resources and solutions for housing, food stamps, immigration, Access-A-Ride and basic services. Residents living Eastchester Gardens can pre-schedule an appointment by calling the Office of Councilman Andy King at (718) 684-5509. MMCC Pre-K Applications The Mosholu Montefiore Community Center is accepting applications for its Pre-K, Head Start and child care programs at the Van Cortlandt Village Child Development Center, located inside the VC Jewish Center, 3880 Sedgwick Ave.

Out & About: Gear Up for a Run at the Zoo

Editor’s Pick Run for the Wild at the Zoo The Wildlife Conservation Society presents its 7th annual 5K Run for the Wild fundraising event at the Bronx Zoo on April 25. This run and family fun run/walk includes zoo access prior to public opening; free admissions with registration; free post-run activities, refreshments and entertainment; and T-shirt with $30 fundraising minimum (under age 15 receives T-shirt with registration fee). For more information and times, to register or donate, visit wcsrunforthewild.org.

Digital Edition of the Norwood News Is Out!

By DAVID CRUZ The latest edition of the Norwood News is hitting 300 locations throughout the northwest Bronx this morning, and it’s loaded with plenty of community news you can use. Here are some stories that can grab you: We begin what’s been happening in the neighborhood’s long running story: developments at the Kingsbridge Armory. Haydee Camacho delves into the story focusing on some folks wishing the Community Benefits Agreement tied to the Kingsbridge Armory Ice Center would have been fleshed out better. Worth a read. Valentine Avenue neighbors are still reeling over the death of a teen who plunged

Several Bronx community and elected stakeholders gathered April 14 to cut the ribbon on the newly opened Bedford Park Manor at 2985 and 2987 Webster Ave. The site, formerly a plumbing supplies company, houses 122 units, of which 80 percent are already rented. Amenities include a spacious courtyard. The complex was developed by The Stagg Group following major rezoning by New York City in 2009, at the behest of Community Board 7 and the Four Bronx Institution Alliance, comprised of Montefiore Medical Center, The New York Botanical Garden, The Bronx Zoo and Fordham University.

Out & About

Onstage The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents Four-Hand Band, duo eaturing Broadway to classical, April 4; and Ariodante by Handel, performed by the NY Opera Forum, April 11; both at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org. Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., presents Swan Lake, presented by the Russian National Ballet Theatre, April 12 at 4 p.m. (tickets are from $25 to $45; $10/12 and under). For more information, call (718) 960-8833. The New York Botanical Garden presents Hansel and Gretel performed by the Bronx Arts Ensemble,

By KIMBERLY JACOBS In March, the Friends of the Williamsbridge Oval (FOTWO) named a new president of the organization: Sheila Sanchez. As a resident of Norwood for 15 years, Sanchez is very involved in the community in several aspects and appreciates the beauty Williamsbridge Oval Park adds to the area. Accepting the new position allows Sanchez to continue making the park a place for residents, families, and children to enjoy and relax. ”This is a place where [residents] can come and enjoy with their family and kids as a restful place, listen to the trees, and just calm down for

By VIVIAN CARTER For the fourth year in a row, Fordham Bedford Community Services (FBCS) celebrated another class of new U.S. citizens, who achieved this milestone, passing the citizenship test, with the expert assistance of FBCS.