Environment
UPDATE: 2nd Annual Fall Festival in St. James Park Brings Joy & Resources to Around 600 Bronx Families
Bedford Park: Lehman College Physics Professor Honored for Defense of Free Thinking with Andrei Sakhorov Prize
Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Redesign / Installation of Bus Traffic Island on East Gun Hill Road
UPDATE Neighborhood Notes: Turkey Giveaways, Free Smoke Alarms, Naloxone Training, Job Fairs & More!
UPDATE Out & About: Non-Animal Circus, Handel’s Messiah, Veterans’ Month & More!
The Bronx’s “Spicebush” Loses Out to Manhattan’s Butterfly Weed as NYC’s Official Wildflower
Representatives from Vote WildflowerNYC, an initiative to establish an official wildflower of New York City, announced the winner of Vote WildflowerNYC, a campaign to establish an official wildflower of New York City on Friday, Nov. 10, with Manhattan coming out on top. The Bronx entry finished in fourth place.
Troon and Bally’s Golf Links at Ferry Point Announce Consulting, Sales & Marketing Partnership
Troon, described by company officials as a leader in providing golf and club-related leisure and hospitality services, and Bally’s Golf Links at Ferry Point in The Bronx, announced a new consulting agreement and sales and marketing partnership on Wednesday, Nov. 8. Bally’s officials said they selected Troon to provide support with operations, procurement, sales and marketing, retail merchandising, and agronomy.
Congestion Pricing Tolls One Step Closer to Reality
Bronx drivers should brace for impact as officials at NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) are a big step closer to hitting drivers entering Midtown Manhattan from The Bronx with the new ‘congestion pricing’ toll. DOT work crews have already begun working on the installation of cameras.
