April “Falls” Day

WHAT’S AN APRIL FOOLS Day without April “Falls” Day?!? Senior citizens at the PSS (Presbyterian Senior Services) Parkside Senior Center learned a lesson in staying balanced and preventing falls at the April Falls Day wellness fair on April 1. Experts from LiveOn NY, Parkside Senior Center, and Montefiore Medical Center were on hand to conduct balance assessments. They helped these seniors stand tall.

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.

City Invests $6.4 Mil for Rundown Properties in Fordham

By JASMINE GOMEZ Mayor Bill de Blasio’s latest effort to maintain affordable housing in the Bronx under his citywide Housing New York Plan includes a 30-year affordable rent agreement for four Bronx buildings.

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.

Letter to the Editor

In response to the Letter to the Editor criticizing West Bronx Housing in the April 2 – 15, 2015: West Bronx Housing’s move was not our choice.

First-Ever CB7 Veterans Committee Convenes

By DAVID CRUZ Community Board 7 voted to establish a committee aimed at improving the lives of U.S. military veterans, establishing a panel unseen in other local Community Boards.

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