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Bronx Notes: MMCC Senior Center Activities

Mosholu Montefiore Senior Center, 3450 DeKalb Ave., hosts activities for adults ages 60 and over, including flea markets on Oct. 5 and 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Senior Saturday, Oct. 6 from 1:15 to 4:30 p.m. featuring salsa dance lessons (also on Oct. 13 and 27); trip to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum on Oct. 10 (call for details); legal clinic on Oct. 15 at 1 p.m.; and movies: “The Italian Job,’ on Oct. 10, and “The Magnificent Seven,” on Oct. 17 (free popcorn), both at 12:30 p.m. For more information call (718) 798-6601.

Bronx Notes: Districting Commission Hearing Tonight at BCC

The New York City Districting Commissions will be holding five hearings in New York City, all open to the public. The Districting Commission determines districts for the City Council and they seeking public input before they make their decisions. The Bronx hearing will take place Tuesday, Oct. 2, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the Bronx Community College Hall of Fame Playhouse, 2155 University Ave. You must pre-register for the opportunity to speak at the hearing and can do so by signing up online at http://nyc.gov/districting. Note that speakers will be given the chance to speak up to three minutes of speaking time maximum. For written testimonies or comments, submissions are accepted in advance or the day of before 5 p.m. by mail: NYC Districting Commission Attn: Jonathan Ettricks 253 Broadway, 7th Fl. New York, NY 10007, or by email at hearings@districting.nyc.gov.

New Manager of Local Bronx Parks Worked Her Way Up

After seven years with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn resident Tannise Palmer has been named the Parks manager for Districts 7 and 8. The 7th district includes the Norwood News’ coverage area and parks such as Williamsbridge Oval, St. James and Poe Park.

Bronx Notes: Sickle Cell Awareness Fair on Saturday

The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore is hosting a Sickle Cell Awareness Month event and fair for families with children living with sickle cell disease on Saturday, Sept. 29, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Cherkasky Auditiorium inside Montefiore’s Moses Campus (at the Gun Hill Road entrance near Rochambeau Avenue). Learn about: managing your pain, new treatments for sickle cell pain, what is safe and with is not, alternative therapies, staying healthy. Lunch will be served. Arts and crafts will be available for younger children. RSVP to (718) 741-2342.

Bronx Notes: 52nd Precinct Community Council Meeting Tonight

The 52nd Precinct Community Council will meet tonight, Thursday, Sept. 27, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Cosmopolitan AME Church, 39 W. 190th St. For more information, call (718) 220-5824. Council meetings offer residents within the 52nd Precinct — the neighborhoods of Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham, Kingsbridge and University Heights — to voice their concerns and discuss crime and public safety issues with precinct leaders.

Bronx Notes: Lehman College Art Gallery Programs

The Lehman College Art Gallery, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W., offers a variety of new programs for children, teachers and families. Students will analyze, interpret and share their reactions to the gallery’s works and participate in in-class art projects. For more information, call (718) 960-8731 or visit www.lehman.edu/gallery.

Pizzeria Owner Says He Was Set Up for a Robbery By Bogus Tip (Update)

Fresh off an overnight stay in jail, the relatively new owner of Sal’s Pizza and Restaurant says his very public arrest during dinner time on Tuesday evening was based on erroneous information given to police and that he was the victim of a robbery set up. Musa Neishewat, who purchased the popular Norwood eatery last winter, said police entered his packed restaurant on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., saying they were told that drugs and guns were being sold from his establishment. Neishewat said he told the officers they could look at video recordings from his security camera system, which stores


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