Out & About: Make Time for Tree Lightings

Editor’s Pick Bronx Tree Lightings The public is invited to attend local tree lighting events: Dec. 7 at 5:30 p.m. at the plaza on Jerome Avenue and Mosholu Parkway North, sponsored by the Jerome-Gun Hill BID, and includes Christmas carols with Santa, hot chocolate, cookies, and gifts (718) 324-4946; on Dec. 8 at 6 p.m., at the Mosholu Parkway Lawn at the intersection of Mosholu Parkway and Bainbridge Avenue, sponsored by Bronx Community Board #7 (718) 933-5650; and on Dec. 2 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Bryan Park (East Fordham Road and Kingsbridge Road), featuring Santa Claus, free presents

Hello Fellow Readers! Happy belated Thanksgiving Day to all our readers. We hope you took the time to pause and reflect on the good things that have come to your lives in 2016 and beyond. We hope one of the good things is reading the latest edition of the Norwood News, which hit newsstands last week. Here, you can sample the latest edition digitally, from the comfort of your computer or smartphone. We begin with a story we’ve been following for several months: the preservation of Bedford Park. Bronx Community Board 7 has begun holding a series of workshops on

Editor’s Pick Motown Music at NYPL The public is invited to enjoy A Musical Tribute to the Music of Motown, performed by NYC pop/jazz vocalist Cody Childs and the Ladies of Soul, Nov. 19 at 2:30 p.m., at the Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org. Onstage Lehman College’s Center for the performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., presents Dracula, performed by Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. Tickets are $25 to $75. The $75 VIP tickets include a pre-concert wine and hors d’oeuvres reception from 4

Hello Fellow Readers! The latest edition of the Norwood News, serving Norwood and other Bronx communities, is out with plenty of neighborhood news you can use. We’ve packed the paper with coverage on the historic general election, and our take on what lessons may have been learned. We first begin with a local story on a move by Community Board 7, the all-volunteer civic panel, looking to take the wheel in deciding Bedford Park’s future look. The Board has hired a consulting firm to carry out an independent study on the needs for the neighborhood, home to a hodgepodge of two-story

This presidential election will undoubtedly be pored over in history books for decades, examined by political scientists for its penchant for division over unity. It saw one of the unlikeliest of Republican presidential candidates, now President-elect Donald Trump, square off against Hillary Clinton, an entrenched politician whose road to the White House was indeed bumpy. Their common denominator? They were pretty unpopular outside their base. The race, bombarded into American minds to the point of exhaustion, also led to a civil war among Americans, turning political graciousness into a dysfunctional affair among the pols. It stands to reason that partisanship,

The Norwood section of the Bronx was aghast with ghost, goblins and superheroes on Halloween, with separate events taking place in the community and surrounding neighborhoods. Check out these pictures from Miriam Quinones, which showcase events sponsored by the Jerome-Gun Hill Business Improvement District, the New York City Parks Department, Mosholu Preservation Corporation (publishers of the Norwood News, and Montefiore Health System. [URIS id=22069]

Out & About: Halloween Happenings

Editor’s Pick : Halloween Happenings The public is invited to an evening of Halloween fun on Oct. 31 for a party with music by DJ Krazy Rob, and featuring a costume contest and games with prizes at the plaza on Jerome Avenue and Mosholu Parkway North at 4 p.m.; and a trick-or-treat parade through the stores on Jerome Avenue and Gun Hill Road at 6 p.m. For more information, call (718) 324-4641. See additional listing of holiday ‘happenings’ under Halloween Events. Onstage Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance (BAAD), 2474 Westchester Ave., presents An Evening of Dance, featuring contemporary dance and folkloric

Hello Fellow Readers! The latest edition of the Norwood News, covering Norwood and its surrounding Bronx communities, is out with plenty of community news you can use. There’s plenty of news in this 16-page packed paper, so let’s get to it. We begin with a story on the internal politics happening at the local Community Board 7, which covers the Norwood section. Read about members extending the probationary period of its district manager, and learn what may have really triggered this animosity. Inside the cover, we look into the impact the NYPD fatal shooting of Deborah Danner of Castle Hill

By Daniela Beasley

A beloved flea market run by the Bedford Park Congregational Church is back and better than ever, offering bargains on a number of items as part of its Annual Fun Fair set for Oct. 22. The fair runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 3008 Bainbridge Ave. next to East 201st Street. This is the church’s major fundraiser of the year and has been running for several decades. The fair doubles as an opportunity for the community to contribute to the church, as well as a fun way for people to buy things uncommon in mainstream stores. “It’s