End Days Coming For 10 Bronx Schools
Fates of 10 Bronx Schools Hangs in Balance Tonight
Kevin Kearns, an English teacher in his fourth year at the Bronx’s Herbert S. Lehman High School, expects the Department of Education’s decision-making body, the Panel for Education Policy, to vote in favor of closing his school tonight at a meeting in Brooklyn. Still, he’s making the trek out to the meeting anyway to testify in hopes that other schools won’t suffer the same fate in years to come.
Bronx Notes: Community Board 7 Land Use Meeting Tonight
Bronx Notes: Israel Independence Day Festival
The public is invited to the biggest NYC festival celebrating Isreal Independence Day, Yom Ha’atzmaut, Thursday, April 26 from 4 to 8 p.m. at The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, 3700 Henry Hudson Pkwy. E. (Netherland Avenue). Enjoy food, music, rides, and much more. In case of rain, the festival will be held indoors. For more information, call (718) 590-6116.
Model Tyson Beckford Joins Bronx Walk of Fame
Bronx-born Tyson Beckford, 41, one of the world’s most famous male models, will be inducted into the Bronx Walk of Fame this spring. He rounds out a quartet of Bronxites that will be etched into borough history on May 20 during the grand finale of Bronx Week. The other honorees are jazz musician Valerie Capers, cinematographer Sol Negrin and hip-hop legend Fat Joe.
Bedford Park Seniors To Show Off Their Artwork
On Thursday, April 26, an art exhibit and open house will be held at the Sister Annunciata Bethell Senior Center (aka the Bedford Park Senior Center), 243 E. 204th St. starting at 11 a.m. A short documentary will be featured as well as a display of the jewelry and other artwork made by several seniors who participated in the Seniors Partnering with Artist Citywide program (SPARC).
Bronx Notes: Community Board 7 Education/Libraries Meeting Tonight
Be Healthy! Wednesdays: Bronx ‘Teddy Bear Hospital’ Calms Youngest Patients
Editor’s Note: Every Wednesday, Breaking Bronx features a health-related story, event or tidbit as part of an online expansion of our Be Healthy! column. On May 5, the pediatric emergency department at Montefiore Medical Center will be crowded with teddy bears nursing broken arms, stuffed dogs getting treated for asthma, and probably a doll or two in need of stitches. The hospital’s 7th annual Teddy Bear Clinic lets young patients play the role of parent, where they can bring their favorite stuffed friends in for a check-up and treatment–an experience that staff says helps ease children’s fears about visiting the