The Alexander Hamilton Bridge, a 1,485-foot span which connects Highbridge in the Bronx to Washington Heights in Manhattan as part of Interstate 95, is receiving a $407 million facelift.

At the end of the school year, PS 56 was proud to present a production of "Peter Pan" performed by The Norwood Heights Players, the school’s drama club.

In their final year at PS 94 in Norwood, the 5th grade members of the school’s student council worked hard to raise money for cancer patients as part of the nationwide Pennies for Patients program.

A listing of programs, services and events for our readers in the northwest Bronx and beyond.

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Followed by a crowd of more than 500 people, including activists, politicians, union leaders, local clergy, new moms and a radical marching band, 16-year-old Adolfo Abreu wrapped yellow tape around the Kingsbridge Armory. The message from the northwest Bronx community was simple, clear and written in black letters on the yellow tape, both in English and Spanish: "It’s Our Armory."

As it heads toward the finish line, the crowded race for the Bronx’s 14th District Council seat is sprouting more subplots and mysteries than a season of "Lost."

In the face of loud opposition from community groups, union leaders, business owners and local residents, the members of Community Board 7 voted to conditionally approve a developer’s plans to turn the long-vacant Kingsbridge Armory into a giant shopping mall.

For the first time in six years, community education councils across New York City were not legally obligated to meet this month. This is because Mayor Bloomberg’s control over New York City public schools ended on June 30 and has yet to be renewed by the New York State legislature. But education councils, including the one in District 10, which represents a large swath of the northwest Bronx, are continuing to pursue their agendas.