By the day of the vote earlier this month, shareholders at the Fordham Hill Owner’s Cooperative were tired, but ready for change.

Lovey Mazique-Rivera, the principal of MS 80 in Norwood, worries about what happens to her impressionable middle schoolers once they leave the friendly confines of her newly-renovated building on Mosholu Parkway.

It’s like the start to a well-told joke. So, Ben Franklin, Malcom X and Pocahontas walk into a school cafeteria… But there’s no punch line this time, only a class of third graders putting history into action.

All year long, kids participating in an arts-focused after-school program at PS 56 have been sharpening their creative skills. Organized by the nonprofit Community Works, 42 students worked with artists after school on various projects.

There’s a new precinct commander at the Five-Two, as there is at every precinct in the city every two or three years. So, community residents that attend community meetings are accustomed to seeing a new face more often then they’d probably like.

As part of the 52nd Precinct’s new crackdown on quality of life offenses, police officials want to make it plain that graffiti won’t be tolerated. Last month, the precinct instituted its new "quality of life" initiative, which will now be called the Conditions Unit and will be dedicated to stopping graffiti, excessive noise and public drinking.

Editor’s Pick: On June 6, the South Bronx Cultural Corridor celebrates its own. A festival, called BX1: The Second Bronx Artist Biennial, pays tribute to the talented Bronxites who were chosen to receive BRIO (Bronx Recognizes Its Own) Individual Artist Fellowships this year.

Register your child for a free summer program, courtesy of the Fresh Air Fund. There will be free registration for children ages 6 to 12 on Friday, June 1 from 4 to 8 p.m. at PS 93, at 1535 Story Ave. Registration is free.

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