Norwood: Jerome Gun Hill BID Hosts Annual Holiday Tree Lighting & 52nd Precinct Hosts Toy Giveaway

By ARIEL PACHECO

The Jerome Gun Hill BID, in partnership with District 11 City Council Member Eric Dinowitz, hosted a holiday tree-lighting event on Wednesday, Dec. 18, at the Jerome-Mosholu Plaza in Norwood.

The Greatest Love of All – A Tribute to Whitney Houston Starring Belinda Davids Comes to the Lehman Center

By ARIEL PACHECO

The Lehman Center for the Performing Arts is proud to present “The Greatest Love of All,” A Tribute to Whitney Houston, starring Belinda Davids on Sunday, Jan. 19, at 6 p.m. According to the show’s promoters, the critically acclaimed tribute show brings Whitney Houston’s musical legacy to life with breathtaking performances of iconic ballads like “I Will Always Love You” and “Greatest Love of All”.

NY Lottery: One Top-Prize Winning Ticket Sold in The Bronx

By ARIEL PACHECO

The New York Lottery announced one top-prize winning ticket was sold for the Dec. 2 TAKE 5 evening drawing at Liquors, located at 793 Southern Boulevard in the Longwood section of The Bronx, and was worth $33,573.

Bronx Opera Presents “Hansel & Gretel” at Lehman College

By ARIEL PACHECO

The Bronx Opera presents two performances of the beloved family opera “Hansel and Gretel” by Engelbert Humperdinck on Friday, Jan. 31, at 7.30 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 2, at 2.30 p.m. at Lehman College’s Lovinger Theater, located at 250 Bedford Park Blvd. West in The Bronx. The artistic director of the Bronx Opera is Ben Spierman and the conductor is Michael Spierman.

NY Lottery: One Top-Prize Winning Ticket Sold in The Bronx

By ARIEL PACHECO

The New York Lottery announced one top-prize winning ticket was sold in The Bronx in the Dec. 21 TAKE 5 midday drawing. They said the ticket, worth $18,873.50, was sold at Karma Liquors Inc., located at 1004 Morris Park Avenue in the Morris Park section of the borough.

Santa’s Helpers Decorate Holiday Tree Ahead of BP’s Winter Wonderland Celebration

By DAVID GREENE

Workers atop two cherry pickers were busy preparing a large Holiday Tree at Lou Gehrig Plaza in front of Bronx Borough Hall on 161st Street in the Concourse section of The Bronx on Wednesday, Nov. 4, in preparation for the Bronx Borough President’s Annual “Winter Wonderland” celebration which took place the following day on Thursday, Dec. 5.

NYBG Premieres Holiday Train Show

By ARIEL PACHECO

Ahead of the festive season, The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) premiered, on Nov. 12, its annual Holiday Train Show, a winter wonderland exhibit of miniature trains riding around miniature replicas of some of New York City’s most iconic landmarks.

NY Lottery: Top Prize Winning Take-5 Ticket Sold in Kingsbridge Heights

By SÍLE MOLONEY

It was an extra special Thanksgiving for one lucky Bronxite as The New York Lottery announced on Thursday, Nov. 28, that one top-prize winning ticket was sold for the Nov 27 Take 5 evening drawing in Kingsbridge Heights. Officials said the prize-winning ticket, worth $35,033, was sold at 1 Deli Bronx LLC, located at 2897 Sedgwick Avenue.

Bronx H.S. of Science Student Honored by Girl Scouts for Advocacy of Deaf & Hard of Hearing Community

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Sarah Lin, a senior at Bedford Park’s Bronx High School of Science, has been chosen as Girl Scouts of Greater New York’s (GSGNY) 2024 Future Woman of Distinction, and was honored for her exemplary leadership and advocacy according to the organization. GSGNY presented Lin with the prestigious award at its 32nd Annual Women of Distinction breakfast on October 30.