Local Students Enjoy Trip to Bronx Zoo

By Dr. Joyce Bloom

Under the leadership of Principal Serge Marshall Davis, members of the Animals and Exercise Club at P.S. / M.S. 95 Sheila Mencher School enjoy special opportunities, and recently that included a trip to the Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo.

Norwood: Work Order in Place to Fix Lights in Oval while Late Night Noise Complaints Continue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Parks & Recreation said a work order is in place to fix the lights that have been out in Norwood’s Williamsbridge Oval, while elsewhere in the neighborhood, noise complaints continue to be a headache for some residents.

UPDATE Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” Moved to Loreto Playground on Friday, Sept. 6

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Public Theater will hold its final “Movies Under the Stars” screening on Friday, Sept. 6, at Loreto Playground, located 1111 Van Nest Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, of the acclaimed, free “Shakespeare in the Park” production of William Shakespere’s play, Much Ado About Nothing. [The screening was originally due to be shown at Bronx Park East but has since been moved.] The show starts at 8 p.m.

NYC Parks Launches Pizza-Box Trash Cans to Help Manage Trash & Discourage Rats

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Pizza boxes, difficult to fit in typical trash cans, can now be disposed in specially designed trash cans in five parks citywide. NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue announced the installation of the new trash receptacles, custom-designed for the disposal of pizza boxes, on Aug. 30. Through the new initiative, visitors at parks throughout the city can dispose of their empty pizza boxes in these dedicated containers, rather than forcing the rectangular boxes into circular bins.

Mess of the Month

By DAVID GREENE

A recent visit to the Bronx River Forest between Webster Avenue and Bronx Park East found several piles of garbage containing beer bottles, food containers, discarded e-bikes and scooters, and even a part of a porcelain urinal.

Tracey Towers Residents Mark 50th Anniversary of Housing Complex

By ARIEL PACHECO

Residents of Bedford Park’s Tracey Towers gathered to commemorate the building’s 50th anniversary on Saturday, Aug. 3. Elected officials, local vendors, and community members also joined the celebration.

Crotona Park Outdoor Music Festival Takes Place from Thursday Aug. 1 through Saturday Aug. 3

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Rise Up NYC Concerts and New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday, July 30, that the City would be “taking over Crotona Park in The Bronx” with a popular, summer, three-day, outdoor music festival kicking off on Thursday, Aug. 1, and continuing through Saturday, Aug, 3.

Norwood: Movies in the Park after Dark Kicks Off in the Oval

By ARIEL PACHECO

Dozens of residents from Norwood and Bedford Park of all ages gathered at the Williamsbridge Oval Track and Field in Norwood on July 10 to watch the Pixar movie, “Finding Nemo,” kicking off the “Movies in the Park after Dark” summer series which will be running in the Oval throughout the summer.

UPDATE Bedford Park Gets a Clean Up!

By EMILY SAWAKED

For the fourth year in a row, the Sanitation Foundation, the official nonprofit partner of NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY), in conjunction with the New York Yankees and the Office of the Bronx Borough President, is hosting its annual Bronx Summer Clean-up series.