“Saturday Night Lights” Program Opens Up 23 Sports Venues for Bronx Youth on Saturday Nights

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced the expansion of the recently launched “Saturday Night Lights” (SNL) program with 23 additional sites added in the Bronx, joining the two that opened in 2019. On July 9, the NYPD, the Department of Youth and Community Development (NYCD), the city’s five district attorneys’ offices and several city agency partners, community-based organizations (CBOs) and foundations announced the opening of 100 gyms across the city for free, high-quality sports programs for kids on Saturday nights. An earlier expansion of the SNL program, announced on July 9, was supported by a commitment

By DAVID GREENE

Police have made an arrest following the fatal shooting in July of 13-year-old Jaryan Elliot in Belmont. After several days of rain, and several weeks after the lifting of COVID-19 movement restrictions, hundreds of residents had gathered at one end of Belmont to watch the final of a European soccer tournament, while at the other end of the neighborhood, another large crowd watched, in horror, the aftermath of a shooting that took the life of the Belmont teen. According to police, and as previously reported, the shooting took place at 3:18 p.m. on Sunday, July 11, outside 743

By SARAH HUFFMAN & SÍLE MOLONEY

Editor’s Pick Come learn, play and compete in the 2021 Girls Flag Football Season. Three NYC Parks sites in the Bronx are hosting clinics, leagues, and tournaments for girls. The Weekly Instructional Series/Clinics includes instructional drills and strategies for girls ages 10-17. The Bronx instructional series of Girls Flag Football Clinics will be held July 12 to

By SARAH HUFFMAN & SÍLE MOLONEY

Editor’s Pick Outdoor Pool Season at New Van Cortlandt “Cool Pool” NYC Parks’ outdoor pools will open beginning Saturday, June 26, through Sunday, Sept. 12. Daily hours of operation are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week. Pool capacity will not be limited for the upcoming season. Social distancing is still recommended, and face coverings will be required to enter the facility.

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

A jam-packed agenda extended the May Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7) general board meeting to just under two hours. Much of the meeting, held on May 25, was spent going over the nominations for incoming officer positions for the upcoming year, including chairperson, first vice chair, second vice chair, third vice chair, treasurer, and secretary. Several motions were also passed, including those relating to requested letters of support from the board to different city agencies and elected officials. Each year, during the general board’s May meeting, nominations are made for new officer positions, and the final vote is

By RACHEL DALOO & SÍLE MOLONEY

Editor’s Pick Norwood Community Library will be discussing, “Before the Fires, An Oral History of African American Life in the Bronx from the 1930s to the 1960s,” by Mark Naison and Bob Gumbs, during its book club sessions over the next four to six weeks. For further information, follow Norwood Community Library on www.instragram.com.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

One of the most heated rivalries in sports returns to Yankee Stadium this weekend, and Metro-North Railroad is marking the series by adding service to ensure fans can cheer on the Bronx Bombers as they take on the Boston Red Sox in night games at 7:05 p.m. Friday, 7:15 p.m. Saturday and 7:08 p.m. Sunday. Extra trains to deliver fans will run on the New Haven and Hudson lines. Cathy Rinaldi, Metro-North president said Metro-North is the fastest and easiest way to get to Yankee Stadium. “By adding extra service, we can ensure that all fans make it

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Dear Readers, In 2020, in acknowledgement of the diverse composition of the local communities the Norwood News serves, we updated our website, www.norwoodnews.org, to allow users to read our site in Spanish, Bengali, Arabic, Chinese and French, using a Google Translate function. Readers can translate the site from English into each of these languages by selecting the relevant language from the drop-down menu located in the top, right-hand corner of the home page. As a nonprofit news organization, with limited resources, we decided to include this translation function on our site to help you, our community of readers, access local

By SÍLE MOLONEY

District 11 City Council Member Eric Dinowitz has called on the City’s health commissioner, Dr. Dave A. Chokshi, and on the commissioner for the Department for the Aging, Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez, to immediately move to reopen the city’s senior centers. In his letter, the council member said the centers have long been the only place where many older adults receive food, interact with others, and maintain some level of routine in their lives. “While these centers have remained closed since the onset of the pandemic, we have seen many other facilities across NYC start to open in a safe and

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“Saturday Night Lights” Program Opens Up 23 Sports Venues for Bronx Youth on Saturday Nights

UPDATE Police Make Arrest in Fatal Shooting of 13-Year-Old Jaryan Elliot in Belmont

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Out & About: Outdoor Pool Season, LGBTQIA Roundtable, Born in Flames: Feminist Futures & More!

Bronx CB7 May General Meeting Sees New Officer Nominations & Veterans Fare Discounts

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Extra Metro-North Service this Weekend for Yankees-Red Sox Series

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Update: Councilman Dinowitz Calls on City to Reopen Senior Centers