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Neighborhood Notes

Constituent Services
Councilman Andy King of the 12th Council District will hold a Constituent Night Event at Eastchester Gardens Community Center, 3016 Yates Ave., from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Services will including resources and solutions for housing, food stamps, immigration, Access-A-Ride and basic services. Residents living Eastchester Gardens can pre-schedule an appointment by calling the Office of Councilman Andy King at (718) 684-5509.

MMCC Pre-K Applications
The Mosholu Montefiore Community Center is accepting applications for its Pre-K, Head Start and child care programs at the Van Cortlandt Village Child Development Center, located inside the VC Jewish Center, 3880 Sedgwick Ave. For more information, call (718) 543-0231 or (718) 882-4000.

Free Bike Lessons
Bike New York is offering free bike lessons for adults at Van Corltandt Park, Van Cortlandt Park S. near 240th Street across from Putnam Avenue, on various Saturdays: April 25, May 10, June 13, July 25, Aug. 22, Aug. 30, Sept. 13 and Oct. 17. Lessons run from 1p.m. to 3 p.m. The group also offers basic bicycling lessons at Van Cortlandt Park, Van Cortlandt Park S. near 240th Street across from Putnam Avenue, on various dates: May 17, June 11 and Nov. 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. To register online (preferred) for all classes visit http://www.bike.nyc/education/classes, or email classes@bike.nyc. For more information call 212-870-2080.

Free English Classes
Free English classes will be held at The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. on April 21 at noon and 6 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4222.

SYEP Applications
NYC’s Department of Youth and Community Development is accepting applications for the 2015 Summer Youth Employment Program through April 24 for young people ages 14 to 24 with up to six weeks of entry-level experience at work- sites in the city. Participants are selected by lottery for the program, which runs from July 6 through Aug. 15 and are compensated for their work. Worksites interested in providing jobs have until May 16 to apply. For more information, call 311 or DYCD Youth Connect at (800) 246-4646.

Cleanup Day
A park cleanup of Mosholu Parkway will take place April 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volunteers can meet at Webster Avenue and West Mosholu Parkway South. For more information, call Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj’s office at (718) 409-0109. Cleanup equipment will be available, but is limited.

Free Tutoring
Free tutoring in math, history, English and science is available for students ages 12 to 21 at Sistas & Brothers United, 103 E. 196th St., 3rd fl., Mondays to Fridays from 3 to 6 p.m. For more information, call (718) 584-0515 ext. 243 or (347) 481-6180.

Free Legal Help
Free legal services are available at the office of Councilman Andy King, 940 E. Gun Hill Rd., Fridays through June 26. Legal consultations include criminal, NYCHA, tenant/landlord, public assistance, wills, healthcare proxies, contract disputes, family law issues, and civil litigations. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call (718) 684-5509.

 

Welcome to the Norwood News, a bi-weekly community newspaper that primarily serves the northwest Bronx communities of Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham and University Heights. Through our Breaking Bronx blog, we focus on news and information for those neighborhoods, but aim to cover as much Bronx-related news as possible. Founded in 1988 by Mosholu Preservation Corporation, a not-for-profit affiliate of Montefiore Medical Center, the Norwood News began as a monthly and grew to a bi-weekly in 1994. In September 2003 the paper expanded to cover University Heights and now covers all the neighborhoods of Community District 7. The Norwood News exists to foster communication among citizens and organizations and to be a tool for neighborhood development efforts. The Norwood News runs the Bronx Youth Journalism Heard, a journalism training program for Bronx high school students. As you navigate this website, please let us know if you discover any glitches or if you have any suggestions. We’d love to hear from you. You can send e-mails to norwoodnews@norwoodnews.org or call us anytime (718) 324-4998.

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