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Neighborhood Notes

Walk for Water
A free 3K walk and 5K run calling attention to preserving water will be held Oct. 3 at 10 a.m. Walk begins at the Allerton Ballfields (enter at the dead end street of 204th Street off Webster Avenue). To register, log on to walkforourwater.org.

Free Enrichment Program
The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, 3415 Bainbridge Ave., CHAM 2 Conference Room, offers a free monthly art and enrichment program for children with developmental disabilities, to spend two hours with a supervised teenage mentor from the community from noon to 2 p.m. Classes begin on Oct. 3. For more information, contact Joanne Rooney at (917) 334-0299 or jrooney@montefiore.org or call (718) 741-2357.

Mosholu Pkwy. Informational Walk
Community Board 7’s Transportation Committee Chair, Lowell Green, will host an informational tour of Mosholu Parkway on Oct. 3 at 10 a.m. Residents can meet in front of the Mosholu Parkway #4 subway station on Jerome Avenue. For more information, call CB 7 at (718) 324-4998.

Norwood Terrace Applications
Applications are available for affordable housing for low-income individuals wanting to secure housing at 3349 Webster Ave.  Apply online or through mail. To apply online, go to www.nyc.gov/housingconnect. To request an application by mail, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Norwood Terrace Apartments, 1357 Broadway, Box 309, New York, NY 10018. Only send one application per development. Do not submit duplicate applications. Do not apply online and also send in a paper application. Applicants who submit more than one application may be disqualified.

Photo Club Meet-up
The New York Botanical/Zoological Photographic Society meets Saturday mornings at 9:45 a.m., through June, at the Fordham Preparatory School, Room 243 on the Fordham University Rose Hill Campus, 441 E. Fordham Rd. Photographers can improve their skills, show their work, receive instruction, and attend workshops, photo shoots, and competitions. Admission is free. For more information, call (718) 543-3115. 

MetroCard Buses/Vans
The MetroCard Bus for senior citizens is available at Scott Towers, 3400 Paul Ave., every fourth Monday of each month (excluding holidays) from 1 to 3 p.m.

Citizenship and English Classes
The Fordham Bedford Community Center offers free citizenship classes, Mondays and Wednesdays, designed to prepare students for questions asked on the U.S. Citizenship interview, and free English classes (October to May), Tuesdays and Thursdays, both from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Interested individuals must complete an online registration form and bring it to Refuge House, 2715 Bainbridge Ave., on respective class days before class begins. For more information, call (718) 733-2557. 

Free Curb Your Dog Signs
Free “Curb Your Dog” signs are available to homeowners and building superintendents at Community Board 7’s office, 229A E. 204th St., from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. while supplies last. For more information or to schedule a pickup, call (718) 933-5650. 

To submit items for Neighborhood Notes, email dcruz@norwoodnews.org, subject line “Neighborhood Notes.”

 

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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