The 52nd Precinct Community Council will celebrate its 29th annual National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 7, at the Williamsbridge Oval, from 5 to 8 p.m., featuring free entertainment, music, games, face painting, and refreshments. The event is dedicated to strengthening the relationship between police officers and the community. For more information, call (718) 220-5811. Below are the other Night Out locations in the Bronx.
Join the new Bronx walking group Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 10:45 at JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center, 177 Dreiser Loop. For more information, call (718)549-4700.
Two entertainers who made it big in the 1990s, Play from the hip hop duo Kid n’ Play and Meli'sa Morgan, are coming to the Bronx Library Center (E. Kingsbridge Road, just north of Fordham Road), to talk about financial literacy and share their personal financial struggles. “Fame and (Mis)Fortune” starts tonight at 6 p.m. at the Library Center.
The Bronx Fellowship is recruiting Bronx mid- to senior-level non-profit professionals for a free nine-month training and networking program to strengthen their professional skills and help them build partnerships and expand their networks. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, July 31. For more information, contact Ariel Ennis at ennisa@jcrcny.org or call (212) 983-4800 ext. 157.
The 52nd Precinct invites the public to its street renaming dedication in tribute to Police Officer Eric Hernandez, who was killed in 2006 by fellow officers during a fight at a White Castle restaurant. The street sign, which will read “The P.O. Eric Hernandez Memorial Corner,” will be placed on Webster Avenue and Mosholu Parkway North, on Saturday, July 28 at 11 a.m. across the street from the precinct which is located at 3016 Webster Ave. Lunch follows the ceremony. For more information, call (718) 220-5811.
Montefiore Medical Center (@MontefioreNews) and the Weight Loss Surgery Channel (@wlschannel) will be co-hosting a twitter chat on Bariatric Surgery. The chat will cover a range of topics including who is a candidate for bariatric surgery, the varying types of bariatric surgeries, and how to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. invites Bronx residents to join the Borough’s Muslim Community and Break Fast to celebrate Ramadan, the Islamic holiday. The event will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the Bronx County Courthouse on 851 Grand Concourse on July 26. For more information and to RSVP for this event call (718) 590-3522 or email them at Lroldan@bronxbp.nyc.gov.
The Bronx Fellowship is recruiting Bronx mid- to senior-level non-profit professionals for a free nine-month training and networking program to strengthen their professional skills and help them build partnerships and expand their networks. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, July 31. For more information, contact Ariel Ennis at ennisa@jcrcny.org or call (212) 983-4800 ext. 157.
The Fordham Road Business Improvement District (BID) is hosting a summer-time sidewalk sale on Fordham Road. Businesses will display their merchandise and sales items on the sidewalks outside of their stores for the public to browse and shop. This sale will provide an outlet for businesses to display seasonal items and give shoppers and residents the opportunity for savings in their local neighborhood. The sidewalk sale started Thursday and runs from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, July 20 and Saturday, July 21.
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