Bronx Times Reporter: May 18, 2018
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Marion Hughes displayed a neck- that offers a wide variety of those affl icted with Alzheim- lace she crafted from bread dough. See more photos next week. services to seniors and people er’s Disease. of all ages, passed away at the In the 1960s she was work- Photo by Silvio Pacifi co age of 101-years-old. Castiglia-Catullo founded Continued on Page 70 A CNG Publication • Vol. 38 No. 20 www.bxtimes.com MEET THIS YEAR’S HONOREES 2018 Infl uential FREE INSIDE - 56 PAGE PULL-OUT GoFor To More Our Blog Information To See Our Weekly Visit Specials!Us At VistVisit Our Our New www.bronxdentistny.comNEW Web-ite: Web-Site: www.reliablebronxdentist.com www.reliablebronxdentist.com GOT IMPLANTS DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT COME SEE US (718) 547-5280 2 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MAY 18-24, 2018 BTR Robert D. Goldstein M.D., F.A.C.S. & Heather A. Erhard M.D., F.A.C.S. We are Board Certifi ed Plastic Surgeons. This is our area of specialty. 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On Thursday, May 10, the “This is your park, so if New York City Parks Depart- you see somebody litering, tap ment, Partnerships for Parks, them and point them to the along with the students from trash bin,” said Commissioner P.S. 279 and local leaders, of- Silver to the students. fi cially broke ground on the At the end, they even took project. the time to take a pledge to al- “When it’s fi nished, I’m go- ways protect the park, though ing to go on the swings,” said many of them, already knew it 8-year-old Lesly Cruz. would be in good hands any- Prior to its renovation, the way. park had been forgotten for “I’m pretty sure our nearly 20 years, according to NYC Parks Bronx Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa (2nd from l), NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver (c), school’s student council al- Parks. Assemblyman Victor Pichardo along with local leaders and the students from P.S. 279. ready plans to help clean Walton Park is one of 17 Community News Group/Sarah Valenzuela it when it’s fi nished,” said parks in the borough listed for 13-year-old Nathalie Rodri- renovation as part of the Com- guez. P.S. 279 sits across the munity Parks Initiative. Other new features will ponding in the new park, ac- was about 50 percent complete. street from the park. “This park is going to be include a new playground, cording to Brendan Kelly, one Its new sprinkler system The renovations being more fun when we’re fi n- sprinkler system and ADA ac- of the engineers working on structure, mostly constructed made to the park cost about ished,” said Parks Commis- cessible entrances. the project. and painted, even shone in $1.8 million and were funded sioner Mitchell Silver, as he Commissioner Silver even Despite this, the project brilliant shades of blue, a sign by the Mayor’s offi ce and addressed some of the grade announced that Parks would could be completed as early as of promise to the kids who Councilman Fernando Ca- school children present. remove the existing fences the end of 2018, according to wanted nothing more than for brera. The old Walton Park used from around the individual Silver. the park to be ready sooner, “Our neighbors are going to have a basketball court, trees in the park. Initially, the park was ex- rather than later. to be jealous because we’re go- which will be replaced with a One of the biggest chal- pected to be completed by Feb- As the plans were unveiled ing to have the best of the very new half court. lenges of the process has been ruary 2019. to the children, who bounced best park,” said Councilman “This was our favorite park, trying to maintain the exist- The date advancement pre- a little more in anticipation of Cabrera, who announced his so we’re excited and I can’t wait ing tree structures and ensur- diction was made in part be- the fi nished product, more stu- goal to have all the park proj- to play more basketball,” said ing proper drainage and rain cause the renovation project, dents from the neighborhood ects in the district completed 13-year-old, Staisy Barrera. gardens are set up to prevent as of that Thursday afternoon, ran to the park as schools let within the next three years. 4 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MAY 18-24, 2018 BTR ® #obsessed Now through nd Grand 5/20 Ave. Re-opening Hutchinson E Sandford Blvd. River Pky. 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