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Shanta Nair-Kalia hunkered down in her home on Monday as Sandy, the much-hyped hurri - cane, built steam and swerved into the northeast as an “extra-tropical storm.” Although she lost power for about an hour on Monday afternoon, Nair-Kalia spent the rest of the night leisurely watching television and doing some “internet browsing.” The next day, with subway and bus service suspended, she walked to work at Montefiore Medical Center, where she is a patient care systems specialist, and snapped photos of fallen trees along the way. While the regions coastal areas, including the , lower Manhattan, Long Island and the Jersey Shore, experienced massive flooding, extensive power out - ages and severe damage from the unprecedented rising tides, the northwest Bronx remained relatively unscathed. Most local residents spent the storm like Nair-Kalia, Photo by David Greene waiting it out without much hassle. WHILE THERE was scattered damage caused by fallen trees, like this car crushed on East 198th Street, the While 40,000 Bronx Con Edison customers remained northwest Bronx emerged largely unscathed from Super Storm Sandy compared to the coastal regions of the without power on Wednesday afternoon, the northwest northeast. See more photos on pages 8 and 9. Bronx experienced only a few pockets of short-term out - ages. Montefiore Medical Center’s Moses campus in Nor - wood, the area’s biggest hospital containing one of the Armory Market Plan Boosted by country’s busiest emergency rooms, remained open throughout the storm. More than 3,000 people in University Heights reported Community Rally Ice Out power outages on Tuesday, but only about 800 remained in (continued on p. 8) By LAUREN DUCA 7 meeting just a week before the rally. (continued on p. 10 ) Brian Boggan stood nervously in the press box out - Police Relations lined with tape on the side of the St. Nicholas of Tolen - tine School gym in University Heights. Boggan had come to a rally, organized by the grassroots Northwest Exposed in Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition, with an opin - ion about plans for the long vacant Kingsbridge Armory. As a physical education teacher with a long history Council, Court of ice skating, Boggan was ready to defend the Kings - bridge National Ice Centers’s bid to fill the empty armory with nine ice rinks. and Class But no one from the ice center group showed up to receive Boggan’s support. As a row of empty chairs By BRITTNEY JACKSON and Coalition leader Alice McIntosh noted, the front- running bid to revamp the armory declined to attend The police department’s most controversial crime pre - the rally. vention strategies are coming under increased scrutiny The ice center group, which is headed by a former with politicians debating their merit and the court system Wall Street executive and supported by prominent ice ruling on their constitutionality. athletes including hockey star Mark Messier and fig - In the meantime, the question remains: Are tactics like ure skater Sarah Hughes, is one of two bidders hoping stop and frisk and Operation Clean Halls “putting a dis - to redevelop the armory. Photo by Lauren Duca tance between police and communities?” The other group, Young Woo & Associates, was in LOCAL TEACHER Brian Boggan talks with represen - That was a question addressed at “Crime and the Num - attendance at the rally. Both groups showed up to make tatives from Young Woo & Associates about their bers Game,” a lecture and discussion held at the Monroe presentations at a forum hosted by Community Board plans for the Kingsbridge Armory. (continued on p. 4)

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Norwood Church ty, located at 3061 Bainbridge Ave. on East ers at about $1,000. of businesses. The damage was eventual - 204th Street, just before 2 p.m. on Wednes - “I see papers strewn about but I don’t ly repaired at the church. The retail Burglarized, Sound day afternoon, Oct. 17, to make out a really notice or detect anything [else] that building is only now being rebuilt. System Stolen report of the incident. was stolen,” Kelly said. “We have a com - The burglars smashed through several puter there, a copier, a printer.” Holy Nativity, an Episcopal church in doors and shattered a window in their Kelly said the church doesn’t have Norwood on Bainbridge Avenue that attempt to locate more of the church’s security cameras and that he thought the overcame a devastating fire in 2009, must valuables. They also rifled through sever - damage could have been much worse. now deal with the damage left by an al cabinets and a desk before finding the “It’s strange,” he said. “You’d think invader who broke into the building and sound system, made up of a microphone more damage would be done if somebody stole a sound system. and several speakers. broke in.” The perpetrator, or perpetrators, appar - Richard Kelly, a member of the Holy The church suffered heavy fire and Photo by David Greene ently climbed over a fence before forcing Nativity congregation, said the sound water damage during a Halloween morn - DETECTIVES SAY their way in through a basement window the burglars entered system belonged to Good News Christian ing blaze in 2009 that also destroyed a row sometime between Tuesday evening, Oct. through this basement window. Church, which holds a Sunday service in 16, and the following morning. the basement auditorium. He estimated Officers from the 52nd Precinct the value of the microphone and speak - arrived at the Church of the Holy Nativi - Police Relations Exposed In Council, Court and Class (continued from p. 1) actions before performing a stop and College King Graduate School for Urban frisk. It would also establish an Inspector Studies and Applied Research. Eli B. Sil - General for the NYPD to provide inde - verman, an emeritus professor at John pendent oversight and increase penalties Jay College of Criminal Justice, led the for abusive policing. discussion to an audience packed with “New Yorkers stand in support of the students, professors and community Community Safety Act because it repre - members. sents the first meaningful reform in a Silverman took an in-depth look generation of the NYPD’s approach to inside the NYPD’s manipulation of crime policing historically disenfranchised data, the surge of stop and frisk encoun - communities,” said the bill’s sponsor, ters, the increased use of police force in Brooklyn Council Member Jumaane the Bronx and the crucial need for NYPD Williams, during the hearing. “This legis - reforms. lation is a crucial step we must take Photo by David Greene POLICE ARRIVE on the scene after the Church of the Holy Nativity was burglarized “We have a surge of stop and frisk in toward achieving better policing and last month. the city,” said Silverman. “What started safer streets for all, a goal we collectively when Bloomberg came in with less than share. By tackling discrimination and 100,000 stops in a year is now about instituting true accountability, we will 700,000 [per year].” empower ‘New York’s Finest’ to focus The NYPD stopped close to 700,000 peo - their energies on proven strategies that ple on the street last year. Nearly 87 per - help our city root out crime and violence cent were black or Hispanic and only in every corner.” about 10 percent were arrested, many for The Community Safety Act isn’t the petty crimes. only course of action being taken against “It’s not only significant that there are the NYPD’s controversial policing. A fed - over 700,000 stops but that this proportion eral lawsuit accusing the NYPD of mak - amount, as many of you know, are black ing an abundance of unmerited arrests and Latinos,” said Silverman. in “Operation Clean Halls” buildings is Silverman also addressed a concern currently under way. Many of the city’s over two Bronx precincts and their high apartment buildings and all of the public use of force. housing projects fall under the Clean “Two of the precincts in the Bronx, Halls program. It allows police officers to the 46th and the 44th are two of the top stop anyone in the building and ask for for the use-of-force,” said Silverman, identification. Civil rights groups say the about two other high-crime precincts that program leads to unwarranted arrests of stretch from south of Fordham Road to residents who commit the “crime” of Yankee Stadium on the west side of the walking around without their identifica - borough. “The 44th Precinct led the city tion. in the previous six years in the use of In response to the suit, the Bronx Dis - force — 54 percent of all stops were use- trict Attorney office recently announced of-force which is more than double the that it will no longer prosecute any “tres - city’s average of 23 percent. The 46th passers” arrested for Clean Halls-related Precinct used forced with 58 percent of stops unless the arresting officer submits stops last year, the highest of all 76 to an interview. precincts in the city.” “For the first time there’s an effort to Silverman said there is an issue pre - deter (amount of wrongful stops and sented with these high percentages and arrest) with the series of bills going on efforts must be made to find out, “what’s right now,” said Silverman in regard to going on.” the Community Safety Act. The lecture came in the wake of a City Tivona Brown, a student at Monroe Council hearing on the Community Safe - College and attendee at the lecture, ty Act, a legislative package aimed to appreciated Silverman’s insight in the help end discriminatory policing, held controversial stop and frisk police proce - just hours before. dure. The Act aims to protect against dis - “Stop and frisk is something we really criminatory profiling and unlawful need to address,” said Brown. “We can’t searches. It would require NYPD officers walk around without being targeted or to identify themselves and explain their considered a suspect.” November 1 –14, 2012 ■ Norwood News ■ 5

Inquiring Photographer By DAVID GREENE This week we asked readers about how they prepared for and experienced Super Storm Sandy.

I got some extra gro - Yes, I bought extra We filled up the bathtub The way I prepared for It’s easier to go through ceries and stuff. It’s water yesterday. It was and took the necessary, the storm was to go to a storm like this with a going to be big. There’s the same as last year, I basic precautions. I my best friend’s house group of people with a reason why they’re had no problems. I think know that, because and we stayed in the you. Everyone came to closing all the schools. it’s going to be OK. God we’re inland, I knew we apartment and we just my house and brought Obviously, it’s going to bless everybody. weren’t going to get hit thought about how we food. The storm was be real big. Ali Amin as bad. But seeing the could help each other terrible because you get Phil Mendez damage, it’s kind of sur - during this time. The crazy from being in the prising with all the trees damage is pretty exten - house so long. Once uprooted. sive and I feel for the outside, we saw several tony Gonzalez people who lost proper - cars completely ty. crushed. Wayne nesmith Jose Jimenez

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People dead from a recent Vital Be Heal thy! 24 meningitis outbreak. Stats Hospitals See Robotic Solution to Meningitis Outbreak

By BRITTNEY JACKSON It also uses a technology known as ultra - sugary drinks, which beverage industry The grant will be used to implement violet pulse disinfection to eliminate bac - lobbyists labeled as an attempt to demo - health-related programs along with As toll booth operators are swapped terial and fungal contamination of med - nize the soft drink manufacturers, Coca- spreading awareness on issues of obesity, for the E-ZPass, and bankers replaced ication bags. Cola is taking measures to improve and high blood pressure, cardiovascular dis - with ATMs, is it also possible for robots to “RIVA sets a new standard in pharma - promote healthier lifestyles for Bronx ease and diabetes. fill the shoes of pharmacists? cy safety that helps reduce the exposure residents. Along with the CAN Initiative, the Doctors have linked the recent menin - of hospitals and compounding pharma - The Coca-Cola Foundation awarded a Coca-Cola Foundation also awarded gitis outbreak that has left more than 300 cies to medication errors and contamina - $75,000 grant to the Bronx Changing funds to the East Side House Settlement, people infected and at least 24 dead in the tion,” said Dr. Niels Erik Hansen, presi - Attitudes Now (CAN) Health Initiative. a non-profit organization servicing United States to contaminated steroid dent and CEO at Intelligent Hospital The CAN Initiative focuses on tackling Bronx families, for its nutritional educa - injections. Now, hospitals like St. Barn - Systems. “The outbreak that is occurring issues of obesity, improving nutrition tion programming. abas in the northwest Bronx are using is tragic, particularly because technology and exercise, and creating access to pre - robotic systems that may decrease the exists that can prevent human error, ventative health resources throughout Make Your Food Store Be likelihood of a similar outbreak in the which is the most common source of the Bronx. future. medication contamination.” “I would like to thank the Coca-Cola Healthier Created by the Canadian medical St. Barnabas Hospital was the first to Foundation for investing in the well- Bronxites are invited to participate in device company Intelligent Hospital Sys - receive this innovative technology in being of Bronxites through its generous a free 90-minute Adopt-a-Shop workshop tems, Robotic Intravenous Automation New York and still only a handful of hos - contribution to the Bronx CAN Initia - that will inform people about how to suc - (RIVA) is a device designed to automati - pitals in the United States are equipped tive,” said Bronx Borough President cessfully demand healthier food options cally prepare IV syringes and bags within with RIVA systems. Ruben Diaz Jr., who created the CAN Ini - from their local food stores. The work - the hospital pharmacy. The RIVA system tiative along with State Senator Gustavo shops are on Nov. 16 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. works to prevent the administering of Coke Funds Bronx CAN Rivera. “This grant will have a large, pos - at the West Farms Library, 2085 Honey - wrong medication and incorrect dosage. itive impact on countless residents in this well Ave. and on Nov. 18 from 10 to 11:30 Following the ban against oversized great borough and shows how we can all a.m. at the Mary Mitchell Center, 2007 work together to help members of our Mapes Ave. RSVP is required to attend. To It’s My Park Day on Mosholu Parkway community, young and old, start making RSVP, email [email protected] healthier decisions.” or call (347) 396-4298.

Photo courtesy Bedford Mosholu Community Association MEMBERS OF T he Bedford Mosholu Community Association, youth volunteers from Christodora and four generations of Democratic Assembly candidate (80th District) Mark Gjonaj’s family (not pictured) cleaned up Mosholu Parkway for It’s My Park Day on Oct. 20. Volunteers and local residents also helped beautify Whalen Park in Norwood. Advertise in the Norwood News Call (718) 324-4998 8 ■ November 1 –14, 2012 ■ Norwood News Northwest Bronx Avoids Major Storm Damage (continued from p. 1) wasn’t rattled by passing elevated 4 the dark by Wednesday. Most of the dam - trains. age was limited to fallen trees, mostly on The city began to come to life on Sedgwick Avenue near the Jerome Park Wednesday. While all subway service was Reservoir, on Mosholu Parkway and suspended and schools remained closed, around Bedford Park. Mayor Bloomberg every Bronx route was back up and run - said the city had received more than 7,000 ning, though delays were expected. On reports of downed trees. Wednesday afternoon, the MTA On Sedgwick Avenue in Van Cortlandt announced that limited subway service Village, one tree crashed into a home, would be restored on Thursday, although another took out a power line (but not lower Manhattan would remain without power in the area), forcing the city to train service until all tunnels and sta - close off the street to car and pedestrian tions were repaired. traffic. On Wednesday, police closed It remained unclear when full subway Reservoir Oval East. service would be restored as the Norwood Because of the storm, the city essen - News went to press on Wednesday tially shut down starting on Sunday evening. evening. On Tuesday, streets in the area Ed. Note: For more storm and services were unusually quiet. updates, visit norwoodnews.org. Photo by Alex Kratz

Photo by David Greene PHOTOS FROM THE STORM: (top left) Mosholu Parkway near Jerome Avenue; (bot - Photo by Diana Perez tom left) Goulden Avenue near Bedford Park Boulevard; (above) Harris Field. November 1 –14, 2012 ■ Norwood News ■ 9

Lehman Shelters Storm Refugees In the northwest Bronx, Lehman College and Bronx Community College both cancelled classes but opened their designated evacuation shelters. The shelters are equipped with sleeping cots, food, personal hygiene products and medicine. Med - ical assistance is also provided on the premises. On Tuesday, there were about a dozen people staying at the shelter, according to a security guard there. The shelter is for anyone who was evacuated from their homes. They were expecting to get a large amount of people from Queens and Man - hattan to arrive and stay at the shelter over the coming days as hundreds of thou - sands of New Yorkers remained without power. The Bronx experienced the least amount of outages of any borough. There are 10 volunteers, all from the neighborhood, working at the shelter. Vol - unteers rotate shifts so there are volunteers in the shelter 24 hours. Other people from the neighborhood, non-volunteers, came by to bring donations like books and board games to entertain the people who were evacuated and staying in the shelter. —DANILKA INFANTE

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Photo by Alex Kratz PHOTOS FROM THE STORM: (top right) Sedgwick Avenue near Stevenson Place; Photo by Haile Rivera (above) Saxon Avenue near Sedgwick Avenue; (bottom left) University Heights. 10 ■ November 1 –14, 2012 ■ Norwood News Business Beat

The Corner Pizza Shop HALLOWEEN HEROES ON JEROME By DANILKA INFANTE tough competition with the $1 pizza store (Bronx Pizza).” The community was buzzing and An employee of Bronx Pizza, a block rumors were flying about what would away, was asked if The Corner Pizza become of the vacant storefront on the Shop will affect their business. “It might, corner of Jerome Avenue and Mosholu but we will wait and see,” he said. “We’ll Parkway North. Those rumors can be put try our best.” aside now as the signage for The Corner Another local resident, 20-year-old Pizza Shop was unveiled last weekend just David said, “It’s a good idea to have real before Super Storm Sandy hit the Bronx. Italian pizza around here.” The Corner Pizza Shop’s arrival Henry Perry, a local resident since means there will be three competing 1963, says The Corner Pizza Shop was pizzerias standing within a block of one expected to open after Labor Day but that another. was not the case. In any case, he’s not Jose, an employee of M&R Pizza on happy about its arrival because it 208th Street, just off Jerome, said M&R reminds him of when the spot used to be has been around for over 28 years. Still, a pizza place back in the 1970s. he wonders if its customers will remain “It was a hangout spot for drug dealers” loyal with all the competition and gave a Perry says. He is concerned that the bad dig to cheaper. history will repeat itself if the location “Every time something new comes, it turns into a pizza shop. A pizza shop will affects us,” Jose said. “People will go for undoubtedly attract more students from whatever is cheaper. The economy is bad DeWitt Clinton High School, which is so people will buy whatever is cheap located just across Mosholu Parkway. rather than what tastes good.” Recently, Clinton was reported to have the Local resident Amanda Rivera, 23, most weapons seized from its student body, said The Corner Pizza Shop “will have according to data released by the state. COMIC BOOK HEROES like Spiderman helped young trick-or-treaters enjoy an early Halloween on Saturday, Oct. 27, thanks to the Jerome-Gun Hill Business Improvement District.

Women’s Business bridge Rd. Nov. 14, 6 p.m. - Business opportunities Resource Center for veterans at BWBRC office, 2499 Grand The following series of free workshops Concourse, Suite 321 open to the public will be conducted to Nov. 27, 6 p.m. - Medical related busi - THE CORNER Pizza explore different industries in various ness at Bronx Community Board 12, 4101 Shop on the corner of Bronx locations. Topics include food, White Plains Rd. Jerome Avenue and fashion, credit, medical, blogging, export - Email Marcia Cameron at Mosholu Parkway was ing and veteran opportunities. [email protected], or call (718) formerly home to Nov. 7, 6 p.m. - Business of fashion at 933-7466 to register for the workshop of Jerome Pharmacy. The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kings - interest. Photo by Alex Kratz Armory Market Plan Boosted by Community Rally

(continued from p. 1) an artisanal market for local entrepre - what they would do “for the kids.” By the end of the rally, Boggan was in The Coalition, which is the beating neurs and recreational space. But he was Carney and Zucker reiterated that support of Young Woo’s plan. Despite Bog - heart of the Kingsbridge Armory Redevel - disappointed the ice center group had beyond the provision of recreational gan’s personal love of skating, his ulti - opment Alliance (also known as KARA), ignored the Coalition’s invitation to areas, they would allocate money to the mate concern is exercise for the children. helped defeat a proposal three years ago attend the rally. development of educational space in the “Physical education is great for cogni - that would have turned the armory into a Boggan, who has been teaching in the north annex buildings (currently occu - tive, social, and psychomotor skills,” Bog - giant shopping mall. With the support of Bronx for more than 17 years, is a repre - pied by the National Guard), with a cap at gan said. “It makes for healthy and well- Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. sentative of the United Federation of $250,000. Boggan expressed disappoint - rounded kids, and that’s what I want from and other local elected officials, KARA led Teachers at one of the six small schools ment with this amount, but was excited the armory.” an effort to kill the mall proposal in the on the Walton High School Campus, by other aspects of the bid. Boggan’s attitude towards Mercado City Council when the contractor refused which is just a block away from the (The ice center group says it will work Mirabo was echoed by Coalition leaders to guarantee living wage jobs. armory. Boggan says he has 35 years of to build a school on the annex site, but and many who had gathered for the rally. This time around, former KARA allies ice sports-related experience and thinks has not committed any money to the pro - McIntosh, Carney, and Zucker con - like Diaz, the Retail, Wholesale and the easy access to ice sports he had dur - ject. The group also said it had firmed that Young Woo & Associates have Department Store Workers Union and ing his own childhood would be a great approached state military officials about agreed to sign a memorandum of under - other elected officials are strongly back - addition to the community. moving the guard units, but the Bronx standing, but will only sign a list of com - ing the ice center plan. (Councilman Fer - Yet, during the rally, Boggan eventual - Times reported last week that, in fact, munity benefits principles after they nando Cabrera, who represents the ly began to consider the fact that Mircado they had not.) have been contracted for the project. armory area, has stayed neutral so far.) Merabo also includes space for exercise Boggan asserted that Carney and The memorandum asserts Young Woo But the Coalition wants the winning and recreation. Mercado Mirabo would Zucker promised the basketball court and & Associates’ intent to support the Bronx developer to promise more community function as a flexible recreation space a rock climbing wall run by the group in all community endeavors. The list of benefits. Their rally at Tolentine was with basketball courts, soccer fields and Brooklyn Boulders could be used from community benefits principles is far designed to get more specifics from the other open space during the week. It the hours of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for free by his more extensive, including a living wage groups on what they could offer the com - would turn into an artisanal market only students and would be reserved especial - standard ($10 an hour plus benefits or munity. on weekends, explained Young Woo rep - ly for those who attend elementary $11.50 an hour without benefits), expan - Boggan was initially opposed to Young resentatives Greg Carney and Adam schools that do not have a gym. sive community space, a prohibition of Woo’s proposal, which it calls Mircado Zucker during their presentation. “Many elements of a full education big box retail and the inclusion of a pub - Merabo, and envisions the armory as a Boggan approached Young Woo’s rep - are lost without a gym,” Boggan said. lic school. —Additional reporting by futuristic town square that serves as both resentatives at the end of the rally, asking “The kids need free access to this space.” ALEX KRATZ November 1 –14, 2012 ■ Norwood News ■ 11 12 ■ November 1 –14, 2012 ■ Norwood News

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in front of dozens of people. ers, but they’re close. ever. Dunford says when she first started Headline But the police and community need She shared the honor with her equally two decades ago, they served about 300 Last week, the 52nd Precinct Commu - each other to combat crime and keep our tireless staff, including Jane Chaney people each year. Lately, they’ve been see - nity Council held its annual Fellowship streets safe. It’s a symbiotic relationship (who works 21 hours a week, for free) and ing 1,400 clients annually. Just last month, Recognition Breakfast at Monroe College. that needs nourishing. And the council Ilectra Scott-Cook, who Dunford says is see saw 48 people in a single week. Dun - Council President Brenda Caldwell-Paris breakfast helps feed that relationship. It the best person in at pre - ford spent much of the breakfast tracking says the event is one of the two most also introduces us to some often over - venting evictions. down elected officials and alerting them important things — along with the looked heroism. Funding is always a concern, but West to the latest issues and problems. National Night Out affair every August — Dowling talked about his small but vital Bronx Housing is needed now more than Keep up the good work, Sally. that the precinct council puts together. domestic violence unit led by Sergeant It’s a marathon love fest lasting more Gary Franklin, a hulking man who looks than three hours. The council honors so like he could play linebacker for the New many different people and groups that Letter to the Editor York Giants. Franklin, who’s been in the program look like a high school grad - charge of the unit for 12 years, intervenes While on the other hand the Ice Center uation roll call. Support for an Armory Ice at some of the most sensitive and tense is giving good things to the community They give out awards and plaques to times in the lives of residents. He’s also Center and not charging a dime. many of the precinct’s local political, extremely effective. His size helps. People just don’t get it! All their main Stand up and choose the Ice Center! business and organizational partners and Often people don’t want to open the focus is on jobs, jobs, jobs! Rosemarie Reyes leaders. Inspector Joseph Dowling, the door and let police in on their internal Young Woo & Associates sugar coat Bedford Park commander of the precinct, also has a squabbles. But, Dowling says, “When their bid as a promise of 800 jobs but can chance to honor his troops publicly. they see him, they come out.” only guarantee 175, with or without the Ed. Note: Young Woo’s armory propos - At first glance, it might appear exces - It’s good to have people like Sgt. so-called living wage and to add all these al estimates that it will create 800 perma - sive and fluffy at a time when police and Franklin in the precinct. expensive features that the community nent jobs and that 175 of them will pay a community relations are not great. Stop One of the civilians recognized was can’t even pay for. “living wage” of $10 an hour plus benefits and frisk tactics have some residents Sally Dunford, the tireless director of Who buys art? Who will pay for expen - or $11.50 an hour without benefits. The scared to walk around their own neigh - Housing and Neighborhood sive 4-D movie tickets? Not this commu - Kingsbridge National Ice Center proposal borhoods for fear they might be stopped Resource Center on Bainbridge Avenue. nity. estimates that it will create 175 permanent for no reason other than the color of their Dunford lives and breathes the organiza - To add a hip hop museum is inviting living wage jobs. They will create a youth skin. It’s tougher than ever for police to tion she founded 20 years ago. If you’re in violence in the making. program that will be free to youth in the get witnesses to speak up, even about vio - trouble with your housing, Sally’s crew No one in this community wants area, but they will also charge fees for lent crimes that happen in broad daylight will help you. They’re not miracle work - things that they cannot benefit from. using the ice rinks there. Neighborhood Notes

After School Programs out the Bronx and Manhattan, including along with CUNY Citizenship Now! will Mentoring Program for local gardens in the northwest Bronx. provide free confidential legal services to Mosholu Montefiore Community Cen - Tickets are $20/advance; $25/at the door. qualified immigrants to help them in Students ter (MMCC) offers after school programs For more information, call (212) 244-2288 their pursuit of U.S. citizenship, Wednes - The Young Scholars Immersion Pro - in local elementary schools for school - or email [email protected]. days, starting Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. gram, a program coordinated by Kings - children that begin at the end of the at Cabrera’s district office, 107 E. Burn - bridge Heights Community Center and school day and last until 6 p.m. for less side Ave. Personal consultations will be Manhattan College, provides year-round than $58 per week. Activities include Free Financial Counseling held with attorneys and paralegals. For mentoring and enrichment opportunities homework help, creative performing arts Bronx LIFT, 2381 Belmont Ave. more information, call (347) 590-2874. for disadvantaged students in the Bronx. and various sports. The schools are PS 7 (between 186th and 187th streets), offers The program is currently seeking more on Kingsbridge Ave., PS 37, PS 207, PS 8 in free workshops, one-on-one financial high school applicants. Students get the Bedford Park, Bronx Community Charter coaching, referrals to credit unions, and Stop Smoking Program chance to visit college campuses, partici - School on Webster Ave., and PS 169 New free one-on-one assistance with employ - North Central Bronx Hospital, 3424 pate in writing and study workshops and World Charter School in the Baychester ment, housing, resume help, filling out Kossuth Ave., offers free group counsel - get constant support from tutors at the section of the Bronx. For more informa - applications, finding education/job train - ing and nicotine replacement therapy for College’s Center for Academic Success. tion, call Ruth Moore at (718) 944-3207. ing opportunities and enrolling in public smokers looking to quit. No appoint - For more information, contact Neil benefits, Nov. 8 and Dec. 6 at 1 p.m. LIFT ments are needed or required, walk-ins Bogan at [email protected] or call also offers free assistance to veterans, are welcome. The smoking cessation pro - Teen Centers at MMCC (718) 884-0700 ext. 116. including legal, financial, employment, gram runs weekdays at 10 a.m. or 2 p.m. The Boys & Girls Club of the Mosholu health and education. For more informa - in room 13A12. For more information, Montefiore Community Center teen pro - tion or to make an appointment, call (718) call (718) 519-2425/2490. Bronx Mentors Sought gram offers supervised fun from 6:30 to 9 733-3897, Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Abbot House, a multi-faceted p.m.: Tuesdays and Thursdays for ages 12- agency that serves families and youth in 1/2 to 14-1/2 (van service is available to Job and Computer Training the Bronx and NYC, is looking for men - bring participants home for $1), and Mercy Center, 377 E. 145th St., offers Free Technology Training tors in the Bronx area. If you are looking Wednesdays for ages 15 to 18. Both age Per Scholas, 804 E. 138th St., offers free computer and job training classes, many to make a positive impact on a child’s life, groups may attend on Saturdays from 7 to 15-week technology training, Mondays of them specifically aimed at women. For call mentoring coordinator at (718) 329- 10 p.m. Activities include sports, smart through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (high more information, call (718) 993-2789 or 4968 ext. 3454. girls club, tutoring, dance, cooking, teen school diploma or GED is required), and visit www.mercycenter.org. to teen news, computer skills and chorus. includes free tuition, books and exam For more information, call (718) 882-4000. materials, and free career counseling and Literacy Connection LGBTQ Coming Out Group job placement assistance. Earn up to 10 This group offers youth ages 13 to 18 Improve your reading, writing and college credits. For more information or years of age a safe place to talk about gen - Garden Fund-raiser math skills and work toward your GED to register, stop by the office Monday der and sexuality. The meetings take The Bronx & Manhattan Land Trust with the Literacy Connection, a free edu - through Thursday, at 9 a.m. or call (718) place every Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m. at will host an ‘Oldies but Goodies’ fund- cation and employment program for 991-8400. the Mosholu Montefiore Community Cen - raising event on Nov. 10 from 7 to 11 p.m. young adults ages 16 to 24. The program ter, 3450 DeKalb Ave. For more informa - at Oberia Dempsey Center, 127 W. 127th is offered at the Mott Haven, West Farms, tion, call (718) 882-4000 ext. 204. St. in Manhattan. Bring your own bottle Free Weekly Immigration and Bronx Library Center branches of ($8/setup; refreshments served). Enjoy Services the NYPL. For more information or to For more Neighborhood Notes food, drinks, silent auction and dancing. RSVP, call (718) 401-7453. online, go to www.norwoodnews.org Councilmember Fernando Cabrera Proceeds will benefit 32 gardens through - and click on “Neighborhood Notes.” November 1 –14, 2012 ■ Norwood News ■ 13 Classifieds HELP WANTED Professional Directory

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rhyming verse, Nov. 4 at 1 and 3 p.m. Salsa Palooza, featuring salsa giants, plight of the orphaned and vulnerable chil - Onstage ($6/ticket). For more information and tick - Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. (tickets are $45 to $60). dren of Africa. For more information or a ets, visit bronxartsensemble.org or call For more information, call (718) 960-8833. preview, visit www.watoto.com/the-choir. ■ The Bronx Library Center, at 310 E. (718) 601-7399. The Theatre Program will present Kingsbridge Rd., presents Trio Concert, “Marisol,” drama about a Bronx commu - ■ Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance featuring piano, violin and cello, Nov. 3 at ■ Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, nity grappling with poverty and crime, (BAAD), 841 Barretto St., 2nd floor, presents 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd., W., presents The Nov. 1 to 3 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 4 at 3 p.m. The Funeral of the Cow, drama satire 579-424/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org. National Circus of the People’s Tickets are $10; $8/students/seniors. For about trans-species, and Carlos Manuel Republic of China, performing Cirque more information, call (718) 960-7838 Rivera performing poetry, humor and the - ■ The Bronx Arts Ensemble presents Chinois, Nov. 4 at 4 p.m. (tickets are $25 ater, using drag, Nov. 2 ($20); Roberto Rapunzel at the Whitehall, 3333 Henry to $45, $10/ages 12 and under); and ■ Casita Maria Center for Arts & Education, Robles Dance Company, Nov. 3 ($20); Hudson Pkway., fairy tale musical in 928 Simpson St., presents Jogja Hip Hop Maverick Dance Experience, Nov. 9 ($20); Foundation, Java & RDACBS, the South Booty Monologues, play told from the per - Bronx, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. For more informa - spective of Black and Latino gay men, Nov. tion, call (718) 589-2230. 10 ($15); and Machataso: BAAD!er & Better, one-woman show, Nov. 16 ($25; ■ The Uptown Coffeehouse, c/o City $50/includes pre-show open bar and recep - Island Community Center, 190 Fordham tion from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.), all at 8 p.m. For St., presents singer/songwriter Amy more information, call (718) 842-5223. Black, Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. Tickets are $15; $5/ages 12 and under. For more informa - ■ The Bronx Music Heritage Center Lab, tion, call (718) 885-2955. 1303 Louis Niñé Blvd. (#2 or #5 train to Freeman Street), presents Bronx Rising! ■ The Watoto Children’s Choir traveling Music, Film & Spoken Word of the from Africa will perform Beautiful Africa: Borough, through Jan. 19, performed by A New Generation, accompanied by Bronx artists: Music and jazz, Thursdays music and dance, free, at the New from 8 to 10 p.m.; film, Fridays 8 to 10 Testament Temple Church of God, 3350 p.m.; comedy, poetry and literature, Seymour Ave., Nov. 11 at 8 a.m. and 11:30 Saturdays 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. (visit bronx - a.m. The choir raises awareness of the music.org for details). For more informa - November 1 –14, 2012 ■ Norwood News ■ 15 tion, call (718) 793-2211. ■ The New York Botanical Garden pre - sents Greenmarket, the popular farmers aEDITOR’S PICK market of GrowNYC, at the base of Library Events Allee inside the Garden’s Mosholu Gate entrance, Wednesdays, through Nov. 21, Freebies at Lehman ■ The Bronx Music Heritage Center Lab, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors may purchase The public is invited to enjoy the following free events at Lehman College, 250 1303 Louis Niñé Blvd. (#2 or #5 train to affordable, locally grown produce and Bedford Pk. Blvd., W.: For additional information, call the numbers as listed. Freeman Street), presents Community fresh, nutritious baked goods. For more Arts Lab, 4 to 7 p.m.: (through Dec. 19), information, call (718) 817-8658. visual art on Mondays, hip-hop and break - Nov. 1 at 12:30 p.m. - Lehman professor Salita Bryant, will present a reading from dance on Tuesdays, and percussion and ■ Mosholu Montefiore Senior Center, her new book, in Carman Hall B-04; (718) 960-8715. poetry on Wednesdays. For more informa - 3450 DeKalb Ave., presents Pre- Nov. 8 at 12:30 p.m. - Victor Lin Jazz Ensemble, in the Recital Hall/Music Building tion, visit bronxmusic.org or call (718) Thanksgiving Luncheon and 306; (718) 960-8715. 793-2211. Entertainment, Nov. 15 from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., for seniors ages 60 and Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. - Lehman Woodwind Quintet, featuring classical music, in the ■ The Bronx International Film Festival over. For more information and fees, call Recital Hall/Music Building 3rd floor; (718) 960-8247. presents film screenings, featuring narra - (718) 798-6601. Nov. 14 to 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. - The Johnny Pacheco Latin Music and tive, documentary, experimental and ani - ■ The Bronx Council on the Arts and the Jazz Festival, featuring student and professional ensemble performances and mated films from around the world, Nov. 8 Huntington Free Library offer Gift Creations, workshops, in the Lovinger Theatre; (718) 960-8247. to 10 at Lehman College’s Lehman Stages, to make a gift to take home, a free family Nov. 15 at 11 a.m. - Lehman Brass Quintet, featuring a jazz influenced repertoire, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W. One-day non craft workshop, at the library, 9 Westchester in the Lovinger Theatre; (718) 960-8247. transferable passes are $5. For more infor - Square, Nov. 17. For more information mation and a full schedule, visit including time, call (718) 931-9500 ext, 33. Nov. 15 and 16 at 7:30 p.m. - The Lehman College Latin Jazz Ensemble, and The www.bronxfilmfestival.com. Lehman Jazz Band, respectively, both with special guest ensembles, in the ■ The Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Lovinger Theatre; (718) 960-8247. ■ Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Grand Concourse (165th Street), presents Jr., with American Express and the NYS its free First Friday on Nov. 2 from 6 to 7 from 5 to 6:45 p.m. and artist talk is adults can join World Beat and Restaurant Association, present the 2nd 10 p.m., featuring film, art performances, Nov. 10 from 1 to 2 p.m. Registration is Percussion, Nov. 6 at 4 p.m. Children can annual Savor the Bronx Restaurant music and other special events. For more ongoing for Nov. 4 free workshop, Editing enjoy Films at 4 p.m.: Nov. 6 and 13; Week which features the borough’s best information, call (718) 681-6000. Your Portfolio. For more information or to Preschool Story Time at 11 a.m.: Nov. 8 eateries by offering special values and dis - RSVP, visit enfoco.org. and 15; Family Time, Nov. 10 at 11 a.m.; counts, Nov. 5 to 12. Visitors can taste ■ The Bronx County Historical Society and Turkey Book Making, Nov. 15 at 4 the flavors of foods from different nations . presents Bronx Immigrants, a lecture on ■ Lehman College Art Gallery, 250 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579- For more information, visit savorthe - Bronx history, at the Valentine-Varian Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., presents Space 4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org. bronx.com or call (718) 590-3518. House/Museum of Bronx History, 3266 Invaders, featuring the work of 18 artists Bainbridge Ave., Nov. 17 at 11 a.m. For who make use of many spaces both ■ The Mosholu Library, at 285 E. 205th ■ The Bronx Tourism Council offers hik - more information, call (718) 881-8900. ing tours on Nov. 3 : Guided tour through inside and outside the galleries, Tuesdays St., offers for seniors and adults: Knitting through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Woodlawn Cemetery, followed by a walk ■ The public is invited to ride the Nov. 7 Circle: Thursdays at 3 p.m.; and Wii through Jan. 9. A special lecture and through Wave Hill with a light lunch at its free Bronx Culture Trolley, which trans - Program: Tuesdays at 3 p.m. Children can café (food cost not included in registra - ports visitors on the first Wednesday of guided tour by the artists will be held enjoy Toddler Story Time at 10:30 a.m.: tion), ending at hiking every month (except January and Nov. 15 at 12:30 p.m. For more informa - Nov. 1 and 8; Baby Story Time at 11 on the Putnam Trail. Round trip trolley September) to Bronx hot spots, all featur - tion, call (718) 960-8731/8715. a.m.: (ages to 18 months), Nov. 6; and departs at 9 a.m. from the Visitors Center, ing a variety of entertainment options and Bilingual Birdies: Spanish Language: ■ 810 Seventh Ave., and returns at 5 p.m., ends at Sweetwater’s Bar & Grill for Bronx Council on the Arts presents (ages to 5 years), live music program rain or shine, except for nature tour which music, food and drink. Trolley night starts Puerto Rico in Its Labyrinth, Chronicles including puppetry and games, Nov. 13 at may be rescheduled in inclement weather. with a 5 p.m. reception at the Longwood of a Country and a World in Crisis, 11 a.m. Immigrants can join free English Bronx pickup is at 9:45 a.m. at the Art Gallery at Hostos Community College, through Dec. 8, at Longwood Art Gallery Conversation Program, intermediate Woodlawn Cemetery parking lot at 450 Grand Concourse (at 149th St.). From at Hostos’ Center for the Arts’ main level, Nov. 6, 13, 20 and 27. For more Jerome and Bainbridge avenues. Fee is there, the trolley departs at 5:30, 6:30 and gallery, 450 Grand Concourse (149th information, call (718) 882-8239. $30/adults; $15/children under 12. 7:30 p.m. New attractions are added Street). Also on view, in the Project Room: Registration required at www.tourde - monthly; admission to most venues is Public Art Under House Arrest, through ■ The Jerome Park Library, at 118 Eames bronx.org). To purchase tickets, log on to free. Riders can get on and off at any December 2012. For more information, Place, offers film, Nov. 13 at 4 p.m., for www.fallforthebronx.com. For more infor - scheduled stop and spend as much time call (718) 518-6728. ages 5 to 12. For more information, call mation, call (718) 590-2502. as they wish at any or all of the featured (718) 549-5200. venues. For more information and a ■ The Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 ■ Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. detailed schedule, call (718) 931-9500 Grand Concourse at 165th Street, pre - 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Arts ext. 33 or log on to www.bronxarts.org. sents Rituals of Chaos, an exhibition fea - Public Service Projects: Dances With Leaves, to make a turing modern and contemporary art from crown or costume from leaves and make Latin America, through Jan. 6, highlighting Announcements arrangements of leaves to take home, Exhibits the work of Mexican photojournalist Nov. 3 and 4; and Print the Palisades, to Enrique Metinides and 11 contemporary ■ Daylight Savings Time ends on sketch leaves and trees and make collage ■ The Bronx County Historical Society’s artists who similarly take the human expe - Sunday, Nov. 4 at 2 a.m. Remember to prints, Nov. 10 and 11; both from 10 a.m. Museum of Bronx History at the Valentine- rience in the city as their subject matter. turn clocks back one hour. to 1 p.m. in the Ecology Building. Grounds Varian House, 3266 Bainbridge Ave., pre - For more information, call (718) 681-6000. admission is free Saturdays until noon, sents Hail to the Chief and Hooray for ■ Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6 from 6 and in November, free all day. Glyndor Our Side, through April 7, 2013. For more a.m. to 9 p.m. Don’t forget to vote! Gallery tours take place Tuesdays and information, call (718) 881-8900. Library Events Saturdays at 2 p.m.; garden walks are NOTE: Items for consideration may be held Tuesdays and Saturdays at 11 a.m. ■ En Foco presents Relations & Tales, ■ The Bronx Library Center, at 310 E. mailed to our office or sent to norwood - and Sundays at 2 p.m., from the Perkins through Dec. 2 at the Pregones Theatre, Kingsbridge Rd., presents programs for [email protected], and should be Visitor Center. For more information and a 571-575 Walton Ave. (between 149th and adults including Films at 2:30 p.m.: “The received by Nov. 5 for the next publication schedule of events, call (718) 549-3200. 150th streets). Opening reception is Nov. Trojan Women,” Nov. 10. Teens and young date of Nov. 15.