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May 4-10,11-17, 2018 Your Neighborhood — Your News® SERVING PARKCHESTER, HUNTS POINT, FORDHAM SOUTH, GRAND CONCOURSE, FORDHAM NORTH, BRONX NORTH, CO-OP CITY WALK OF FAME INDUCTIONS Three Bronx celebrities to receive accolades BY SARAH VALENZUELA Maggie Siff. However, her tireless work Borough President Ruben Diaz made the announce- in social activism and com- Diaz, Jr. offi cially announced ment on Monday, May 7 at the mitment to advocacy for peo- the 2018 Bronx Walk of Fame Mott Haven Bar and Grill. ple of color and other margin- Inductees. The Bronx Walk of Fame alized groups, has spanned The announcement came inductees will be permanently the better part of 25 years, a at a pre-kickoff to the 47th an- recognized on street signs lo- career that started in Selma, nual Bronx Week, held this cated along Grand Concourse. Alabama. year from May 10th to the Burke founded the Me Too While in the south, she 20th. movement back in 2006, more worked with youth leadership, The Walk of Fame celebra- than a decade before it gained served as a curatorial consul- tion will honor Bronx natives widespread hashtag traction tant at the national voting Tarana Burke, Slick Rick and over social media. Continued on Page 44 16-Page Bronx Week Supplement Inside NCOs to tackle subway crime BY PATRICK ROCCHIO have compared to a ‘cop-on- They will even give out cell An important community the-beat’ for the 21st century phone numbers to some of the policing effort had arrived on according to a recent Bronx people they meet to remain up the borough’s subway lines. Times article, is being rolled to date on conditions, accord- Kingsbridge Festival The NYPD’s Neighborhood out only in Transit District 12 ing to sources. Kingsbridge Heights Community Center welcomed the spring Coordination Offi cers ini- and another in Brooklyn for They are getting to know season at its annual Neighborhood Festival on Saturday, May 5 tiative has arrived on three now. It commenced Sunday, the passengers and subway at 3101 Kingsbridge Terrace. Volunteers Edgar Reinoso (l) and An- Bronx subway lines in Transit April 1. personnel, as well as trou- thony Lucero fl exed their green thumbs revitalizing a community District 12, with new offi cers NCO offi cers have their pic- bled locations and conditions, trained in community polic- tures and e-mails on posters NYPD personnel said. garden. See more photos in next week’s paper. ing riding on the IRT #2, #5 throughout subway stations Deputy Inspector Joyce Photo by Miriam Quin and #6 lines. along the lines they patrol ev- The program, which some ery day. Continued on Page 85 A CNG Publication • Vol. 24 No. 19 www.bxtimes.com The Terrific Twos! 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The objectives are: Allow students to recognize the signs of mental illness in themselves and others and seek help when it is needed. Reduce the stigma of mental illness that leads to isolation, depression, exclusion and bullying. Guest Speakers MaryEllen Elia, M.Ed., MPS New York State Commissioner of Education President of the University of the State of New York Ann Sullivan, MD New York State Commissioner of the Office of Mental Health John Richter, MPA Director of Public Policy, Mental Health Association in New York State, Inc. Amy Molloy, MSW, M.Ed. Director of Education, Mental Health Association in New York State, Inc. BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MAY 11-17, 2018 3 New bike lanes add safety to Harlem River crossing BY SARAH VALENZUELA said NYC Department of In the future, DOT plan to expand bike Walkers and bikers Transportation Bronx plans to expand the bike lanes and pedestrian alike, rejoice! commissioner, Nivardo lanes over the bridge space connecting the A new set of bike Lopez. and connect them to ex- Bronx to Manhattan, lanes on the approach The two adjacent isting lanes in Manhat- unveiled after the ‘Con- to the Madison Avenue protected bike paths, tan. necting Communities: Bridge were unveiled on placed on the east side “We’re doing a bunch A Vision for the Harlem Friday, May 4, in an ef- of the street, begin of things to human- River Bridges’ report fort to make the bridge from the East 138th ize these streets and was released. safer for all users. IRT #4 and #5 train bridges and make them These include the “We take for granted station and lead to the feel safer,” said DOT nine DOT controlled on every street in the pedestrian pathway of commissioner, Polly Bronx-Manhattan con- city, we can drive, walk the bridge that crosses Trottenberg. nectors like the Broad- or cycle, and our bridges the Harlem River into The lane additions way, University Heights, should be the same,” Manhattan. are part of the larger Washington, Macombs NYCDOT commissioner Polly Trottenberg (r) tested out the new bike lane at the approach to the Madision Avenue Bridge. Community News Group/Sarah Valenzuela Dam, 145th Street, and the farm on East 138th Third Avenue bridges. Street and Grand Con- When the Harlem course. River Bridges were cre- As part of the overall ated, they were only in- DOT project, the street tended for vehicles, with in front of the farm was pedestrian and cyclist transformed months be- use considered as an af- fore the bike lane un- terthought, according veiling. to Trottenberg. The changes in- In 2015, the DOT con- cluded blocking off the Healthy ducted surveys to check buffer zone in front of the demand to make the farm, to stop cars changes along all the from illegally parking Harlem River Bridges. there and adding new For Life In their research, crosswalks for a more they counted more than direct connection from FREE EVENT Saturday, May 19, 2018 2,000 cyclists and pedes- the train station to the trians, at the Madison farm. You are invited to join Amida 12 – 2 p.m. Avenue Bridge alone, Improving the physi- crossing during peak cal connectors between Care and BOOM!Health for an travel hours. the boroughs are only exciting, interactive cooking Grand Slam Banquet Hall The plans for all part of the plan, as the Come cook and 478 E. Tremont Ave. these locations are not DOT also hopes the demonstration. expected to dramati- smaller completions of eat some tasty, healthy dishes! Bronx, NY 10457 cally interrupt exist- the projects will encour- ing traffi c patterns or age walking and biking take away any parking as a means of bettering This Live Your Life community spaces, according to the physical health. This event is free and open to the event is made possible with DOT. Most of the project public! Snacks and giveaways while Instead, the addi- does not yet have set support from Bronx Council tions and expansions completion dates as pe- supplies last. Recipes will be provided. Member Ritchie Torres. of the protected pedes- destrians have been en- trian walkways and couraged to try cross- bike paths were cre- ing at the Third Avenue Directions: ated by utilizing the ex- Bridge, and routing cy- Train: Take B or D train to Tremont Ave station. Transfer to Bx36 bus and get off at Webster Ave/East Tremont stop. Walk 4 blocks to destination. tra roadway space from clists for the time being, Bus: Take Bx40 or Bx42 to East Tremont Ave/Washington Ave stop. Walk to destination. Or take Bx15 to 3rd Ave/East Tremont Ave stop. Walk previously wider-than- to the bike lanes at the to destination. necessary vehicle lane Willis Avenue bridge, and the buffer zones. which were completed “The Bronx and this in 2016. RSVP Required. Please Call: neighborhood is coming The full project is ex- ahead and burning with pected to cost about $90 1.800.556.0689 www.AmidaCareNY.org Or email [email protected] pride,” said Freddy Gon- million, a price covered (for TTY/TDD services, call TTY 711) zalez, who also helps primarily under exist- run La Finca del Sur, ing DOT programming. 4 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MAY 11-17, 2018 BTR Want dentures? Get dentures. $3,000 toward dental services with UnitedHealthcare Dual Complete®. Additional benefits include: OTC Network Gym Transportation Card Membership Assistance See why New Yorkers love our benefits.