January 23-28, 2015 Your Neighborhood — Your News® 75 cents SERVING THROGGS NECK, PELHAM BAY, COUNTRY CLUB, CITY ISLAND, WESTCHESTER SQUARE, MORRIS PARK, PELHAM PARKWAY, CASTLE HILL CONFUSION OVER SAFER JUNCTION BY JAIME WILLIAMS to see four or fi ve accidents in the Westchester Square Busi- The intersection of East front of his shop annually, and ness Improvement District. Tremont Avenue at Silver and he also felt unsafe crossing the “It’s a matter of who you Overing streets recently re- street. speak to,” she said. ceived a makeover, but the im- “I’d been trying to get this The concern has been provements have caused some intersection fi xed for a long raised that the changes make confusion for drivers. time,” said Clarke. “It was businesses on the two blocks Where there was previ- treacherous.” east of the intersection, before ously a wide-open intersec- Those accidents took a par- Williamsbridge Road, less ac- tion that was hazardous to ticularly scary turn when in cessible. drivers and pedestrians, there July 2012, a car drove through There is currently a sign at are now numerous dividers the front of his shop during Williamsbridge Road and Sil- breaking up the intersection the night. ver Street instructing drivers and directing traffi c fl ow. Since the barriers went that there is no left turn from Vehicles travelling south up and the traffi c calming Silver, but Sorin said there on Silver Street, can no longer measures were implemented, needs to be more signage until make a left turn on to Tremont Clarke said he no longer hears people adjust to the new traffi c Avenue. the sound of screeching tires pattern. The changes, completed in like he often did before. The BID will continue to November, came after local “From what I’ve seen, it’s work with the Department of merchants advocated for im- working,” said Clarke. “It’s Transportation to get the addi- provements to the confusing 100 percent for the better.” tional signage, and will moni- location. For others, the changes tor the changes’ effect on busi- One of those merchants was at the intersection is taking ness. Juan Clark of Clark & Sons some getting used to. “Right now there’s not a Signs. His shop has sat at the A few merchants are frus- major impact,” said Sorin. corner of Overing Street and trated that you can no longer “It’s mostly inconvenience.” Tremont Avenue for the past turn left on Tremont Avenue The benefi ts of a safer in- 14 years, and he said he used from Silver, said Lisa Sorin of Continued on Page 67 First SAGE center opens in boro BY JAIME WILLIAMS Department for the Aging. verito, Torres called the event Bronx lesbian, gay, bisex- A Staten Island center an emotional moment. Bingo To Benefi t Calvary ual and transgender seniors opened in December, as welll “This has tremendous will now have a place to go for as an expanded center in Har- meaning for me as a gay man,” Ann Graney with her winning Bingo cards at Throggs Neck Me- both camaraderie and assis- lem. There is also currently he said. morial Unit #1456’s annual Bingo benefi t for Calvary Hospital on tance. centers in both midtown Man- When SAGE approached Sunday, January 18. The national organization hattan and Brooklyn. him, Torres said he was upset Services & Advocacy for Gay, The initiative to bring to learn that while there are Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans- SAGE centers to more New an estimated 100,000 LGBT gender Elders celebrated the Yorkers was spearheaded by seniors in the city, there was opening of its fi rst full-time Councilman Ritchie Torres. only one full-time LGBT se- senior center in the Bronx on The new center at Union Com- nior center. Wednesday, January 14. munity Health Center in Ford- “It’s hard to imagine a pop- The opening was part of a ham falls within his district. ulation that is more invisible, $1.5 million initiative in 2014 At the grand opening cer- and more tragically under- to create full-time SAGE cen- emony of the SAGE Center served than LGBT elders,” ters across the city, funded by Bronx, attended by a number said Torres. the city council and opened of city councilmembers includ- It was important to the with support from the NYC ing Speaker Melissa Mark-Vi- Continued on Page 67 A CNG Publication • Vol. 35 No. 4 www.bxtimes.com GoFor To More Our Blog Information To See Our Weekly Visit Specials!Us At VistVisit Our Our New www.bronxdentistny.comNEW Web-ite: Web-Site: www.reliablebronxdentist.com www.reliablebronxdentist.com GOT IMPLANTS DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT COME SEE US (718) 547-5280 2 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, JANUARY 23-28, 2015 BTR WE’RE SMOKIN’ FOR THE BIG GAME &1)+3%*#/ ,1((! ,+.' .%/ )*$!!/! &(,!*++.*.! 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CRAFT BEERS - HAPPY HOUR 3PM TO 7PM MON- SAT the Bronx’s City Council delegation to Councilman James Vacca said he ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARD ACCEPTED support the measure, and the Hart Is- is supporting the legislation because land Project, an advocacy group that he is supporting the people of City Is- TAKE OUT & FREE DELIVERY wants more appropriate island access land. 15 FAMILY PLANS TO CHOOSE FROM for visitors. “Well, the people of City Island want “We were sensitive to the City Is- this, their civic association wants it, SEE OUR COMPLETE MENU @ ALLEYCATCAFEBRONXBBQ.COM land community’s request for support, and I backed the legislation very early SUNDAY BRUNCH 11AM TO 4 PM and we were also sensitive to the re- on,” said Vacca. “I think that this pro- quest for support from the Hart Island tects the island in perpetuity, ” COMPLIMENTARY MIMOSA, BLOODY MARY,BLOODY MARIA OR LAZY LEMONADE Project, and to all of the arguments,” The second bill before the NYC FABULOUS FRIDAY NIGHT KARAOKE 10PM TO 1AM said CB 10 district manager Kenneth Council, Int. 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