BRONX HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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“HISTORIC ST. MARY'S PARK AND ITS NEIGHBORHOODS" WALKING TOUR


Saturday, August 31, 2013, 11:00 AM

The area where St. Mary’s Park is located has roots deep in Bronx history. The park was one of six original Bronx parks, although it is considered a city park, being that it was laid out in the most populated part of the South Bronx at the time. BCHS Educator Angel Hernandez will guide a tour through the area, highlighting locations of lost landmarks such as the Janes & Kirtland Iron Works, Bensonia Cemetery, and the original Lebanon Hospital. The tour will commence on the northbound side of the Jackson Avenue train station on the Wakefield Line #2 or Dyer Avenue line #5 trains. The #4 bus also brings you to the location.

Tour costs $10 for BCHS members, $15 for non-members. Please make reservations by contacting The Society at (718) 881-8900 to reserve your spot. The tours generally run for 90 minutes.

"YANKEE STADIUM - A TRUE BRONX GEM"
Saturday, September 14, 2013 - 10:00 AM
The esteemed Yankee Stadium historian Tony Morante will give us a fascinating historical account of the most beautiful stadium in the world - Yankee Stadium. This public lecture will be held at The Bronx Archives Building located at 3313 Bainbridge Avenue, The Bronx, New York 10467.

For directions, please call (718) 881- 8900

NYC Weekend Bridge and Street Closures

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The Brooklyn Bridge will be closed to Manhattan-bound traffic from 12:01 am on Saturday to noon on Sunday for rehabilitation work. Motorists should consider using the Manhattan Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge or Hugh L. Carey Brooklyn Battery Tunnel (MTA toll facility) Brooklyn-bound traffic will access the Bridge from Pearl Street or Centre Street, using a contraflow configuration. This weekend only, there will be additional access to the bridge via the Park Row ramp from Frankfort Street.

Professor Awarded Morningside Gold Medal

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SUNY Prof. David Gu, Associate Professor of Computer Science at Stony Brook University, was selected to receive the prestigious 2013 Morningside Gold Medal of Applied Mathematics during the International Congress of Chinese Mathematician (ICCM) in Taipei, Taiwan.

Prof. Gu was recognized for his work in computational mathematics and was the only scholar in applied mathematics to receive the award this year. During the ceremony, in addition to the gold medal, he received a certificate and a cash award of $25,000.

NYC Community Safety Act Stands

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NYC Council has spoken loudly and has overridden Mayor Bloomberg's vetoes of two bills aimed at reining in the New York City Police Department's controversial use of stop and frisk.

The mayor was upset after the council passed the Community Safety Act earlier this summer. It sets up the office of the inspector general-- which will act as a watchdog over the NYPD--and makes it easier for New Yorkers to sue if they've been racially profiled by police.

Ferry Service to the Bronx

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NYC Councilman and Transportation Committee Chairman says the push to hopefully one day bring ferry service from the Bronx to Manhattan has officially begun.

COUNCILS PUT MAYORS IN THEIR PLACE

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It may be raining on the parades of NYC and San Diego Mayors today as their respective city councils vote on hot button issues.

Bob Filner, Mayor of San Diego has been battling allegations of sexual harassment, with petitions for him to step down. A tentative agreement was reached following days of mediation involving attorneys for embattled San Diego Mayor and other city officials, but City Attorney Jan Goldsmith has yet to provide details.

NYC CRIME

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NYC bill would give New Yorkers the power to see whether their next-door neighbor ever had a criminal past.

NYC Councilman Peter Vallone will introduce legislation to place the NYPD's gun offender registry online. The database will keep track of those convicted of certain gun crimes.

If you ever wondered is your neighbor was acting like a criminal, now you will be able to learn if they have ever been arrested and how many times.

Allerton Avenue Festival

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Don’t miss the 6th Annual Allerton Avenue Festival taking place on Sunday, August 25, 2013 from 12pm to 5pm on Allerton Avenue between Wallace and Barnes Avenues.

The purpose of this event is to bring the community together to celebrate the cultural diversity that makes our neighborhoods a great place to live, work and raise a family.

The day will feature an International Food Show with food samplings of African, Albanian, Bangladeshi, Chinese, French, Greek, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Jewish, Latin-American, Thai, and many more cuisines!

City Island Lobster House

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Turn left once you cross over the City Island Bridge and you will find that the Lobster House offers not much more than good views.

Their service was slow and once the Crab Lobster Feast plate arrived, it was incomplete. The taste of the food was mediocre, but at least they offered large portions and the place appeared to be clean. CITY ISLAND LOBSTER HOUSE 691 BRIDGE STREET BRONX, 10464 718-885-1459
On 02/23/2013 NYC Health Department Rated it: A

Benedict Arnold Returns

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St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site
897 S. Columbus Avenue, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550
914-667-4116 www.nps.gov/sapa

For Media & Public

Contact: David Osborn (site manager), at 914-667-4116; dho59stpaul@yahoo.com
Benedict Arnold Returns,
at National Historic Site in Westchester County,
Saturday, September 14

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