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Independence Day fireworks came early to the Bronx with bombs bursting in air over Orchard Beach on June 27 courtesy of state Sen. Jeff Klein and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. Hundreds gathered on the shore for the sound and light show.
Rockets’ red glare [Photo gallery]
Jacob Chirch, 1, crawls away from his mother Susan Chirch, 35, as she keeps a watchful eye at the New York Botanical Gardens’ Daffodil Hill during a Mother’s Day Weekend Garden Party on Saturday.
Mother’s Day together [Photo gallery]
A tree on West 244th street near Waldo Avenue engulfs what seems to have been a No Parking sign.
Photographers eye [Photo gallery]
On Sunday April 20, Rabbi Avi Weiss lead a demonstration outside of the Russian Residence on Mosholu Avenue on Sunday to protest anti-Semitism in Ukraine and Russia after a flyer distributed in Donetsk, Ukraine told Jews they must "register" or face penalties including expulsion and confiscation of their property. According to Rabbi Weiss, president of Amcha-Coalition for Jewish Concerns, the Ukrainian Jewish community is caught in between the Kremlin, its Ukrainian separatist allies and the new government in Kiev. Each side blames the other for anti-Semitic provocations.
Protesters picket Russian residence [Photo gallery]
On April 25, Maria Tsirkas, secretary of a co-op on Kappock Street, says a small mountain of detritus on Johnson Avenue containing dead trees, trash, weeds and worse has blighted the neighborhood for over a year. She has complained to local officials and 311, but she says they have yet to take action. However, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz’s chief of staff, Randi Martos, said her office has elicited a promise from property owner Hampton Management to take care of the mess.
Eyesore of the week [Photo gallery]
In 'The Diary of Anne Frank,' the Riverdale Y's John Palacio, playing the title character's father holds the girl, played by Nava Schorsch. The Sunday show coincided with Holocaust Remembrance Day, which groups, including Community Board 8, commemorated throughout the rest of the week.
Holocaust Story [Photo gallery]
Andrew Corniel, 4, plays a game of bottle toss at the South Riverdale Avenue Festival on Sunday. Hundreds turned out to enjoy rock climbing and games,face painting, music and shopping.
Clowning around at the South Riverdale Avenue Block Fest [Photo gallery]
Erez Needleman, 16, Marcos Anderson, 15, Yosef Kesseler, 18, and Nick Hoffman all from High School of America Studies lead the wave of 10K and 5K runners as the of Riverdale Y Running Festival Half Marathon, 10K and 5K Run/Walk plied the streets of Riverdale on Sunday.
Who needs the Derby when you've got the Y? [Photo gallery]
Tom Pantazis stands in his 3640 Oxford Ave. home garden and points to the scaffolding hanging over his property. The structure intended to protect the site of Motefiore Medical Center's proposed new facility between Riverdale and Oxford avenues. It has a missing panel that Mr. Pantazis believe was loosened by recent strong winds. He is concerned that additional panels could fall and injure someone. Other inside portions of the scaffolding, visible from the Oxford Avenue side, have also collapsed.
Eyesore of the week [Photo gallery]
Margaret O’Donohue, 90, receives an orchid at the Riverdale YM-YWHA from state Sen. Jeff Klein, who delivers the exotic flowers from the New York Botanical Garden in an annual tradition. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz looks on while readying to spread more flora.
Sharing beauty [Photo gallery]
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