Great Pumpkins Sprout in Bronx
The country’s largest pumpkin is on exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden, drawing crowds of elementary school students and tourists alike.
Place: Bronx
Viewing Songs in the Key of Life
Laurie Rubin, a mezzo soprano who has been blind from birth, trumpeted the pivotal role that music can play in young lives during a visit to a Bronx school.
via Mott Haven Herald
Superheroes With a Bronx Accent
Bronx Heroes wants to create comic books that celebrate the borough’s rich cultural and ethnic history through the work of local artists.
via New York Daily News
Cadets Lead March to College
The Washington Greys Military Cadets, marking its 55th anniversary, was started to help keep at-risk kids off the streets and in school.
via Mott Haven Herald
Food Pantries Strained by Cuts
The food pantry at St. Peter in the Bronx Lutheran Church is one of many in the neighborhood struggling to serve the community’s hungry amid state and federal budget reductions.
via The New York Times
Park Law Compliance Lags
A public report designed to detail private contributions to city parks falls short of requirements mandated by a 2008 law.
via Mott Haven Herald
Inside a $2, No-Bid City Land Deal
A longtime political operative and two other allies of the Bronx Democratic Party stand to benefit from a controversial plan to develop the site of a former community garden.
Everything’s Coming up Orchids
The New York Botanical Garden's annual Orchid Show, designed by acclaimed French artist and botanist Patrick Blanc, features 4,500 varieties of the flowering plants.