Since 2003, serving Community District 7

The North Bronx Thinktank has been very concerned about Community District 7 and since 2003 has developed progress in:

*Park Cleanups-"Bronxites for Parks"
*Children's safety & Child Abuse-"The Children's Collective
*Political Action-NWB Democrats
*Economic Development-North Bronx Merchant Association

If you have a concern, please tell us so we can address it.

Fostering Good Government-From Tremont to Tracy Towers

The North Bronx Thinktank has announced the formulation of its newest club for community success: The Northwest Bronx Democratic Club-long standing community activists-trying to create a political voice.

Since its first meeting in June to today, after interviewing ALL of the political candidates in The Northwest Bronx, NWB Democrats support: 14th Council Candidate Yudelka Tapia & 11th Council candidate G. Oliver Koppell.

You can learn more about them at:
www.yudelkatapia.com
www.koppell2009.com

No More BBQing on Mosholu Parkway!!!

Well, it happened!

After our organization PLEADED with CB7 Department of parks Chair Barbara Stronzer to put bup NO BBQ signs on Mosholu Parkway. And AFTER PLEADING THE DEPT of Police to COVER the area (they said we needed signs first0 ....and after a 2 Hour meeting with Councilman Koppell---Wholla
Mosholu parkway has its NO BBQing signs up. And for week 1, NO BBQing

NOW, lets hope that The Police can attempt to KEEP PEOPLE AWAY after they have been used to BBQing for the last several weeks.

Our Wonderful Community Year (2008-2009)

For the 7th year, North Bronx Thinktank has assisted its affiliates to spur 'positive quality of life" activities for The North side areas of the Bronx

Parks- Bronxites for Parks, since 2003 has assisted in many many many Bronx clean-ups-and now-some of the proof is in the pudding. Click below to look at the New York City Report on "Northwest Parks", courtesy from New Yorkers for Parks
http://www.ny4p.org/media/11.pdf

Children Safety- For the 5th year, THANK YOU TO PRINCIPAL LOVEY RIVERA and staff for their successful "Children's Day' event-honoring students, parents' ad discussing with them the preventions of child abuse while encourageing them about the reasons for civic activity. Below are news clippings of our prior events. Great job-The Children's Collective
http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/ny_local/2006/04/05/2006-04-05_recent_horrors_spur_forum_on.html

http://www.norwoodnews.org/story/?id=13&story=community+discusses+alternatives+to+violence

Political Action- The devestating loss by political clubs, The Kenny Agosto & Joe McManus run ,The Liberty Democratic Association and the Ricky Martinez & Robert Press led, The Committee of 100 Democrats, assigned to cover the NorthWest Bronx from going Republican in 2008-lost-and lost big-bringing our North Bronx, out of community resident, Democrat/Independent/Republican Pedro Espada

AND THE CITIZENS OF NORTH WEST BRONX ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE

By many long standing community leaders request-we present our newest cub: NorthWest Bronx Libery Democratic Club: Serving The Needs of Fordham, Kingsbridge, Bedford Park, Norwood & Van Courtlandt Village
Learn more at their new blog:
westsidebx.blogspot.com

As many will rest during the summer months, most of our summer efforts will be geared towards political action -hey, its campaigning time)

North Bronx Democrats Supports.......

is our NEW weekly community and political talk show segment on Bronxnet TV 67 "Open Show", Wednesday mornings from 10AM to 11AM

OPEN WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2009/Daren Jaime discuss the Bronx Youth Empowerment and...

OPEN/WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2009/Local politics as well as the race for mayor and the nomination of Judge Sotomayor....

Pardon us for a bit-while we solve a North west bronx Crises!

Please accept our apologizes. As many of you are aware there has been a Bronx borough wide political Crises the last two years. In The North Bronx specifically, it has sadly turned into a North East-North Wide Controversy.

Since March of 2009, many North west Side community leaders from Fordham. Kingsbridge, Bedford park, Norwood and van Courtlandt Village have requested our assistance in formulating a club to assist them in their goals and purpose. To Have community leaders and the neighborhood- to have a direct voice in the selection of their governmental representitives.

Without this, you get, for example, Perdo Espada?

Wholla, Our newest affiliation
The North West Bronx Liberty Bronx Democratic Club

Please excuse us and we take a bit to assist in the final formulation of this creation.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO KEEP TRACK OF OUR PROGRESS AT
http://westsidebx.blogspot.com

Stronzer Vs Westphal on March 26th, 2009!

BMCA President & CB7 Parks Chairwoman Barbara Stronzer has asked Mosholu Preservation Corporation President Dart Westphal to bring his "Mosholu Parkway' program to CB7 for discussion.

Two years ago, Mr Westphal brought these designs to BMCA & CB7. At the time he indicated major re-work on the pavements and more greenery on the parkway but indicated the plan has nothing to do with the "service roads" as that was government's responsibility.

Bedford Mosholu Community Association (BMCA) is a 35 year old organization focused on quality of life issues in Bedford park, including cleaning up Mosholu Parkway, annually.

Mosholu Preservation Corp is a Montefiore Hospital Affiliate, assisting in quality of life in Norwood for 28 years.

THE QUAD-is a 4 member institutional alliance (Montefiore Hospital, Fordham University, Botanical Garden & the Bronx Zoo) that is 2 years old pushing this program. They recently pushed and got approved the recent re-fixing of the Fordham Plaza-next to Sears on Fordham Road.

Many wonder if this private institutional partnership should be receiving public money for private actions. Even Don Bluestone, head of Montefiore Hospital Community Center recently was overheard at a recent Community Board meeting saying, "Who does Dart think he is-Henry Moses"?

New Bronx parks Manager-NBT keeps on winning!

While Valarie O'Neal is the new Bronx Manager of The Department of parks, NBT has would significant victories in the North Bronx community with Parks the last several weeks:

Announced through our assisted initiatives:
*NO BBQing Signs on Mosholu parkway
*More "dogi-poo" bags on Mosholu parkway
* Reseeding At Mosholu parkway & Jerome Ave

While we are happy with these victories, as per our community focus, many in NBT loudly wonder if " NO BBQing signs, less dogi-poo and more greenery with make the "NEW homeless" their more happy!!!!????

Homeless Sighted in CB7?

Less than a month after it was announced that 3 homeless shelters were going to be created near Mosholu parkway, "homeless sightings" have begun to take place near "Fordham Landing park".

While confirmed of the sightings by CB7 Parks chair Barbara stronzer The Department of parks investigated the area and said it found "several bags of full garbage" but no homeless

What a Poker Player That Diaz Is!!!

If Politics was Poker After Park, despite his age, Assemblyman and Bronx Borough President Candidate Ruben Diaz jr would be Lloyd Brunson. Quiet at the poker table. making his move when he has to. when feeling pressured-goes all in.

Ruben, since 2006, played with Jeffrey Dinowitz in the West, Pedro Espada in the South, Jimmy Vacca, Michel Benadetto and (in this pic) Diane Serino in The East to formulate "The Rainbow Coalition'-a coalition that has changed Bronx politics. its first test; Borough Presidency of 2009. The NEW Bronx Democratic Party has endorsed Ruben Diaz. But as we hear; June Eisland, Oliver Koppell, Jimmy Vacca, Jose Rivera, Helen Foster and Joel Rivera are considering

We congratulate Ruben on 2 years of great poker-but he has not won yet!

Join Us for our 4th Annual North Bronx Child Abuse Event

North Bronx Thinktank, and its many Bronx affiliates are starting to gear up for their 4th Annual Children Safety Forum in The North Bronx. Since 2006, we have assisted thousands of children and parents; from learning, to counseling, to healing, to solving, to suing!

Go to the link below and read about our first!!!!
From The New York Daily News

And if you would like to assist, call our office at 347.575.5045.

Homeless Shelters on Mosholu Parkway?

At a recent Community Board 7 meeting it was announced by Chairman Gregory Faulkner that 3 Homeless Shelters have moved into the neighborhood-without notification of the board itself!

While Bloomberg & City Government do not need permission from the community board to forward policy goals, CB7, has recently stated that they will "investigate why the board was not notified".

the 3 will be:
1) 199th And Valentine Ave
2) E201st & Briggs Ave
3) Knox Place (Across from De Witt Clinton High School)

IN OTHER WORDS----ON MOSHOLU PARKWAY!. All 3 places are no more than 2 blocks away!

Bronxites for Parks, one of NBT affiliates, just recently concluded a successful NO BBQing campaign we are outraged that public and community leaders have let this slip under their fingers and we firmly support Mr Faulkner in the riddance of these 3 shelters. NBT research shows that in CB7, "Bedford/Mosholu", is only of of 2 "middle class" neighborhoods (The other Upper Norwood).