Welcome!!!

Thank you for joining us


North Bronx Thinktank is a research organization, comprised of a committee of concerned citizens and merchants, which was established in 2003 for the purpose of resurrecting a better quality of life in our North Bronx neighborhoods.

The mission is to prevent quality of life decay and accelerate programs through research, education, and communication.

Our goal is to identify areas of promise and provide the funding necessary to make these research projects successful in addressing quality of life problems.

Our creation of the following programs have assisted in advancing the prevention and acceleration of a better quality of life in the North Bronx.

*Bronxites for Parks (2003)
*The Committee of 100 Democrats (2004-2006)
*The Children’s Collective (2005)
*The Fusion Coalition(2007)
*Citizens Action Committee(2007)
*North Bronx Merchants Association (2007)

Help us protect & preserve our Bronx communities!!!

Anthony Rivieccio
Executive Director
mailto:a_rivieccio@yahoo.com

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Riverdale Leaders in Action!!!!!

Shalom Riverdale!
Upcoming events sponsored by RJCRC member agencies which may be of interest:
Mark Your Calendar:
Riverdale Jewish Community Relations Council
Annual Legislative Breakfast
Sunday, March 21, 9:30 am at the Riverdale Y
Andrew Zucker Jewish Community Service Award: Johanna Zurndorfer, CSAIR
Martin Rollins Interfaith Brotherhood Award: Commissioner Jeanne B. Mullgrav, DYCD
Michael Schreck Community Builder Award: Rabbi Robert Kaplan, JCRC-NY
Community Organizational Award: Riverdale Rising Stars, Riverdale Y
Tickets are $30 / $35 at the door, and are available online by clicking here.
Alana Llama Film Series for Kids at the Y
Sunday, February 7, 10:30 am
Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Tickets are $7 and include popcorn (kosher) and a take-home gift.
5625 Arlington Avenue (off 256th Street)
Carrick-on-the-Hudson at the Y
Saturday, February 6 at 8 pm
Enjoy a celebration of Irish heritage! Music, Irish dance and more.
Tickets on sale at www.RiverdaleY.org
5625 Arlington Avenue (off 256th Street)
Esther's Closet at the Y
Through February 14 (costume drop off)
Sunday, February 14 (costume sales day)
It was so great last year, we're doing it again! Recycle your Purim costumes and benefit the Y ...
consume less, create less waste, spend less, and clean out your closet?
Here's how it works: Bring your gently used costumes to donate to the Y between January 23 and February 14.
At the exchange on February 14, browse costumes and purchase them for a nominal fee.
So COME ON! Empty the closets! Funds raised will support the Y's children's theater companies.
5625 Arlington Avenue (off 256th Street)
Thursday, February 4, 7:00 pm
Rose Classic Film Series at the Y
Carole Lombard in My Man Godfrey
This season, the Y's Rose Classic Film Series is looking at Hollywood Starlets.
Enjoy this screwball comedy which also stars William Powell, then come upstairs to the Y's Cafe for wine/coffee/tea, sweets & savories from M&M Bakery, and a talk about the movie with NYU Film Professor Jason Lucero. Tickets are $8 / $6 for students and seniors and are all inclusive.
5625 Arlington Avenue -- buy tickets at the door.
Sunday, February 7, 5:30 pm
HIR Super Bowl Party
This will be a family friendly atmosphere and fun for everyone. The cost is $10/person; $18/couple; and $25/family.
Please R.S.V.P to James Lapin at jwlapin@yahoo.com. Spread the word and we hope to see you there!
Wednesday, February 10, 7:30 pm
UNITY In The CommUNITY
Join Rabbi Paysach Krohn at the Van Cortlandt Jewish Center
for a free Torah Lecture Series, this week focusing on
Relationships and Responsibilities One to the Other
Refreshments to follow.
Rabbi Krohn will be selling tapes, CDs and books which he will inscribe following the lecture.
This lecture series is presented by
Rabbi David Borenstein and is held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays through March.
3880 Sedgwick Avenue / 718-884-6105
Riverdale Repertory Company presents
The Music Man
Saturday, February 13 at 8 pm
Sunday, February 14 at 2 pm & 7 pm
Saturday, February 20 at 8 pm
Sunday, February 21 at 2 pm
Thursday, February 25 at 7:30 pm Sunday, February 28 at 2 pm
Tickets are available online at www.RiverdaleY.org
Power Yoga at HIR
Join Amy Oppenheimer for a free vinyasa (power) yoga class on
Saturday night, February 13th at 7:15 PM at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale.
Further details to come in next week's newsletter.
Loan Modifications and Negotiations
Wednesday, February 17, 2:00-3:30pm
Budgeting and Expense Management
Wednesday, March 10, 2:00-3:30pm
Presenting Yourself in a Positive Way
Wednesday, April 14, 2:00-3:30pm
Your Targeted Marketing Materials
Wednesday, May 5, 2:00-3:30pm
These seminars are free and are held at the Riverdale Y, 5625 Arlington Avenue (offf 256 St)
Meet with UJA-Federation's Connect to Care Resource Experts
To access the employment, legal, financial and supportive counseling services
in Manhattan, Riverdale & Brownstone Brooklyn,
call JBFCS at (212) 399-2685 ext. 206 and/or
in Riverdale call Anna Kirshblum, LCSW at (718) 601-9714
or Lisa Licht Hirsch, Ph.D. at ( 718) 601-2280 ext. 211
For a listing of workshops and other UJA-Federation's Connect to Care resources in Manhattan, Riverdale and Brownstone Brooklyn,
For directions to the Riverdale Y, visit

Riverdale Jewish Community Relations Council / 5625 Arlington Avenue / Bronx, NY 10471
(718) 548-8200, ext. 214 / MMichael@RiverdaleJCRC.org
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