BRONX WEEK PARADE, FOOD & ARTS FESTIVAL AND CONCERT SUNDAY MAY 15th

Bronx Week Parade, Music, and Food Festival Caps Off Bronx Week

  Sunday's Bronx Week Parade, Music, and Food Festival was the perfect ending to the 10 days of Bronx Week. The weather was perfect, and hundreds and hundreds of people marched along Mosholu Parkway in the Bronx Week Parade. After the parade they joined hundreds of others who were enjoying the food and informational tables that were set up along the other side of Mosholu Parkway. The topper to all this was the Music Festival that could be heard blocks away that rocked the streets.

  It appears the city spruced up the island between both sides of Mosholu Parkway with up to 50 newly planted trees, and the day before the parade much gardening was done to the grass. The only thing left to do was to repave the roadway, but maybe that will happen before next years Bronx Week Parade across Mosholu Parkway.

  The FDNY opened the parade, with Bronx Walk of Fame Honorees The daughter of the late businessman and philanthropist, Alfredo Thiebaud, Actor and Activist Malik Yoba; and NBA Legend and Hall of Famer Dolph Schayes arrived next to be escorted to the reviewing stand where parade co-hosts Bronx BP Ruben Diaz Jr., and Dr. Bob Lee were . Actress, Author and Television commentator Stacey Dash missed the parade as she had to catch a flight right after the induction ceremony. The photos below will tell the rest of the story.

Left - The FDNY led the parade in its 150th year of service.

Right - BP Diaz and Dr. Bob Lee were the first to arrive to the reviewing stand. 

Left - Bronx Walk of Fame Honoree Actor Malik Yoba arrives.

Right - Basketball Hall of Famer Dolph Schayes arrives.

Left - The Bronx Democratic County Committee members.

Right - The Junior National Guard Unit passes the reviewing stand. 

Left - Bronx Democratic County Leader Assemblyman Marcos Crespo with his two daughters Raquel and Graciela.

Right - one of the many schools who performed.

Left  and Right - Two more schools perform in front of the reviewing stand.

Left - These Cheerleaders are lifting one girl up.

Right - The Cheerleader is held high above with the school flag.

Left - The Cheerleader jumps down.

Right - Into the waiting arms of her fellow Cheerleaders.

Left - PS 154 asking to keep the lights on for more after school activities.

Right - One of the Success Academy Charter Schools.

Above - The Monroe College Marching Band and Dancers
Below Left - The Band
Below Right - The Dancers.

Above - The Roosevelt High School Cheerleaders

Left- The Roosevelt Cheerleaders perform in front of the Reviewing stands.

Right - Step Dancers. 

Above - The De Witt Clinton High School Cheerleaders finally arrive.

Below - The Cheerleaders ready for a maneuver. 

Above - The Cheerleaders lift up one of their members.

Right - The lift is successful.

Below - The dismount.

Left and Right - The Tanima Dancers.

Above - Bronx High School of Science was in the House.
Below - The United Healthcare Float.

 

Left  and Right - The ever growing Pakistan-American Community.

Bronx Week Parade, Food and Music Festival

  It may have rained, enough to cancel the Yankee game, but it didn't rain hard enough to damper the spirits enough to cancel the Bronx Week Parade, Food and Music Festival today on Mosholu Parkway. While some people and a few elected officials stayed away in drier places, there still were over 1,000 proud Bronxites who marched in the Bronx Week Parade on Mosholu Parkway, and then enjoyed the Food and Music Festival. The Parade was co-hosted by Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and NY 1 Bronx reporter Dean Meminger.

   The Bronx Week Parade started off with the NYPD and NYFD, then came the marchers as the three Bronx Walk of Fame honorees arrived at the viewing stand. Famous actress Ellen Barkin, former NY State Attorney General and Bronx BP Robert Abrams, and musician Miguel Angel Amadeo then went onto the stage to watch the rest of the Bronx Week Parade.  As was the case in last years parade the theme again this year was all about the children and their future. 

   Parade highlights - The "Dynamic Duo" of BP Diaz and NY 1 reporter Dean Meminger, The Bronx Young Democrats, The fact that this event started under then Bronx BP Robert Abrams as "Bronx Day", Councilman Joel Rivera's Chief of staff marching four different times in the parade as was noted by BP Diaz, and of course the hundreds of children marching and performing.

Left - the start of the Bronx Week Parade was with Old Engine # 99.

Right - The 52nd Precinct Explorers  came next.

Left - Then came the dancers with Chief of staff to Councilman Joel Rivera Albert Alvarez (holding the umbrella).

Right - And the Martial Arts exhibition.

Left - Students from PS 94 in Norwood.

Right - The PS 211 Marching Band.

Left - More dancers and yes that's Albert Alvarez again who marched a total of four different times in the parade.
Right - Walk of Fame Honoree Robert Abrams (left), Assemblywoman Vanessa Gibson (center), And Councilman Andy King (right)

Bronx Week 2013 Calendar

Below is a draft of the events that are happening during Bronx Week 2013 which runs from Thursday May 9th through Saturday May 19th ending with the 42nd annual Bronx Week Parade, Food, and Music, Festival that takes place on Mosholu Parkway. Many are free events, but there are some that are not with the costs listed. There are also a few events that are by invite only. Look for the details at the end of each event in red.

Thursday, May 9

Centenarian Celebration

11AM - 3PM

Learn the secrets of long life from those who have lived to see an entire century. Join Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. as he commemorates the lives of those senior Bronxites who have turned, or will turn 100 years old this year.

BY INVITATION ONLY

Friday, May 10th

Bank on the Bronx: 15th Annual

Bronx Bankers’ Breakfast

8AM - 11AM

Over 400 leaders in the fields of banking, business, real estate and tech come together to attend the Business Initiative Corporation (BIC), the largest event of its kind. The theme this year is “The New Bronx,” which underscores the unprecedented number of economic development projects that are currently under construction in the Bronx. Simultaneously, BIC and local banks are providing the capital needed to expand or start additional business in the Bronx.

Villa Barone Manor - 737 Throggs Neck

Expressway. RSVP required.

Tel: 718-590-4588

or email DCarmona@boedc.org

$50 IN ADVANCE $60 AT THE DOOR

Saturday, May 11

3rd Agricultural Tour of the Bronx

9AM – 3PM

Trolley Tour: Eco Travelers & Foodies celebrate healthy fresh food, its history and cultural significance. The tour will include a discussion program covering overall mission, food justice, school food and other

related topics.

Pick up at NY Visitors & Convention Bureau,

810 Seventh Avenue @52nd Street

FREE

6th Annual GetGreen

South Bronx Earth Day Fest

12PM – 4PM

The GetGreen Festival focuses on educating the South Bronx community, especially its youth, on how to be good environmental citizens. Engage in the numerous environmental activities and earn tokens, which can be turned in for prizes!

St. Mary’s Park: enter park at

147th Street & St. Ann’s Avenue

Tel: 212-788-7964

www.facebook.comgetgreensouthbronxearthfest

FREE

3rd Annual Bronx Film Festival

12PM - 6PM

Don’t miss the 3rd Annual Bronx Week Film Festival featuring films made in the Bronx or by Bronx film makers. Produced by Olympia Film Productions in association with the Office of Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., The Bronx Tourism Council and BOEDC. Free screenings will begin on Saturday with a ribbon-cutting and will culminate with a Wrap Party on May 13th. See full schedule

at www.bronxweekfilmfestival.com

Billy’s Bar and Grill. 58 East 161st Street.

Tel: 718-580-8310

www.bronxweekfilmfestival.com

FREE

Youth & Family Day

1:00PM - 6:00PM

Celebrate the Boogie Down Bronx at this family-friendly event, featuring interactive activities to inspire creativity in youth through the power of music. This special event honorship hop culture, including art, dance, rap, DJ mixing and fashion in the place where it all began. There will be face painting, dancing and kid-oriented entertainment.

Gauchos Gym, 478 Gerard Ave.

FREE

Monday, May 13

Green Roofs Tour

9:00AM - 2PM

The Bronx is both home to the first green roof on a city-owned building and a leader in bringing this green technology to commercial and nonprofit buildings across the borough. The 10,000 sq.ft. roof atop the Bronx County Building is the first stop on this narrated tour of five roofs across the Bronx, many funded in part by the Bronx Initiative for Energy & the Environment, a program of the Bronx Overall Economic Development

Corporation. Lunch is included. Space islimited. First come, first served. RSVP to

kshackford@BOEDC.org

Bronx County Building

851 Grand Concourse, Room 123

Tel: 718-590-3498

kshackford@boedc.org

FREE

Bronx Veterans’ Appreciation

Day Breakfast

10AM - 12PM

Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and his Bronx Veterans Advisory Council pay tribute to our borough’s veterans at this wonderful breakfast. All past and current service men and women are invited to attend this special salute, honoring their service to the United States of America. A special commemoration will also be made to honor the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War and those Bronxites who served.

BY INVITATION ONLY

Tuesday, May 14

Business Day Breakfast

8AM - 11AM

Financial editor at NBC’s Today Show, Jean Chatzky, will present “Your Money, Your Business and Your Life” to an audience of Bronx business professionals.

Event info contact:

Angie Teran 718-590-5623

BY INVITATION ONLY

Wednesday, May 15

Arts & Culture Day Trolley Tours

9:30AM - 12:30PM or 1:30PM - 4:30PM

All aboard the Bronx trolley for a tour of New York City’s only mainland borough led by Bronx Historian Professor Lloyd Ultan and co-hosted by The Bronx Tourism Council. Space is limited. RSVP required by calling

718.590.3047.

In front of the Bronx County Building,

851 Grand Concourse @ E. 161st Street

Tel: 718-590-3047

FREE

Thursday, May 16

Senior Day

10:30AM - 3PM

This event promotes socialization, stimulates conversation, strengthens friendship, and encourages humor among our senior population.

William Hodson Senior Center

1320 Webster Ave.

Tel: 718-538-1515

FREE

Friday, May 17

Bronx Health Link Annual

Bronx Week Health Fair

11AM - 3PM

The Bronx Health Link hosts the Annual Bronx Week Health Fair, with over 75 health care exhibitors providing information on resources across the borough and conducting a variety of medical screenings. Bronx Health Link connects Bronxites to health that matters!

Eugenio Maria de Hostos Community

College, 450 Grand Concourse near

149th Street

FREE

Saturday, May 18

Annual Bronx Ball

6PM - 10:00PM

Join Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. for this memorable gala as the borough pays tribute to many of its most notable Bronxites. This popular black-tie awards ceremony is not to be missed, as business, arts, and civic leaders from The Bronx come together to celebrate the induction of our hometown greats into The Bronx Walk of Fame. This event is a fundraiser for the Bronx Tourism Council, a program of the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation. For ticket and advertising information contact 718-590-2502.

Sunday, May 19

Annual Bronx Volunteer

Recognition Day

9:30AM – 11AM

Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. salutes the executive members of our borough’s 12 community police precinct councils. These volunteers work tirelessly to help keep our streets safer by working with the members of the New York City Police Department to report crime and promote crime prevention strategies in their respective neighborhoods.

BY INVITATION ONLY

Bronx Walk of Fame -

2013 Induction Ceremony

11AM

Be there as the 2013 Bronx Walk of Fame inductees take their rightful place on the Grand Concourse when Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. unveils street signs bearing their names. On the steps of the Bronx

County Building,

Grand Concourse @ East 161 St.

FREE

Bronx Grand Finale Concert

12PM - 6PM

Bronx cultural diversity takes Center stage at the annual Bronx Week Concert. Come out and enjoy some of our very own acts from within our neighborhoods along with the Bronx’s most popular groups and dance to the sounds of hip hop, R&B, salsa, bachata, bomba y plena and much more. Mosholu Parkway @ Bainbridge Ave.

FREE

Bronx Food & Arts Festival

12PM - 6PM

After the parade, residents can enjoy the Bronx Week Food, Arts & Music Festival, which features popular resturants, arts & crafts, games and activities for kids, and giveaways for all. Also, the Bronx Health Pavilion will offer free health screenings and information on services, health insurance; and the stage will offer live music all day, showcasing the great cultural diversity of the Bronx.

Mosholu Parkway @ Bainbridge Ave.

FREE

Annual Bronx Week Parade

12PM - 6PM

Bronx Pride is on display as marching bands, community groups, schools, sports teams and civic groups march along Mosholu Parkway highlighting the best of the borough as this great community tradition celebrates its 42nd anniversary.

Reviewing stand, Mosholu Parkway

East at Van Cortlandt Ave.

FREE

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