RSS-Riverdale Senior Services announces An Evening with Dan Abrams
RSS-Riverdale Senior Services will host Dan
Abrams.
Photo courtesy of RSS-Riverdale Senior Services
RSS-Riverdale Senior Services
announces an extraordinary event
- An Evening with Dan Abrams - on
Sunday, November 17, from 5 to 7:30
p.m., at the Riverdale Yacht Club. In
addition to being the founder and CEO
of Abrams Media, Abrams is the host
of the top-rated cable series Live PD
and a best-selling author. He is at the
forefront of the convergence between
media, law and entertainment.
His latest book, Roosevelt for the
Defense: The Courtroom Battle to Save
His Legacy, was published this year.
He will talk about his impressions of
Teddy Roosevelt and the relevance of
this dramatic courtroom trial to our
current political situation. He’ll also
talk about today’s political situation,
his media career including Live PD
and there will be a Q&A session.
Tickets to the event include a cocktail
reception and a copy of Roosevelt
for the Defense. Tickets are $125. All
tickets are tax-deductible, and the proceeds
go directly to help support RSS,
a nonprofi t delivering services and
support to older adults in the Northwest
Bronx.
For more information call (718)
884-5900 or email info@rssny.org.
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The 2019 holiday season is fast approaching
and Cross County Shopping
Center, an iconic Yonkers destination
for holiday shopping and
entertainment, is checking its list
– twice. Family-friendly events, extended
shopping hours, an online gift
guide and other festivities will launch
this November.
Santa Photos, November 9 to December
24: Santa will be at Cross
County Shopping Center for photos
with children of all ages – including
pets. Visits are free and each child
who visits with Santa receives a gift
and candy cane. New in 2019, guests
can make a ‘Fast Pass Reservation’
for greater fl exibility in visiting
Santa. Reservations are not required
but recommended. (Santa’s Fast Pass
is a third-party reservation platform
utilized by Cherry Hill Programs,
the photo provider at Santa’s house,
for advanced reservations, pre-purchased
photo packages and merchandise
sales. By purchasing a Fast Pass,
the customer is locking in an arrival
time for their visit with Santa and is
greeted through a dedicated reservation
line.) Fast pass reservation includes
a convenience fee starting at
$4.95, based on demand. Santa’s Village
is located between Gap and Bath
& Body Works.
Pet Photos with Santa: November
11, 18, 25 and December 2, 9, from 5:15
to 8 p.m.: Photo op photo hours are as
follows: November 9 - December 15,
Monday - Thursday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
(breaks: 1 to 1:45 p.m. and 4:30 to 5:15
p.m.), Friday - Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9
p.m. (breaks: 1 to 1:45 p.m. and 4:30
to 5:15 p.m.), and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 7
p.m. (break: 2:30 to 3:15 p.m.); December
16 - December 23, daily, 10 a.m. to
9 p.m.; and Tuesday, December 24, 8
a.m. to 6 p.m.
Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink, November
9 – January 5: Guests can ice skate
at the holiday pop-up ice skating rink
throughout the holiday season. Admission
is $10 per person and includes
skate rentals and a one-hour session.
Throughout the season guests will enjoy
a DJ, Character Skating, Themed
Nights and more. The rink will be located
in the middle of the shopping
center, between Zales and Victoria’s
Secret, across from Santa’s Village
Tree Lighting, November 23, 6
to 9 p.m.: The annual Cross County
Shopping Center Tree Lighting Celebration
will include a concert from
Renaissance Youth Center’s Music
with a Message Band from the Bronx.
Family friendly activities including
strolling characters, food trucks, ice
skating and more will also be provided.
From the North Pole to the
City of Yonkers, Santa will make his
grand entrance, and then be available
for photos and visits with children
throughout the night. The tree will be
lit at 7:45 p.m.
Thanksgiving & Black Friday, November
28 to 29: Cross County Shopping
Center will open on Thanksgiving,
Thursday, November 28 at 5 p.m.
and will remain open until midnight.
The mall will re-open on Friday, November
29 at 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. On
Black Friday, November 29 and Saturday,
November 30, it will host a DJ in
the common area. Starting December
1, extended store hours will be added
each week as the big day approaches.
For a list of store hours, visit: https://
www.crosscountycenter.com/Hours
Frozen Themed Holiday Party, December
7, noon to 4 p.m.: With the release
of Disney’s new Frozen movie,
Cross County will host a festive Frozen
themed holiday party throughout
the shopping center. Activities include
character skating, photos with
Santa, music, movie ticket giveaways,
cotton candy and more. The event is
free.
Menorah Lighting: Shopping Center
for a special Chanukah Menorah
Lighting with the Chabad of Yonkers.
The Chabad Rabbi will light the menorah
in celebration of the festival of
lights, and guests will enjoy live music,
cultural dancing and delicious
treats. The event will take place near
New York & Company.
Holiday Food Truck Market, November
15 – January 2: Shoppers will
enjoy tasty treats and savory snacks
at the holiday food truck market taking
place in November and December.
There will be six different trucks at
each market. Trucks will be parked
on The Green, in the center of the
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mall and will be open for lunch and
dinner.
Toy Drive, November 9 – December
18: Cross County Shopping Center
will be collecting new and unwrapped
toys to benefi t Andrus in Yonkers.
ANDRUS is a family centered nonprofi
t organization, providing mental
health treatment and support, special
education, and other social services
to over 4,500 children and families
each year throughout NY. Guests are
asked to bring toys and gifts such as
Lego’s, sports items, dolls, gift cards
and beauty products to the Santa
house. Kids age range from 6 to 14
years of age. If clothing is bought, we
recommend sizing of children’s large
or adult small.
For information on holiday hours,
directions, sales and event information,
shoppers can text a question
to our text concierge during mall
hours, at (914) 266-1900, for a speedy
response.
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The New York City Department
of Sanitation began its annual winter
schedule operations on Monday,
October 28. Known as “Night Plow”
the winter schedule enables the department
to have pre-scheduled staff
on hand to respond promptly and effectively
to snow and ice conditions
around the clock. When it is not snowing,
these Sanitation Workers are
generally assigned to collection duties,
and residents may notice their
trash and recycling collected at a
slightly different time during the season.
This schedule shift lasts through
mid-April.
The Department of Sanitation has
a frontline defense of 705 salt spreaders
dispatched prior to the start of the
impending snowfall. The Department
has a storage capacity for more than
300,000 tons of rock salt and 350,000
gallons of calcium chloride solution
at facilities throughout the city. Once
snow begins to accumulate on the
City’s streets and highways, the Department
can deploy 2,300 plowable
trucks to clear snow and ice. The Department
is responsible for more than
19,000 lane miles of roadway in the
City.
For further information on Sanitation
services, call 311 or visit DSNY’s
website at www.nyc.gov/sanitation.
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Careful observers of nature in our
region have witnessed signifi cant
changes in our local fl ora over the
past few decades. Nature lovers, gardeners,
and scientists are joining together
to battle invasive species and
preserve and restore the native plants
that defi ne our region’s ecological
character. A symposium at The New
York Botanical Garden, A Call to
Action: Preserving Earth’s Biodiversity,
will address what can be done to
help protect our imperiled biodiversity
.T
he symposium will take place in
the Botanical Garden’s Ross Hall on
Friday, November 15, from 10 a.m. to
3:30 p.m.
Members $25/non-members $29.
To register, visit NYBG’s Lectures
and Symposia Web page or call (718)
817-8747.
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In its ongoing effort to help keep
New York City healthy, safe and
clean, the Department of Sanitation
announced the addition of six
offi cers to the Department’s Environmental
Police Unit, the speciallytrained
team responsible for picking
up syringes from public sidewalks
and streets, among other duties. The
six new offi cers will focus their work
in the Bronx and in upper Manhattan,
and will support efforts as part of
the Bronx Action Plan.
The Department of Sanitation’s
Environmental Police Unit enforces
local laws governing the disposal
of asbestos and regulated medical
waste, responds to incidents involving
the improper disposal of chemicals,
household hazardous waste, low
level radioactive waste, and medical
waste posing a risk to Sanitation personnel
and the public. The Unit is currently
comprised of six offi cers with
specialized training to handle these
tasks. The six additional offi cers focused
on syringe litter collection will
double size of the unit.
If a resident fi nds syringe litter
in a park, on streets or sidewalks, or
anywhere in the city, they should immediately
contact 311. The proper Department
will be notifi ed for investigation
and will take action to rectify
the situation.
The Department has already
started the process of hiring and
training the six additional offi cers,
and the full team will be on-board in
December.
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Stop by picturesque City Island
and enjoy the exciting programs offered
at the PSS City Island Center,
which is located at 116 City Island Avenue,
Monday through Friday from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. Experience the exercise
classes from gentle Yoga Stretch, Balance
Class, Arthritis Workshop and
Tai Chi as well as the vigorous Fit For
Life and Cardio Fit. They also offer
acrylic painting, calligraphy, health
presentations, blood pressure monitoring,
gardening exchange, singing
group and parties. Lunch is served
from noon to 1 p.m. suggested donation
is $2. The center participants go
on shopping trips every day; i.e. Shop
Rite, Dollar Tree, Target, Kmart, as
well as theatre excursions, special
trips, special luncheons and more.
It’s free to become a member, but you
must be 60 years of age or above.
For more information contact
Patty at (718) 885-0727 or email pattis@
pssusa.org for their monthly calendar.
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Do you need help getting to and
from your medical appointments?
Transportation services are available
to seniors Monday through Friday, 8
a.m. to 4 p.m., in community districts
9, 10, 11 and 12. The program provides
door-to-door service for all medical
appointments. Their drivers are courteous
and professional; and their vehicles
are clean and handicap accessible,
including wheelchair lifts.
For further information, contact
Mildred Cardona, program director
of the R.A.I.N. Transportation Program,
at (718) 882-8513.
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Join R.A.I.N. Middletown Senior
Center on Thursday, November
14. They will be selling a variety
of antiques, jewelry, collectibles plus
more.
The Flea Market will be open from
9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 3035 Middletown
Road.
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