Assemblyman Michael Benedetto stands in front of the Throgs Neck Christmas tree.
File photo
Throggs Neck to hold
annual tree lighting
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Melrose NYPL gives shows
off renovation plans
On Nov. 15, New York Public Library workers exhibited reconstruction
plans for its Melrose branch during a site tour. The plans include separate
child, teen and adult reading rooms, as well as new elevators, fl oors and insulated
windows.
From left, Leslie William, of NYPL Capital Planning, shows public offi cials the plans for reconstructing
the library. Photos Jewel Webber
The teen lounge under construction.
Mobile library comes to the Bronx
The New York Public Library has brought book borrowing to city streets
with vans called book mobiles, which function like a library and accept library
cards.
Michelle Fernandez, senior librarian of the Bronx Book Mobile, waves from a mobile van on
153rd Street and Grand Concourse. Photo Jewel Webber
On Sunday, Dec. 6, join state Assemblyman
Michael Benedetto, the
Throggs Neck Business Improvement
District, the Deluca Family’s East
Tremont Avenue McDonald’s and the
Crosstown Diner, as they sponsor the
Annual Throggs Neck Tree Lighting
at the DeRosa/O’Boyle Triangle. The
event will start at 5:30 p.m. Santa will
be presenting gifts, provided by the
Throggs Neck BID, to all children in
attendance. St. Benedict’s Choir will
perform seasonal tunes.
Community Board 10 member John
Marano and Assemblyman Benedetto’s
staff members John Korres and
Matt McKay, installed the tree, which
was donated by Tommy Accomando,
Community Board 10 member, who
is also a merchant selling Christmas
trees on East Tremont and Randall avenues.
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