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A River Celebration

For the fifth consecutive year, the Golden Ball made its way down the Bronx River on Oct. 11 with help from canoers. The event is a celebration of the river, and the neighborhoods through which it flows.

Activities during the day-long event included a canoe procession, cleanups along the river (including one near Norwood in the Bronx River Forest) and an afternoon celebration near French Charley's Playground and the Allerton ball fields. Bronx River advocates, including Congressman Jose Serrano, faced off in a softball game against Westchester Parks Department staffers. Westchester won 14-10.

Officials also announced restoration efforts in the Bronx River Forest. Funding from the governor, the mayor, and local congressman Eliot Engel will be used to restore a flood plain near the Burke Avenue Bridge, and to improve the Greenway in the forest. The project will improve the pathways and add a boardwalk that will allow access to the river even when there is flooding. The work will begin this fall and take about a year, according to Elyse Leon of the Bronx River Alliance.

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