Residents voiced their concerns to the owner of Pompeii Lounge and Bar in a raucous meeting of Community Board 10’s Municipal Services Committee on Monday, May 4. Comment.

Last Thursday, April 29, city officials and school administrators gathered to break ground on a gorgeous new million-dollar playground behind P.S. 47 in West Farms. The space has hardtop surfaces that are covered with colorful paintings, a fancy jungle gym structure with multiple slides and monkey bars, a basketball court, a small playing field, a track, an outdoor stage, and two large murals of Sesame Street characters. But the most interesting development of all: students of the school helped plan and design every aspect. Comment.

The Point Economic Development Corporation hosted a community forum on Thursday, April 29 with representatives of a company that operates a 24-hour bilingual hot line to monitor odors within a one-mile radius of the New York Organic Fertilizer Plant in Hunts Point. Comment.

Thieves and vandals who have stolen bikes from outside the Van Nest Library in the past, or graffitied its walls, will now have some trouble in their efforts. A brand new set of high-tech security cameras are now up and running both inside and outside the library. Comment.

While local businesses, homeowners, and even some officials are confused about the details of the new city graffiti law, Mayor Bloomberg’s office says that the new law does not involve any fine whatsoever for the city to come clean graffiti. Comment.

An NYPD narcotics officer received a special honor in recognition of his crucial role in a drug bust at the Pelham Parkway Houses. Comment.

The central firehouse serving Morris Park, which houses the companies of Engine 90 and Ladder 41, celebrated 100 years of service this past Monday, May 3, in a mega centennial blowout. Comment.