The Pelham Parkway- Van Nest Library hosted its second annual Summer Kick Off Block Party on Saturday, June 27 on Barnes Avenue. Co-sponsored by Health First, Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj, Senator Jeff Klein and Councilman James Vacca, the event kicked off the summer season with a family-friendly community resource fair as well as music, BBQ, free raffles, bounce house, youth activities and more.

(l-r) Mariah, Angela, Kimberly and Benjamin Quiros with the NYPL mascot.
Photo by Edwin Soto

Andrea Seigel of the Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association with Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj (c) and library branch manager David Nochimson.
Photo by Edwin Soto