Council Member Erik Bottcher (left) with Eric Marcus, of the 300 West 20th Street Block Association, Pamela Wolff, of the Chelsea West 200 Block Association and NYC Parks Manhattan Borough Commissioner Anthony Perez (right). Photo courtesy of Erik Bottcher’s office 1,000 New Street Trees for District 3 On Wednesday, December 14, Council Member Erik Bottcher and the New York City Parks Department announced that 1,000 new street... News 14 Dec 2022 | 03:02
Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou (center) at the ribbon-cutting. Photo courtesy of Department for the Aging Ribbon-Cutting at Masaryk Towers On Thursday, September 22, the United Jewish Council of the East Side (UJCES) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the... News 29 Sep 2022 | 04:01
Erin Reppenhagen (left) as Miss Todd and Juliet Morris as Laetitia in the Opera Next Door’s production of “The Old Maid and the Thief.” Photo: Kathryn Tornelli What’s More NYC than an Opera on a Stoop? Opera is an art form often enjoyed in gilded halls not accessible to all. Yet last Saturday a group of talented performers... Home 15 Sep 2022 | 05:29
Screenshot of a Virtual Roundtable for Boomers and Seniors on March 28 hosted by State Senator Liz Krueger (upper right). Photo courtesy of Sen. Krueger’s Office ‘Reframing Aging’: Building an Age Friendly City The 2022 series of Sen. Krueger’s Virtual Roundtable for Boomers and Seniors is titled “Aging in Place: Living Well in the... News 13 May 2022 | 12:07
The new rooftop park at Pier 57. Photo courtesy of Pier 57 Pier 57: NYC’s Newest and Largest Rooftop Park On Monday, April 18, Governor Kathy Hochul, Mayor Eric Adams, Hudson River Park Trust President & CEO Noreen Doyle, RXR CEO... News 21 Apr 2022 | 09:48
U.S. Congressman Jerrold Nadler standing with Rabbi Joseph Potasnick, Executive Vice President, New York Board of Rabbis, who received the Gershom Mendes Seixas Religious Freedom Award on Friday, April 8, 2022. Ambrose Madison Richardson (fourth from left), President of the Lower Manhattan Historical Association, presented the award. Photo: Wellington Chen, LMHA Board of Directors Commemorating Religious Freedom The Lower Manhattan Historical Association held its Second Annual Ceremony honoring the 292th anniversary of the Consecration... News 10 Apr 2022 | 07:28
At the Lighthouse Guild Technology Center ribbon-cutting. Photo: Ben Asen Ribbon-Cutting for Lighthouse Guild Technology Center Lighthouse Guild Technology Center, which offers people who are blind or visually impaired access to the latest assistive... News 09 Mar 2022 | 11:31
Group hug after a DE-CRUIT public presentation. Photo: Ashley Garrett New Arts & Mental Health Grants from the Illumination Fund Philanthropist Laurie M. Tisch announced last week that 14 New York City-based organizations will receive grants in the Illumination... News 14 Jan 2022 | 09:24
Brian Spellen (left) takes his shot, blindfolded. Photo courtesy of Brian Spellen Chelsea Resident Makes the Guinness Book of World Records The new year started off with a happy surprise for Brian Spellen, a resident of Chelsea. Spellen was thrilled to learn on... News 05 Jan 2022 | 03:59
Members of Village Community boathouse say a bittersweet goodbye to the Whitehall Gig they built and rowed. Photo: Lorne Swarthart A Manhattan-Made Boat Heads to Maine In summer, The Village Community Boat House offers free rowing from Pier 40 in Hudson River Park. Come winter the boathouse... News 21 Dec 2021 | 05:04
Alan van Capelle (right) with EA staff and volunteers. Photo courtesy of Educational Alliance Volunteers Give Out Free Meals and Gifts at Educational Alliance’s Holiday Pantry On Wednesday, Educational Alliance brought the holiday spirit to dozens of families on Manhattan’s Lower East Side with a... News 15 Dec 2021 | 03:07
Photo: © Stephanie Turci Photography Corlears Launches Learn. Play. Grow. Center Corlears School launched free public programming open to all NYC families on Saturday, October 16. The Chelsea preschool... News 17 Nov 2021 | 05:51
Center left to right: Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Howard Teich at a ceremony on Nov. 9, 2021 honoring Women’s Veterans Day at the Women’s Flagstaff and Grove in Central Park. Photo: Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of the Governor Honoring Women of Service Ahead of Veterans Day, New York State Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright presented the “Exceptional Women in Service Award”... News 10 Nov 2021 | 01:49
Professor Malcolm Bowman (left), NY NJ Storm Surge Working Group chair, introduces Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer. Photo: Victoria Bonilla Baez A Superstorm Sandy Boat Tour On October 28, the New York New Jersey Storm Surge Working Group (SSWG) hosted the Superstorm Sandy Ninth Anniversary Coastal... News 29 Oct 2021 | 12:42
Touro College and University System President Dr. Alan Kadish. Photo: William Taufic Behavioral Health Care to Medically Underserved Youth Touro College has been awarded a four-year $1.7 million grant from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration... News 13 Aug 2021 | 10:53
