The Lower East Side Festival of the Arts returns later this month. Paticipants from the 2023 festival outside the Theater for the New City include (from Left: Richard West, Nobuya Nagahama (kneeling), Eva Dorrepal, Stephan Morrow, Alberto Ferreras (kneeling), David Slone Esq., Lissa Moira, J.C. Augustin, David Mandelbaum (kneeling). Photo by John David West. Lower East Side Festival of the Arts 2024– “Democracy: Use it or Lose it.” The Festival of Arts returns to the Lower East Side this spring. From May 24-26, city goers can enjoy a wide variety of artists... News 25 Apr 2024 | 12:44
Protestors gather outside the gates of Columbia. (Photo: Andrew McDonald). As Campus Is Roiled by Protests, Arrests and Threats, Columbia Makes All Classes Remote Columbia University moved to make all classes remote on April 22 after the Ivy League campus was roiled by clashes tied to... News 24 Apr 2024 | 02:25
Police had stepped up patrols inside Tompkins Square following two shootings days apart last month. One innocent bystander was struck by a bullet that shattered her hip. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Man Responsible For Two Shootings in Tompkins Square Park Shootings Indicted A 38-year-old man was indicted for two shootings that seriously injured two people inside Tompkins Square Park in mid March.... Home 22 Apr 2024 | 03:47
Steven Rubenstein at the Chelsea Hotel where he feted his mentor at Rubenstein public relations, Nancy Haberman, who is stepping away from her role as executive vice president at the company but promises to continue consulting. Photo: Facebook. As She “Retires” PR Maven Nancy Haberman’s Motto: Never Lie to a Journalist How has the public relations business changed over the years? Well the internet. It certainly changed everything. It didn’t... Home 03 Apr 2024 | 11:04
NYU’s John Ross Rizzo alongside wearable VIS4ION backpack prototype designed to assist people with blindness and low vision. Rizzo was recently named to the board of directors of the MTA in addition to his research work with NYU. (Photo: NYU Langone) DOTTY 2024 Awardee Dr. John-Ross Rizzo: Clearing roadblocks for the visually impaired For Dr. John-Ross Rizzo, the task of improving navigation for the visually impaired is personal. As a teenager, he was diagnosed... People 13 Mar 2024 | 01:54
NYU Tandon Professor, principal investigator John Ross Rizzo alongside wearable VIS4ION backpack prototype designed to assist people with blindness and low vision. Rizzo was recently named to the board of directors of the MTA in addition to his research work with NYU. ( Photo: NYU Langone) Investigator with NYU School of Engineering Heads Effort to Build Portable Pack so Blind Can Navigate Mass Transit System For John Ross Rizzo, the task of improving navigation for those struggling with vision loss is personal. The NY University... News 23 Feb 2024 | 07:29
The New Yorker Hotel on 481 Eighth Ave in Manhattan. ( Photo: Seneca Farhy) Man Who Claimed He Owned New Yorker Hotel Deemed a Fraudster, Indicted by DA An alleged con man who moved into a room at The New Yorker Hotel and then later claimed to be the owner who tried to collect... News 15 Feb 2024 | 06:13
Standing on top of a crumpled fire truck with retired New York City firefighter Bob Beckwith, President George W. Bush rallies firefighters and rescue workers Friday, Sept. 14, 2001, during an impromptu speech at the site of the collapsed World Trade Center towers. ( Eric Draper / George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum) FDNY Firefighter who stood next to Bush in historical 9/11 speech dies at 91 The firefighter who became a symbol of New York resilience in the dark days after 9/11 passed away on Feb. 4 at the age of... News 08 Feb 2024 | 04:32
