Category: Community

Summer Rising: NYC’s Free Summer Program For K-12 Public School Students

Mike Mishkin April 14, 2021 Community No Comments

A new initiative called Summer Rising will offer free, in-person summer programming to any K-12 public school students who wish to participate (with some remote Read More...

Beehives Get Distributed on Central Park West

Mike Mishkin April 12, 2021 Community No Comments

Early on Friday, a white van filled with Italian honeybees parked across the street from the Dakota on 72nd and Central Park West, Reuters reports. Read More...

20th Precinct Holds Meeting to Address Recent Increases in Crime

Bobby Panza April 9, 2021 Community 2 Comments

On April 9 at 7pm, for the first time in 14 months, the 20th precinct held an in-person Community Council Meeting at the New York Read More...

Central Park Conservancy Pushes for Wollman Rink Control, Shares Proposal with Public

Mike Mishkin April 7, 2021 Community 4 Comments

Back in early February, after deciding to terminate the Trump Organization’s contracts for Wollman Rink, the City put out calls for bids from prospective new Read More...

Feed New Yorkers in Need This Spring

Mike Mishkin April 7, 2021 Community, Sponsored 2 Comments

West Side Campaign Against Hunger, one of the largest Emergency Food Providers in NYC, with its main offices located in the heart of the Upper Read More...

Guy Drives Onto Sidewalk

Mike Mishkin April 7, 2021 Community 3 Comments

At about 8pm on Tuesday evening, the driver of a grey SUV found himself on the sidewalk on the north side of 77th between Central Read More...

Bloomingdale Village: Digging Deep into Our Neighborhood’s Early Days

E.L. Danvers April 6, 2021 Community No Comments

Washington Irving called Bloomingdale Village “a sweet rural valley, beautiful with many a bright flower, refreshed by many a pure streamlet, and enlivened here and Read More...

105 Year Old Enjoys Birthday Bash!

Mike Mishkin April 4, 2021 Community No Comments

ABC 7 NYC reports that Ruth Rosner celebrated her 105th birthday at Breads Bakery on Saturday, and enjoyed a delicious “three-part babka cake.” Read More...

Most Read Stories, March 2021

Mike Mishkin April 3, 2021 Community No Comments

Here were our biggest stories in March, according to you. Read More...

The Awful Truths of Urban Renewal

E.L. Danvers April 1, 2021 Community No Comments

In theory, the process known as urban renewal is meant to be a good thing, its stated goal of giving vibrance and opportunity to blighted Read More...