At the Wild Bird Fund on the Upper West Side, birds receive treatment for a mix of injuries, from window strikes and other accidents. ( Photo: Sarah Ben-Nun) Flying the Friendlier Skies New York City lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday, Dec. 10 to adopt legislation requiring "bird-friendly'' glass on... News 09 Dec 2019 | 05:40
Fairness for Female Consumers Women in New York City are often subjected to the so-called “Pink Tax,” the phenomenon where they pay more than men do -... News 09 Dec 2019 | 05:22
Tricia Shimamura is running for the 5th City Council District. ( Photo courtesy of Tricia Shimamura) A Passion for Politics Tricia Shimamura came to New York City to be the next Jane Addams and ended up the Second Vice Chair of Community Board 8... News 09 Dec 2019 | 02:28
Will Mr. Met still be smiling in October 2020? ( Photo: Dave Winer via Flickr) Mets Fans Get Their Wish – A New Owner My pal Stu, who turns 64 on Dec. 13, couldn't help but express mixed feelings when he heard the big news about the baseball... News 09 Dec 2019 | 12:48
The former Barneys store near 76th Street, which closed in early 2018, is one of a number of vacant storefronts on Broadway in the West 70s. ( Photo: Michael Garofalo) The Rent Isn't Too Damn High Anymore Looking to rent a vacant storefront in the iconic retail corridor running up Broadway between West 72nd and 86th Streets?... News 09 Dec 2019 | 10:54
Vacant storefronts were the topic at the crowded meeting on the Upper West Side. ( Photo: Nick Smith-Koblitz) An SOS for Local Shops The grassroots advocacy group UWS Save our Stores, aptly referred to as “SOS,” hosted its first town hall meeting on “Vacant... News 09 Dec 2019 | 10:52
Ashley Holt, the owner of Sugar Monster, finishes her chocolate Statue of Liberty in NY Cake's kitchen. ( Photo: Min Ji Koo / NYC News Service) Taking the Cake for the Holidays There’s a new twist this year on the holiday window displays that are a New York City specialty: Edible versions of the city’s... News 06 Dec 2019 | 01:21
20th Precinct Commander Timothy Malin addresses community residents at a meeting on Oct. 28. ( Photo: Courtesy of 20th Precinct via Twitter) A New Pattern of Crime Robberies have been on the rise this year on the Upper West Side, and police are now dealing with a common culprit for these... News 03 Dec 2019 | 10:25
Hundreds of Beacon students stood behind and around a banner that read "STRIKE FOR INTEGRATION" in front of the school's entrance. Teens Take Charge at Beacon At 10 a.m. during Monday’s cold drizzle, about 400 Beacon High School students walked out of the building before the start... News 02 Dec 2019 | 01:41
Sunscreen is for Winter, Too As winter approaches and the days grow shorter, you may be ready to forgo the summer sunscreen, but don’t toss it yet. Protecting... News 02 Dec 2019 | 10:49
Mark Diller (center) poses with board member Madelyn Innocent (right) and former member Genora Johnson (left). ( Photo courtesy of Community Board 7) A Focus on Empathy At the start of November, the members of Community Board 7 elected a new leader in Mark Diller, who took over from Roberta... News 25 Nov 2019 | 09:46
Touro College Dean Steven Huberman, Commissioner Arlene Gonzales-Sanchez and Touro President Alan Kadish. ( Photo: Barbara Franklin) Fighting the Opioid Epidemic “In New York State, an average of 9 people a day die from opioid overdose.” That was the cold truth delivered last week by... News 24 Nov 2019 | 03:09
Bob Dylan Missed a Lively Talk in Stuy Town It’s really too bad that music legend Bob Dylan was away on tour when I gave a talk about him a few weeks ago in Stuyvesant... News 22 Nov 2019 | 05:12
