Leon Feingold with the House of Good Deeds bus. Photo: Deborah Fenker The House of Good Deeds “Good thoughts, good words, good deeds,” Freddie Mercury’s father reportedly said. This quote is perhaps what made the House... News 08 Oct 2020 | 03:35
Dan Miller and Kyle Dontoh of Open New York at a press conference at the Lucerne Hotel in September. Photo: Alexis Gelber Grassroots Group Eyes Progress Amid Lucerne Activism At one of the recent press conferences about the Lucerne homeless shelter saga on the Upper West Side, the crowd included... News 04 Oct 2020 | 04:22
State Assembly Member Dick Gottfried (center) at the Lucerne on Sunday, Sept. 13 with Council Member Helen Rosenthal (right) and Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal (left of Gottfried). Photo: Richard Gottfried on Twitter A Freeze on Homeless Hotels Mayor de Blasio said Monday he was temporarily freezing the plan he had agreed to just last week to abandon use of the Lucerne... News 14 Sep 2020 | 09:12
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams at the Wednesday morning press conference at The Lucerne. Photo: Alexis Gelber Homeless to Leave Lucerne Updated on Sunday, Sept. 13: Faced with a continuing outcry from some Upper West Siders, the de Blasio administration said... Home 08 Sep 2020 | 09:58
The Lucerne Hotel on West 79th Street. Photo: Michael Oreskes How The Lucerne Became a Shelter Experts agree that the first rule for communicating in a crisis is to get the facts out as accurately, fully and quickly... News 04 Sep 2020 | 03:27
The Lucerne Hotel, now a shelter for homeless men, next to Nice Matin Restaurant. Photo: Michael Oreskes Shelter from the Virus Near the northeast corner of 79th Street and Broadway, in plain sight of Banksy’s “Hammer Boy” mural, insulated by Plexiglass... News 15 Aug 2020 | 06:13
Peggy Rey and Wilfredo Salaman. (Photo: Emily Higginbotham) Pandemic Roommates Peggy Rey says not many people understand her friendship with Wilfredo Salaman. Rey is a 76-year-old former childcare provider.... News 27 Jul 2020 | 12:56
CB 7 Zoom meeting of the Parks and Environment committee. Photo: Sami Roberts CB 7 Committee Proposes to Ban Smoking Along Park Edges On Monday evening, July 20, the Community Board 7 Parks and Environment Committee for the Upper West Side met to discuss... News 23 Jul 2020 | 05:41
Housing Works Health Center in East New York. ( Phoro courtesy of Housing Works, via flickr) Housing Works Receives Funds for Opioid Program No communities have been hit harder by the coronavirus pandemic than the low-income neighborhoods throughout New York City.... News 04 Jul 2020 | 01:55
Comedian Ray Ellin in a virtual comedy show on Thursday to benefit Feed the Frontlines NYC. ( Photo courtesy of Feed the Frontlines) A Night of Virtual Laughs On Tuesday, June 23, Isabella Di Pietro was inside her family’s restaurant, Taralluci E Vino, on the Upper West Side, watching... News 26 Jun 2020 | 10:15
“Why don’t you just paint the wall black and just give it to the community and let them say what they have to say?” asked BID President Barbara Askins ( Photo courtesy of 125th Street Business Improvement District) Harlem’s Canvases For Change New York City continues to inch its way towards a resurgence of life. Well, of sorts, that is. As the city executes phase... News 11 Jun 2020 | 12:24
Vidhya Kelly, CEO of Bigs & Littles. ( Photo: Jaya Kelly) A ‘Big’ Help During a Time of ‘Little’ Certainty “When COVID first started, we said, ‘Wow, this is going to be really hard. How is this going to continue because it’s all... News 04 Jun 2020 | 09:34
Jonah Gleeman with donations. ( Photo: Ben Gleeman) Help for Households in Need When COVD-19 arrived, a group of UWS residents launched a service to aid those who are financially affected by the coronavirus... News 27 May 2020 | 11:54
Fred, a driver for God's Love We Deliver, with meals ready to be delivered. ( Photo courtesy of God's Love We Deliver. ) Funds for Emergency Food Providers The coronavirus crisis has sparked another crisis in the city - a rise in food insecurity. To help “the last line of defense,”... News 08 May 2020 | 01:32
Photo courtesy of Lucas Cohen UWS Teen Creates Volunteer Connections Lucas Cohen, 17, told the West Side Spirit he had plans to do a community service project this summer, but when COVID-19... News 05 May 2020 | 11:24
