Mike and Dan Friedman with a display of Tall Order Socks. Photo courtesy of the Friedman family Twins Tower Above 9/11 Loss On September 10, 2001, the Friedman family was engrossed in Monday Night Football. 11-year-old twins Dan and Mike were camped... News 20 Sep 2021 | 09:33
Sleep-in protest at Gracie Mansion on July 22. Photo: @homehumanright, via Instagram Confusion Over Homeless Hotel Moves On Sunday, July 11, Earl, a homeless man living at the Upper West Side’s Belleclaire Hotel was notified by letter dated in... Home 24 Jul 2021 | 04:45
Rep. Jerry Nadler speaks at rally celebrating the state halting plans to build a monument honoring essential workers next to the Irish Hunger Memorial in Battery Park City. Photo: Emily Higginbotham Essential Workers Monument on Ice Neighborhood advocates and politicians joined in an impromptu celebration at the Irish Hunger Memorial Monday afternoon after... News 14 Jul 2021 | 10:43
Screenshot of New York State Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright addressing the CB8 board. The Shadow Pandemic Community Board 8’s Women and Families Committee met via Zoom to speak about the rising rates of Domestic and Intimate Partner... News 17 Jun 2021 | 11:23
Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright. Photo: Andre Beckles Seawright, Expert Panel to Discuss Domestic Violence Manhattan’s Community Board 8 will be putting on a virtual panel discussion Tuesday, June 15 to address a rise of domestic... News 11 Jun 2021 | 12:16
The Lucerne Hotel. Photo: Alexis Gelber Shelters Closing - and Opening - on the West Side A controversial Upper West Side shelter and one that has been there for nearly two decades are leaving the community. While... News 07 Jun 2021 | 08:33
Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright at John Jay Park on Sunday. Photo courtesy of Office of Rebecca Seawright ‘Community Shred-a-thon’ Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright and City Sanitation Commissioner Ed Grayson joined forces to mark the return Sunday of... News 24 May 2021 | 12:34
Flatiron 23rd Street Partnership Open Street. Photo: Karen Camela Watson Streets of the Future? Long before the City Council passed the recent bill making Open Streets a permanent fixture in New York City’s future, restaurant... News 10 May 2021 | 08:24
Program Administrator David Coleman coaching a client during the pandemic. Photo courtesy of Refugee Employment Partnership Refugee Employment Partnership Pivots During COVID-19 Normally, volunteers at the Refugee Employment Partnership — an Upper West Side organization that offers one-on-one mentorship... News 21 Apr 2021 | 11:24
Maria (left) and Flavia at Match 65 Brasserie. Photo: Sarah Bae COVID is No Match For Our Community Coronavirus has affected the whole world. Many New Yorkers stayed inside, quarantined, for too many months. Not only has... Voices 21 Apr 2021 | 10:45
The entrance to Socony Hall. Photo: Scott Lewis Fischbein Paving Over the Gardens of Socony Hall Residents of Socony Hall, a landmarked residential building at 1221 York Avenue, were upset to discover in February that... News 31 Mar 2021 | 11:26
Asian American Federation Executive Director Jo-Ann Yoo speaks to the crowd that surrounds her in Union Square on March 19 about the ongoing violence against Asian Ameicans. Photo: Leah Foreman City Rallies to #StopAsianHate After shootings in the Atlanta metropolitan area last week at spas owned by people of Asian descent which left eight people... News 19 Mar 2021 | 06:23
Photo courtesy of International Academy of New York. Learning from ‘Gratitude Groups’ At a time when schools have been challenged to stay connected to their communities when they can’t be together in person... Education Guide 25 Feb 2021 | 09:51
Photo: Kendra Bispham-Evelyn - Kay’s Lenses Photography Virtual Charity Races are Making a Difference - One Step at a Time Do you enjoy running? Would you also like to help a good cause? Well, here’s how you can do both at the same time. Last week... News 17 Feb 2021 | 10:21
Pedro Aguilar with a West Side Campaign Against Hunger food pallet. Photo: Stephanie Moshier ‘My Heart Will Forgive’ What started out as a special holiday gift for the residents of Amsterdam Houses on December 11, 2020 ended in an unfathomable... News 06 Feb 2021 | 02:10
