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
Bowery Mission staff member Raffaele DePalma dons a mask and gloves to dole out food to residents. Since last March, Bowery Mission has formed a health and safety task force that had “led all of their efforts to respond effectively under the latest guidelines,” said Bowery Mission president and CEO James Winans. Photo: Jeffrey Lau A Harsh Winter for the Homeless In a wake of economic decline which has left people homeless for the first time, or again, and as the pandemic has battered... News 30 Jan 2021 | 11:04
Rendering of UES safe haven shelter by Goddard Riverside. Safe Haven Shelter Coming to UES As shelters are often overcrowded and some people choose the streets instead, safe haven shelters provide privacy and comfort.... News 24 Jan 2021 | 12:40
Staff, parents and students of PS-IS 276 joined elected officials Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, State Senators Brad Holyman and Brian Kavanagh, State Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou and Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. Photo: Museum of Jewish Heritage on Twitter ‘Hate Has No Place in Our City’ When pro-Trump insurrectionists stormed the United States Capitol in an effort to halt the counting of electoral college... News 18 Jan 2021 | 10:49
At an UWS Open Hearts brunch for shelter residents on New Year’s Day. Photo: UWS Open Hearts Initiative on Twitter A Victory for Lucerne Residents The saga of the shelter at the Lucerne Hotel continues. A five judge appellate court ruled Tuesday that the de Blasio administration,... News 05 Jan 2021 | 06:48
Rob LoCascio of FeedingNYC. Photo: FeedingNYC/John Sosa Nourishing New Yorkers in Times of Need As we have experienced firsthand during this pandemic, New Yorkers have the ability to turn something bad into something... News 19 Dec 2020 | 12:55
At the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Urban Outreach Center. Photo courtesy of Council Member Ben Kallos Supermarket-Style Food Pantry Opens on the UES COVID-19 has exacerbated food insecurities everywhere and people are hurting. Some are going to bed hungry and choosing rent... News 14 Dec 2020 | 10:17
After the fire at Middle Collegiate Church on Second Avenue. Photo: Benjamin Morse Fire Damages Historic Church, Women’s Shelter Ash-tinted brick. Scattered, cracked stained glass. Nearly two dozen women, displaced. When the 128-year-old Middle Collegiate... News 11 Dec 2020 | 10:16
Upper West Side Open Hearts Initiative rallied outside the Lucerne on Sunday, Nov. 29, demanding that the city halt the move. Advocates drew stick figures to represent the 5,500 New Yorkers still in congregate shelters. Photo: Upper West Side Open Hearts Lucerne Ruling: Residents to Move Out A judge freed the de Blasio administration last week to move 240 men from the Lucerne Hotel, where they sheltered from the... News 25 Nov 2020 | 03:21
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
