Matthew Cho, 19, who is legally-blind, is a recipient of the $10K Lighthouse Guild scholarship. ( Photo Credit: Lighthouse Guild ) Two Legally Blind UWS Teens Receive $10K Scholarships Matthew Cho and Emely Recinos, two teens from the Upper West Side, were among 15 legally blind teens recently awarded $10,000... News 18 Jul 2023 | 12:50
The redesigned Theodore Roosevelt Park in front of the Richard Gilder Center for Science and Innovation at the American Museum of Natural History located at 200 Central Park West is now open to the public after a contentious battle over trees when the plan was first unveiled five years earlier. Photo: Beau Matic Theodore Roosevelt Park, part of $430M Project, Reopens by Museum’s Richard Gilder Center The tranquility of new parkland surrounding the American Museum of Natural History belies the hot debate that once galvanized... News 16 Jul 2023 | 01:04
Chelsea-Elliot apartments on 10th Avenue and 26th Street that the city wants to tear down and rebuild but in a $1.5 billion project that the Legal Aid Society is questioning. Photo: Google View. Legal Aid Society Demands NYCHA Halt $1.5B Plan to Demolish/Rebuild Chelsea-Elliot Houses The Legal Aid Society and the Community Service Society jointly demanded NYCHA withdraw its $1.5 billion proposal to HUD... News 14 Jul 2023 | 04:33
Beat the Heat: NYC public pools are a great way to stay cool and they are free but check before you go because many have shortened hours due to the lifeguard shortage and all shut down for one hour for cleaning between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Photo: Wikimedia Commons How New Yorkers Can Survive this Summer by Staying Cool We survived an orange sky, and now we are looking at a high 80 degree to low 90-degree weather forecast for the next two... News 06 Jul 2023 | 05:18
Mayor Adams (far right), Chancellor David Banks (middle) and Assembly member Jenifer Rajkumar (far left) at the City Council meeting on Monday, June 26 to make Diwali an official school holiday. Photo: Ed Reed Mayor Adams Photography Office. Diwali Becomes an Official Holiday for NYC Public Schools Diwali, a celebration of lights in many Southern Asian, Indian and Caribbean cultures, to celebrate the triumph of good over... News 27 Jun 2023 | 03:20
Delfena Plasencea and Maria Moneira in front of their Chelsea-Elliot apartment on 10th Avenue and 26th Street. Photo: Beau Matic. ( " ") Are Residents Really on Board with NYCHA’s $1.5B Plan to Tear Down, Rebuild Public Housing? The New York City Authority (NYCHA) announced on Wednesday, June 21 a plan to invest $1.5 billion to tear down the Section... News 26 Jun 2023 | 02:19
Summer Solstice Yoga: Mind Over Madness with yogi Marco Rojas teaching his 1:30 p.m. class. Photo: Beau Matic Around 8,000 People Gather to Do the Downward Dog in the Middle of Times Square Instead of hordes of tourists, commuters and costumed characters, Times Square on Wednesday, June 21 was transformed into... News 22 Jun 2023 | 03:46
A recent energy efficient co-op located in the Upper East Side at 201 E 79th Street. Photo: Beau Matic A 60 Y/0 UES Co-Op Going Green with Energy Efficient System A 60 year old co-op on the Upper East Side, spent $33,000 on a new building management system that the co-op board said now... News 16 Jun 2023 | 02:53
Actors in the play Anna May Wong: Persona practice for the upcoming Queerly Festival at The Kraine Theater located at 85 E Fourth Street as part of Pride Month festivities. Photo courtesy of The Kraine Theater. Queerly Festival Kicks Off Pride Month with a New Director at the Helm June is here, which means that the pride parade is soon approaching. One weekend a year the LGBTQ+ community comes together... News 09 Jun 2023 | 06:55
The last Bloomingdale Asylum building of what used to be called Macy Villa is now known as Buell Hall on Columbia University’s campus located at 515 W 116th Street in Morningside Heights. Photo: Alessia Girardin A Building at Columbia University used to be part of a 19th Century Insane Asylum Columbia University’s Buell Hall is currently a gallery space and academic building for the Department of Architecture. Who... News 02 Jun 2023 | 12:10
