Victoria Li, Regeneron Science and Talent Search finalist from Hunter College High School. Photo courtesy of Victoria Li Hunter Student is Finalist in National Science and Talent Search The Regeneron Society for Science announced in mid-January the names of the 40 finalists in the national Regeneron Science... News 26 Jan 2022 | 12:11
CB7’s Youth, Education and Libraries Committee met with staff from three Upper West Side New York Public Library branches on January 20 to discuss pandemic programming and outreach to “diversified populations.” ( Abigail Gruskin) CB7 Learns About Pandemic Outreach from Local Libraries The city’s public libraries offer more than just books — and even when it comes to checking out a classic paperback or hardcover,... News 21 Jan 2022 | 04:24
Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg. Photo: Alvin Bragg on Flickr Bragg’s Mea Culpa Tour Elections have consequences. That is a popular refrain in these days of hyper-partisan struggle. But what if few people are... News 22 Jan 2022 | 04:26
Mayor Eric Adams delivers remarks at the vigil for Michelle Alyssa Go in Times Square on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Crime and Mental Illness In life, her friends say, she shunned any limelight on herself as she helped others less fortunate. So it was a painful irony... News 23 Jan 2022 | 02:30
Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe Zuma in “The Blacklist.” Photo: Will Hart/NBC Hisham Tawfiq on ‘The Blacklist’ and His Life in New York Hisham Tawfiq’s path to acting was far from ordinary. “The Blacklist” star, who was born and raised in Harlem, joined the... News 19 Jan 2022 | 04:43
Caffe Reggio in the snow. Photo: Lena Batyuk At Caffe Reggio, a Rich History is Poured into Every Cup The café that made the first cappuccino in the United States is — like its coffee — still going strong thanks to second-generation... News 17 Jan 2022 | 09:24
Mayor Eric Adams provides an update on the fatal attack of an Asian woman in Times Square, NQR subway station on Saturday, January 15, 2022. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office Woman Killed in Subway Shove at Times Square A woman was pushed to her death in front of a subway train at the Times Square station Saturday, police said, a little more... News 17 Jan 2022 | 09:30
“Turning the corner”: Governor Kathy Hochul updates New Yorkers on progress combating COVID-19, January 14, 2022. Photo: Mike Groll/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul The Omicron Uncertainty In the face of Omicron uncertainty, the economy shuddered. Infections from the Omicron variant may be peaking, as the governor... News 16 Jan 2022 | 10:06
Eryn Barnes, a New York-based dancer, posing for her headshot. Photo courtesy of Eryn Barnes Auditioning from Home When auditioning for a production, Kendall DuPre, a New York-based actress, starts by clearing out her living room so when... News 14 Jan 2022 | 09:22
Group hug after a DE-CRUIT public presentation. Photo: Ashley Garrett New Arts & Mental Health Grants from the Illumination Fund Philanthropist Laurie M. Tisch announced last week that 14 New York City-based organizations will receive grants in the Illumination... News 14 Jan 2022 | 09:24
Thomas Perry (right) with the Rt. Rev. Clifton Daniel III, Dean of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Photo courtesy of Archives, Cathedral of St. John the Divine A Job with a Purpose to Help Those in Need “Every day, I come to work and say, ‘How do we make a difference to help someone?’” said Thomas Perry, director of Cathedral... News 10 Jan 2022 | 03:08
Photo: Office of Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine Levine’s Pillars to a Comeback On his first full day as Manhattan borough president, Mark Levine issued a detailed, 16-point plan to confront a crisis he... News 09 Jan 2022 | 10:56
City Council Member Gale A. Brewer. Photo via Gale A. Brewer on Twitter Brewer Announces Participatory Budgeting Council Member Gale A. Brewer announced last week that her office will conduct a Participatory Budgeting process for the... News 07 Jan 2022 | 06:29
Former Mayor Bill de Blasio in early December. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office De Blasio’s Vaccine Mandate Leaves Some Part-Time Workers and Small Business Owners Confused By now, most New Yorkers are aware of former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s employer vaccine mandate, which required that by December... News 07 Jan 2022 | 03:23
Thelma Kandel on West 83rd Street. Photo: Bethany Kandel My Mom the ‘Outside’ Artist My 89-year-old mother, Thelma Kandel, is a self-taught outsider artist who just became an “outside” artist. Last week, 29... News 06 Jan 2022 | 02:30
