https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/israel-day-parade-brings-huge-crowd-high-spirits-to-fifth-avenue-FY5919722 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-09T09:46:32-04:00 Israel Day Parade Brings Huge Crowd, High Spirits to Fifth Avenue https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/israel-day-parade-hochul_4-10798996_20260607193129.jpg Israel Day Parade, Governor Kathy Hochul speaking. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/pxl-20260531-151446546_4-10798994_20260607193127.jpg Israel Day Parade, including an impassioned Letitia James speaking on why she marches. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/israel-day-parade-nypd-srg-dcpi_4-10799010_20260607193402.jpg Israel Day Parade included the bicyle cops of NYPD’s Strategic Response Group (SRG.) https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/israel-day-parade-menin-treyger_4-10799002_20260607193135.jpg Israel Day Parade ceremony included words from Jewish City Council Speaker Julie Menin. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/israel-day-parade-levine_4-10798998_20260607193131.jpg Israel Day Parade, Comptroller Mark Levine speaking, including some words of Hebrew. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/israel-day-parade-blakeman_4-10799004_20260607193137.jpg Israel Day Parade, where Bruce Blakeman loves, and fights for Israel. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/israel-day-parade-hochul-dinapoli_4-10799006_20260607193139.jpg Israel Day Parade politicians and signs thanking them amidst press, police and other security. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/israel-day-parade-menin-james-dinapol_4-10799000_20260607193133.jpg Israel Day Parade signs thanking Letitia James, Julie Menin, Tom DiNapoli. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/israel-day-parade-letitia-nadler-gold_4-10799008_20260607193141.jpg Israel Day Parade politicians in their cordon, Dan Goldman, Letita James, Kathy Hocal at left. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/citi-bank-hosts-green-day-in-hudson-river-park-for-volunteers-JK5927865 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-09T12:24:37-04:00 Citi Bank Hosts ‘Green Day’ in Hudson River Park for Volunteers https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/citi-family-day-2657_4-10805042_20260609104630.jpg 65 volunteers gathered at Hudson River Park for a day of volunteer gardening, sponsored by Citi Bank. (Credit: Hudson River Park) https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/citi-family-day-2489_4-10805115_20260609104632.jpg Volunteers of Citi’s ‘Green Day’ participated in a range of activities, such as weeding and planting. (Credit: Hudson River Park) https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/citi-family-day-2846_4-10805117_20260609104633.jpg Green Team volunteers consisted of families, friends, and community members of all ages. (Credit: Hudson River Park) https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/buddhist-org-wants-to-sell-vacant-building-in-hell-s-kitchen-for-41m-XN5924451 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-09T15:20:09-04:00 Buddhist Org. Wants to Sell Vacant Building in Hell’s Kitchen for $4.1M https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-08-at-5-23-38-pm_4-10801335_20260608172716.png A Buddhist organization that owns a vacant building on W. 44th St. wants to sell it off, a court petition notes, for around $4 million dollars. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-08-at-5-31-24-pm_4-10804047_20260608173423.png The building has ties to the International Buddhist Progress Society in Queens, which itself represents the Chinese Mahāyāna Buddhist organization known as Fo Guang Shan. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/hunter-freshmen-national-economics-championship-BI5930021 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-09T17:38:55-04:00 20 Seconds to Glory: Hunter College H.S. Freshmen Win Nat. Economics Title https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/hunter-national-economics-challenge-champio_4-10806748_20260609152905.jpg (L to R) Ronav Shah, Maile Meyoung Thung, Ivy Ponda and Mihir Kumar hold the National Economics Challenge trophy after winning the David Ricardo Division in Atlanta. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/ronav-shah-ivy-ponda-championship-trophies_4-10806785_20260609153548.jpg Ronav Shah and Ivy Ponda pose with the team’s championship trophies before an interview at Hunter College High School. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/hunter-quiz-bowl-png-10806778-10806778_4-10806778_20260609153545.png Members of Hunter College High School’s economics team celebrate after winning the National Economics Challenge Quiz Bowl in Atlanta. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/ellen-fox-volunteer-coach-jpg-10806804-10806804_4-10806804_20260609152449.jpg Ellen Fox, volunteer coach of Hunter College High School’s national championship economics team. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/upper-west-side-neighborhood-event-calendar-jun-11-17-AG5932288 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-10T12:19:42-04:00 Upper West Side Neighborhood Event Calendar: Jun. 11-17 https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/folk-art-museum-via-www-folkartmuseum_4-10808946_20260610121944.jpg folk art museum via www.folkartmuseum.org https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/st-john-the-divine-via-www-stjohndivi_4-10808950_20260610121944.jpg st john the divine via www.stjohndivine.org https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/nyc-commission-on-human-rights-launches-resource-hub-for-tourists-II5930138 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-10T17:02:35-04:00 NYC Commission on Human Rights Launches Resource Hub for Tourists https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-09-at-3-13-52-pm_4-10806727_20260609151725.png The New York City Commission on Human Rights’ graphic for their new “<u><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nyc.gov/site/cchr/media/nycvisitors.page">Visitors’ Rights in NYC</a></u>” resource hub, which they encourage viewers to share and spread online.