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
Nyasha Knigge rock climbing at a competition at Divisionals at Goat Climbing in Hackensack. Photo: Curtesy of Conrad Booker Two Teenagers Hope to Raise $6,000 to Diversify Rock Climbing High school juniors Conrad Booker and Nyasha Knigge from Trinity School in the Upper West Side love rock climbing and noticed... News 19 Jun 2023 | 04:28
All sides agree West Park Presbyterian Church, located at 165 W 86th Street on the corner of Amsterdam Ave. is deteriorating, but whether it should be sold to a developer and torn down or whether money can be raised and spent to save it is a subject of hot debate before the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Photo: Google Street View. Battle Lines Harden Over West Park Church in Hearing before Landmark Commission The debate continues to rage. Advocates looking for a way to save West Park Presbyterian Church called on the Landmarks Preservation... News 14 Jun 2023 | 04:36
Community activists, celebrities and political leaders who are trying to spare historic West Park Presbyterian Church from the wreckers ball, rally inside the building on June 10. Photo: Beau Matic Celebs and Politicos Rally to Try to Save West Park Presbyterian Church from Wreckers Ball Celebrities including Mark Ruffalo, Amy Schumer and Wendell Pierce rallied with city council member Gale Brewer and community... News 12 Jun 2023 | 05:41
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 Fierro’s kitchen after the devastating fire raced through the clutter-filled SOHO apartment on May 29. Photo: SoHo guy Fire Tragedy: Soho Blaze Claims 2nd Life: 70 year-old Son Follows Death of 95 Year Old Father A two alarm blaze at 104 Sullivan Street in Soho on May 29 has claimed a second victim, Straus News has learned. The 70 year... News 02 Jun 2023 | 11:03
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
