DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez, center, speaking at a September 3 press conference about intersection “daylighting” improvements. The city is on track to daylight 1,000 NYC intersections by the end of 2024, he said. ( Photo: DOT) DOT: Safety Improvements Added to 36 Manhattan Intersections This Yr. NYC’s Department of Transportation is mounting a massive bid to reduce pedestrian fatalities on the city’s roads, by seeking... News 04 Sep 2024 | 06:26
DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez using a pilot e-bike battery charging station, as part of Eric Adams’s “Charge Safe, Ride Safe” campaign. The agency claims that after five months, the pilot has massively boosted safe battery swaps. ( Photo: DOT ) DOT: E-Bike Charge Pilot, Meant to Combat Unregulated Battery Fires, Is Raging Success Since March, NYC’s Department of Transportation has been running a pilot e-bike charging program for deliveristas, and the... News 04 Sep 2024 | 04:07
Bill, a longtime Lighthouse Guild volunteer, gets ready to test out a Ballot Marking Device at an August 21 voting workshop for visually impaired New Yorkres. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Lighthouse Guild Holds Accessible Voting Workshop for Visually Impaired NYers A large cohort of visually impaired New Yorkers attended Lighthouse Guild presentations about how to effectively vote on... News 27 Aug 2024 | 05:08
MTA CEO Janno Lieber (center) celebrates the August 22 opening of three new elevators at the 14th St./6th Ave. subway station. He was joined by MTA Chief Accessibility Officer Quemuel Arroyo (left, at microphone), State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal, and State Assembly Member Deborah Glick (right). ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Three New Accessible Elevators Now Link to 14th St.’s F, M, & L Subway Lines Three new elevators have opened at the 14th St./6th Ave. station, the MTA has announced, and will provide greater access... Home 25 Aug 2024 | 03:19
The NYC Department of City Planning Chair Dan Garodnick hosting an August 21 roundtable on the “City of Yes” housing amendment. He noted that it is nearing a key vote by his department. ( Photo: Mayor’s Office of Ethnic & Community Media) Garodnick Says That “City of Yes” Zoning Push Is Nearing Key Vote The housing zoning amendment formally known as the “City of Yes” is coming closer to fruition, Department of City Planning... News 24 Aug 2024 | 12:11
Mt. Sinai has been trying to close Beth Israel for months. Community activists say that patients will suffer, since only one branch of a major hospital–an outpost of NewYork-Presbyterian–would be left below 28th St. On August 15, Mount Sinai received another restraining order that temporarily halted BI’s shutdown. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Beth Israel Hit with New Restraining Order After Activists Again Try to Block Closure Mt. Sinai has been hit with a new restraining order blocking it from shutting down Beth Israel, which it wants to close after... News 18 Aug 2024 | 04:28
Blink Fitness, which has 11 locations in Manhattan–including the one pictured above, next to Bryant Park–has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The local operations will stay open while Blink seeks to come to terms with its creditors, the company said. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Blink Fitness’s Manhattan Gyms Will Stay Open After Ch. 11 Bankruptcy Blink Fitness, the nationwide gym chain with 11 locations in Manhattan, will reportedly keep its doors open to members while... News 14 Aug 2024 | 07:58
The former home of the DuArt film processing company, at 245 W. 55th St., is currently both a vacant building and a polluted brownfield. The DEC said that before a new residential tower can be erected on the site, the building’s new owners are obligated to clean up the leached chemicals left from DuArt. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Polluted Bldg. Near Columbus Circle Is Subject of New Brownfield Cleanup Push The owner of a vacant building that once housed the award-winning DuArt film processing company, near Columbus Circle, must... News 13 Aug 2024 | 05:18
The + POOL should float in the East River off of Pier 35 in the summer of 2025, public officials say. Filtration testing on the project began this month. ( Photo: Friends of + POOL ) Pier 35 Selected as Location for Planned East River Floating Pool Water filtration tests have already begun for a floating public pool in the East River, in advance of a hoped-for opening... 12 Aug 2024 | 12:35
Hudson Yards, as seen on the High Line approach. Friends of the High Line, which administers the elevated park, has started a campaign to halt a Hudson Yards casino bid by Related Co. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) High Line and Allies Trying to Halt Related’s Hudson Yards $12 Billion Casino Bid Related Co.’s $12 billion bid to put a casino in Hudson Yards has attracted fresh opposition from Friends of the High Line–the... News 05 Aug 2024 | 03:25
A rendering of the planned 2nd Phase of the Second Avenue subway extension, which can resume inching forward after Governor Kathy Hochul announced $54 million in state funding for the project. The price tag was previously covered by congestion pricing, which she indefinitely paused. ( Photo: MTA ) Stalled Second Avenue Subway Expansion Inches Forward, After $54M State Allocation The Second Avenue subway expansion project will resume again, after Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she had managed... News 31 Jul 2024 | 06:46
Laura Redensky provided a presentation to State Senator Liz Kreuger’s constituents about what home health options they have. Redensky helms COHME, a home care nonprofit. ( Photo: www.cohme.org) If You’re Leaving the Hospital, Here’s What to Know About Home Care What do you do if you’re discharged from a hospital, want the right home health aide, and have to figure out how to pay for... Senior Living Guide 12 Jul 2024 | 12:40
Participants in 2024’s Juneteenth March, which is now a 5K, racing from the starting gate at Central Park’s Engineer’s Gate. ( Photo by Jack Ahern ) Juneteenth 5K in Central Park Draws Record 1,500 Racers, Organizer Says A cheerful crowd of walkers, runners, and rollers gathered to partake in a Juneteenth 5K starting at Central Park’s Engineer’s... News 21 Jun 2024 | 05:42
A photo that reportedly depicts Hayden Espinosa wearing a blurred-out swastika arm patch. Espinoza, a right-wing extremist, has been indicted for selling weaponry to an undercover cop– from federal prison. ( Manhattan D.A.) D.A. Bragg Indicts Right-Wing Extremist For Allegedly Selling Guns From Federal Prison A man that sold guns and gun components to right-wing extremists via a Telegram group chat–from federal prison in Louisiana,... Home 20 Jun 2024 | 10:26
The canine version of Zendaya’s Met Gala ensemble, now viewable at the AKC Museum of the Dog. It’s part of Anthony Rubio’s “Canine Couture” exhibit, which runs until July 7. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Anthony Rubio’s Museum of the Dog Exhibit Is a Mix of the Met Gala & Canine Swagger Do you count yourself among the billions of fans of dogs and high fashion, two behemoths of human culture that have overlapped... News 19 Jun 2024 | 04:56
