The author’s local subway stop. Photo courtesy of India Brown Why I Love the Subway The 36 lines of the New York subway system have long served as the arteries of the city, beloved by locals and tourists alike... Voices 05 Jul 2022 | 02:16
Mayor Eric Adams announced his FY 2023 preliminary budget in mid-February. Photo via the Mayor’s Office YouTube ‘Homelessness Solutions,’ Mental Health Care in Council Budget Process Budgeting the city’s spending is no small task — and it’s not one left solely to the mayor’s discretion, either. That’s why,... News 07 Apr 2022 | 02:56
Council Member Julie Menin chaired a Small Business Committee oversight hearing on March 7. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Will Small Businesses Bounce Back? All of a sudden, the city has welcomed its latest tide of change in the pandemic, perhaps ushering in the beginning of the... News 09 Mar 2022 | 02:36
Mayor Bill de Blasio hosts a news conference on COVID-19 at City Hall, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. ( Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.) NYC Could be Dealing with Coronavirus Through September, Mayor Says New York City could be dealing with the coronavirus outbreak through September, Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a news conference... News 12 Mar 2020 | 03:33
Second Time Around for Suraj Patel Suraj Patel – son of immigrants, trilingual NYU professor, Stanford-educated lawyer, Obama campaign alum and family hotel... News 12 Feb 2020 | 08:27
Suzanne Taylor. ( Photo: Fernando Milani) Resetting the Body Like so many others, Suzanne Taylor was first drawn to yoga as a meditative practice. “I was at a very low point in my life,”... Healthy Manhattan 07 Feb 2020 | 05:42
"Subway Riders" (detail); Ralph Fasanella; New York City; 1950; Oil on canvas; Gift of Ralph and Eva Fasanella, 1995.8.1. ( Photo: Adam Reich⠀) The Art of Subway Seats It was the tweet that went viral to kick off 2020: "All my New Yorkers, which is the best seat?" posted Gabe (@gabefromthebx)... News 08 Jan 2020 | 01:07
Mayor Bill de Blasio signed new safe streets legislation into law on Nov. 19, 2019, the latest step in the Administration's progress implementing Vision Zero. ( Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office) Vision Zero's Bleak Year It was a challenging year under Vision Zero. For the first time since the street safety initiative was implemented in 2014,... Newsletter 31 Dec 2019 | 12:15
Mayor Bill de Blasio announces that Loree Sutton, MD, Brigadier General (Ret.), will step down as Commissioner of the Department of Veterans’ Services during an event on the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on October 3, 2019. ( Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office) Loree Sutton A General's Next Campaign After a decades-long career in the military, and the transient lifestyle that accompanied it, retired Army brigadier general... Newsletter 27 Dec 2019 | 02:59
After the death of Erica Tishman at 49th St. and Seventh Ave., the Buildings Department ordered the emergency building of a sidewalk shed. ( Photo: Emily Higginbotham) Deadly Terracotta and Sidewalk Sheds A recent front-page New York Post story decried the “scandal of [New York City’s] everlasting scaffolds,” or sidewalk sheds.... News 20 Dec 2019 | 12:02
The Unitarian Church of All Souls, at 80th and Lexington Ave. ( Photo: Carol Kirkman) A Church's Milestone Anniversary The Unitarian Church of All Souls last month celebrated its 200th anniversary as a house of worship that embraces everyone,... News 12 Dec 2019 | 12:00
The American Folk Art Museum is a destination for ornaments. ( Photo: Christine Wise) Neighborhood Stores Best grocery store GRACE’S MARKETPLACE 1299 Second Ave. 212-737-0600 www.gracesmarketplace.com For more than 30 years, Grace’s... Best of Manhattan 03 Dec 2019 | 05:01
Hundreds of Beacon students stood behind and around a banner that read "STRIKE FOR INTEGRATION" in front of the school's entrance. Teens Take Charge at Beacon At 10 a.m. during Monday’s cold drizzle, about 400 Beacon High School students walked out of the building before the start... News 02 Dec 2019 | 01:41
Louisa Proske, co-artistic director, Heartbeat Opera. ( Photo: Ross Rowland) 'The Troublemaker' On the New York opera scene, Louisa Proske is known as a troublemaker. As the co-artistic director of Heartbeat Opera, Proske... News 24 Nov 2019 | 12:35
Mayor Bill de Blasio announcing that Dermot Shea (right) will be next Commissioner of the New York Police Department, at City Hall on November 4, 2019. ( Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office) Big Challenges for New Police Boss Each month, Dermot Shea sits with other top New York City police officials and the mayor to brief reporters on the latest... News 12 Nov 2019 | 12:31
