PSA4 (POLICE SERVICE AREA) FOURTH ANNUAL PROM DRESS GIVEAWAY | “Her circumstances do not define her. Her circumstances, once realized, propels her to greatness,” notes the flyer for this annual event, meant to provide prom dresses, shoes, and makeovers for young women.

Sponsored by, among others, Fulton Houses Tenants Association President Miguel Acevedo, Chelsea Houses RA (Residents’ Association) President Darlene Waters, Google, The Avenues School, Glam4Good, and REVEAL Beauty.

It takes place Tues, May 14, 4-7pm at Up & Down Lounge (244 W. 14th St. btw. 7 & 8 Aves.). For more info, contact PO George at 212-375-9370 or email her at Roxanne.george@nypd.org.

Community Board 4’s Business License & Permits Committee Meeting | From more affordable housing to more schools, parks, hospitals, safe transportation, less noise, better business balance, and preserving the diversity of our neighborhood character, the 50 members of CB4 volunteer to represent the district’s residents, institutions, nonprofit and businesses’ common interests to City agencies, and bring solutions to the district. Regarding the Business License & Permits Committee: Any beer, wine, or on-premise liquor license applications and sidewalk cafe applications must come before the BLP for its review. The Board’s position must be considered in the final determination of these applications.

The May meeting of CB4’s BLP Committee is open to the public, and takes place Tues., May 14, 6:30pm, at Fountain House (425 W. 47th St., btw. 9th & 10th Aves.). For info on all things CB4, visit https://www1.nyc.gov/html/mancb4/html/home/home.shtml.

Lecture: Stonewall: A Building. An Uprising. A Revolution | As part of The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center’s Second Tuesday lecture series, author Rob Sanders and illustrator Jamey Christoph sit down with Lindsay Amer, the creative force behind Queer Kid Stuff (an indie webseries educating kids on LGBTQ+ and social justice topics), to read and discuss Stonewall: A Building. An Uprising. A Revolution, which was released on April 23. Sanders, author of the acclaimed Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag, presents this powerful and timeless true story that will allow young readers to discover the rich and dynamic history of the Stonewall Inn and its role in the LGBTQ civil rights movement. Movingly narrated by the Stonewall Inn itself, The Center notes, Stonewall: A Building. An Uprising. A Revolution “is an essential and empowering civil rights story that every child deserves to hear.”

This free event takes place Tues., May 14, 7-9pm at The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (208 W. 13th St. btw. Greenwich & 7th Aves.). For more info, call 212-620-7310 or visit https://gaycenter.org/event/second-tuesday-lecture-series-stonewall-a-building-an-uprising-a-revolution.

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