Events from Earlier in the Week (calendar updated 8/30)

The Remaining March Meetings of Manhattan Community Board 4 (CB4) |Monday, March 27, 6:30pm via Zoom: Executive Committee (EXEC) | The agenda was TBD at press time. To register, click here. By telephone: 646-518-9805 Webinar ID: 916 5217 3279. The Next Full Board Meeting of CB4 is Tuesday, April 4, 6:30pm | To register, click here. To attend via phone, call 646-518-9805. The Webinar ID is 986 0945 5541. Want more, more, more? Follow CB4 on social media. Facebook: Manhattan Community Board 4 and Twitter: @manhattanboard4. For a full rundown of March commitee meetings, click here. 

Rise and Resist Elevator Action Group Rally Outside MTA Headquarters: Wednesday, March 29, 8:30-9:30am at 2 Broadway | A coalition of transit accessibility activists take their case to MTA headquarters for a rally that promises speakers, chants, signs, a banner, and a “dramatic surprise” revealed just prior to the MTA’s board meeting. Their demand: Improve subway elevator reliability. “Shockingly, last year saw 98,969 MTA elevator outages, and an astounding 9,401 entrapments,” notes the Rise and Resist Elevator Action Group, adding, “On average, 25 out of 267 elevators break down every single day, inconveniencing and endangering thousands of New Yorkers and visitors.” The result, they say, is a subway system made “dangerous and unpredictable for wheelchair users, caregivers with strollers, older adults, workers with deliveries, and travelers with luggage.” Noting that the buck stops on the desk of Governor Hochul, rally organizers sent her this message in advance of the March 29 event: “You are responsible for MTA priorities… Please commit to announce outages on affected platforms and subway lines; station MTA personnel at broken elevators and escalators to help riders; and dispatch repair crews immediately, because safety begins with speedy repairs. Other cities alert and assist stranded passengers. Why can’t New York?” Indeed. For more information, click here to visit the Rise and Resist Elevator Action Group Page.

Recipe for Success: Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs at Chelsea Market Maker’s Studio: Wednesday, March 29, 6pm at Chelsea Market (Ninth Ave. at W. 15th St.) | Chelsea Market and careers-in-food nonprofit Hot Bread Kitchen join forces to close out Women’s History Month with a panel discussion that filters entrepreneurship and culinary industry concerns through the female perspective. Three of Chelsea Market’s BIPOC, female business-owners will talk about what it takes to build a successful brand, as well as the particulars of owning a small business in the large-scale setting of NYC. Jenneh Kaikai, Small Business Director of Hot Bread Kitchen, moderates. The panelists are Joanne Kwong, President of Pearl River Mart; Manal Kahi, Founder and CEO of Eat Offbeat; and Summer Johnson, Co-Founder of Zach & Zoë Sweet Bee Farm. A Q&A follows their 45-minute discussion. General admission tickets can be purchased at the link here. All proceeds will fund and further the work of Hot Bread Kitchen.

The 10th Precinct Community Council: Wednesday, March 29, 7pm via Zoom | The citizen-run Council meets at 7pm on the last Wednesday of the month, via Zoom unless otherwise noted. Council President Larry O’Neill hosts the event, which typically sees 10th Precinct Commanding Officer Captain Robert Gault on hand to discuss the latest crime statistics, trends, and enforcement efforts. O’Neill then moderates a Q&A session in which Gault responds to attendee questions regarding local matters of concern. Electeds and City representatives are often in attendance, and usually amenable to taking questions from neighborhood residents, business owners, and other stakeholders who typify the turnout. Note: Follow the Community Council on Facebook by clicking here. To attend the March 29, 7pm Zoom meeting, click here. The Meeting ID is 885 6571 6326. The Passcode is 162123. To attend via phone/one-tap mobile, dial 646-558-8656.