Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance):

The 13th Precinct Community Council Meeting / Events at Verdi Cannabis / Curbside Composting

The 13th Precinct Community Council Meeting: Tuesday, January 21, 6pm at the 13th Precinct (230 E. 21st St.). | Meetings normally take place in the early evening on the third Tuesday of the month, offering the public the oppotuity to interact with top precinct leadership. Please direct any questions, before the meeting, to Officer Marisa Gonzalez; marisa.gonzalez3@nypd.org. These questions will be answered first. For the 13th Precinct’s web page, click here to access general info, find the next Build the Block meeting in one of the Precinct’s four Sectors (A, B, C, D), and download the latest Crime Statistics in PDF or Excel format. Note: The 13th Precinct serves a southern portion of Midtown, Manhattan. Areas of coverage: The Peter Cooper Village/Stuyvesant Town residential complex, Gramercy Park, the lower portion of Rosehill, Madison Square Park, and Union Square Park. Located at 230 E. 21st Street, the precinct’s main phone number is 212-477-7427.

Events at Verdi Cannabis (158 W. 23rd St. btw. 6th & 7th Aves.) | Soon to celebrate its first full year since setting up shop on West 23rd Street, legal cannabis distributor Verdi Cannabiscontinues to take an active interest in the community it’s become part of. Kenny Cunningham, co-curator of Verdi’s ongoing music and arts programming, notes the in-store Donation Drives of December will continue into January. Explained Cunningham, “In partnership with Eaton Botanicals, we are running a Menstrual Products Drive–collecting tampons, pads, liners, etc. Also, in partnership with Pax, we are running a Food Drive, with all collections to go to Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen. Of particular need are flour, rice, dried beans, grape juice, cooking oil, peanut butter, non-perishables, and shelf-stable milk. For our third Drive, a clothing drive, all collections go to Holy Apostles. Of particular need are hats, hoodies, scarves, socks, jeans, gloves, and coats–especially men’s items.” Donations are accepted during Verdi’s hours of operation (Mon-Fri, 9am-10pm; Sat/Sun. 11am-10pm).

Verdi’s Thursday night 6pm-9pm Green Room Music Series starts 2025 on January 9 with The Herbologists (sponsored by Kiva). January 16, Adoraborealis appears courtesy of sponsors Ayrloom, Florette ,and Electraleaf. Rove sponsors Michael Bram and special guests on January 23, with the month concluding on January 30 with Darkness Shrugs, sponsored by Eureka. Also in-store this month: On Friday, January 10, 3pm-8pm, it’s a pop-up tattoo event with Eureka and DJ Young Star. On Sunday, January 12, get to Verdi before it opens for business and you can benefit from the mind/body experience provided by High Yoga (10am-11am). Monday, January 20, Eaton Botanicals launches their “Serenity Now” gummies just in time to soothe nerves frayed and frazzled by Inauguration Day goings-on.  A Seinfeld trivia night, 6pm-8pm on January 20, is a well-timed source of pop culture comfort food. (To RSVP for that event, click here.) As for the featured artists whose work can be found on Verdi’s walls: Photographer Scott Harris presents a series of images from Phish concerts, available for purchase at $55 each. To keep up with what else is up with Verdi, click here to visit their website. To visit the EVENTS page of their website, click here.

Curbside Composting Info Sessions: Online, January 23 | Compost is now being collected in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island every week on your recycling day. Separating leaf and yard waste, food scraps, and food-soiled paper from trash is mandatory. Place your compost items in a labeled bin, 55 gallons or less, with a secure lid. Visit  nyc.gov/CompostingBinDecal to get a free label. To register for the free Info Session, click here. To learn more about curbside composting, click here.

—Listings compiled by Scott Stiffler

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