BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | The Dominican community in New York City is the largest anywhere in the world outside of the Dominican Republic — we are their home away from home. Dominican New Yorkers contribute to every facet of life across the five boroughs, whether it’s running our small businesses in the Bronx […]
Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): A May Event Preview / A Town Hall: Fighting the White House Agenda / Music, Art, & More at Verdi Cannabis / National Jazz Day / A MAY EVENT PREVIEW Penn South Ceramics Studio Mother’s Day Show & Sale: 11am to 6pm on Saturday, May 3 & Sunday, […]
On April 17, 2025, the Federal Rail Administration (FRA) and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that it would be recasting plans known as the Penn Expansion (the addition of a NJ Transit station south of Penn Station being the preferred route) and Penn Reconstruction (the above ground station) to a project to be led […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | We all want to enjoy a great quality of life in the greatest city in the world — but it’s the everyday things that matter. New Yorkers don’t want to live with excessive noise, illegal parking, homelessness-related issues, outdoor drug use, aggressive panhandling, and all the other issues that […]
Having softly opened for business on January 12, 2024—followed by a grand January 26 ribbon cutting (with local electeds and area stakeholders in attendance), Verdi Cannabis became the first legal, licensed, adult use cannabis dispensary in Chelsea. Doing business in a prime (some would say primo) location—at 158 West 23rd Street, between Sixth and Seventh […]
Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): Manhattan Borough President Candidates Forum / Live Jazz at Henry & The Lions / Music, Art, & More at Verdi Cannabis / The Return of Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea / A Town Hall: Fighting the White House Agenda Manhattan Borough President Candidates Forum: Wednesday, April 16, […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | Our North Star has always been keeping New York City streets, subways, and communities safe. This is a pro-public safety administration, and we know that in order for New York City to be the best place to raise a family, our neighborhoods need to be safe. Since day one, […]
Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): Special Meeting of MCB4’s HH&HS Committee / The Trojans / Vanderbilt in the City: Conversations on America / Live Jazz at Henry & The Lions / High School of Fashion Industries Public Art Show / Easter Egg Hunt / The Furies at Hudson Guild / Music, Art, & […]
NOTE: This preview of Manhattan Community Board 4 (MCB4) April committee meetings will be updated throughout the month. Once a meeting has taken place, a link to its recorded Zoom session will be added, and the writeup will be moved to the bottom of the list. BY SCOTT STIFFLER | That high-rise on your block […]
Vanderbilt in the City: Conversations on America Thursday, April 10 and Thursday, May 1 At Vanderbilt University 440 W. 21st St. btw. 9th & 10th Aves. BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Good news for those greeted with bad news when they tried to register for the at-full-capacity April 10 event from Nashville, Tennessee-based Vanderbilt University: The […]