BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | We came into office with a clear mission: to build a safer, more affordable city. And our initiatives for our students continue to deliver on that promise. As the administration running the largest school district in the nation, we are committed to giving our children a first-class education. And […]
BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | In years past, New York’s anime conventions had to tiptoe around the behemoth of New York Comic Con (NYCC). Anime NYC usually arrived in November, scavenging the nerd carcasses after NYCC had eaten the lion’s share of geeky wallets. But this year, Anime NYC dared to take the first bite from […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Ah, September after Labor Day Weekend, when summertime slacking has run its course: The Monday through Friday workweek actually sees people showing up on Fridays again, and school is back in session. In that same spirit of autumnal reset, Manhattan Community Board 4 (MCB4) met last Wednesday for the first time […]
Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): THIS WEEK: West Side Commumity Fund Grant Applications / Coming Together: A Social Justice & Music Festival / West Side Town Hall / Dumpling-Making Class and Storytime / NYC Parks Hosts Free Botanical Watercolor Painting Workshops NEXT WEEK & BEYOND: / ASLF Benefit / Ice Cream Social / […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | With only 12 episodes in the rearview mirror, Season 3 of The Sherry Vine Variety Show (airing now on OUTtv) finds its titular star with plenty of genre tropes left to explore in the profane manner one might expect from the drag queen who turned Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah into How I […]
Gather Round: Street and Club Dance Battles A 4-Part Outdoor Series, Free and Open to the Public 4:30pm to 6:30pm Wednesday, September 4, 11, 18 & 25 At Manhattan West Plaza (385 Ninth Ave.) BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Manhattan West in partnership with the Guggenheim’s Works & Process presents an exhilarating, athletic, and competitive edition of their […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS |New York is a city that works for our people, with resources available to help hard-working residents afford the cost of housing, child care, health care, transit, and more. But all too often, the New Yorkers most in need of these programs are not aware that they qualify for them […]
Here’s What’s Happening This Week (and in weeks to follow) In & Around Chelsea MCB4 Full Board Meeting / Free Programming in Bella Abzug Park / West Side Commumity Fund Grant Applications / Verdi Cannabis Music & Art Programming / The 13th Precinct Community Council Street Fair / Coming Together: A Social Justice & Music […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | With New York City’s rental vacancy rate at a historic low of just 1.4 percent and half of all New Yorkers paying more than 30 percent of their income on rent, the Bronx is leading the charge by saying ‘yes’ to more housing and buying a ticket to the […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | I’m a man of humble sensibilities who hardly needs a flashy restaurant to fulfill my culinary needs. Basically, I just want to eat! And so, through lots of experience, I’ve found a bunch of moderately priced (if not exactly dazzling-looking) eateries around town, and they’ve been as easy on my wallet […]