BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | The subway ride home from New York Comic Con (NYCC) is always an adventure. The 7 train leaves from Hudson Yards, half a block from the Javits Center. Most of the people who board the train there are coming straight from the con. I sat down on the subway bench in […]
Life before the Presidential Election The autumn dawn jolts her out of sleep. She skims the paper, barely reading headlines. Still, the newsprint soils her hands. Finding the housekeys she lost minutes ago, she feels the jagged edges that unlock home. Canada, Australia, Ireland. Words swirling in her mind like incantations. Pedestrians shuffle […]
Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): Día de Muertos Week throughout the Flatiron District & NoMad / The 10th Precinct Community Council / Spooky Streets Trick or Treat / Halloween Events at Verdi Cannabis / Pumpkin Smash at Hudson River Park / Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea / Free Outdoor Screening of Hocus Pocus […]
Friends of Chelsea Green, the frightfully hard-working group responsible for the year-round programming of spirited events in Chelsea Green Park (140 W. 20th St.), saw hundreds of costumed celebrants fall under the spell cast by “Hocus Pocus Harvest.” The Sunday, October 20 event marked 2024’s entry in the FRIENDS’ annual Halloween shindig–an event so sprawling […]
ABOUT ELEPHANTS The party of America First claims the elephant as its emblem. But elephants are not native to America (aka the USA). They live in Asia and Africa. A Bronx Zoo exhibit was called the African Plains. But there are no African Plains in America. Only in East Africa, where matriarch elephants lead […]
With bright, sunny skies and the temp at an agreeable 70 degrees, October 6’s weather was an apt barometer for the vibe beaming from West 21st Street: There, from 12pm to 2pm, the unmistakenly urban block between 9th and 10th Aves. was transformed into a practically pastoral communal space, where all assembled came to feed […]
TEXT BY SCOTT STIFFLER / PHOTOS BY IRI GRECO, BrakeThrough Media / www.brakethroughmedia.com Saturday, October 19, 2024: Stores and restaurants across the Meatpacking District offered treats to costumed kids who roamed the streets–along the way, engaging in games and activities including pumpkin ring toss and pumpkin tic-tac-toe. Scheduled activities included live performances from Jammcard musicians, pumpkin […]
TEXT BY SCOTT STIFFLER and PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE ANNE SAXELBY LEGACY FUND | The Anne Saxelby Legacy Fund (ASLF) was founded in 2021 following the passing of well-regarded Anne Saxelby, founder of Cheesemongers in NYC. As a fitting nod to the fund’s “Legacy” aspect, ASLF provides monthlong immersive apprenticeships for students to live on […]
On Tuesday, November 5, New York City will vote in the State and Federal General Election 2024, for United States Senator, President/Vice President of the United States, Justice of the Supreme Court, Representative in Congress, Member of the Assembly, United States Senator, Judge of the Civil Court – County, State Senator, Judge of the Civil […]
Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): THIS WEEK: Participatory Budgeting / High Line Halloween: Ghostly Gardens / Halloween Events at Verdi Cannabis / Halloween Spooktacular / Barktoberfest / Free Screening of Hocus Pocus / Spooky Streets Trick or Treat WEEKLY & ONGOING EVENTS: Free Programming in Bella Abzug Park / Take the Manhattan Community […]