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 […]
Your Eerily Eclectic, Frighteningly Fabulous, Scary-Good Collection of Halloween-Themed Activities Appear in This Spookily Sequential Order: The Meatpacking District’s Treats in the Streets / Chelsea Green Park’s Hocus Pocus Harvest Block Party / High Line Halloween: Ghostly Gardens / Halloween Events at Verdi Cannabis / Barktoberfest / Spooky Streets Trick or Treat / Pier 57’s […]
Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): THIS WEEK: Plantings at Clement Clarke Moore Park / Stoop Sale / Treats in the Streets / Chelsea Green Halloween / WEEKLY & ONGOING EVENTS: Free Programming in Bella Abzug Park / Take the Manhattan Community Board 4 (MCB4) Annual District Needs Survey / Music & Art […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Calling New York City’s current zoning laws “outdated, restrictive, and complicated’ patchwork quilt that “limits opportunities to create new homes and make those that do get built more expensive.” Vowing they’ve got a viable means “to build a little more housing in every neighborhood, the mayoral administration’s City of Yes: Zoning […]
REPORTED BY KATHRYN STOMSVIK with PHOTOS BY CHRISTIAN MILES | Monday, September 30, 2024, just before dusk: A violet glow illuminated the rush of Times Square traffic passing by 227 West 42nd Street’s Todd Haimes Theatre—a 1918-built venue whose neo-renaissance style was restored in 2000 by Roundabout Theatre Company. Inside, on the fifth floor of […]