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Trauma Recovery Center in Coney Island hopes to expand after grand opening
NEW YORK - It's been several months since a new Trauma Recovery Center opened in Coney Island, and leaders say the community has responded in droves.Trauma Recovery Center trying to help survivors healIn a discreet building on Mermaid Avenue, a new space is dedicated to serving victims of crime and their families. Dr. Dulande Louis is the founding director of the Trauma Recovery Center, operated by the Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island. It's one of three centers citywide and 52 nationwide that work to promote survivor-centered healing."There is not a single person in this community who doesn't know someone who...
New Yorkers can now get into the 9/11 Museum for free on select days
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum is now opening its doors for free to New Yorkers during select hours. The newly launched program, called New York First Mondays, will provide free admission exclusively to New Yorkers on the first Monday of each month beginning at 5:30pm. The museum closes at 7pm, so you’ll have an hour and a half to explore when taking advantage of the ticket offer.
Local fireworks shows post-July 4th in NYC, NJ, CT, LI: Guide
NEW YORK CITY - July 4th is over, but that doesn't mean the fireworks fun in NYC stops there!. The 48th annual Macy's 4th of July Fireworks show lit up the skies over the Hudson River on Thursday night, but there are still plenty of shows happening this weekend and into the summer.
Walgreens Closing Select New York Stores
The big-name pharmacy has released a list of stores that are expected to close as the company finalizes a plan to fix its struggling business. Earlier this month we told you that Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth announced that the company would be closing hundreds of its more than 8,600 drugstores over the next three years. Wentworth explained that "changes are imminent" for about 25% of the company’s underperforming stores, which could affect roughly 2,100 stores across the country.
New York City’s Real Estate Market Heats Up as Inventory Grows and Sellers Slash Prices
Showing promising signs for an uptick, the Manhattan real estate market is entering its buyers era.Grateful Dead Drummer Bill Kreutzmann's Former Home in California Can Be Yours for $4 Million The city is currently experiencing a nascent shift as its inventory grows and prices plummet; buyers are taking advantage. According to data from Douglas Elliman and Miller Samuel, the average residential real estate sales price in New York City dropped to just over $2 million in Q2, a 3-percent downward shift that’s still 5.5 times the national average. At the same time, the median price dipped two percent to $1.2 million, while sale prices for...
The Campus, a Collaboration Between Six New York Galleries, Is the Hudson Valley’s Latest Art Destination
School may be out for summer, but art class is in full swing at The Campus, upstate New York’s new cultural haven. Situated just outside of Hudson in a school left vacant since the 1990s, the project represents an unprecedented collaboration between six New York galleries: Bortolami, James Cohan, Kaufmann Repetto, Anton Kern, Andrew Kreps, and Kurimanzutto. On June 29, over 2,000 people celebrated the opening of The Campus’s inaugural exhibition, organized by independent curator Timo Kappeller, which is on view through October 27. Yet with 78,000 square feet of exhibition space, there was still plenty of room for the works of 80-plus artists—including Cecily Brown, Yinka Shonibare, and Jenny Holzer—to breathe.
Former Rangers’ No. 2 Pick Named Flames Trade Target
The New York Rangers entered the offseason with former No. 2 pick Kaapo Kakko scheduled to be a free agent. They quickly re-signed him to a one-year extension to avoid losing him. That, however, doesn’t mean he couldn’t still be moved. In the eyes of Julian McKenzie of...
Frank DiLella's theater picks: 'The Welkin,' 'Dark Noon' and more
With the many entertainment choices New York City has to offer, it can be difficult to make a choice. Look no further. “On Stage” host Frank DiLella has curated a list of “must-see” shows this week, directing you to the best of Broadway, Off-Broadway and beyond.
Angelina Jolie Ignores The Heat And Wears A Trench Coat With Suede Boots At The Airport With Her Teen Daughter
Angelina Jolie left New York’s JFK Airport just as stylishly as she arrived judging by pap pictures obtained by the Daily Mail. Check them out here. The 49-year-old Oscar-winning actress flew to New York with her 15-year-old daughter Vivienne t...
New program gives NYC's youth cash to prevent homelessness
The payments, which range from $600 to $9,000, are aimed at keeping young people out of the shelter system. The payments can range from $600 to $9,000 to help young people on the brink of homelessness. [ more › ]
Ben Affleck seen with daughter as he and Jennifer Lopez spend 4th of July on opposite coasts
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck seem to be celebrating the Fourth of July apart this year as the pair were spotted out and about on opposite coasts this week amid ongoing split rumors
Brooklyn groups mobilize to help Caribbean islands destroyed by Hurricane Beryl
Those with family and friends in the Caribbean islands hit by Hurricane Beryl are mobilizing to get donations to the countries."My sister, aunts, uncles, grandparents, all their things are basically gone," Queens resident Marcia Kudjoe-Forrest said.Kudjoe-Forrest's relatives live on a small island north of Grenada called Curacao. Beryl destroyed the island."There's so many emotions, feeling helpless up here," Kudjoe-Forrest said.Plenty's Restaurant in Flatbush is one of the many places in Brooklyn collecting donations for the Caribbean areas affected by Beryl.Simone Sewell works at the restaurant."My grandma she lives there" she said. "The elders, I feel for them."Plenty's will be accepting...
Expert in marketing joins Brooklyn Children’s Museum board
CROWN HEIGHTS — MARVALEE BASCUS LESLIE joined the Brooklyn Children’s Museum board of trustees on July 1, bringing her extensive marketing experience. Leslie is vice president of loyalty marketing membership activation at American Express in the U.S. Consumer Services Business. Her role includes deepening card member engagement and enhancing customer satisfaction for new card members and expanding relationships with existing members. Outside of American Express, Leslie is a member of Chief, where she focuses on connecting and supporting women leaders, and a member of the BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt Responsible Leader Network, where she focuses on promoting a peaceful, just and sustainable future through the United Nations sustainable development goals.
Photo Story: Brooklyn Books & Booze
The third anniversary Brooklyn Books & Booze reading series event was held May 21, 2024 at Barrow’s Intense Tasting Room, Industry City, Brooklyn NY. The readers were Nicholas Kaufmann, M.M. DeVoe, Christina Cooke, and Matthew Kressel, and Randee Dawn hosted. Other authors in attendance included Meg Elison, C.S.E. Cooney, Carlos Hernandez, Amy Grech, Karen Heuler, Chandler Klang Smith, Carol Gyzander, and Teel James Glenn.
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