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MTA considers canceling express bus routes due to congestion pricing delay
NEW YORK (PIX11) – The MTA may cancel certain express bus routes to save money after the delay of congestion pricing, according to the agency. The weekday express bus routes that could be affected include the BM2, BM5, SIM1C, SIM4C, SIM23 and SIM24 buses. They were added to the MTA’s bus schedule just last month. […]
Farewell to the Astor Place Starbucks, now officially closed
Updated 4:30 p.m.: Through a spokesperson, ASG Equities, the landlord at 21 Astor, said that they offered Starbucks a lease extension at exactly the same rent:. ASG is appreciative of Starbucks' decades-long tenancy at 21 Astor. We are sad they chose to leave, even as we offered a lease extension that would have allowed them to remain in their existing space at the exact same rent. This corner on top of the Astor Place subway has extensive glass frontage, tremendous signage, and incredible foot traffic. We are quite confident that this space will be of interest to a wide range of community-oriented retailers.
In the depths of the Jackson Heights subway station, a cultural center emerges
The scene Thursday inside a formerly abandoned retail space in the Jackson Heights subway station. It has been turned into a community radio station and cultural space. The MTA is turning empty retail spaces throughout the subway system into sites of culture and community. [ more › ]
One in Six NYCHA Playgrounds Is Closed Despite Mayor Adams’ Repair Vow
When Eric Adams ran for mayor, he pledged to prioritize the repairs of what were then 89 broken-down public housing playgrounds. Yet the number of New York City Housing Authority playgrounds closed this summer has spiked to 117 out of a total of 695 playgrounds. That’s up from 71 closed last year, records obtained by […] The post One in Six NYCHA Playgrounds Is Closed Despite Mayor Adams’ Repair Vow appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Photos: THE SABBATH GIRL Celebrates Opening Night at 59E59 Theaters
Penguin Rep Theatre opened the Off-Broadway premiere of A Sabbath Girl: A New Musical, with book by Cary Gitter, lyrics by Neil Berg and Cary Gitter, music by Neil Berg, and conceived and directed by Joe Brancato last night, Sunday, July 28th, and BroadwayWorld was there to capture the festivities.
Elder Abuse by Care Giver Caught on Camera! Harlem Family Demands Justice for 95-Year-Old Grandmother | WATCH
*The New York City community of Harlem is reeling after video footage surfaced showing a home health care aide viciously attacking 95-year-old Dorothy Foye in her own home. Recorded by Nest and Ring cameras, the video captured the aide repeatedly hitting Foye, including striking her with a pot, as the frail woman clung to her walker.
Museums closed Native American exhibits 6 months ago. Tribes are still waiting to get items back
NEW YORK (AP) — Tucked within the expansive Native American halls of the American Museum of Natural History is a diminutive wooden doll that holds a sacred place among the tribes whose territories once included Manhattan. For more than six months now, the ceremonial Ohtas, or Doll Being, has...
Monday’s Headlines: Smell a Rat Edition
Kudos again to reporter Katie Honan for not only photographing the mayor in his new rat swag (which Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar, again at Hizzoner's side, probably won't don until there's a version in red), but then solving the mystery of the new garb:. As Honan eluded, there's more to...
U.S. Dept. of Education Blog Post: “Book Bans Are Not Just Bad Policy; They Can Raise Civil Rights Issues”
From a U.S. Department of Education Blog Post by Matt Nosanchuk, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Operations and Outreach, Office for Civil Rights:. While it is not the role of the U.S. Department of Education (Department) to make decisions on curricula or a school’s book screening process, it is our responsibility—through the Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR)—to ensure that schools protect the right of all students to have equal educational opportunities that are free from unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin (including shared ancestry and ethnic characteristics), sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), disability, or age. When students’ access to education is limited or denied because of discriminatory conduct based on one of these protected grounds, federal civil rights laws are implicated, and schools must respond.
Community Solutions secures $135 million for housing fund
Community Solutions, a New York City-based nonprofit combatting homelessness, has announced that it has secured $135 million to close out the CS Large Cities Housing Fund, a social impact private equity fund that provides housing resources to people exiting homelessness as well as to middle-income individuals. Since its 2022 launch,...
Match Recap | New York City FC 0-0 Club Querétaro (New York City FC Wins 4-3 On Penalties)
New York City FC recorded a goalless draw against Querétaro on Sunday night. City were able to control large portions of the contest but were unable to find a breakthrough goal. That forced both teams to take home a point, and per the rules of Leagues Cup, a penalty shootout was then used to decide which team claimed the extra point. After nine spot kicks City were able to emerge 4-3 winners - Barraza's brilliant diving save to his left confirming the extra point for the hosts.
Democratic council member who allegedly chomped on police officer's arm blames 'police brutality'
A Democratic New York City council member is now speaking out against the NYPD for “brutality” and “Asian hate” following a protest where she allegedly bit a cop, penetrating his skin, during a protest. Susan Zhuang was arrested for allegedly biting a deputy police chief during...
33-year-old commutes from New York City to the Hamptons every summer to nanny: ‘The best job I’ve ever had’
Meredith Swanson has been nannying in New York City for more than a decade — but it wasn't until a few weeks ago that the job helped her go viral on TikTok. On July 1, the 33-year-old posted a 90-second clip on her account @meredithgswanson walking people through a day in her life as a nanny in the Hamptons.
Community searches for answers after group destroys hundreds of protected trees for illegal bike track: 'I'm shocked and sad'
In a place like New York City, shared public parks are an important means of accessing nature — often one of the only ways that residents in a neighborhood are able to spend time relaxing under the canopies of trees. So when a group of people decided to vandalize...
HBCU Notebook: Releford ready to compete in HBCU Allstar Dream Classic
Jordan Releford feels blessed to have the opportunity to play the game she loves on the grandest stage in all of basketball. That setting would be the sacred blacktop of historic Holcombe Rucker Park in Harlem, New York. Written by Rob Knox. Rob Knox is an award-winning professional and a...
‘I’mma Set You Up’: Kevin Hart Says One of His First Purchases Was to Buy His Father a $65K House
Two years after the death of his father, Henry Witherspoon, comedian Kevin Hart revealed a significant milestone in their relationship: purchasing his father’s first house. […]
Glendale residents flooded with alleged fraudulent medical bills
Elected officials and law enforcement are warning locals after several dozen people in Glendale received mail believed to be related to a possible medical bill fraud scam. The officials are warning locals about the potential scam – which has an unknown origin – and are asking residents to reach out to them or the Queens district attorney’s office should they also receive the mail.
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