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The Riverside Hawks Appoints First Executive Director In More Than 10 years
The Board of Directors of the 63-year-old the Riverside Hawks Program has announced the appointment of their new Executive Director, Aswan Morris. Morris is a former professional basketball player, Harlem resident, and a highly recognized motivational speaker, who is guided by his faith and love of community. Aswan Morris’ life...
Elias Wessel: Exposing social media
Contributed by Chunbum Park / At Picture Theory in Chelsea, Elias Wessel has assembled provocative installations titled “It’s Complicated” and, with composer and musician Natalia Kiёs, “Systems at Play.“ In “It’s Complicated,” busy photographs that document surfing and scrolling behavior stand on pedestals. Holstered at their sides are headphones piping cacophonic sounds and words – styled “Is Possibly Art” – that AI-based text-recognition software has distilled from the long-exposure images.
Tamirat Tola and Hellen Obiri look to defend titles in New York City Marathon
NEW YORK (AP) -- Tamirat Tola and Hellen Obiri will look to defend their New York City Marathon titles this November. The pair headline strong fields in the annual race around New York's five
Groundbreaking AI Initiative to Transform Education Launched at Touro University
Touro University is leading the way in higher education by launching an initiative to work with faculty at all levels and in all disciplines on using and teaching AI to improve education. The university held its inaugural AI Faculty Bootcamp on August 5. The initiative aims to enhance student learning and prepare the entire academic community for a rapidly evolving technological future.
New York City Drinking Water Supply and Quality Report Release
New Yorkers know how to complain, and we have good reasons to. Between waiting in subway stations that reach 112° to spending exorbitant portions of our income on rent, it’s always easy to find something to rag on. However, most New Yorkers can take comfort in knowing our tap water is safe to drink.
ANONYMOUS WAS A WOMAN AWARDS $308,000 IN ENVIRONMENTAL ART GRANTS
Anonymous Was a Woman (AWAW) in collaboration with the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) has announced the recipients of funds from AWAW’s Environmental Art Grants (EAG) program. Nineteen projects led by women-identifying artists from across the United States and its territories whose work engages with ecological concerns receive grants of up to $20,000 apiece, with funding totaling $308,000. The winners were chosen from among a pool of 907 applicants, and include those whose projects are located in Ghana, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Louisiana, New Mexico, Michigan, and Oklahoma.
NYC has a tool to keep guns away from dangerous people. It barely uses it.
Gun free zone signs posted in Times Square. As more New Yorkers seek to arm themselves following a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, gun safety experts say city officials could be missing opportunities to prevent shootings. [ more › ]
FATHERLAND to Debut Off-Broadway in September
The Fountain Theatre production of Fatherland, conceived and directed by Stephen Sachs, will debut Off-Broadway at New York City Center Stage (ii) (131 W. 55th St, NYC). Fatherland is produced by Judy Miller, J. Todd Harris / Amy Powers, Karen Kondazian, Jenny Warburg, and Sonia Friedman Productions. The limited 10-week engagement will launch Sept. 18, running through Nov. 23.
Ramaz School graduates not headed to Columbia University this fall
Not a single graduate of the Ramaz School, a Jewish college-prep institution in New York City, will head to Columbia University this academic year—something that hasn’t happened in decades. “For the first time in over 20 years, we will not have a Ramaz graduate enrolling in Columbia College,”...
Salem CEO David Santrella To Receive National Radio Award
The NAB is set to honor Salem Media Group CEO David Santrella with the National Radio Award. The ceremony will take place during the Marconi Radio Awards at the 2024 NAB Show New York on October 9. Santrella’s radio career began in Chicago with WMAQ and WBBM, before moving to...
Interpol add shows to 'Antics' 20th anniversary tour (BrooklynVegan Presale for NYC)
Interpol announced some US shows celebrating the 20th anniversary of their second LP, Antics, back in June, happening in November in Chicago, Austin, and Inglewood. They’ve now added a few East Coast dates to the run, which they say are the “final” US additions, in Boston (Roadrunner on December 1), NYC (Brooklyn Steel on December 3 and 4), and Philadelphia (Franklin Music Hall on December 6). See updated dates below.
New surveys show signs of optimism among small business owners
NEW YORK (AP) — Small business owners overall are feeling positive about their business and achieving the goals they set for this year despite inflation and high labor costs, according to two new surveys. “At the mid-point of 2024, we asked small businesses to look back on the goals...
Jay-Z Is the First Person to Own Jacob & Co.’s Bonkers Bugatti Tourbillon
Jay-Z just loves being the first to flex a fancy Jacob & Co. watch.Jay-Z's 40/40 Club Will Return to N.Y.C., Starting With a Sports Festival Pop-Up This Summer The 24-time Grammy-winning musician, who has an enviable collection of watches by the likes of Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, and Richard Mille, showed off the newly released Bugatti Tourbillon at his 40/40 Club pop-up during Fanatics Fest in New York City over the weekend. Hov is the first to own the coveted timepiece, according to Jacob & Co. He was also the first to receive the American watchmaker’s Five Time Zone watch 25...
Someone Set Van On Fire Outside Long Island Home, Police Seeking Tips
Police are investigating after someone set a van on fire outside a Long Island home. The incident happened in North Valley Stream at a residence on Franklin Avenue shortly before 4 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17.Nassau County Police said someone poured a flammable liquid on a Ford Econoline van that was pa…
14-Year-Old Missing Nearly 2 Weeks Among Long Island Teens Located Safe
A 14-year-old boy gone for nearly two weeks was among three Long Island teenagers who were found safe after relatives reported them missing.Edwin Palacios Umana, age 14, had last been seen at his Lakeview residence on Wadleigh Avenue at around 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5.On Sunday, Aug. 18, Nassau County…
When does school begin in NNY?
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) – School for students in Northern New York is almost upon us. A number of schools in the north country will get right to work on Tuesday, September 3. However, a number of schools will begin the 2024-25 academic year on Wednesday, September 4 and Thursday, September 5. Here’s a list of […]
Exotic Meat Illegally Sold In New York State, Store Charged
Authorities from New York State went "undercover" and found exotic meat illegally for sale inside a specialty meat shop. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced the unlawful sale of crocodile meat in its latest "Environmental Conservation Police on Patrol." The most recent report also highlighted that forest...
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