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Project Pawn to celebrate grand opening of new chess center in Soundview
Project Pawn is hosting the grand opening of their new learning and chess center today in Soundview. The center at 226 Soundview Ave. will be a place for students to be mentored and learn about the game of chess. The opening will be from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. while...
Watch Here: Bryant Park Picnic Performances 2024 continue with the Vijay Iyer Trio on Friday, August 30
The Bryant Park Picnic Performances presented by Bank of America season of free, live performances continues with three-time Grammy nominee and MacArthur 'Genius' pianist Vijay Iyer and his renowned jazz trio including bassist Devon Gates and drummer Jeremy Dutton on Friday, August 30, in collaboration with Asian American Arts Alliance. The trio will be joined by a special guest, the celebrated vocalist and composer Arooj Aftab.
NY will use Medicaid funding for housing, transportation and food
Queens residents receive food and other items from Food Bank For New York City at Elmhurst Hospital on September 16, 2021. Social factors like stable housing and food access weigh heavily on public health. A Biden administration waiver will allow the state to more thoroughly support them. [ more › ]
Retired Durham firefighter remembered as 'first-class guy' by former DFD coworkers
The battalion chief of the Durham Fire Department is remembering a retired firefighter killed in a murder-suicide over the weekend in New York.Frank DeLucia won the department's medical life-saving award in 2002. He is remembered as a "first-class guy" by the first responder community.Police in Long Island say the 71-year-old was killed Sunday by his younger brother, Joseph. He then killed his two other siblings and his niece before turning the gun on himself.Frank's widow said the shooting did not stem from a dispute over a family will, which was previously reported. Their mother had died about a week ago.A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, September 7th at Clements Funeral Chapel in Durham, according to his obituary.The obit states that instead of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the memorial fund in Frank's name to assist DFD firefighters going through hard times. Professional Firefighters of Durham Local 668: 811 Ninth St Suite 120-154, Durham, NC 27705 with Frank DeLucia Memorial Fund in the memo. For those who would like to donate electronically, the fire department has a Venmo account under the username @Local668.
I got ANCHOR last year. Why do I have to prove my ID this year?
New Jersey has started to notify residents about their ANCHOR property tax benefits. Some 1.5 million homeowners and renters have already received letters from the Treasury Department telling them that their applications will be filed automatically. Others are starting to receive application packets, which include the ID number and PIN needed to file the application online.
Longer days, new teachers: What Newark Public Schools students can expect on the first day of school
Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system.Thousands of Newark Public Schools students are expected to return to school next week where they will be greeted by new teachers, new classmates, and a new schedule.Approximately 40,000 students are enrolled in the district this school year and, under a new universal schedule, will have a longer school day that guarantees a lunch break for teachers. This year, the district said it hired hundreds of new teachers but continues to face challenges in recruiting educators who can teach science, math, students with disabilities, and...
Leatherman Is Giving Away One of Its Smallest EDC Multi-Tools with Orders over $150
Leatherman fans, the excuse you need to pull the trigger on some new gear is here. Today through Monday, September 2, when you spend $150 or more on leatherman.com, you’ll receive a Free T2, one of the brand’s most compact EDC tools, as a complimentary gift. Not that...
A confirmation hearing or a referendum on Rudy Giuliani?
This week, there was a marathon-long confirmation hearing over Mayor Adams’ pick to become the new city’s corporation counsel, Randy Mastro. City Councilmembers focused on Mastro’s role as a top City Hall aide to Rudy Giuliani, questioning whether he is the right man to be the city’s chief lawyer. NY1 investigative reporter Courtney Gross, political reporters Bobby Cuza and Kelly Mena discuss Mastro’s nomination and what the hearing shows about the divide between the two sides of City Hall.
8th Annual Maplewood Oysterfest Celebrates Local International Food with MAPSO Restaurants and Businesses
MAPLEWOOD, NJ - The 8th annual Robert J. Miller Oysterfest, a community health event for Melanoma awareness and fundraiser featuring live outdoor music and food, will be held at The Woodland on September 7, 2024. In partnership with the Township of Maplewood since 2015 this MUST ATTEND event and fundraiser has raised more than $150,000 to support melanoma awareness and provide essential funds for melanoma research grants and MAPSO families in need. New for 2024 is an international food celebration showcasing the unique flavors and styles of local MAPSO restaurants representing the following regions of the world:...
Where do first responders turn when they need help?
“The last thing he must have heard were the bells of St. Elizabeth’s,” a neighbor told City & State, standing just down the block from the Washington Heights apartment building where New York City police officer Gregory Purvis shot himself on Aug. 20. “We heard the gun go off right after the bells,” said the neighbor, who identified themselves as “Juju.”
Widow of NJ police officer must repay $268K stolen from taxpayers
HAMILTON (Mercer) — A woman who admitted to stealing from her dead husband's pension has been ordered to repay nearly a decade's worth of stolen benefits. Sandra VonScheven, 49, was ordered to pay $268,000 in restitution in Superior Court in Mercer County, the Attorney General's Office said Thursday. That's...
Shooting at Westchester Park Results in One Fatality and Another Injured
The new week did not start on a high note in the City of Yonkers as a shooting at a public park shook the local community. The shooting took place during the evening hours of Monday, August 24, 2024 where one individual was injured and another lost their life. Shooting...
NYC’s food delivery workers are sweltering in the heat — and demanding more protection
New York City, the city that never sleeps, is also an incredibly hard place to take a break — if your job is jetting across town on a bike delivering takeout and groceries. “As things stand, there isn’t a designated place for us to rest while working,” Antonio Solis, an app-based delivery worker from Veracruz, Mexico, who moved to New York City five years ago, said in an interview in Spanish. “A lot of workers live in Queens or the Bronx, and they have to go as far as Manhattan for work.” Rather than ride the 10 or 20 miles home, they look for small pockets of shade in parks and plazas, or shell out for a coffee or sandwich to take advantage of eateries’ indoor seating.
The King of the West Farm Chess Tables Is Playing the Long Game
Building a community of game-players in The Bronx has been chess, not checkers, for Rabbi Mekael Levy, 70, who opened with just a couple chairs, a table, a board and pieces back in 1990. “I started with one table, and then I advanced a little bit and started bringing two tables, three tables. All the […] The post The King of the West Farm Chess Tables Is Playing the Long Game appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Firefighters Free Victim From Car In Hackensack Crash (PHOTOS)
One person was hospitalized following a crash in Hackensack on Thursday, Aug. 29, firefighters said.The victim had become trapped inside of the Toyota sedan in the accident at South Prospect and Parker avenues around 1:40 p.m., the city fire department said. Today at 1:40pm Engine 2 responded to…
JLL Secures $152M in Construction Financing for Luxury Apartment Building on Cottage Street in Jersey City
JLL Capital Markets announced that it has secured $152 million in construction financing for the development of 35 Cottage Street, a 588-unit luxury apartment building to-be-built in Jersey City, to include a CHABAD Synagogue, Pre-School and the first dedicated party hall in Journal Square. JLL represented the borrower, Namdar Group...
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