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McClurg Remodeling offers ADA-certified home modifications
(WSYR-TV) — This summer, many Central New Yorkers are looking to beat the heat. What better way to do so than by staying in your comfy, cozy home. You just have to make sure your house is modeled to your liking. Jamie Sprague from McClurg Remodeling joined Bridge Street...
Gas leaks cost US fire departments more than half a billion dollars each year, finds study
Responding to gas leaks cost U.S. fire departments over $564 million in 2018, according to a new study published in Energy Policy. The study, led by PSE Healthy Energy, is the first to estimate the financial burden placed on first responders by gas leaks. In 2018, New York City experienced 22,090 gas leak incidents—more than the next 25 cities combined—conservatively costing the city $70 million.
Delivery workers can trade in uncertified e-bikes for safer equipment under new NYC program
Delivery workers can trade in uncertified e-bikes and mopeds for safer equipment as part of a $2 million trade-in program announced on Monday.The workers will get a new e-bike and two new batteries certified by Underwriters Laboratories when they trade in their dangerous e-powered vehicles.Any non-UL certified e-bike will eligible. Bikes must be traded in along with their batteries.Any gas or electric moped that lacks a vehicle identification number and can't be registered at the DMV for legal street use will be eligible for trade-in.The trade-in program will be open to any New Yorker 18 or older who has earned...
Makes Its World Premiere Off-Broadway Via LCT3
Phillip Howze's Six Characters is currently making its world premiere via Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 in the Claire Tow Theater Off-Broadway. Get a first look at the production ahead of its July 29 opening night with newly released production shots. The limited engagement continues through August 25. Dustin Wills is at the helm.
Sanchez Bill Expanding Access to Rapid STI Testing Passes in Council
District 14 City Council Member Pierina Sanchez joined with advocates on Thursday, July 18, to announce the passage of a new law, Int. 435, which will expand access to rapid testing for sexually transmitted infections (STI) across New York City. While New York City continues to make progress toward ending...
First project under Gowanus rezoning launches leasing for luxury apartments
The first project developed under the Gowanus rezoning has launched leasing. Developed by Domain Companies and VOREA Group, 420 Carroll consists of a 21-story tower and a 16-story tower connected by an underground tunnel. Situated on the Gowanus Canal, the development includes 360 apartments, with market-rate rentals currently priced from $3,925/month for studios to $9,600/month for three bedrooms. Approved by the city in 2021, the rezoning upzoned 82 blocks of the neighborhood to create 8,500 units of housing and new open space.
Knicks Trade Proposal Adds ‘Perfect Fit’ to Replace Hartenstein
The Knicks are on the hunt for a backup center, with Isaiah Hartenstein counting his money in Oklahoma City, and while it is likely that they will simply re-sign big man Precious Achiuwa, who was acquired in the trade for OG Anunoby but is now a free agent, they will continue to investigate the NBA’s trade market.
Catching up with NSYNC member and podcast host Chris Kirkpatrick
NEW YORK (PIX11) – NSYNC member and host of the “Name Drop” podcast, Chris Kirkpatrick, talks about touring around the country, a possible NSYNC reunion and being featured in the upcoming “Deadpool & Wolverine” movie on New York Living. Watch the video player for more...
Trellis Art Fund Names 12 Winners of $100,000 Artist Awards, Including Two Working Parents
Twelve artists have won the first batch of the Trellis Art Fund’s $100,000 awards, with Lorraine O’Grady, Candida Alvarez, and American Artist among the inaugural winners.Indian Artist Prajakta Potnis Receives the 2024 Loewe Foundation / Studio Voltaire Award The Trellis Art Fund, a New York–based private foundation, said it had specifically awarded two of the awards to working parents in recognition of the challenges they often face. “Making a grant unrestricted is akin to funding basic science research,” Corina Larkin, Trellis’s executive director, said in a statement. “We wanted to relieve our grantees from the financial challenges of being an artist at every...
KITTIE in Brooklyn: See epic photos of headline show
Last Friday (July 19th) Kittie took their 2024 headlining tour — a super-exclusive run of just five North American dates — through NYC, rocking Warsaw in Brooklyn with a career-spanning 20-song set. Unearth, Within the Ruins and Stabbing played in support, but the night belonged to Morgan and...
Madonna’s Son David Banda Says ‘I Am Not Living on the Streets’ After Confusing Comment Drew Concern
Madonna’s son David Banda has attempted to clarify things after saying he was left to “scavenge” for food after moving out of the family’s New York City home. Banda, 18, took to Instagram on Sunday, July 21, with a follow-up message about his current situation. “To...
Contra Reopens as a Cocktail Bar
The tasting menu restaurant, Contra, announced last fall that it would be closing after a decade. That was only half the story since owners Jeremiah Stone and Fabián von Hauske Valtierra kept the space. On July 23, they debut a reimagined version of 138 Orchard Street, as Bar Contra, adding cocktail expert and longtime friend Dave Arnold, known for experimental Existing Conditions, and Booker and Dax, as an owner.
Hospital for Special Surgery names medical leadership in Florida
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery appointed new medical director roles in Florida. Sheeraz Qureshi, MD, is chief medical officer of HSS Florida and succeeds Douglas Padgett, MD, according to a July 22 news release. He has been co-chief of HSS Spine and holds the Patty and Jay Baker Chair in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. In the expanded role, he will oversee clinical operations and quality for HSS' Florida presence and work with HSS Florida CEO Tara McCoy to grow access to care.
#NYCtech Week in Review: 7/14/24 – 7/20/24
With so much going on in the city’s thriving ecosystem, it is easy to miss some of the happenings in the space. We keep you abreast of the things that you may have missed in NYC Tech News for the week ending 7/20 including the NYC startup fundings, NYC startup exits, and NYC startup events featuring news for Perchwell, cSigma Finance, Shaped, and much, much more.
Right in front of them: Yankees get wake up call they need after latest loss
The New York Yankees enter Monday with a 59-42 overall record, only two games out of first place behind the Baltimore Orioles, and currently hold the top American League Wild Card spot. Sounds like a successful season so far, right?. Actually, believe it or not, the Yankees have been one...
The effects of inadequate food, housing, and health care on student attrition
Researchers at CUNY SPH have published a study highlighting the compounded effects of unmet needs for housing, food, health care, and mental health treatment on CUNY students' academic success and persistence to graduation. This critical research aims to guide higher education institutions in developing targeted support mechanisms to promote student health and degree attainment.
New Bronx Development Provides Affordable Housing for Vulnerable Seniors
The new Garden Towers Apartments is providing 150 affordable homes for seniors in New York City. Located in the Morrisania neighborhood of the Bronx, the development includes 45 units for formerly homeless seniors who will receive on-site social services, including case management, health care, and meals. All units at the...
Bowdoin College and Team Haiti swimmer third in his family to compete at Olympics
BRUNSWICK, Maine — Like many Maine college students, Alex Grand'Pierre is spending his summer far from campus. The Bowdoin College senior has an internship in New York City and during business hours he is getting used to the "real world." But after he clocks out for the day, Grand'Pierre's...
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