Murray Hill Locals Want City to Address Neighborhood’s Tree Shortage
A group of Murray Hill residents want more trees planted in their neighborhood but said a lack of communication from the Park’s Department has kept them waiting for years.
City Takes Steps to Accommodate Pets in Homeless Shelters
The City Council approves two bills that aim to make homeless shelters more pet-inclusive.
Sandy Stewart: Singing the Song and Telling the Story
“Just sing the song and tell the story.” For singer Sandy Stewart, that is the task. “I’ve been doing this for 70 years. I know what works,” Stewart said, sitting on the red sofa bed in her one-bedroom apartment on the Upper East Side. On Oct. 31, Stewart will receive the Mabel Mercer Award at […]
State proposed e-cig ban creates confusion for NYC retailers
A statewide ban on the sale of flavored electronic cigarette products and nicotine e-liquids has stalled in court, creating confusion among New York City retailers uncertain about how to adapt their business to a pending regulatory change. There are nearly 1,000 active e-cigarette retail licenses in New York City, according to the NYC Department of […]
311 Complaints: Call center data offers false portrait of indoor environmental health hazards
The Upper West Side has filed the most complaints for indoor
environmental problems since 2010. But other neighborhoods have far
more severe indoor environmental health complications.
Chew on this: CBD-laced candy and weed legalization
Weed World Candies either contain THC and can get a customer high, or they don’t — depending on whom you ask.
DACA’s demise: The long good-bye
Westsiders express strong opinions in the wake of the decision to rescind DACA.
City educators face challenges working with New York’s most vulnerable youth
Educators who work with homeless, trafficked, or exploited youth face daily challenges that extend far beyond the classroom.
Global Poverty Project hopes to end extreme poverty by 2030
The Global Poverty Project plans to end extreme poverty by 2030 with the help of politically active citizens worldwide.
Parents want French dual language program
French parents want to expand the French-Language dual language program in public schools in the New York City. With help and lobbying efforts from the French Embassy, non-profit educational organizations and parents who wish to send their children to learn French at public schools, the number of schools offering the program has increased steadily. And the program may soon extend to Chelsea.
Smoke-free housing slower to come to buildings that need it most
Smoke-free housing efforts by the Manhattan Smoke-Free Partnership target low-income developments like the Robert Fulton Houses, where there are higher rates of asthma, but, change in these neighborhoods may come slowly.
Midtown West Now and Then: The Times, They are A’Changin’
Pictures and numbers: Midtown West in transition.
Wine Store Afloat on Current Events
Jehovany Diaz, 50, hopes that Election Day brings New Yorkers out of their homes in large quantities. Diaz isn’t running for office today nor is he politically motivated; he’s the store manager at Ninth Avenue Wine in Hell’s Kitchen. Outside his store Diaz proudly displays a sign stating, “Come in and elect your wine on […]
Six Countries, 1,000 People Come Together to Create 9/11 Quilt
After 9/11, myriad New Yorkers asked the American Folk Art Museum to display patriotic crafts and projects that they had made to commemorate and mourn those who died in the attacks. One project, the 9/11 Tribute Quilt,⎯had such an amazing story behind it that it actually made the cut. The quilt is still on display today in the museum’s lobby, and its story requires new attention in light of the tenth anniversary of 9/11.
