Malcolm J. Merriweather, Music Director/Conductor of The Dessoff Choirs and newly appointed Director of New York Philharmonic Choir. Photo: Stephanie Berger Listening to His Musicians When he was growing up singing in the children’s choir at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Buffalo, Malcolm J. Merriweather could... News 03 Oct 2022 | 09:06
Keeping Candles on the Cake Happy Birthday. It took a whole lot of work and time to get here but now that you or your partner, friend, sister, brother,... News 02 Oct 2022 | 09:26
Surprise statement: City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (left) said at a Citizens Union breakfast (with moderator John Avlon) that outdoor dining should be confined to sidewalks. Photo via Adrienne Adams on Twitter Booze and Bike Lanes Nothing is ever simple in the Great City. Take the revolution in outdoor dining wrought by the pandemic. Ok, we still aren’t... News 02 Oct 2022 | 11:43
Traffic on the West Side Highway near Hudson Yards. Photo: Abigail Gruskin The Crackdown On Loud Cars Is On A Roll Noise in New York City, like the vibrating drilling of construction or the booming sound of music coming from the apartment... News 30 Sep 2022 | 12:18
Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou (center) at the ribbon-cutting. Photo courtesy of Department for the Aging Ribbon-Cutting at Masaryk Towers On Thursday, September 22, the United Jewish Council of the East Side (UJCES) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the... News 29 Sep 2022 | 04:01
An ad for app DraftKings in the 14th Street subway station. Photo: Kay Bontempo You Can Bet On It Nine months after New York legalized online and mobile sports betting, the Empire State has quietly established itself as... News 27 Sep 2022 | 02:22
The Rev. K Karpen (right) with a recently arrived Venezuelan family. The parents were married in the church. Photo: Courtesy St. Paul & St. Andrew UWS Sanctuary Offers Help to New Asylum Seekers The news has been filled with reports of busloads of migrants from Texas, Florida and Arizona being “shipped” to politically... News 28 Sep 2022 | 01:30
The Kardashians cookies. Photo courtesy of Funny Face Bakery The New York Cookies That Put Smiles on Everyone’s Faces Although the cookies at Funny Face Bakery make people smile, some are so touching that they cause customers to tear up in... News 26 Sep 2022 | 01:31
Two dogs playing at the temporary dog run in Penn South Playground as a third sits close by. Photo: Gaby Messino The Dog Days are Not Over In all five boroughs of New York there are roughly 500,000 registered dogs and only 84 dog runs; a little less than half... News 23 Sep 2022 | 02:42
Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams at a meeting with President Joe Biden and FEMA officials on Hurricane Fiona relief efforts, September, 22, 2022. Photo: Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of Governor Kathy Hochul Whiplash on MSG There are moments in the Great City when government seems to be going in two directions at once. Take last Wednesday. Mayor... News 23 Sep 2022 | 03:36
CB8 members met over Zoom on Tuesday to discuss abortion rights. Photo: Abigail Gruskin A ‘Recipe’ For Defending Abortion Rights Marlene Fried, a reproductive rights champion and scholar, has a “recipe for activist fuel” in the battle to defend abortion... News 22 Sep 2022 | 04:22
Not limited to food, the Feast also features a Ferris wheel and other attractions. Photo: Kay Bontempo Feast of San Gennaro Kicks Off in Little Italy The 96th annual Feast of San Gennaro, which showcases the culture and traditions of Manhattan’s Little Italy, kicked off... News 21 Sep 2022 | 11:37
Replate’s delivery service picks up surplus food from businesses, restaurants and other food vendors. Photo courtesy of Replate Technology Meets Food Waste and Food Insecurity Replate is bridging the gap between food waste and food insecurity by simultaneously addressing both issues. The innovative... News 21 Sep 2022 | 12:47
Elvis Costello at Town Hall, NYC, in December 2010, performing on “A Prairie Home Companion.” Photo: Paul VanDerWerf, via Flickr Pump It Up! Elvis Costello to Play 10 Shows at Gramercy Theater Pump it up! Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Elvis Costello recently announced on Jimmy Fallon’s late-night television show that... News 21 Sep 2022 | 11:15
