March 2019: Around the Neighborhood This Month

Climate Change Advocacy Climate Speak- A new platform for creative youth leadership dealing with climate issues through end of June. A spoken word training program for high schoolers interested in making a difference with climate change. A Tour of Moynihan Train Hall Hard Hat construction tour presented by the American Institute of Architects March 8th … Read more

Spring Bulb Planting

Spring must be around the corner because it is time for Spring Bulb Planting This Saturday Dec 1st at 10 AM – on the block We can use the help! We are planting 1500 tulip bulbs and that is a lot of work. Can you be counted to do 30 bulbs, each tree bed will … Read more

Bringing an Architect’s Eye

Steve Zirinsky Is New President of Block Board The Block Association’s new president, Steve Zirinsky, is not a block newcomer. He and his wife Paula moved here in 2002 and he has been involved with and committed to our block community ever since. We can thank him for organizing the installation of our elegant streetlights, … Read more

Meet the Gardeners

Karen Gershenhorn and Dru Heidle

Three Neighbors Make Green Magic on West 104th St. At the foot of the block beside the Number 5 bus stop is a beautiful garden. If you crossed to Riverside Park on the uptown side of the street, you saw another on the island that divides Riverside Drive from the service road. Have you wondered … Read more

Ana Luisa Oliveira

Non-Profit Head Focuses on Vulnerable New Yorkers – Aiding Women and Teens to Rebuild Since 2006, block resident Ana Luiza Oliveira has run the New York Women’s Foundation, which is dedicated to helping women who are struggling improve their skills and gain control of their lives. Oliveira, who has a long career in non-profit work, … Read more

Upcoming Events and News – January 27, 2017

Dear Neighbor, Here are some events and news we thought you may be interested in: Linda Rosenthal’s Emergency Preparatory Clinic – Friday, January 27 1pm – 3pm Please join Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal at her Emergency Preparedness Clinic this Friday, January 27, 2017 at 1 pm. All attendees will receive a free flashlight and emergency … Read more

Save-The-Date: West 104th Street Block Association Annual Member Meeting February 22 7:30pm

Dear Neighbor, Our Annual West 104th Street Block Association Member Meeting will take place on Wednesday, February 22, 2017: 7:30pm – 9pm. The meeting will be held in the Marseilles Community Room – 230 Broadway @103rd Street. Please attend and contribute to a wide ranging discussion of key issues facing our neighborhood. You will have … Read more

Neighborhood Update: Recycling Event and More….

1. E-Waste Recycling: Saturday, January 14 10am – 4pm at the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus Amsterdam Ave. between W. 96th and 97th Streets The Lower East Side Ecology Center is sponsoring an E-Waste Re-Cycling Event at the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus on Amsterdam Ave. between 96th and 96th Streets. … Read more

Lee Lowenfish, Baseball Expert and Cultural Historian

Lee Lowenfish, a resident of 308 West 104 for forty years, is a foremost expert on baseball history and a cultural historian. His books include his award-winning Branch Rickey: Baseball’s Ferocious Gentleman (2007; 2009, paperback ed.), which examines Rickey’s long career as a player, manager, and executive who revolutionized the sport in various ways, including … Read more