Riverside Park Conservancy & Us Fall Clean Up Even though we only had two participants, in two hours last Saturday, we were able to make a measurable impact, raking leaves and sticks on the West side of Riverside Drive from 103 Street to 106 Street. It’s not too late to join this effort. Our next date … Read more
Riverside Park Conservancy & Us Fall Clean Up We have two Saturdays to work with the Conservancy to clean up Riverside Park near 104 Street Saturday, October 10 and Saturday October 17 Both dates are rain or shine. Time 9AM to 11ish. We don’t know what we will be doing- that won’t get assigned until later … Read more
The Raffle drawing is today at 4 pm in front of 312 West 104 Street. We will be set up all day selling raffles and merchandise until then at the corner of WEA and 104th Street. Come and join us for brief but fervent celebration of our fiftieth anniversary……..and the winning raffle ticket will be … Read more
In her new memoir, Shailah Edmonds talks about the grit and glamour it took to succeed. Growing up in Portland, Oregon, Shailah Edmonds dreamed of a fashion career. Coming to New York as a young woman in the 1970s, she found few opportunities for women of color. A photographer advised her to try Paris, where … Read more
It is not too late to: Celebrate the Block Association’s 50th Anniversary!!! This year, 2020, the Block Association turns fifty! We invite our neighbors to join us in a virtual salute to West 104th Street. Send us a brief statement about what living on the block means to you. We will feature a roundup of these … Read more
COVID has changed our lives. And sadly, it has impacted our ability to have the yard sale. But it has not changed the spirit of the West 104th Street Block Association. We will still hold the popular 50/50 raffle.Please look for Block Association members selling tickets on the West End Avenue street corner over the next … Read more
The Block Association now has a limited number of face masks available for purchase. All cotton. Price is $10 each. Email me for purchase/ pick up arrangements. It is beautiful outside- and we must partake, but in a safe way. Stay home, be safe, and do keep in touch with us. Thanks! Steven ZirinskyDon’t get … Read more
West 104 Street Block Association Block Bytes Dear Neighbors, As the virus looms over all of us, I just wish we could change the channel. I would like to thank all the responses I received and offers of help from the last Block Bytes It was, and is, greatly appreciated. FINANCES As with everything else, … Read more
As we watch with dismay how our world has changed over the past two weeks, I can’t help but remember that we are a block organization of neighbors. As such, to the extent possible, please check on your neighbors, particularly those who are older or those who have limitations As we are supposed to stay … Read more
Joseph DeArce, the super of 895 West End Avenue, passed away this past Sunday. He was an integral part of the block and was a great supporter of the Block Association and will be sorely missed. Wake: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 From 4:30 PM to 9:00 PM 4425 Broadway, New York, NY 10040 Phone: 212- 942-3700 Funeral Mass: … Read more