Around the Neighborhood this Weekend Bank Street Bookstore Story Time: The Girl With the Magical CurlsSaturday February 9th 10:30 to 11:30 Am2780 Broadway (107 Street) Martin’s Be Wine ValentineSaturday Feb 9th 4 to 8 pm2781 Broadway (107 Street) Symphony Space: Sing Along to Chitty Chitty Bang BangSunday Feb 10th 11 AMat Symphony Space And in a week … Read more
Dear Neighbors, Without any apparent notice, the Department of Transportation is repaving our street. And they are doing it now. All cars have been towed (some are on Broadway, some on Riverside). And while it is all quiet now (see the photos below), but it will get noisy and dusty. So you may want to … Read more
October 21, 2018 Dear Neighbors, Silent Auction Unsolds Thanks to those who were not silent and went for some of the remaining items. Still available: Tours of the American Museum of Natural History Robofun Studio New York Brat Factory Pan Asian Repertory Theatre Bloomingdale School of Music Read the Silent Auction Overstock details. Upcoming Events Halloween Parade … Read more
Dear Block Residents, It was a great day. As President of the Block Association, I wanted to give my take on the yard sale. It was a success financially and, judging by the smiles, with the residents too. Our raffle set a new record – $4,051. The winner was Jesse Berger, resident of 320 RSD – … Read more
August 13, 2018 Yard Sale – Yard Sale – Yard Sale When: Saturday, September 29, 2018 Where: Right Here! Calling All Vendors! The 29th Annual West 104th Street Block Association Yard Sale Don’t Miss Out! SIGN UP NOW to be part of this exciting local westside event and reserve your preferred place. Spots go quickly as … Read more
Tables for the Yard Sale are now available from Gary Waskow- Contact him at waskowg@yahoo.com. We will do group building photos later this year- in October. Look below for pictures of the tote bags and cap that we have available for sale AND Photos of the April lobby sits- showing off all the members of … Read more
April 6, 2018 Dear Neighbors, Welcome to the first in a series of short, informational pieces regarding our block. News to report: Lobby Sits– We are having block-wide lobby sitsthis Tuesday night from 5 to 7 pm. Board members will be in the lobbies of 315 and 320 Riverside, 308 and 309 West 104 Street, … Read more
Book Presentation On Wednesday night there is a book presentation about the history and personalities of West 105 Street between RSD and WEA entitled ” The Man With the Sawed-Off Leg and Other Tales of a New York City Block” by its author, Dan Watkin’s an editor at the New York Times. Check it out … Read more
As we approach the turning of the calendar to 2018, I am pleased to introduce your officers for the West 104th Street Block Association: President: Steve Zirinsky – a long time board member and resident of 315 Riverside Drive. Steve was instrumental in obtaining the beautiful street lights we have on the block. Vice-President: Jeff Howitt … Read more
Dear Neighbor, Get ready for a beautiful spring! On Sunday, volunteers planted 500 daffodil bulbs in 20 of our tree wells. The bulbs were provided at no cost by the NYC Parks Department Daffodil Project to honor those lost in the 9/11 attack of the World Trade Center. Look for photos on our website: www.bloomingdale.org … Read more