West 104th Street Block Association

Straus Park: April 13 12 to 3 PM 
(Rain Date April 14)
Commemoration of the Sinking of the Titanic.
107th and Broadway

Sidewalk Cafe: May 6th 6 to 7:30 PM
(Rain Date May 7th)
Northside West 104 Street near 905 West End Ave
Come say hello and chat with your neighbors

West 104 Street Block Association: Annual Meeting
May 16th 7 to 8 PM
Presentation by West Side Rag
Youth Hostel, 891 Amsterdam Avenue
(103 Street) 

Spring Planting: May 18th 10 AM
Come join us on West 104th!

Bloomingdale Bites: June 6th 6 to 9 PM
Sampling what the neighborhood restaurants have to offer and with presentations by the Bloomingdale Historical Society.
$10 adults (16 yrs +) $5 children.
Youth Hostel, 891 Amsterdam Avenue (103 Street)

102/ 103 Block Party: June 15 10AM to 4 PM
West 103 Street between WEA and RSD
Go and check out their Vendors!

Be safe, and do keep in touch with us. Thanks!

Steven Zirinsky

Block Association Dues

Haven’t paid your dues? Why Not? It is easy! 
Pay or renew online. Boom. Done.

Contact Steven Zirinsky with questions.

Holiday Food & Toy Drive

December 11th through 17th

The Fourth Annual  West 104th Street Block Association Food and Toy Drive will be running from  Monday December 11th through December 17th.

Donation Boxes are set up at 315 and 320 Riverside Drive, 895 and 905 West End Avenue and 309 West 104 Street.

If you live in a brownstone or off block you can make donations at the 320 Riverside Drive lobby.

FOOD ITEMS

Nonperishable food items such as soup, pasta, cereal, juice as well as canned vegetables, fruit and proteins.

The most helpful items include:

❆ Canned fruits and vegetables

❆ Canned proteins (i.e. tuna or beans)

❆ Peanut butter (plastic jars)

❆ Macaroni and cheese (packaged)

❆ Soups

❆ Hot and cold cereal (packaged, family-sized)

❆ Juice packs

City Harvest cannot take:

❆ Unlabeled or dented cans

❆ Open packages

❆ Products that require refrigeration

❆ Homemade foods

❆ Expired products

TOYS NEEDED TOO

Please consider donating new/unwrapped toys as well as appropriate gently used toys (e.g. jigsaw puzzles, card games). Toys will be redistributed to nonprofit organizations Womankind, Not4gotten NYC, and/or Toys for Tots.

Questions about the food drive?

Email Peter Littlewood

or Jennifer Jones

Be safe, and do keep in touch with us. 

Thanks!

Steven Zirinsky

Block Association Dues

Haven’t paid your dues? Why Not? It is easy! 
Pay or renew online. Boom. Done.

Contact Steven Zirinsky with questions.

Why not add swag to your swagger?

Presence to your presents?

Nom to your nom du plume?

What I am talkin’ about?

Holiday Shopping with Block Association 

S W A G.

Visit Our Shop

There is a new bag on the block!

After making payment please email Steve Zirinsky so

we can track the payment.

Block Association Dues

Haven’t paid your dues? Why Not? It is easy! 
Pay or renew online. Boom. Done.

Contact Steven Zirinsky with questions.

Music from our Yard Sale Performers

Shailah Edmonds

Le Rivage 340 West 46 Street
Thursday, November 30th 7:30-10:30 PM
Friday, December 15th 8:30-11:30 PM

Peter & Will Anderson

Symphony Space’s Leonard Nimoy Thalia
2537 Broadway, New York, NY 10025
BOX OFFICE:  212-864-5400
Saturday Dec 2, 2023 3:00PM and 5:00 PM

Each performance is 90 minutes
VIEW SHOW LISTING

Peter & Will Anderson – saxophones, clarinets, flute
Vince Giordano – acoustic bass
Molly Ryan – vocals
Dalton Ridenhour – piano
Alex Raderman – drum set

Songs will include “Stormy Weather,” “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” “It’s Only a Paper Moon,” “I’ve Got The World on a String,” and “Get Happy.” 

First Annual Tree Lighting

Friday, Dec 8th 4:30 to 6PM
110th Street and Amsterdam Avenue/Cathedral Pkwy

Music and giveaways. Sponsored by the Coumbus Amsterdam Avenue BID.

More info

Bloomingdale Historical Group

Lots of events-click here to view

Block Association Dues

Haven’t paid your dues? Why Not? It is easy! 
Pay or renew online. Boom. Done.

Contact Steven Zirinsky with questions.

Spring Tulip Planting

Is it April? Not yet….

But we are doing the spring tulip planting!

Saturday, November 11 at 9 AM. 

Please volunteer!

Tools will be provided. 

Please contact Larry Stern 

Rain date, Sunday November 12 at 9 AM.

Get a workout and be part of the community at the same time. Or come by and chat.

Block Association Dues

Haven’t paid your dues? Why Not? It is easy! 
Pay or renew online. Boom. Done.

Contact Steven Zirinsky with questions.

Great News!

Due to the weather today and the prediction for most of tomorrow, the yard sale has been postponed until Sunday Oct 1st.

Raffle Drawing will be at 4 pm on Sunday the 1st.

Block Association Dues

Haven’t paid your dues? Why Not? It is easy! 
Pay or renew online. Boom. Done.

Contact Steven Zirinsky with questions.

A memorial service, organized by Three Parks Independent Democrats, will take place on Sun., Oct. 1, at 4:00 p.m., at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church; the entrance is on Amsterdam Ave. near the corner of W. 100th St.

In addition, a local poetry group, the Thursday Morning Poets, plans a tribute to Cynthia on Sat., Sept. 30, 1 p.m., at the community flower garden adjacent to Hippo Park, inside Riverside Park at W. 91st St. For more information, contact isabooklady@aol.com.

May her memory be for a blessing. 

Be safe, and keep in touch with us.

Thanks!

Steven Zirinsky

Block Association Dues

Haven’t paid your dues? Why Not? It is easy! 
Pay or renew online. Boom. Done.

Contact Steven Zirinsky with questions.

This photo shows what $6000 dollars of raffle tickets look like. The pot now tops $2500  with less than 10 days to the Yard Sale. 

Did you know that you can virtually buy tickets virtually, or at least on line?

Try it at 3AM !

Venmo, Zelle, Paypal and Check (must be hand delivered).

Click here

After you make your purchase send a separate email to Mary Koval giving your name and phone number so we can write these on your tickets.

Remember:

$1 = 1 ticket
$5 = 6 tickets
$10= 13 tickets
$20= 30 tickets

Good luck and thanks for the support!

These options will available only through the evening of the September 29th.

Be safe and keep in touch,

Steve Zirinsky

Block Association Dues

Haven’t paid your dues? Why Not? It is easy! 
Pay or renew online. Boom. Done.

Contact Steven Zirinsky with questions.

Show off your baking skills to your neighbors!

Let your neighbors taste your special homemade brownies, cupcakes, pies, cookies, and breads–as well as savories such as pizza and quiche–fresh from your oven.

Let us know what you plan to bake. Or, if you have a sudden inspiration, just bring your creations to the Bake Sale on October 1 after 9:00 AM. Feel free to stay and help us staff the table.

Contact

Alex Grannis by email or 917 576 1750

Lynn Max by email or 212 666 3129

Block Association Dues

Haven’t paid your dues? Why Not? It is easy! 
Pay or renew online. Boom. Done.

Contact Steven Zirinsky with questions.

Do You Have Items for the Silent Auction? 

Living with your impulse buys for too long? 

We’re looking for vintage treasures, gadgets (in their original boxes), tickets (basketball, theater, opera, museums) and artwork in good condition for the Yard Sale’s Silent Auction. 

We also welcome donations of services such as resume reviews, tutoring, or dance lessons. 

If you have a donation, please Email Hanna.

AND

The Yard Sale Needs You! 

Please Email Hanna if you can help out at one of the block tables during the Yard Sale.

Block Association Dues

Haven’t paid your dues? Why Not? It is easy! 
Pay or renew online. Boom. Done.

Contact Steven Zirinsky with questions.