Month Contents November 2018PDF A Park Is Born: The long green road to Riverside Park Sunshine Fuels Yard Sale Success September 2018 Financial Report Thank You to Our 2018 Yard Sale Volunteers Bloomingdale Aging in Place: Building Community One Group at a Time By Stephan Russo Neighborhood Services September 2018PDF Spotlight: An Artist in … Read more
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
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
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
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