Central Park Loop: Safety Enhancements to include reduction of speed limit from 25 mph to 20 mph, barricades further separating pedestrians from cyclists, and enhancements to key crosswalks. The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT), the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, NYPD, and the Central Park Conservancy today announced immediate safety enhancements along … Read more

Calling all parents and grandparents! The Manhattan Community Board 7 invites you to the first public meeting of the Inclusive Playground Task Force. The Task Force will focus on creating a community space in which all can enjoy and play. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 19th at 6PM at the Manhattan Community … Read more

From Assembly Member Daniel O’Donnell’s website: Assembly Member O’Donnell is proud to announce FREE mammograms and flu shots will be available at his 11th Annual Fall Health Fair on Saturday, November 22nd! Free mammograms will be available for extended hours from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM to women who are 40 years or older, NYC … Read more

Effective January 1, 2015, the New York State recycling laws dictate that it will be illegal to place any electronic waste in your trash. Electronics Recycling: The Lower East Side Ecology hosts recycling events during the year throughout Manhattan and also operates a permanent E-Waste collection Center at 469 President Street, Brooklyn, Tuesdays through Saturday. … Read more

Our Council Member, Helen Rosenthal, is sponsoring a symposium on the changes in the 2015 Medicare Program and how it will affect your benefits. The symposium will be held on Thursday, November 20, 2014 from 5PM – 7PM. The event will be held at the B’nai Jeshurun Synagogue at 257 West 88th Street between Broadway … Read more

Beginning Friday, November 7, 2014, the new default speed limit in NYC will be 25mph. The reduction in the speed limit will make the streets safer for our children and all pedestrians. A 5mph reduction in the speed limit should cut the fatality rate for pedestrians in half! Your help and cooperation will make the … Read more

Here is your chance to share your ideas for improving the Upper West Side by participating in a budget meeting hosted by 6th District Council Member, Helen Rosenthal. Please see Helen Rosenthal’s message below: Dear Neighbors, I’ve been having a blast hearing your ideas about how to spend $1 million to improve the Upper West … Read more

On the evening before the scheduled opening of the Twenty-fifth Annual West 104th Street Yard Sale, vendors, volunteers, and bargain hunters felt as heady as thoroughbreds rearing back to lunge though the starting gate to the cheers of the crowd and to the reverberating announcement, “And they’re off!” During the previous months, their spirits withstood … Read more

Cure Urgent Care recently opened at 2689 Broadway at 104th Street. Cure Urgent Care’s Medical Director is Jake Deutsch, MD. The urgent care center will treat any condition and accepts most insurances. There is no appointment necessary to see one of their physicians. The hours are Mon – Fri 8AM- 10PM and Sat – Sun … Read more