SAVE THE DATE: 2016 Yard Sale is September 24, 2016 Like last year’s Yard Sale, the Twenty-sixth Annual West 104th Street Yard Sale fell victim to mighty rain storms, despite preceding months of sunshine and cloudless skies. On the evening before its scheduled opening on Saturday, October 3, vendors, volunteers, and bargain hunters turned on … Read more
Saturday, October 3, 2015 – 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM At the Twenty-Sixth Annual West 104th Street Yard Sale on October 3, you and your family will experience the transformation of our block into an exotic street market. If you glance out your window a bit before 10:00 AM, you will see hundreds of your … Read more
Month Contents November 2014PDF Yard Sale Triumphs in Adversity! November 2014 Financial Report Yard Sale Volunteers Planting Update 24th Precinct Community Meeting West Federation Grant Award Calendar of Events Neighborhood Services September 2014PDF 25th Annual West 104th Street Yard Sale! The New and Improved West 104th Street Block Association Website is Now Online Your Safety … Read more
Con Edison will begin the week of Monday, April 20, to install a new gas main on West 104th Street between West End Avenue and River Side Drive. The work also involves installing new gas service to the buildings on that block. The days and hours of work will be: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. … Read more
Dear Neighbor, Community Board 7/Manhattan is conducting a survey to measure the impacts of the City’s Department of Transportation’s modifications on West End Avenue between 72nd and 106th Streets. We are interested to learn about your opinions and experiences since the recent changes were put in place. (The DOT Corridor Safety project is available at … Read more
By Lynn Max – Board Member of the West 104th Street Block Association Board The designation of the Riverside-West End Historic District Extension from 70th Street to 109th Street was to be voted on by the Landmark Preservation Commission in three segments. The two southern districts have already been approved, but the last section, 89th … Read more
According to NY State Law, all computers and other electronic waste from all NYC residential buildings must now be recycled. This law went into effect January 1, 2015. The NYC Sanitation Department (DSNY) will no longer collect electronics left at the curb. Fines will be levied for non-compliance. Apartment buildings with 10 or more residential … Read more
At a recent West Side Federation of Neighborhoods and Block Associations meeting, Joselinne Minaya, Community Coordinator for the New York County District Attorney’s Office, spoke to the group regarding recent crimes in our area. The Crime Prevention Initiative has implemented enhanced mobile communication between NYPD personnel in the form of a departmental cell phones and … Read more
Mark Nowogrodzki is a Renaissance man transported into the 20th/21st centuries. You will often see this distinguished white-haired gentleman in the neighborhood walking with his distinctive gold-handled cane. Mark was born in 1920 in Warsaw, studied German and Latin in high school, and focused on a future as an electrical engineer. He went to Grenoble … Read more
Your three neighborhood organizations, West 104th Street Block Association, the West 102nd/103rd Streets Block Association, and Bloomingdale Aging in Place, have come together to form a new group based on our neighbors’ interest to connect with others who are running a business from home. The group is aptly named, “Networking in the Neighborhood” or NITN. … Read more