Last weekend, Bob Terry circled Washington Square Park with a stack of flyers in hand, eagerly inviting the people he passed to his upcoming event. However, the 75-year-old was seeking one demographic in particular. “You look like smokers—come to my event on Friday,” he said to a group of young people lounging on the grass. […]
New York Jews have strong feelings about what’s happening in Israel and Gaza. They don’t always agree. This subject is so potentially divisive that they often avoid talking about it at all. For Jews, discussing post-October 7th events can be like stepping on the proverbial third rail, similar to our Thanksgiving table flareups after the
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On Oct. 11, National Coming Out Day, members of New York City’s LGBTQ community did just that—to show their support for mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. Speaking to the crowd that had gathered at the AIDS Memorial in Greenwich Village, the founder of Gays for Zohran, Katia Portela, said, “Zohran has changed the game for trans
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“The end of civilization!” That’s how Deborah Glick caustically characterized the Kraft company’s description of the packaging reduction bill she’s sought unsuccessfully to shepherd through the New York State Assembly for two years. The downtown Democrat, who chairs the assembly’s Committee on Environmental Conservation, recounted how last year Kraft raised the alarm: Glick’s bill could
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The Community Board 2 full board meeting met at the NYU Gould Welcome Center on Oct. 23, and the Community Board 3 full board meeting at PS 20 on Oct. 28. Both community boards are preparing for the upcoming General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 4, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. As of Oct. 30,
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The Sixth Street Community Center conflict between the board of directors and former executive director, Howard Brandstein, continues to play out, but citizens of the East Village still remain largely in the dark. Brandstein and his organization, the Friends of Sixth Street Community Center continue to protest his firing outside of Flower Power, a local
In January, Zohran Mamdani polled at 6% among Democratic voters looking ahead to the New York City’s mayoral primary. Andrew Cuomo then polled at 32%, and in the spring, after the former governor had officially announced his bid for Gracie Mansion, that number would rise as high as 45%, with none of the other 10
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“More affordable housing in New York City!” is a universal rallying cry and political platform. You could almost imagine there’s consensus behind the words, a shared vision of what constitutes “affordable housing” and how to bring more of it into existence. But you’d be wrong. Due to the Charter Revision Commission appointed by Mayor Adams
Community Boards 2 and 3 head into summer break in August. For their respective July meetings, that meant housekeeping on last-minute issues and updates on upcoming events in the East and West Village. Community Board 2’s meeting covered several new bills and programs that will impact the West Village, including a bill signed by Gov.
“Disability rights are human rights! The future is disabled!” Perhaps two hundred shouting and signing disability activists, many in wheelchairs, converged by the arch in Washington Square Park on Saturday July 26, both to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the landmark federal law, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and urgently to warn that hard-won
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