Now open, the University Center for The New School of Social Research on 14th Street and 5th Avenue. There is still some work to be done, but for that matter there is always work to be done. The center opened with a total of 370,000 square feet, dormitory rooms for 600 students, a cafeteria, teaching… Read more »
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This week I had the privilege of interviewing Lloyd A Williams, CEO of The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce; a phone conversation that lasted approximately 25 minutes. A dialogue focused on paramount issues facing local communities and the importance of becoming involved in community based activities. A syndrome fading into oblivion because of social-mediums and… Read more »
Early in the day on December 31st, visitors will begin pouring into the city to participate in the Times Square New Year’s Eve Celebration. If you plan to be among the one million people who will ring in the New Year with the ball drop at midnight consider this: you may stand in the cold… Read more »
We will never grow tired of love stories. Love is the most agreeable reality to our nature. Love sustains us. Love binds us together. Love gives us hope. Love gives us comfort. But has anyone considered that love gives us honey? Of all the love stories, one of the most enduring is the relationship between… Read more »
The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Balloon Inflation wasn’t always an event that drew tens of thousands of visitors to the Upper West Side. It used to be something semi-secret that took place in the dark and cold one night each year just around the corner from Central Park West. For decades the night before Thanksgiving on… Read more »
When we think of the most important information of our life a few things may come to mind such as our name, our social security number or the balance of our bank account. However, the most important information of our life is our genetic code and we exchange this information through the language of sexuality…. Read more »
NEW YORK – As sweltering heat and humidity continued to broil New Yorkers electric usage in Con Edison’s service area fell just short of an all-time peak, reaching 13,161 megawatts yesterday. The all-time electric peak record of 13,189 MW was set on July 22, 2011. The company continued to urge customers to use energy wisely… Read more »
First the Mayor went after the cigarettes and this was a good thing. The the trans-fats and super-sized drinks followed and there were mixed reviews Now, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is coming after the elevators but we say fix the subway system first. What about disabled people and mothers with strollers? Are they not allowed to travel? While City… Read more »
The NYPD is releasing harmless gases into the subway system during the morning rush beginning today to study how chemical weapons could be dispersed through the air. Do they really have to do this in situ? Police, are working with Long Island’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, were spotted placing air-sampling devices in specific areas on the street and… Read more »
Lady Liberty is open for business again — the guest of honor for a July 4 celebration months after Hurricane Sandy flooded the island and walloped nearly everything but the statue itself. We love her and wish her a happy birthday! As The New York Post reports: The 14-foot surge from the hurricane, which ravaged… Read more »