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AdvertisementThe city's summer school program is undergoing a dramatic change, as Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday a new city-wide program to offer schooling and social support this summer to help while providing families with childcare.Called "Summer Rising," the $120 million program will offer different schedules based on grade level, with the youngest students receiving the most amount of time in the program: five days a week for seven weeks. Students with specialized learning plans that include year-round schooling can participate for six weeks, five days a week. Middle schoolers...…AdvertisementThe city's summer school program is undergoing a dramatic change, as Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday a new city-wide program to offer schooling and social support this summer to help while providing families with childcare.Called "Summer Rising," the $120 million program will offer different schedules based on grade level, with the youngest students receiving the most amount of time in the program: five days a week for seven weeks. Students with specialized learning plans that include year-round schooling can participate for six weeks, five days a week. Middle schoolers...WW…

AdvertisementA long-awaited new busway will launch in Washington Heights next month on 181st Street, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday, adding to several busways already installed across the city. The half-mile-long route runs from Broadway to Amsterdam Avenue eastbound on 181st Street and from Amsterdam to Wadsworth Avenue westbound on the street, and is promised to speed up rides for the estimated 66,000 daily bus passengers in Washington Heights where the city estimates buses crawl along at an average speed of less than 4 mph. Much of that congestion is due to bottlenecks caused by...…AdvertisementA long-awaited new busway will launch in Washington Heights next month on 181st Street, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday, adding to several busways already installed across the city. The half-mile-long route runs from Broadway to Amsterdam Avenue eastbound on 181st Street and from Amsterdam to Wadsworth Avenue westbound on the street, and is promised to speed up rides for the estimated 66,000 daily bus passengers in Washington Heights where the city estimates buses crawl along at an average speed of less than 4 mph. Much of that congestion is due to bottlenecks caused by...WW…

AdvertisementIndoor fitness classes can resume in New York City starting March 22nd, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday -- just a day after Mayor Bill de Blasio repeated his opposition to allowing groups of people to exercise indoors in close proximity.The fitness classes will be limited to 33% capacity, Cuomo said on a conference call with reporters. Participants will be required to wear masks and sign in with contact information. The studios will undergo inspections by local health departments. since September of 2020 at a limited capacity, but indoor group fitness classes have...…AdvertisementIndoor fitness classes can resume in New York City starting March 22nd, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday -- just a day after Mayor Bill de Blasio repeated his opposition to allowing groups of people to exercise indoors in close proximity.The fitness classes will be limited to 33% capacity, Cuomo said on a conference call with reporters. Participants will be required to wear masks and sign in with contact information. The studios will undergo inspections by local health departments. since September of 2020 at a limited capacity, but indoor group fitness classes have...WW…

AdvertisementCommunity organizers and workers at the Jing Fong restaurant in Manhattan's Chinatown have proposed a bold plan to save the legacy of the storied dim sum banquet hall, by taking over the restaurant's lease through a workers’ collective ownership plan and launching a new eatery there.At a press conference outside Jing Fong’s multi-story space at 20 Elizabeth Street Friday, organizers from the restaurant’s union and from community groups said their plan would help save the jobs of roughly 100 employees who could stay on at the new restaurant. They also see this as a chance to...…AdvertisementCommunity organizers and workers at the Jing Fong restaurant in Manhattan's Chinatown have proposed a bold plan to save the legacy of the storied dim sum banquet hall, by taking over the restaurant's lease through a workers’ collective ownership plan and launching a new eatery there.At a press conference outside Jing Fong’s multi-story space at 20 Elizabeth Street Friday, organizers from the restaurant’s union and from community groups said their plan would help save the jobs of roughly 100 employees who could stay on at the new restaurant. They also see this as a chance to...WW…

AdvertisementIn the early days of 2020, the heart of Manhattan's Chinatown was dealt a blow by a at 70 Mulberry Street where several long-standing community non-profit groups were located.The devastation of the historic building in the January 23rd, 2020 fire, and the upheaval of the community set the tone for New York’s Asian enclaves that year.While Lunar New Year festivities across the city went on as planned that February, and fear were lurking in the background with the COVID-19 pandemic spreading across the world, against Asian New Yorkers increasing as anti-China rhetoric came from...…AdvertisementIn the early days of 2020, the heart of Manhattan's Chinatown was dealt a blow by a at 70 Mulberry Street where several long-standing community non-profit groups were located.The devastation of the historic building in the January 23rd, 2020 fire, and the upheaval of the community set the tone for New York’s Asian enclaves that year.While Lunar New Year festivities across the city went on as planned that February, and fear were lurking in the background with the COVID-19 pandemic spreading across the world, against Asian New Yorkers increasing as anti-China rhetoric came from...WW…

AdvertisementThe iconic, wedge-shaped cigar store on the corner of Seventh Avenue South and Christopher Street in the West Village is on the market.In addition to the Village Cigars store itself, the parcel includes the city’s smallest piece of private land, , a two-foot-long tiled sidewalk mosaic that proclaims “Property of the Hess Estate, Which Has Never Been Dedicated for Public Purposes.”The property’s price tag is reported to be $5.5 million, .Jonathan Posner, who inherited the property from his father, said the pandemic made running the store financially untenable.“The income from...…AdvertisementThe iconic, wedge-shaped cigar store on the corner of Seventh Avenue South and Christopher Street in the West Village is on the market.In addition to the Village Cigars store itself, the parcel includes the city’s smallest piece of private land, , a two-foot-long tiled sidewalk mosaic that proclaims “Property of the Hess Estate, Which Has Never Been Dedicated for Public Purposes.”The property’s price tag is reported to be $5.5 million, .Jonathan Posner, who inherited the property from his father, said the pandemic made running the store financially untenable.“The income from...WW…

AdvertisementThe contract with the educational company that administers the Gifted & Talented test for public school preschoolers narrowly failed to win approval from the city’s education board Thursday, jeopardizing Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to hold the test in April for the last time.The vote on renewing the $1.7 million contract with NCS Pearson came in the early morning hours Thursday after a marathon session of the Panel for Educational Policy, the committee made up of 15 appointed members and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza.Eight of the PEP members voted against the renewal,...…AdvertisementThe contract with the educational company that administers the Gifted & Talented test for public school preschoolers narrowly failed to win approval from the city’s education board Thursday, jeopardizing Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to hold the test in April for the last time.The vote on renewing the $1.7 million contract with NCS Pearson came in the early morning hours Thursday after a marathon session of the Panel for Educational Policy, the committee made up of 15 appointed members and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza.Eight of the PEP members voted against the renewal,...WW…

AdvertisementThe U.S. Capitol Police officer killed in the Wednesday served as a staff sergeant with the New Jersey Air National Guard after graduating from Middlesex County schools.Brian Sicknick, 42, grew up in South River in central Jersey and joined the National Guard in 1997, eventually serving overseas in Saudi Arabia and Kyrgyzstan, .Sicknick was honorably discharged in 2003, and began working for the Capitol Hill police force in 2008, most recently in its First Responder Unit, the police department said.On Wednesday, he was “responding to the riots” as supporters of President Donald...…AdvertisementThe U.S. Capitol Police officer killed in the Wednesday served as a staff sergeant with the New Jersey Air National Guard after graduating from Middlesex County schools.Brian Sicknick, 42, grew up in South River in central Jersey and joined the National Guard in 1997, eventually serving overseas in Saudi Arabia and Kyrgyzstan, .Sicknick was honorably discharged in 2003, and began working for the Capitol Hill police force in 2008, most recently in its First Responder Unit, the police department said.On Wednesday, he was “responding to the riots” as supporters of President Donald...WW…

AdvertisementNo more fumbling for MetroCards or quarters—straphangers can now use the OMNY contactless payment system at every subway station and on all MTA buses in New York City.The MTA announced Thursday the complete systemwide rollout of OMNY, which stands for One Metro New York. It was finished on time and on budget -- even with the pandemic forcing a 43-daylong pause on installations this year.While the default MetroCards and other methods of payment are still accepted, the OMNY system is growing in popularity—the MTA said more than 35 million taps have been recorded since they...…AdvertisementNo more fumbling for MetroCards or quarters—straphangers can now use the OMNY contactless payment system at every subway station and on all MTA buses in New York City.The MTA announced Thursday the complete systemwide rollout of OMNY, which stands for One Metro New York. It was finished on time and on budget -- even with the pandemic forcing a 43-daylong pause on installations this year.While the default MetroCards and other methods of payment are still accepted, the OMNY system is growing in popularity—the MTA said more than 35 million taps have been recorded since they...WW…