An instructor gives lessons to young swimmers following the ribbon cutting ceremony for the pool reopening at River East Elementary (2351 1st Avenue in Manhattan) on Friday, October 25, 2024. Up to 600 second graders will be eligible for free swimming lessons. ( Photo: Courtesy of Asphalt Green) East Harlem Pool Shut by Earthquake Reopens with a Splash Nine years after an earthquake in New Jersey caused an East Harlem pool to be shut down due to a crack in its foundation,... News 19 Nov 2024 | 04:47
Left to right: Édouard Lussan, co-founder and production director of Histovery; Asia Laird, managing director of Histovery U.S.; and the Very Rev. Patrick Malloy, dean of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine. ( Alex Dolansky) Time Travel: High-Tech Exhibition Shows Rebuilding of Notre Dame Cathedral New Yorkers can travel over 3,600 miles and nearly 1,000 years into the past by visiting Notre-Dame de Paris: The Augmented... City Arts 15 Nov 2024 | 03:03
Photo of 10 Rockefeller Plaza, where the proposed hotel will be located. ( Photo: Alex Dolansky) Aspen Lux Resort Seeking to Open Hotel in Rockefeller Center, Reaches Final Approval Stage The Little Nell, the company behind a five-star luxury ski resort based in Aspen, Colorado, is in its final stages of acquiring... News 08 Nov 2024 | 06:39
Mayor Adams (left) pictured with Talent is Timeless 2024 winner Rosemarie Hameed (center) and Dept. for the Aging Commissioner Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez (right). ( Photo: NYC Department for the Aging) Inspiring Stories from Winners of City’s “Talent is Timeless ‘24” Contest “I came to life after the age of 60,” said Rosemarie Hameed, who took home first place honors in the city’s second annual... City Arts 01 Nov 2024 | 07:23
Ben Davi, co-founder and owner of Underground Pizza, says he hopes to keep making pies until he’s at least 70. ( Alex Dolansky) Longtime Pizzeria Owner and Founder Reflects on 44 Years of Business Ben Davi, owner and co-founder of Underground Pizza, was born in Sicily. He lived in a small town called Torretta until he... News 25 Oct 2024 | 01:40
Morningside Heights community members celebrate Halloween. ( Photo: West 111th Street Block Association) Here’s a Bakers Dozen of Ways to Celebrate Halloween 2024 New Yorkers looking for local family-friendly activities during the Halloween weekend have plenty of options to choose from.... News 23 Oct 2024 | 11:43
New York Society of Ethical Culture volunteers speak with a person they encountered on the street during a previous Midnight Run. ( Photo: Marlene Williamson) Midnight Run to Help Homeless on Oct. 17 Was “Wonderful,” Volunteers Say Between 40 and 50 unhoused people were gifted food, clothing, and taken off city streets by volunteers on the night of October... News 21 Oct 2024 | 05:50
Renderings of the Future of Fifth Avenue — City Hall’s imagining of the new Fifth Avenue. ( Photo: City Hall) City Draws Heat From Bikers After Unveiling New $350 Million Plan for Fifth Avenue The City revealed their plans on Oct. 17 to spend $350 million to reshape Fifth Avenue into a broad pedestrian-friendly boulevard... News 18 Oct 2024 | 03:39
Joyce Gold (right) leads her “Gilded Age — Grandiose Yearnings From Untaxed Earnings” walking tour on Sunday, Oct. 6th. ( Photo: Alex Dolansky) City Expert Joyce Gold Reflects on Nearly 50 Years of Guided Tours When asked how she came to be one of Manhattan’s earliest independent tour guides—almost 50 years ago, well before the New... City Arts 17 Oct 2024 | 12:56