Brenda McGee, a native New Yorker and teacher who only embarked on her embarked on her college education after raising her daughter as a single mom, continues to serve the schools of the city even after her 2015 “retirement.” ( (Photo: Brenda McGee)) Foster Grandparent Program Helping Kids In NYC Maybe they should just call her Super Grandma. While she can’t actually fly, for Brenda McGee, Intergenerational Week is not... News 01 May 2024 | 03:54
Pro-Palestine NYU students and faculty on April 22 protest and demand NYU divest from holdings in Israel. ( (Photo: Tehsin Pala)) Claims and Counter Claims Fly as “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” Gets Crushed at NYU Tensions remain high at New York University.after hundreds of students who had set up a “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” in Gould... News 24 Apr 2024 | 08:07
The current exhibition features 130 artworks including paintings, sculptures, photographs, films, textiles and works by American artists in Paris. ( Photo: Tehsin Pala) Explore The Works of American Artists in Post WW II Paris at The Grey Art Museum During the COVID-19 pandemic, many museums in the city suffered financially. The galleries remained empty, with pieces on... City Arts 09 Apr 2024 | 06:24
An excited Boris & Horton customer on the first day of the cafe’s reopening on March 11. ( Photo: Tehsin Pala) Saved: The City’s First Dog Cafe Reopens after Outpouring of Love by New Yorkers The first dog café in New York, Boris & Horton, has reopened its doors after undergoing changes in its business model and... News 11 Mar 2024 | 03:22
Coppy Holzman in the fully packed East Village Boris & Horton Cafe. ( (Photo: Tehsin Pala)) Boris & Horton, City’s 1st Dog Café, is nearing its $250,000 fundraiser goal to remain open In the dog-eat-dog city, especially for small businesses, Boris & Horton, NYC’s first dog cafe, has faced its fair share... News 26 Feb 2024 | 02:06
The dog side staff, Astor Gross (left) and Annabeth Mann (right) with a loyal customer, Biscuit. The owners of Boris & Horton are now hopeful that the closure that they feared would happen Feb. 26 can be forestalled as patrons try to rally support. ( Photo: Tehsin Pala) Thanks to Outpouring of Love, Boris & Horton, the City’s First Dog Café, Might Not Close Down New York City isn’t ready to bid farewell to its beloved dog cafe, Boris & Horton just yet. When news broke about the closure... News 22 Feb 2024 | 12:54
Rubin Museum announces the closing of physical space with its last exhibition ending on Oct 6. 2024. ( Photo: Ajay Suresh/Wikimedia commons) Rubin to Close and Become “A Museum Without Walls” This Fall The Rubin Museum, a Chelsea mainstay for 20 years, is set to close its doors and put the building up for sale, transitioning... News 16 Feb 2024 | 01:46
An 18-year-old teen died by suicide during the weekend by jumping from the fifth floor of NYU’s Barney building on Feb. 10. ( Google street images) Two Teens Suddenly Dead At NYU Within A Span Of 2 Days In a tragic turn of events, the New York City Police Department confirmed the deaths of two young women within New York University’s... News 14 Feb 2024 | 12:11
Public sector labor unions are the latest latest to join the fight against congestion pricing in the city. ( Erik Drost/Wikimedia) Lawsuit Against Congestion Pricing Toll Calls It “MTA’s Latest Fundraising Gambit” As the launch date for the controversial congestion pricing plan approaches, opposition from city labor unions. some of whose... News 09 Feb 2024 | 03:51
