All NYC parks, playgrounds, beaches, and recreation centers are closed until further notice due to hazardous conditions. The winds are still strong and the hurricane has compromised many of the trees inside parks and along sidewalks. To report a tree issue, please call 311 or text 311-692, or submit an online forestry service request. 911…
Month: October 2012
Hurricane Sandy on the UWS NYC
At midday on the Upper West Side there were some winds and choppy Hudson River waters but no real hurricane effects. Now, at 4:20pm, still not much more that a rainstorm feel.
This Halloween “Make Change for Children”
Here’s an idea…instead of spending your dollars on candy this Halloween, how about donating to “Make Change for Children” so the Joint Council on International Children’s Services (JCICS) and its partners can find more loving, adoptive homes for vulnerable, orphaned children worldwide. Joint Council is the only international non-profit dedicated to ensuring that every child…
Morningside Park
On the Upper West Side Morningside Park bumps up next to the Cathedral of St.John the Divine and Columbia University.
Broadway Bomb Skateboard in NYC
The Broadway Bomb skateboard ride down Broadway has begun. NYPD is lined up down Broadway attempting to slow the down. I wonder if that much presence is a good allocation of resources and spending…???
Making Ice In NYC
Lasker Rink administration is doing its best to get the ice made on the outdoor rink in Central Park, but with temperatures like yesterday’s it’s going to be a slow go!
Halloween Season on the UWS
I was wander along 2nd Ave and 93rdish and stumbled across a whole Halloween scene set in the garden of an apartment building!
apple seeds Halloween Bash, October 28
D’Agostino Turns 80
My favorite grocery store turns 80 this month. D’Agostino, the NYC family-owned and run company, is now being run by the third generation and is thriving. Head into one of their stores on Thursday October 18th, between 12:00pm – 2:00pm and celebrate with them with a slice of cake.
A Colorful New Yorker
This is what a fall wardrobe should look like! Lots of color!!!