Outgoing Events in NYC (www.theskint.com)
From The Skint:...
Brooklyn’s First Super-Tall Gets a Very Breezy Basketball Court (www.curbed.com)
The SHoP-designed amenity will be on the tower’s “wind floor” and open to the elements 629 feet up....
Feds commit $6.8B for new Hudson River tunnels, potential opening by 2035 (gothamist.com)
Gateway supporters said the funding represented a crucial step in the project's completion.
NYC Restaurant Week (www.nyctourism.com)
July 24–August 20. Book tables now!...
Weathered Photo Eric Adams Keeps in Wallet Reportedly Created by Aides (12ft.io)
New York City mayor Eric Adams has often spoken about the loss of his close friend and colleague Robert Venable, a fellow police officer who was killed in the line of duty in 1987. Adams claims that he’s carried Venable’s photo in his wallet for years, and as mayor he’s occasionally pulled it out while addressing the...
In New York City, a $100,000 Salary Feels Like $36,000 (www.bloomberg.com)
"After taxes and adjusting for the sky-high cost of living, a six-figure paycheck doesn’t take you as far as you might expect."...
NYC Is Cleared for First-in-US Congestion Tolls as Soon as April (www.bloomberg.com)
Motorists may start paying new tolls as early as April 2024...
A New Penn Station Is Coming, With or Without Office Towers, Hochul Says (www.nytimes.com)
Gov. Kathy Hochul has severed ties with the development plan that relied on the building of office towers by Vornado Realty Trust.
Mama Mia! NYC rules crack down on coal, wood-fired pizzerias — must cut carbon emissions up to 75% (nypost.com)
New York City is even targeting beloved pizza pie in a bid to curb carbon pollutants — drafting new rules that would require pizzerias that use coal and wood burning ovens for decades to curb…
New storm-resistant street with ‘porous pavement’ opens in Rockaway, just in time for hurricane season (gothamist.com)
Beach 108th Street also has new bike lanes and wider pedestrian walkways....
City lifting ban on e-bikes in parks starting June 20 for yearlong pilot (www.amny.com)
Apparently, there was a ban 🥲
Mayor Adams announces $75 million plan to improve outdated infrastructure in 'The Hole' (gothamist.com)
The mayor’s announcement follows a series of Gothamist stories detailing decrepit – and unsafe – conditions inside several apartments in the Hole....
What a Commissioner’s Abrupt Exit Says About the N.Y.P.D. Under Adams (www.nytimes.com)
The next N.Y.P.D. commissioner will have to contend with the mayor, a wary police force eager for clear leadership and a city worried about both crime and the use of force.
Lincoln Center Sunmer in the City June 14 - August 12, 2023 (www.lincolncenter.org)
The world's leading performing arts center. The best in music, dance, opera, theater, cinema, and more.
Juneteenth in Seneca Village @ Central Park on Sunday June 18, 2023 at 10:00 AM (www.centralparknyc.org)
Head to Seneca Village this on Juneteenth weekend for a family-friendly celebration of Black wellness through dance, music, art-making, comedy, self-care, and more!
NYC Election 2023: Get to Know Your City Council District (projects.thecity.nyc)
NYC 2023 Elections Are Here. Get to Know Your City Council District Before You Vote.
MTA moves forward with plans to install platform doors in three subway stations (abc7ny.com)
The three stations set to be outfitted with these gates include the 7 train at Times Square, the L train at 3rd Avenue and the E train at Sutphin Boulevard/Archer Avenue in Queens.
Arts center at WTC announces its first season (gothamist.com)
“We have invited some of the most compelling talents in theater, opera, music and dance to work with us and with each other, to create and present new works that bring PAC NYC to life, here in the world capital of performing arts,” Rauch said of the new center's programming initiatives in a media statement.
Opinion | The Plan to Save New York From the Next Sandy Will Ruin the Waterfront. It Doesn’t Have To. (www.nytimes.com)
The Army Corps’s plan to protect New York from flooding relies too heavily on walls.
Summer Streets is Back, Starting July 29th (gothamist.com)
July 29th...
Mandatory composting coming soon to New York City (gothamist.com)
The City Council passed legislation that splits from Mayor Eric Adams’ current composting program, which is voluntary. The sanitation department has previously said it needs to find more sites to process organic waste.
The 50 best restaurants in NYC right now (www.timeout.com)
Including top tacos, sensational sushi and pizza perfection
Brooklyn, N.Y. awarded USL League One franchise (www.uslleagueone.com)
New club set to begin play in 2025
NYC, NJ can expect at least another day of bad air quality (gothamist.com)
The wildfires in Canada show no signs of abating and the weather system funneling smoke our way could stick around through the weekend.
DOT Nixes Fordham Road Busway Due To 'Community Concerns' (nyc.streetsblog.org)
DOT officials informed the project's community advisory board on May 31 of their intention to kill the Bronx busway and instead shift existing bus lanes away from the curb and extend them by several blocks, according to a presentation posted online late Friday afternoon.
