ENTERTAINMENT
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Con Edison’s Bronx Zoo Project Protects Animals, Planet
Photo credit: Julie Larsen Thanks to an innovative waste heat recovery system that was upgraded with support from Con Edison, the Bronx Zoo is keeping its buildings warm during winter months and significantly reducing its environmental impact. The project was made possible through Con Edison incentives, which provided $2.7 million toward the total $4.6 million cost. “Our incentive programs motivate…
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Op-Ed | Gov Hochul must stand up for trans rights, expand NY’s Trans Wellness and Equity Fund
Within hours of his inauguration, President Donald Trump forged ahead on executive orders targeting transgender and gender nonbinary people. His administration’s actions have already stripped access to federal documents aligning with trans and nonbinary people’s gender identity, barred transgender people from serving in the military, and forced incarcerated trans women to be housed alongside men in prison. We all know…
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Rare, stinky corpse flower draws hundreds to Brooklyn Botanic Garden • Brooklyn Paper
A rare corpse flower bloomed at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden this weekend. Photo by Lauren Rapp Sign up for our Brooklyn Paper email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! A giant, rare and notoriously stinky flower bloomed at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden over the weekend, drawing hundreds to smell something “putrid.” The Amorphophallus…
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Publicist Todd Shapiro Celebrates 30 Years in Business
L.-R.: Todd Shapiro, New York City Mayor Eric Adams There’s a saying that, in life, it’s all about who you know. But then, who you are probably matters. Judging by Todd Shapiro’s recent, very bipartisan birthday(s), he knows everyone and he’s someone who can bring them all together. At a party at the Bryant Park Grill in Manhattan celebrating Shapiro’s…
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Op-Ed | NYC has tens of thousands of ECE seats for families – let’s make sure we fill every single one
Working families with young kids face a common challenge that is critical to their success and keeping them in the five boroughs: finding safe, affordable, high-quality childcare. New York City’s free early childhood education (ECE) programs of 3-K and Pre-K for our youngest New Yorkers can be lifelines for working parents, but they need to be accessible and effective. Amidst…
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Broadway | ‘Cellino v. Barnes’ extended again, Maya Hawke to lead ‘Eurydice’ and more
Noah Weisberg and Eric William Morris in Cellino V. Barnes Photo by Marc J. Franklin Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! “Cellino v. Barnes,” a scrappy comedy about the once ubiquitous personal injury law firm Cellino & Barnes that has become an unlikely Off-Broadway hit, will extend…
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What you need to know about the 17-week A train shutdown hitting Rockaway Friday – QNS
Heads Up! The A train service to the Rockaways is suspended starting this Friday, Jan 17. Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit Sign up for our QNS email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Rockaway residents are urged to plan ahead as the A train line closure begins this Friday,…
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Universal childcare push at City Hall park sees hundreds of parents and tots urge City Hall to lift economic hardships, provide free programs
Over one hundred parents and toddlers huddled outside of City Hall Sunday in frigid temperatures to demand universal childcare for children as young as two years old. Photo by Dean Moses Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Over one hundred parents and toddlers huddled outside of City…
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Queens College to host signature MLK celebration with Grammy-winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis
Search our comprehensive guide to things to do in NYC for more local events — or submit your own! Queens College will host its annual celebration of the life and legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., marking what has become the signature MLK Day event in Queens and one of the most prominent in New York City. The…
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Where you will pay (and not pay) tolls in Manhattan
A congestion pricing toll gantry in Manhattan Photo by Dean Moses Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! It is easy to say congestion pricing is in effect in Manhattan. But what does that mean in terms of tolls in the borough? In short, most motorists will pay…
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