Kai Brinker from Brooklyn, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons NYC Parks and DOT today announced the completion of two conceptual planning studies for greenways in Brooklyn and Queens. The Destination: Greenways! studies identified gaps in the existing greenway routes and ways to improve and transform key greenspaces into bothContinue Reading

Announcement Represents Most Comprehensive Expansion of Lifestyle Medicine Programming in U.S. New Expansion Will Provide Dedicated Team-Based Support for Healthy Lifestyle Changes, Including Emphasis on Plant-Based Diet Programming to Help Address Burdens of Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension, Other Common Chronic Conditions Disproportionately Impacting Black and Brown New Yorkers Services WillContinue Reading

Represents Compatibility Between the State’s Excelsior Pass Scanner Application and Puerto Rico’s VACU ID Pass and Excelsior Pass Plus and Puerto Rico’s CESCO Digital Verifier Application As a Secure, Digital Vaccination Record, Excelsior Pass Plus Includes New Yorkers’ Booster/Additional Dose, Does Not Expire, And Can Be Used Outside of New York State,Continue Reading

WHAT:The newest episode of “Seen” – the Academy’s series of candid interviews on culture, identity and representation with some of today’s most influential Latinx filmmakers and artists – features Eva Longoria in conversation with journalist and series host Nick Barili.  Longoria and Barili visit the campus of California State University, Northridge, from whichContinue Reading

Photo: Danny Perez for the Times Square Alliance. The Broadway League, with the support of the New York City Department of Education (DOE), the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), and the New York City Council, has announced 20 participating shows for the spring 2022 season of Broadway Bridges. Broadway Bridges is The BroadwayContinue Reading

Susan Donoghue Appointed Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa Appointed First Deputy Commissioner New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the appointment of two officials who will carry out his vision for a more equitable parks system where all New Yorkers can enjoy the physical, mental, and emotional benefits that open space provides.Continue Reading

“The Web of Space” sculpture by John Safer. A miniature version of this sculpture is given to the National Air and Space Museum’s Michael Collins Trophy winners every year. Credit: Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum awards its Michael Collins Trophy annually for Lifetime and Current Achievements.Continue Reading