Josipa Kecman, LELA Poe Park Visitor Center’s Black History Month exhibition now on view virtually “The NYC Parks Renaming Project: Celebrating Black Leaders” on display at the Arsenal Gallery NYC Parks is proud to present the Poe Park Visitor Center’s virtual exhibition as part of the agency’s Black History MonthContinue Reading
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
Oscar yi Hou, 2021. (Photo: Oscar yi Hou) Brooklyn-based artist to receive a solo exhibition, public installation, and $25,000 cash award The Brooklyn Museum is pleased to award Oscar yi Hou the third annual UOVO Prize, which recognizes the work of emerging Brooklyn-based artists. yi Hou’s practice primarily focuses onContinue Reading
The Metropolitan Museum of Art David H. Koch Plaza © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced the appointment of Laura Filloy Nadal as Associate Curator for the Arts of the Ancient Americas. She will join the staff of The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, where theContinue 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