The French Pavilion returns to the Summer Fancy Food show in this June 12th-14th in New York with 35 French companies offering a wide range of gourmet products, spanning from cheese to chocolates and beyond. The Pavilion responds to consumer trends with an assortment of new and innovative products including organic and gluten-free options.Continue Reading
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced that the People’s Theatre Project (PTP) — an immigrant- and women-led nonprofit — will own and operate a first-of-its-kind Immigrant Research and Performing Arts Center (IRPAC) coming to Inwood. Filled with a range of visual and performing arts, the center will amplifyContinue Reading
(Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of Governor Kathy Hochul) Signs Executive Order to Establish a New Domestic Terrorism Unit within the Office of Counter Terrorism with Focus on Deradicalization and Threat Assessment Management; Establishes State Police Unit Devoted to Tracking and Responding to Extremist Violent Threats on Social Media Signs Executive Order Requiring State Police to FileContinue Reading
Leverages Private and Public Funding to Support 27 Projects Across New York Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $900,000 in grants to support 27 not-for-profit organizations involved with stewardship of state parks, trails, historic sites and public lands. The grants support partner group efforts to raise private funds for capital projects, performContinue Reading
Ezekiel Lau of Hawaii surfs in Heat 1 of the Round of 96 at the GWM Sydney Surf Pro on May 19, 2022 at Manly Beach, NSW, Australia.(Photo by Matt Dunbar/World Surf League) Mixed Results For Former CT Stars at Sydney Surf Pro International Upstarts Find Form at Manly NorthernContinue Reading
Pop Art-Themed Costume Fundraiser Unites Creatives: Anifa Mvuemba, Machine Dazzle, Dan Deacon, Jason Barnes and Kelly Towles Outdoors at Hirshhorn, May 21 The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden will celebrate the art in the everyday at the Hirshhorn Ball, Saturday, May 21, 6:30–10 p.m. Held in the museum’s outdoorContinue Reading
Parties, history tours, art-making activities, and more at the Whitney and on the Whitney Lawn. The Whitney Museum of American Art presents a series of free, on-site public programs and events celebrating Pride, June 9–12. Whitney Pride! will activate the Museum building and surrounding neighborhood with festivities for visitors ofContinue Reading
NYC Pride announces details of The Conference and The Rally, important events that foster dialogue about issues facing the LGBTQIA+ community, provide immersive sessions that explore human rights around the world, and call for protest and action. This year’s Conference will combine presentations and discussions, politics and policies, and academics and activism. TheContinue Reading
Adam Langley, an ecologist at Villanova, takes soil elevation measurements at the Global Change Research Wetland. Credit: Mikayla Manyin Beneficial Effects of Rising CO2 for Plants Disappear Under Flooding, 33-Year Field Experiment Reveals Wetlands across the globe are in danger of drowning from rising seas. But for decades, scientists heldContinue Reading
Photo by Marco Lenti on Unsplash Another season of exciting, diverse, and free programming is back and more robust than ever at Brooklyn Bridge Park! Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy (Conservancy) and Brooklyn Bridge Park (BBP) offer a wide range of arts and culture, fitness, recreation, environmental education, and volunteer opportunities forContinue Reading