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To Accommodate Work, Pedestrian Passageway Will be Closed Starting Feb. 27 Through Dec. 2023  Once Complete, the Pedestrian Passageway Connecting Sixth and Seventh Avenues Will Be Compliant with Americans With Disabilities Act  Pedestrian Passageway Improvements Part of Larger Accessibility Project at 14 St  The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announcedContinue Reading

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Since the 2019 study period, pedestrian fatalities dropped sharply on Vision Zero Priority Corridors: the Bronx has seen a 40% decline in pedestrian fatalities; Brooklyn, 38%; Manhattan, 45%; Queens, 25%; and Staten Island, 38% Data-driven analysis adds 349 Priority Corridors and Intersections going forward; DOT ranked and choose corridors basedContinue Reading

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Super Simple Songs – one of the most popular creators of children’s content on YouTube – has now created a podcast for young listeners. “The Super Simple Podcast” is available today wherever you listen to podcasts, with new episodes being released monthly. Two episodes, “Little Snowflake” and “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star,” are available digitally as part ofContinue Reading

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After 30 years as an indispensable pillar of the downtown independent theatre community, New Ohio Theatre will conclude operations at 154 Christopher Street at the end of the current season on August 31, 2023. “We had a hell of a run,” says Founding Artistic Director Robert Lyons. The decision isContinue Reading

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The-Highline. Photo: Brittany Petronella NYC & Company New Members Expand the Reach and Expertise of the Network The High Line Network announces that it has welcomed ten new members into its community of nonprofit infrastructure reuse projects. Since its inception by the High Line in 2016, the Network has grownContinue Reading

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Photo: Richard Bowditch South Street Seaport Museum announces extended hours and special activities during New York City public schools’ Mid-Winter Recess, 11am–5pm daily from Wednesday, February 22 through Sunday, February 26, 2023, at 12 Fulton Street, NYC. A free trip to the Seaport Museum and its fleet of ships is an experienceContinue Reading

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Regarding Ingres book cover, featuring a detail of the painting Comtesse d’Haussonville by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1845, oil on canvas, The Frick Collection. Inspired by Ingres’s Comtesse d’Haussonville One of the most celebrated paintings in The Frick Collection, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’s Comtesse d’Haussonville, has inspired a new book of short stories to be published next month byContinue Reading