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September Events Calendar

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** September 2019
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Dear Neighbors,

Fall is almost here! Thursday, September 5th is the first day of school for all New York City public schools. If you've been parking in front of or near a school this summer, school parking restrictions will be back in effect.

Do you have questions about the new rent laws passed in Albany this year? Please join me for a Community Forum on Tuesday, September 17, 6-8PM, at Goddard Riverside. Click here to learn more ([link removed]) .

Assistance for Tenants & Building Owners
My District Office will host constituent office hours with the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) on Wednesday, September 18, from 11 AM – 5 PM. Learn more here ([link removed]) .

One-on-one assistance will include:
* Working with individual tenants on how to file a housing-related complaint and what to expect from the complaint process;
* Discussing open housing violations with tenants or property owners, as well as options for violation removal;
* Providing Property Registration assistance;
* Info on how to finance improvements and repairs;
* Referrals on issues such as affordable housing, foreclosures, and tenant harassment.

Appointments are recommended but walk-ins welcome. Please call (212) 873-0282 to make an appointment.

Power Outage Reimbursements
Con Edison is accepting claims for residential or commercial spoilage, as well as general claims for damages, due to recent power outages. These claims can now be submitted more than 30 days after the July outages. Click here ([link removed]) for more information and to submit your claim.

Park Ranger & Parks Enforcement Positions Available!
With the support of the City Council, the FY20 City budget included resources for 130 new Urban Park Rangers and Parks Enforcement Patrol (PEP) officers. Learn about the Urban Park Ranger positions here ([link removed]) , and the Parks Enforcement Patrol positions here ([link removed]) . Learn about other job opportunities at NYC Parks here ([link removed]) . Please share this with anyone who might be interested!

Senior Food Bag Program Continues!
Please spread the word that low-cost, local, fresh produce will be available to seniors through mid-November via my and Borough President Brewer's Fresh Food for Seniors Program. Click here ([link removed]) for the delivery schedule and additional information.

Upper West Side seniors should check in with their local senior or community center for the ordering and pick up process. If you do not belong to a center and your building is not participating, you may order and pick up at:
* Goddard Riverside Community Center, located at 593 Columbus Ave. CONTACT: Marisa Maack at (212) 873-0282, x203 or [email protected]
* National Council of Jewish Women, located at 241 W. 72nd St. CONTACT: Denise at (212) 687-5030

Finally, please be advised that my Columbus Avenue and City Hall offices will be closed from Thursday, August 29th through Monday, September 2nd for the Labor Day holiday.

See you in the community!


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Thursday, August 29th - Sunday, September 8
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24th Precinct Back to School Backpack Giveaway & Community Resource Fair
Thursday, August 29th, 11:00am-4:00pm
Location: Sol Bloom Playground, W. 92nd Street btwn Central Park West & Columbus Ave
Join us and receive a free backpack and school supplies! First come, first served -- one backpack per child while supplies last. Every child must be accompanied by an adult. * Free Food * Games * Information & Resources * Giveaways * Music * Rockwall * Shredding Truck * Employment Referrals * and more!

Community Board 7 Full Board Meeting
Tuesday, September 3, 6:30 PM
Location: Congregation Rodeph Sholom, 7 West 83rd Street (Central Park West)
Visit Community Board 7's Website ([link removed]) for more information.

NYS Emergency Preparedness Training
Wednesday, September 4th, 1:30-3:00 PM
Location: Project FIND Hamilton House Senior Center, 141 W. 73rd St
Governor Cuomo and NYS Senator Jose Serrano invite you to this free training. Participants will receive a free NYS Disaster Preparedness Kit. RSVP Required. Register online here ([link removed]) . Learn more here ([link removed]) . Questions? Contact Senator Serrano's office at 212-828-5829.

Community Board 4 Full Board Meeting
Wednesday, September 4th, 6:30pm
Location: Mount Sinai West, 1000 10th Avenue, 2nd Floor Conference Room B
Visit Community Board 4's Website ([link removed]) for more information.

Council Lifetime Learning Open House
Thursday, September 5th, 10:00 AM- 3:00 PM
Location: Nat’l Council of Jewish Women NY, 241 W. 72nd St
NCJW NY’s Council Lifetime Learning is the place to be for active older New Yorkers who value life-long learning and community. Preview Fall class offerings at our open house! Sample classes and demos include Pastels, Watercolor, Zumba, Discovering Chi, Pilates, Voice, Weaving and Current Events. Light lunch and entertainment provided. New Class Registrations on 9/5 receive a special discount. Learn more here ([link removed]) .

Night at the Movies: Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock?
Thursday, September 5th, 5:30 - 7:00pm
Location: DOROT Auditorium, 171 W. 85th St
In partnership with the NY Public Library, join us for a documentary following Teri Horton, a 73-year-old former long-haul truck driver from California, who purchased a painting from a thrift shop for $5, only later to find out that it may be a Jackson Pollock. This program is free for all older adults. Register at: [email protected] or call 917-441-3745. DOROT is wheelchair accessible.

West Side County Fair
Sunday, September 8th, 1:00 - 6:00pm
Location: Riverside Park South -- Pier I at 70th Street
Join us for a full day of county fair magic in Manhattan with live bands, square dancing, sideshow performers, carnival rides and games, local food and merchandise vendors, cotton candy, Grow NYC Stop ‘N’ Swap, and more! Rain Date: September 15. (Stop 'N' Swap is a free community reuse event in which the public may drop off reusable and portable items for others to take home.Stop 'N' Swap will be available from 10:45am-4:30pm.)

Silent Film: Laurel and Hardy with Ben Model on Live Piano
Sunday, September 8th, 1:00 - 2:30pm
Location: DOROT Auditorium, 171 W. 85th St
You’re invited to a Sunday afternoon of silent films. Silent film historian and pianist Ben Model will present three of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy’s (the movies’ most iconic comedy team) funniest silent comedies at DOROT. This program is free for all older adults. Register at: [email protected] or call 917-441-3745. DOROT is wheelchair accessible.

Film & Discussion -- Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins
Sunday, September 8, 1:30 PM
Location: The Landmark at 57 West, 657 W. 57th St (12th Avenue)
Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins tells the story of media firebrand Molly Ivins, six feet of Texas trouble who took on the Good Old Boy corruption wherever she found it. Her razor sharp wit left both sides of the aisle laughing, and craving ink in her columns. She knew the Bill of Rights was in peril, and said “Polarizing people is a good way to win an election and a good way to wreck a country.” Molly's words have proved prescient. Now it's up to us to raise hell! Film opens in NYC theatres on Sept 6. This showing features a special Q & A with Dan Rather. Click here ([link removed]) to learn more and purchase tickets.



** Monday, September 9 - Sunday, September 15
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Community Board 7 Senior Task Force & Housing Committee
Monday, September 9th (Senior Task Force meets at 9am; Housing Committee meets at 7pm)
Location: 250 West 87th Street
Visit the Community Board 7 Website ([link removed]) for more information.

Military Mondays Legal Clinic
Monday, September 9, 1-3:30pm
Location: 423 E. 23rd St
Free legal clinic for Veterans normally on the 1st Monday of each month. Veterans who may need legal assistance in the areas of disability applications, housing concerns, child support modifications, or life planning should call Legal Services NYC’s hotline at 917-661-4500 to schedule an appointment.

A Country for Brown Kids
Monday, September 9, 6:30 PM
Location: Mid-Manhattan Library Program Room, 476 Fifth Avenue (42nd Street Entrance)
Join Mira Jacob, author of the graphic memoir Good Talk, and Tina Chang, author of the poetry collection Hybrida, for a discussion about their struggle to remain hopeful while raising children in a country deeply divided by race. They speak with literary critic and professor Sonya Posmentier. FREE. Register here ([link removed]) .

Community Board 7 Transportation Committee
Tuesday, September 10, 7:00 pm
Location: 250 West 87th Street
Visit the Community Board 7 Website ([link removed]) for more information.

FILM: The Game Changers
Tuesday, September 10, 7 pm
Location: JCC Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave at 76th Street
A new film produced by James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Jackie Chan that documents the explosive rise of plant-based eating in professional sports, mixing groundbreaking science with cinematic stories of struggle and triumph. Dir. Louie Psihoyos. $12/$15; for tickets, click here ([link removed]) .

School District 3 Community Education Council (CEC3): Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, September 11, 6:30pm
Location: Joan of Arc, 154 W. 93rd St., Room 204
Discussion of goals for the school year - what do you want for the D3 community?

Community Board 7 Business & Consumer Issues Committee
Wednesday, September 11th, 7:00 pm
Location: 250 West 87th Street
Visit the Community Board 7 Website ([link removed]) for more information.

Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow
Thursday, September 12th, 5:30 - 6:45pm
Location: DOROT Auditorium, 171 W. 85th St
In partnership with the NY Historical Society, join us for a lecture that explores Black Americans' struggle for equality under the law from 1865 through World War I. Learn about both Southern and Northern roles in this dark chapter of our history. This program is free for all older adults. Register at: [email protected] or call 917-441-3745. DOROT is wheelchair accessible.

Community Board 7 Preservation Committee
Thursday, September 12th, 6:30pm
Location: 250 West 87th Street
Visit Community Board 7's Website ([link removed]) for more information.

Ballparks and Our Changing City
Thursday, September 12, 6:30 pm
Location: Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street
What can New York’s ballparks – from the gone-but-not-forgotten Ebbets Field to today’s reimagined Yankee Stadium and Citi Field – tell us about the evolution of our city? Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic Paul Goldberger, author of Ballpark: Baseball in the American City, sits down with author Kevin Baker to discuss the connection between the physical transformation of New York's ballparks and America’s changing attitudes toward cities and shared civic space, past and present. Learn more and purchase tickets here ([link removed]) . Use code DIST6 for $15 tickets. Assistive listening devices available and our auditorium wheelchair lift can accommodate manual and motorized wheelchairs (max. capacity 500 lbs). Questions? 917.492.3395 or [email protected].

West Side Community Garden Arts & Crafts Festival
Saturday (9/14) and Sunday (9/15), 10.00 am - 4.00pm
Location: 123 W. 89th Street
Join us for local artists and crafts people showing/selling their work; children’s arts workshop; performance by the New York String Orchestra; children’s poetry readings; Danny the clown; readings by local New York writers; and more! Further info: Mira Stulman at (212) 875-0632.

Bloomingdale School of Music: Instrument Discovery Day and Open House
Saturday, September 14th, 11:00am-2:00pm
Location: Bloomingdale School of Music, 323 West 108th Street, between Broadway and Riverside Drive
Bloomingdale School of Music is pleased to open the doors of their charming historic brownstone for their popular annual FREE Open House & Instrument Discovery Day. During this free open-house event, children and their families have the opportunity to hear, hold and play over 14 different instruments with the guidance of BSM faculty and staff. The school staff will be on hand to answer any questions about BSM’s course offerings. As an added incentive, new students will receive a discount. Please RSVP here ([link removed]) .

ACC Mobile Adoption Event
Saturday, September 14, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Pet Health Store, 473 Amsterdam Avenue
Bring home your new best friend! The Animal Care Centers of NYC will be on the UWS for a pet adoption event with their mobile adoption van. Please click here ([link removed]) for more information.

Opening Reception: "New Beginnings" Exhibition
Saturday, September 14, 2:30 – 5:30 pm
Location: 96th and Broadway, center island
A group of talented gallery artists have joined together to celebrate West Side Arts Coalition’s opening season exhibit, New Beginnings in our unique Beaux Arts gallery at 96th Street and Broadway. Show runs from September 11 – 29; the gallery is open Wednesday 6 - 8 pm / Saturday & Sunday 12 – 6 pm. WSAC has been captivating audiences since 1979 with their members’ distinctive creativity, and diverse styles of work, from realism to abstraction. New Beginnings continues this tradition by channeling the unique expression of each artist, cultivating striking imagery and overall powerful visual design.

Criminal Justice Reform: A Jewish Call to Action
Sunday, September 15th, 8:30 a.m – 4:30 p.m. (lunch included)
Location: UJA-Federation of New York, 130 E. 59th Street
One out of every three black men will spend time in the U.S. prison system. Hear from experts, advocates, and government officials and join a concerned cadre of passionate individuals and professionals from major Jewish organizations, representing religious streams from Orthodox to Reform, in tackling today’s civil rights crisis. With a strong legacy of fighting for civil rights, the Jewish community can have a significant voice and influence towards mitigating an ongoing disaster. Learn more here ([link removed]) . Registration Fee: $25; financial assistance available.

Open House: Sundays at JASA Fall 2019
Sunday, September 15th, 10am-2pm
Location: John Jay College, 524 W. 59 St., 2nd Fl (RSVP requested)
Sundays at JASA is a one-of-a-kind, college-level continuing education program for adults 50+. Join us this fall at John Jay College for courses in politics, current events, acting, drawing, creative writing, crossword puzzle construction, exercise, film, opera appreciation and much more! Sundays at JASA Lunchtime Lecture Series will include journalist Craig Unger and bestselling author Charles Kaiser, among others. Classes begin on Sunday, September 22nd. Registration information, location details, and a full description of courses available here ([link removed]) . Contact Alexandra Collier at 212-273-5304 or [email protected] for more information or to RSVP for the open house.


Monday, September 16 - Sunday, September 22
Community Board 7 Parks & Environment Committee
Monday, September 16th, 7:00 pm
Location: 250 West 87th Street
Visit the Community Board 7 Website ([link removed]) for more information.

Music Mondays: The Claremont Trio
Monday, September 16, 7:30 PM
Location: Advent Lutheran Church, 2504 Broadway at 93rd St.
The “engaging” Claremont Trio (New Yorker) starts the new season with a program that balances two impassioned trios by Brahms and Dvořák with two recent works by Gabriela Lena Frank (the Peruvian-inflected Folk Songs) and Helen Grime (the entrancing Three Whistler Miniatures, inspired by paintings). Admission is FREE. Accessible by lift at side entrance on 93rd St. Learn more here ([link removed]) .

New Rent Laws Community Forum
Tuesday, September 17, 6-8PM
Location: Goddard Riverside, 593 Columbus Ave
Learn how this year's sweeping rent law reforms will affect you! Sponsored by Council Member Helen Rosenthal and Assembly Member Danny O’Donnell, along with Legal Services NYC, Met Council on Housing, Community Board 7, Demand Justice, Goddard Riverside, and Tenants & Neighbors. Click here to learn more ([link removed]) or call (212) 866-3970.

Community Board 7 Steering Committee
Tuesday, September 17th, 6:30pm
Location: 250 West 87th Street
Visit the Community Board 7 Website ([link removed]) for more information.

FILM: Where's My Roy Cohn?
Tuesday, September 17, 7 pm
Location: JCC Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave at 76th Street
Roy Cohn personified the dark arts of American politics, turning empty vessels into dangerous demagogues, from Joseph McCarthy to his final project, Donald J. Trump. This thriller-like exposé connects the dots, revealing how a deeply troubled master manipulator shaped our current American nightmare. Dir. Matt Tyrnauer. $12/$15; for tickets, click here ([link removed]) .

Assistance for Tenants & Building Owners
Wednesday, September 18th, 11am to 5pm
Location: Helen's District Office, 563 Columbus Avenue @ 87th Street
We are hosting constituent office hours with the NYC Dept of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). Assistance will include: working with individual tenants on how to file a housing-related complaint and what to expect from the complaint process; discussing open housing violations with tenants or property owners, as well as options for violation removal; providing Property Registration assistance: and making referrals on issues such as affordable housing, foreclosures, and tenant harassment. Learn more here ([link removed]) .

Community Board 7 Land Use Committee
Wednesday, September 18th, 6:30pm
Location: 250 West 87th Street
Visit the Community Board 7's Website ([link removed]) for more information.

Community Board 7 Youth, Education & Libraries Committee
Thursday, September 19th, 6:30pm
Location: 250 West 87th Street
Visit the Community Board 7's Website ([link removed]) for more information.

Gallery Opening: Noble Work, Photographs by Rachel Martin
Thursday, September 19, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Location: Redeemer Presbyterian Church, The Gallery at W83, 150 W. 83rd Street
In this series of portraits, photographer Rachel Martin brings the working class to the foreground, emphasizing the dignity and value of their work. Exhibit on display from September 19 - November 6. Free. Learn more here ([link removed]) .

ACC Mobile Adoption Event
Sunday, September 22, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Raymour & Flanigan, 1961 Broadway (at 66th St)
Bring home your new best friend! The Animal Care Centers of NYC will be on the UWS for a pet adoption event with their mobile adoption van. Please click here ([link removed]) for more information.


Monday, September 23 - Monday, September 30

How to Predict the Bottom-Line Cost of College & Make a Plan to Pay: A Free Information Session
Monday, September 23rd, 6-7:30pm
Location: Rutgers Church House, 236 W. 73rd St (just west of Broadway) 5th floor
Come to this free talk, led by college financial aid consultant Bill Smith, to learn how to identify affordable colleges, fill out financial aid forms, decide how much debt is affordable, and more. Click on our Eventbrite page for tickets ([link removed]) . Bill Smith is the managing director of ScholarFits, has expertise in how colleges determine financial aid awards, and holds an MBA from Northwestern. Contact Jennifer Moore at [email protected] for information. Our facility is accessible by ramp and the event space is reached by elevator.

Paul Krugman & Tsung-Mei Cheng In Conversation - "Priced Out: The Economic and Ethical Costs of American Health Care"
Tuesday, September 24, 6:00PM-7:30PM
Location: The New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street
Paul Krugman of The New York Times and Tsung-Mei Cheng of Princeton University will discuss the ethics and economics of American healthcare. They will especially focus on the life and work of Uwe Reinhardt, a giant of health policy in the U.S. and internationally, and his final book, Priced Out: The Economic and Ethical Costs of American Health Care, an engaging and enlightening account of today's U.S. healthcare system, which explains why it costs so much more and delivers so much less than the systems of every other advanced country, why this situation is morally indefensible, and how we might improve it. FREE -- advance online registration is required. Register here ([link removed]) .

Tin Pan Alley Uptown and Down
Tuesday, September 24, 6:30 pm
Location: Hostelling International-NY, 891 Amsterdam Ave (at 103rd St)
Many of the composers, lyricists, and publishers of the hit songs of the 20th century commuted from the Bloomingdale neighborhood to Tin Pan Alley, just north of Madison Square. Our September program honors these talented former residents with a multimedia presentation, history talk, and an update on efforts to landmark the Tin Pan Alley area, along with a live performance of music from that storied slice of Manhattan. Audience members will be able to sign up for a special tour of Tin Pan Alley. The Jim Torain award will also be presented. Torain grew up in the "Old Community," a primarily African-American neighborhood that flourished on West 98th and 99th Streets between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue before its destruction in the name of urban renewal in 1955. Sponsored by the Bloomingdale Neighborhood History Group with Hostelling International and the Columbus Amsterdam BID. Information: www.upperwestsidehistory.org or 212-666-9774.

Community Board 7 Health & Human Services Committee
Tuesday, September 24th, 7:00pm
Location: 250 West 87th Street
Visit the Community Board 7 Website ([link removed]) for more information.

FILM: Cooked
Tuesday, September 24, 7 pm
Location: JCC Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave at 76th Street
In her signature style, Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand takes audiences deep into one of our nation's biggest growth industries—disaster preparedness. She forges inextricable links between extreme weather, extreme disparity, and the politics of disaster. $12/$15; for tickets, click here ([link removed]) .

Community Board 7 Broadway Task Force
Wednesday, September 25th, 6:00pm
Location: 250 West 87th Street
Visit the Community Board 7 Website ([link removed]) for more information.

Classical Music Concert with Yi Chang & Carmen Ching
Thursday, September 26th, 5:30 - 6:30pm
Location: DOROT Auditorium, 171 W. 85th St
Enjoy an evening of classical music with acclaimed New York City-based pianists Yi Chang and Carmen Ching. You’ll be entertained with music from Franz Liszt and Claude Debussy, as well as anecdotes about the lives and legacies of these composers. This program is free for all older adults. Register at: [email protected] or call 917-441-3745. DOROT is wheelchair accessible.

Ongoing Events/Opportunities

Citizens Committee for NYC, the Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB), and Borough President Gale Brewer have partnered to offer two grants to support New Yorkers in decreasing the amount of waste to landfills in all five boroughs. Grants of up to $750 are available to spearhead a composting project in your community! Application due by September 16. Learn more here ([link removed]) . Grants of up to $2,000 will be awarded to start new reuse or repair projects, undertake related research projects, or initiate other activities which will help lead to replicable reuse or repair models across NYC. Application due by September 16. Learn more here ([link removed]) .

Sundays at JASA is a one-of-a-kind, college-level continuing education program for adults 50+. Join us this fall at John Jay College for courses in politics, current events, acting, drawing, creative writing, crossword puzzle construction, exercise, film, opera appreciation and much more! Sundays at JASA Lunchtime Lecture Series will include journalist Craig Unger and bestselling author Charles Kaiser, among others. Classes begin on Sunday, September 22nd. Registration information, location details, and a full description of courses available here ([link removed]) . Contact Alexandra Collier at 212-273-5304 or [email protected] for more information.

InTandem Cycling for the Vision Impaired in Central Park!
Thursdays at 6:30pm and Saturdays 9:30am
Location: cyclists with a disability should go to the Engineers' Gate, 2 East 90th Street
Come ride with us! InTandem provides free tandem cycling programs to people who are blind, have low vision, or cannot ride independently due to other disabilities. No prior experience in tandem riding is necessary. We’ll set you up with a partner, adjust the bike the way you like it, and before you know it you’ll be zooming around the Central Park loop! We ride as long as it's not raining and above 40 degrees. Rides are ongoing until November. For more information click here ([link removed]) , or email Matthew Nidek at [email protected].

Upper West Side Recycling ([link removed]) provides a comprehensive listing of environmental events in Manhattan that will take place over the next two to three months. This listing is part of their free bi-monthly UWSR Eco Letter ([link removed]) . To receive the events listing, click here ([link removed]) to to sign up.

Caring Kind Seminars on Aging, Dementia & Caregiving
If you are caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's or dementia, you are not alone. Support is available. Contact Caring Kind's 24-hour Helpline at 646-744-2900 or visit www.caringkindnyc.org ([link removed]) to learn more about free educational workshops throughout the month. Seating is limited and registration is required.

Free Cultural Events All Year Long at the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center. Learn more here ([link removed]) .

Free Music Fridays
Location: American Folk Art Museum, 2 Lincoln Square
Every Friday, 5:30-7:30pm.
Music featured at the Free Music Fridays series thematically reflects the spirit of the self-taught art on view at the museum. Support the proceedings with a donation-based cash wine bar. Admission is always free.

79th Street Greenmarket
Sundays year-round, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Food scrap drop-off 8am-1pm
Location: Columbus Avenue between 77th & 79 Streets
Access A Ride Drop-Off Point: 441 Columbus Avenue (at 81st Street). For more information, click here ([link removed]) or call Margi Trapani (646) 442-4154
At the 79th Street Greenmarket, shoppers can find grass fed beef, New York’s freshest fish, duck, chicken, ostrich, goat cheese, fresh flowers, eggs, honey, baked goods, apple cider, and a large variety of fruit and vegetables. Cash, EBT/Food Stamps, Debit/Credit cards, WIC Vegetable & Fruit checks & FMNP coupons are all accepted.

97th Street Greenmarket
Fridays year-round, 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Food scrap drop-off available
Location: 97th Street between Columbus & Amsterdam
Access A Ride Drop-Off Point: 775 Columbus Avenue (at 97th Street). For more information, click here ([link removed]) or call Margi Trapani (646) 442-4154
The 97th Street Greenmarket has been serving the diverse population of the Upper West Side for over 25 years. Come shop for produce, eggs, grass-fed meat, fish, cheese, and more. Cash, EBT/Food Stamps, Debit/Credit cards, WIC Vegetable & Fruit Checks, and FMNP Coupons are all accepted.

Tucker Square Greenmarket
Thursdays & Saturdays, year-round, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Food scrap drop-off available
Location: West 66th Street & Broadway
Greenmarket's gateway to the Upper West Side, the Tucker Square Greenmarket offers locally grown produce just across the street from Lincoln Center. Orchards boast sweet berries, stone fruit, and over 80 varieties of apples. Farmstead cheeses, fresh seafood, grass fed beef, duck and duck charcuterie, eggs, artisan baked goods, and New York's only producer of both sorghum and maple syrup round-out the offerings.

Grand Bazaar NYC
Every Sunday from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm
Location: 100 West 77th Street at Columbus Avenue
All year-round ([link removed]) , indoors and outdoors, over one-hundred merchants set-up their stands to sell the finest and most distinctive antique watches, vintage collectibles, art and photography, handmade jewelry and furniture, and delicious macaroons and other artisan foods. Grand Bazaar NYC donates 100% of its net revenue to four neighborhood public schools, benefiting over 4,000 children, while building and supporting a vibrant community of talented artists, designers, artisans, and entrepreneurs.
Affordable Housing - Additional Resources

West Side Neighborhood Alliance Monthly Meetings
4th Thursday of every month; location will vary.
The West Side Neighborhood Alliance is a coalition of tenants and tenant associations sponsored by Housing Conservation Coordinators. WSNA meets monthly to discuss and organize for solutions to problems that tenants face in their buildings, like illegal hotels, tenant harassment, and MCIs. Contact Jonathan Furlong at [email protected] or 845-367-7003 for more information.

Housing Conservation Coordinators (HCC) Legal Clinic
Mondays, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: HCC Offices, 777 Tenth Avenue
HCC offers a free legal clinic on Monday evenings from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. To meet with a volunteer attorney, visitors must call the front desk (212) 541-5996 to reserve a spot in the clinic in advance. Only the first eight callers will be able to reserve an appointment. Any New York City resident who does not qualify for HCC's legal services can visit HCC’s Legal Clinic, regardless of income or address. Our volunteer lawyers provide brief legal information, explain basic legal rights and may refer visitors to other legal resources/organizations/agencies. The Clinic is for 15-minute consultations only. You do not retain the volunteer attorney and the attorney cannot represent you or provide legal advice. While most visitors come for legal information about housing-related matters, attorneys may (at their own discretion) field questions about other basic, legal matters, as well. Visitors are asked to bring all documents relevant to their questions.

NYC Housing Connect
Looking for affordable housing? The NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has developed an online portal to search and apply for affordable housing opportunities in New York City called NYC Housing Connect. On the site, you can: learn how to apply for affordable housing in New York City; view current and upcoming housing opportunities; start, save, and complete an application for your household; and apply to housing options for which you may qualify. NYC Housing Connect seeks to simplify the application process for you. To visit the site, CLICK HERE ([link removed]) . Applying and qualifying for affordable housing can be a long process, and you are not guaranteed to receive housing. Your household must not only qualify with detailed criteria on a property-by-property basis, but you must also be selected at random in that property's lottery. Preferences noted in the advertisement will be given first consideration. For
other housing resources for New York City, visit the Affordable Housing Resource Center ([link removed]) .

NYC Housing Development Corporation
HDC finances rental properties reserved for households that meet certain income restrictions, commonly referred to as either low-income or middle-income. Each posting specifies how many of each type of apartment is available. To apply, please follow the instructions on the application information or advertisement posted for each development. All apartments are awarded through a lottery; your eligibility is determined by income. There is no application fee, facilitator, outside expediter, or broker involved in this process. Filling out the application for the specific project that is advertising available units is the ONLY way to apply for one of the apartments. See available listings ([link removed]) .
COMMUNITY EVENT CALENDARS

Arts
Bloomingdale School of Music ([link removed]) | Chamber Music Center ([link removed])
Film Society of Lincoln Center ([link removed]) | Kaufman Music Center ([link removed]) | Lincoln Center ([link removed])
Manhattan School of Music ([link removed]) | Music Mondays ([link removed]) | Symphony Space ([link removed])

Colleges and Universities
Bard Graduate Center ([link removed]) | Fordham Law ([link removed]) | John Jay College of Criminal Justice ([link removed])
Julliard ([link removed]) | Lucy Moses School ([link removed]) | Mannes College-The New School for Music ([link removed])

Libraries
Library for the Performing Arts ([link removed]) | Riverside Library ([link removed]) | St. Agnes Branch ([link removed])

Museums
American Museum of Natural History ([link removed]) | Central Park Zoo ([link removed])
Children's Museum of Manhattan ([link removed]) | Folk Art Museum ([link removed])
Metropolitan Museum of Art ([link removed]) | Museum of the City of New York ([link removed])
New York Historical Society ([link removed]) | New York Society for Ethical Culture ([link removed])

Parks
Central Park ([link removed]) | Riverside Park ([link removed])
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