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DECEMBER Events Calendar

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** Community Events Calendar
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** DECEMBER 2019
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Dear Neighbor,

We are lucky to have so many wonderful holiday gatherings and events within our district, so please check the many listings below for details.

While we celebrate the holidays, I urge you to be aware and safe with holiday lights and candles this season. This is a time of year when we see a spike in home fires due to indoor trees, lights and candles. Please double check your smoke alarm batteries, keep heated lights and candles away from curtains and other dry materials and make sure everyone in the home knows what to do in case of fire emergencies. Please take a moment to read this NYC Fire Dept guide for fire prevention ([link removed])

Our Toy Drive continues. Please bring in a NEW, Unwrapped toy for a child between the ages of 2-14 and we will get it to a local family in need. You may drop toys off at my district office, 563 Columbus Office between 87-88th st, from 10am-6pm Monday-Friday. We are accepting toys until December 13th.

Many of you have asked about Volunteer Opportunities in the neighborhood and so, each month, I will highlight a local volunteer opportunity. If you know of an organization in need of volunteers, please send the information to [email protected] and we will consider including it in the next events calendar.
This month we highlight DOROT - a non-profit organization that provides wonderful services for seniors on the UWS and relies on volunteers year round.
DOROT ([link removed]) serves older adults on the west side of Manhattan and is based locally on West 85th street. They strive to address social isolation and serve seniors that are homebound or attend programming at their site.
Volunteer opportunities include Holiday Package Deliveries, Friendly Visiting, reading assistance for the visually impaired, Shop & Escort, teaching seniors over the phone through University Without Walls, and serving meals at DOROT’s Homelessness Prevention Program.
You can learn more at Volunteer Opportunities ([link removed]) .

Please join me for two important events:
Thursday Dec 5th for a Town Hall sponsored by UWS Save Our Stores entitled, Vacant Storefronts and Visions for Neighborhood Revitalization. It will be located at Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th St. .RSVP requested: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) .

Saturday Dec 7th for the annual West Side Tenants' Conference, held at Fordham University on West 61st from 9:30-4pm. Please check the website ([link removed]) for information on location, panels and speakers.

Beginning on December 2nd, 2019, New Yorkers whose IDNYC is expiring in less than 60 days, will be able to renew their IDNYC through a new online portal ([link removed]) at nyc.gov/IDNYC ([link removed]) .

Did you know that our local community center is also an affordable cultural treasure? The Bernie Wohl Center, located at 647 Columbus Ave between 91-92nd st., offers theatre, dance, readings, performances and classes for youth and adults. Visit the Bernie Wohl website ([link removed]) and learn all that is available through their extensive programming.

As always, if you are interested in Environmental news and events, I encourage you to check out and sign up for newsletters from a long-time local organization called UWS Recycling. Access their website ([link removed]) , sign up for their UWS Eco letter, ([link removed]) which comes our 6 times/year, and learn about all the local and citywide environmental happenings.

If you enjoy strolling through holiday markets, there are several now open in our area; Columbus Circle ([link removed]) , Grand Bazaar NYC ([link removed]) , and Turnstyle ([link removed]) .

I wish you a safe and happy holiday season!


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Sunday, Dec 1 - Saturday, Dec 7
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Winters Eve at Lincoln Square
Monday, Dec 2, 5:30-9pm
Location: Broadway from Columbus Circle to 70th st
FREE. Enjoy the Tree Lighting at Dante Park, great local food, live music and free entertainment throughout the evening. Rain or Shine.
Visit [link removed] for details

Broadway Under the Stars
Monday, Dec 2, 5pm
Location: Shops at Columbus Circle, 59th st and Columbus Circle
FREE live performances by Broadway stars singing from Beetlejuice, Tootsie, Mean Girls musicals. 2nd floor - open to all

MUSIC Mondays
Monday, Dec 2, 7:30pm
Location: Advent Lutheran Church, 2504 Broadway at 93rd St.
FREE Qasim Naqvi, Jennifer Koh, and Davóne Tines. A thousand years of spiritually elevating music across cultures Accessible by lift from street to sanctuary.
Contact: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) or 212-665-2504

Broadway Malls Winter Lighting Ceremony
Tuesday, Dec 3rd, 5:30pm
Location: Verdi Square, 72nd st and Broadway
Tree lighting, refreshments, and vocal performances by our local public school's youth choir, Reaching for the Arts.

Community Board 7 Full Board Meeting
Tuesday, Dec 3, 6:30 PM
Location: Fordham University, 113 W 60th st
Visit Community Board 7's Website ([link removed]) for more information.

HOUSING CLINIC - NEW DATE AND TIME! ([link removed])
Wednesday Dec 4th, 6:30pm (new time!)
Location: Bernie Wohl Center, 647 Columbus ave at 92nd st (new location)
1st Wednesday of every month, come have a free consultation with a housing attorney and/or listen to a presentation on a topic related to housing. This month the presentation topic will be Getting Repairs ([link removed])

Community Board 4 Full Board Meeting
Wednesday, Dec 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.

New York Recentered: Building the Metropolis from the Shore
Wednesday, December 4, 6:30pm
Location: Hostelling International 891 Amsterdam Avenue (103rd Street)
Free and everyone welcome. A program of the Bloomingdale Neighborhood History Group
For more information: www.upperwestsidehistory.org ([link removed])

Central Park Holiday Lighting
Thursday, Dec 5th, 5:30-6:30pm
Location: Charles Dana Discovery Center, enter at 110th st from 5th or Lenox Ave
Visit [link removed] for details

20th Precinct Build a Block Meeting
for Sector C are, 79th-86th and west of Broadway
Thursday Dec 5th, 4:30pm
Location: Book Culture, 450 Columbus Ave, doors open at 4pm, meeting starts at 4:30pm
This is an opportunity to meet and speak directly with your Neighborhood Coordinating Officers for those blocks.

Vacant Storefronts and Visions for Neighborhood Revitalization Town Hall
Thursday, Dec 5th, 6:30pm
Location: Ethical Culture (2 West 64th St., side entrance).
RSVP requested: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) .

24th Precinct Build a Block Meeting
for Sector C area - 100-110th CPW to Broadway
Saturday, Dec 7th 5:30am refreshments, 6pm meeting
Location: West End Presbyterian Church, 165 West 105^th
This is an opportunity to meet and speak directly with your Neighborhood Coordinating Officers for those blocks.

Evidence-Based Nutrition for Seniors: Discussion and Demo
Friday, Dec 6th, 12-1pm
Location: National Council for Jewish Women NYC, 241 W. 72nd Street
FREE In this next session the NCJW's Healthy Living series, Plant Powered Metro New York ([link removed]) returns to share further about evidence-based nutrition for optimal aging.

Blood Pressure Screenings
Project FIND, Clinton Neighborhood Center
Thursday Dec 5, 10am-12pm
Location: 530 W 55th st, between 10th-11th ave
Membership is FREE, you must be 60 years or older
For more information: 212-757-2026 or Email:[email protected]

West Side Tenants' Conference
Saturday, Dec 7, 9:30am-4pm
Location: Fordham Univ Law School. 150 W 62nd st
FREE, for information and rsvp, 845 367 5981


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Sunday, Dec 8 - Saturday, Dec 14
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Broadway Under the Stars
Monday, Dec 9, 5pm
Location: Shops at Columbus Circle, 59th st and Columbus Circle
FREE live performances by Broadway stars singing from Phantom of the Opera, WICKED musicals. 2nd floor - open to all

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

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

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

Sunday, Dec 15 - Saturday, Dec 21
Community Board 7 Parks & Environment Committee
Monday, Dec 16, 7:00 pm
Location: 250 West 87th Street
Visit the Community Board 7 Website ([link removed]) for more information.

Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day
Wed Dec 18th, Meal at 4:30 pm; Program begins at 5:30 PM.
Location: Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church: Bonnell Hall, 7 West 55^th Street, New York, NY 10019
FREE, open to public. The program will feature a meal, live entertainment, and a special tribute with a reading of those we lost this past year. As each name is read a bell will toll and a candle will be lit.

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

Community Education Council for School District 3
Wednesday, Dec 18, 6:30pm
Location: PS 9, 100 W 84th st
Visit the C ([link removed]) EC3 ([link removed]) website for more information

Blood Pressure Screenings
Project FIND, Clinton Neighborhood Center
Thursday Dec 19, 10am-12pm
Location: 530 W 55th st, between 10th-11th ave
Membership is FREE, you must be 60 years or older
For more information: 212-757-2026 or Email:[email protected]

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

Sunday, Dec 22 - Sat Dec 28

Lighting of World's Largest Menorah
Thursday, Dec 26, 5:30pm
Location: Central Park, Grand Army Plaza at 5th ave between 58-59th st

Kwanzaa Family Celebration
Thursday, Dec 26th, 11am-2pm
Location: Museum of the City of New York ([link removed]) , 5th ave and 103rd st
Free with Museum admission - while anyone under 20 yrd old is Free, adults pay $20

Kwanzaa at Museum of Natural History
Saturday, Dec 28th, 12-5pm
Location: American Museum of Natural History, ([link removed]) 80th st and Central Park West
Free with admission. Museum entry is suggested only, pay as you wish.

Project FIND, Clinton Neighborhood Center
Holiday and New Year's Celebration
Friday Dec 27, 12:30-2:30pm
Location: 530 W 55th st, between 10th-11th ave
Membership is FREE, you must be 60 years or older
For more information: 212-757-2026 or Email:[email protected]


Ongoing Events/Opportunities

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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