By Gregg McQueen View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carlos S. Deschamps (@cinematicheights) The water’s waiting. New York City’s public pools are open for the summer season, despite a shortage of lifeguards. On June 28, NYC…
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By Gregg McQueen “Every time we had an opportunity to walk here, we did,” said Carmen De La Rosa, of the many hours as a child spent at the Anne Loftus playground with her family. “We are really fortunate…
Shout out once again to Nike and NYC Parks for producing this excellent video series that highlights NYC’s outstanding greenspaces. Next up to bat is Morningside Park in Harlem. Evlo, who still lives across the street from Morningside, grew…
Say word? Nike has teamed up with the NYC Parks Department to release a limited footwear and apparel collection that pays homage to some of the most important public spaces in the city as well as the unsung heroes…
By Gregg McQueen From bottle service to BBQ. A new restaurant has opened up on the former site of waterfront hotspot La Marina – and there’ll be no happy hour or hookah for the time being. Dubbed The Hudson,…
The indispensable Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NOMAA) has an open call for the Haven Plaza Public Art Project. Columbia University Irving Medical Center in partnership with NoMAA invites artists to submit proposals that creatively address ways to cover 26…
Knights in shining armor have invaded Fort Tryon Park. ARMORS is a site-specific public art project in the park’s Cloisters Lawn by Icelandic artist Steinunn Thorarinsdottir. You have until September 13 to catch this really cool public art exhibit.…
The Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA), in collaboration with NY–Presbyterian – The Allen Hospital, is seeking submissions for NoMAA’s next exhibition entitled “The Art of Healing”. Guest-curated by Gabriel de Guzman (Curator of Visual Arts at Wave Hill), this exhibition will present…
The friends of J. Hood Wright Park are partnering with J. Hood Wright Recreation Center to invite you to celebrate the 175th birthday of J. Hood Wright, philanthropist, financier, and community resident. Guest Speakers! Music! Activities! Refreshments! Due to…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Like many of Uptown’s residents, both past and present, the Little Red Lighthouse is actually a transplant from other shores, Sandy Hook, New Jersey to be exact. That’s right; our iconic lighthouse is actually the…