Tag: Governor Hochul

  • Harlem and The Bronx

    Harlem and The Bronx

    This image from the 1930’s from a high vantage point (likely from the towering 555 Edgecombe Avenue), shows Harlem in the foreground and The Bronx in the background. What is now Jackie Robinson Park is immediately below (in the foreground) and you can see the distinctive kiosk shown in another 1930’s photo and from Google…

  • East Harlem, Underwater

    East Harlem, Underwater

    With climate change predicted to bring more flooding, heavy rains, storms, and more, it’s important to think about how vulnerable your home/apartment/block/community is. This map, showing flood zones in 2012 (essentially shows the flooding caused by Sandy): The following map, however, shows what a Sandy equivalent storm will do to our coastline in 2080: And…

  • Feliz Día de Reyes! (3 Kings Day)

    Feliz Día de Reyes! (3 Kings Day)

    Camels on 3rd Avenue 2nd Avenue Subway Enters a New Phase New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced that the Second Avenue Subway expansion project that would extend the Second Avenue line to 125th Street in East Harlem has moved to the engineering phase of the project timeline. Governor Kathy…