Tag: NYT

  • Sign of Spring, 2022

    Sign of Spring, 2022

    The Twelfth Ward Bank The problem with looking up at the architecture at the corner of Lex/125 is most people are so focused on navigating the street scene, that it’s rare when you feel confident enough in your path, to notice 100 year old faded signs. The building on the north-east corner of Lex/125 was…

  • Join Community Voices Heard in Following Black Women

    Join Community Voices Heard in Following Black Women

    Community Voices Heard writes: We are on the precipice of change. President Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson signals confirmation of a true commitment to change and representation in our nation’s highest court. We know Black women are an extremely powerful voting bloc, and we also understand the critical role we play in our…

  • Crime

    Crime

    There has been a lot of conversation regarding crime, and violent crime in particular recently. It is instructive to look at the data. New York City’s NYPD, reports on the 7 major felony offenses and makes this data freely available on its COMPSTAT portal. The seven major felonies include murder and non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery,…

  • Jobs and Volunteer Opportunities at Parks

    Jobs and Volunteer Opportunities at Parks

    Happy Spring! These NYC Parks job opportunities (below) made possible by the recent federal reinvestment bill are open to people of all ages and require no experience. CAN YOU & YOUR ____BE LITTER AMBASSADORS FOR OUR HISTORIC HARLEM PARKS?(Jackie Robinson/Marcus Garvey/Morningside/St Nicholas)NYC Parks is looking for weekend volunteers we call * Litter Ambassadors * who can greet park…