Community Board 6 June 2023 Newsletter
Stuyvesant Cove Park Reopens Left to right: Former CB6 Chair Jane Crotty, Solar One CEO Stephen Levin, City Council Member Keith Powers, NYC DDC Commissioner Tom Foley, City Council Member Carlina Rivera, CB6 Chair Kyle Athayde, NYCEDC Chief Infrastructure Officer Joshua Kraus. Photo courtesy of CB6. As many of our readers know, there have been closures […]
Community Board 6 May 2023 Newsletter
Great News on New York State Assembly Redistricting! Several months ago, the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission (NYS IRC) released a proposed map for the New York State Assembly. In that map, most of our constituents north of East 42nd Street were proposed to be redistricted to a majority-Queens New York State Assembly District. At its […]
Mother’s Day drive
Katharine Hepburn Garden Party
Katharine Hepburn Garden Party Dag Hammarskjold Plaza East 47th Street between 1st & 2nd Aves, Manhattan Sunday, May 21, 2023, 1PM to 3PM Rain Date, May 28, same time GARDEN TOUR: See what’s in bloom and learn about Kate’s favorite plants. SPRING HATS: Wear your favorite Spring hat… Prize for most creative hat! FREE: Cake […]
YMCA SUMMER MEMBERSHIP OFFER
Session V: “Older Adult Housing: We Need More! How to Advocate for What Is Needed”
Thursday, May 11th 10 am – 11:30 pm New York City’s 65 plus population grew by 36 percent over the last decade, making it even harder to find affordable accessible apartments. This final session of the 2023 Roundtable series will focus on some of the challenges to creating more housing, and how to harness the growing power of […]