Dear Neighbors, If you have Medicare health insurance – either original Medicare or a Medicare Advantage plan – I am interested in hearing what your experience has been finding medical providers that accept your insurance. Please take a few minutes to fill out a short survey and let me know what you have experienced when […]
The Turtle Bay Tree Fund is an all-volunteer organization whose mission is to enhance the Turtle Bay neighborhood with seasonal plantings and to maintain the trees, flower beds and enclosures with a program of pruning, watering, litter-removal, and replacement on a regularly scheduled basis. The Tree Fund is one of the largest of this type of neighborhood organizations […]
by Judith Randall Still in the mood for a good beach read, albeit from the comfort of your couch? Haven’t gotten around to reading best-sellers that generated lots of buzz, like “Educated” or “Fleishman is in Trouble”? Then check out “The Little Free Library” in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, where new releases and old favorites are […]
by Michael Zullo The Manhattan Espresso Cafe, opened in September 1993 by its owner Brad Bonnewell, a former Lintas Worldwide advertising agency account executive whose office resided in the Turtle Bay neighborhood at One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza. After researching the famous grand cafes and cuisine in Torino, Milano, Rome, Naples and Florence, Brad completed training […]
It is with sadness that the Turtle Bay Association reflects on the passing of Colleen Curtis, the wife of 54 years of TBA President, Bill Curtis. She was a great supporter of the Turtle Bay neighborhood, and her work in that regard will be sorely missed. She began her career as a stewardess on TWA […]
July 8, 2019 City Achieves Historic Reduction in Murder as Crime Falls in Every Major Category The NYPD announced today that year-to-date index crime is down by almost 2,500 complaints, or -5.4%, a new record-breaking low for any first half of any year in the CompStat Era. Murders in the city also fell to a […]