New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg explained on Tuesday that digging out from under Sunday and Monday’s blizzard was much slower than had been anticipated. Many streets in Manhattan were passable, but in the outlying boroughs there were an unacceptably high number of major roads which were completely untouched by snowplows. This situation left tens…
Monthly Archives: December 2010
Construction in Progress at Clifton Park, NY
Construction for a new 104-room Hilton Garden Inn, as well as a bigger movie theater, has begun at Clifton Park, New York. RC Keller Construction Inc. crews have been onsite for a number of weeks already, installing the infrastructure needed for the buildings. The construction is “on schedule,” according to Donald MacElroy, vice president of…
Snow Prevents Ambulances from Arriving in Timely Fashion
Bringing into sharp focus the critical importance of ambulances which arrive within moments of being summoned, this week’s blizzard left many people without this crucial link to life-saving care which we can sometimes take for granted. In Midwood, Brooklyn one woman had to wait for her ambulance 6 hours. When she finally did arrive at…
Celebrities in the Snow
While many people are undoubtedly hoping for an end of the wintry weather in New York City, a few celebrities are taking advantage of the free time, and even braving the snow. Sarah Jessica Parker and her husband Matthew Broderick spent a full day playing in the snow with their eight-year-old son James Wilkie, throwing…
The New York Botanical Garden Recieves National Medal
Michelle Obama, First Lady, recently awarded the New York Botanical Garden with the 2010 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. This award is the highest for museums, libraries and other institutions that make remarkable economic, social and environmental contributions to their communities. The New York Botanical Garden was founded in 1891. It is a…
New Yorkers Love Wal-Mart Somewhere Else But Home
Over the years Wal-Mart shopping has become so much more than a mere trip to the store. Shopping at Wal-Mart has become to many a cultural experience. Low culture yes, but one that many seem to enjoy, even sophisticated New Yorkers. But like a snob who only secretly will partake in the simple joys that…
Giant Blizzard Disrupts Northeast During Holiday Travel Time
The storm that raced up the east coast on Sunday seemed to have an ironic sense of timing. The blizzard was too late for a white Christmas, but just in time to seriously inconvenience thousands of holiday travelers in a big way. Beginning on Sunday and continuing through Monday, this season’s monster snowstorm has so…
The WCS Food and Toy Drive
The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo and the Food Bank of New York City have been joined by the Bronx Borough President for a toy and food drive to help the less fortunate this holiday season. Throughout the end of December, the Bronx Zoo will be collecting toys and food for New Yorkers in need….
Prisoners Read to Their Children in Rikers Island Program
At the Eric M. Taylor Center, one of nine separate jails on Rikers Island in New York, there are eight inmates who just finished a five-week course called “Daddy and Me.” The course taught these prisoners, who are also fathers, how to read out-loud and record themselves reading for their sons and daughters back home….
Roy Neuberger Dies at 107
Roy Neuberger, the US art patron and financier, died on Friday at his home in Manhattan at the age of 107. During his lifetime, Mr. Neuberger acquired hundreds of paintings by artists such as Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Edward Hopper and Georgia O’Keeffe. A large number of the paintings were kept at the Neuberger…
