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How to celebrate Pride Month in NYC by supporting queer-friendly spaces
June has already brought pride hikes, talks and rainbow flags to New York. You might be planning your outfit for the NYC Pride Parade on June 28 — the anniversary of the Stonewall uprising that propelled the LGBTQ+ rights movement into a new era. Or reveling in memories from Sunday’s Queens Pride Parade, an event…
Seven last-minute Mother’s Day experiences that support BIPOC-owned businesses
Whether your mom loves flowers, coffee, champagne or brunch candle-making workshops and sweet treats – or just wants to spend intentional time together, there are answers from local businesses, many owned by women, immigrants or people of color. Here are some last-minute Mother’s Day experiences and gifts worth checking out before reservations and supplies run…
How to protect your home from deed theft in NYC
Across New York, deed theft — white-collar criminals using forgery or fraud to take homes away from their true owners — is on the rise. Complaints about deed theft to the attorney general’s office more than tripled from 2023 to 2025, according to an analysis by CBS News New York. Officials attributed much of that…
Ending soon: Two affordable housing lotteries in Brooklyn
Looking for an affordable apartment in Brooklyn? New housing lotteries in Brownsville and Prospect Heights are available for a wide range of incomes. For the Brownsville opportunity, that means rent for some units could start at $545 if you make between $22,492 and $34,020. You can snag an affordable apartment there if you make up…
Richard Meyer: A Sea of Humanity
A painter’s quest to bridge the material and spiritual This week we welcome Richard Meyer, a figurative painter based in Queens. Meyer’s work is rooted in the tradition of social realism, and New York City’s multicultural landscape is the source of his inspiration. His works are densely populated with both keenly observed figures and symbolic…
Two affordable NYC co-ops you can buy for $16K and $30K
If buying a home in the city feels out of reach, two Mitchell-Lama co-op lotteries could offer a below-market path to homeownership. Lotteries to get on waiting lists for a one- or two-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn and a studio, one-, two-, or three-bedroom in the Bronx are closing soon. These are opportunities to buy shares…
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