Last week, Mayor Eric Adams signaled a disagreement with NYC’s long-standing sanctuary laws suggesting that the city should much more openly cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This comes […]
Your child isn’t gifted, but they still deserve a “gifted” education
New York City public schools offer two types of Gifted & Talented education. Five accelerated programs in citywide schools teach the standard NY state curriculum a year in advance, while […]
‘Style Wars’ 40 years later: The legacy of graffiti and Hip Hop
Graffiti is embedded in New York City’s culture. These vibrant reminders of self-expression first began appearing on the streets of NYC in the 1960s. But in 2024, its importance has […]
How a Jackson Heights art shop became a community haven
On the corner of 85th Street in Jackson Heights, one art shop offers more than just brushes and colored pencils. Some customers come in looking for a specific art supply, […]
Pauline Galiana
This week we welcome Pauline Galiana, born in Algiers and raised in Switzerland and France. She received her MFA at ESAG Penninghen in Paris in 1984, and holds a Christie’s […]
The Section 8 waitlist is reopening. Here’s what you need to know.
While the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) corruption scandal (involving the Feb. 6 arrest of 70 current and former NYCHA superintendents charged with taking bribes for no-bid micro-contracts) plays […]
What does it mean to have transit access?
This week, the MTA announced that the myriad lawsuits against the city’s congestion pricing plan could imperil billions of dollars’ worth of transit improvements that have been planned out years […]
Weeksville: Rediscovering Black history in Brooklyn’s hidden gem
Walking along Crown Heights’ Buffalo Avenue, it’s easy to miss a significant piece of New York City’s Black history: the four remaining homes of Weeksville, a historic African American community […]
Free tuition for all medical students going forward
Here’s some good news for prospective med students: On Monday, the president and CEO of Montefiore, Einstein Philip Ozuah, announced that thanks to the largest gift ever made to any medical school in the country, no […]
Weeksville, Together with Epicenter NYC and the Underground Railroad Consortium of New York State, Highlights the Significance of this Brooklyn Historic Site with a Special Tour
Epicenter NYC members and New York City neighbors came together for a special discussion and tour of the Weeksville Heritage Center, once home to one of the largest free Black […]