Category: Community

Columbia’s First Female President Hired After 268 Years 

Spencer Cain January 18, 2023 Community 8 Comments

Nemat “Minouche” Shafik, a famed economist who currently serves as the president of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), just nabbed the Read More...

MLK Jr.’s Anti-Vietnam War Speech at Riverside Church

Philip Santos Schaffer January 16, 2023 Community 1 Comment

Monday, January 16 is MLK Jr. Day – a federal holiday commemorating the birth of activist and civil rights leader Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Read More...

UPDATE: Man Arrested For Forcible Touching; Victim was 14-Year-Old Girl

Mike Mishkin January 14, 2023 Community 3 Comments

UPDATE: Rafael Rojas-Gonzalez, 35, was arrested for the incident described below on Friday, January 13. His charges include Forcible Touching, Sexual Abuse, and Endangering the Welfare Read More...

City Pledges $62.3 Million to Fix Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument

Philip Santos Schaffer January 14, 2023 Community 9 Comments

On January 12, the Mayor’s Office of the City of New York released the preliminary city budget for 2024. Included is $62.3 million in funding Read More...

UWS Population Increases 30% Since Pandemic

Philip Santos Schaffer January 12, 2023 Community 6 Comments

In 2020, three times as many New York City residents moved away as in recent, pre-pandemic years, per the New York Times. Then, in 2021, Read More...

Man Wanted For Two Forcible Touching Incidents in West 70s

Mike Mishkin January 10, 2023 Community 1 Comment

The NYPD is asking the public to help them locate an individual named Jovan Villafane, 42, for two forcible touching incidents committed on the Upper Read More...

The Upper West Side’s Most Famous Peacocks Are Retiring Upstate

Spencer Cain January 7, 2023 Community 1 Comment

The illustrious grounds of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine will soon be without its three fabulously-feathered longtime residents: Phil, Jim and Harry. Read More...

Suspects Arrested Following West 75th Street Shooting

Mike Mishkin January 7, 2023 Community 11 Comments

At a bit before 4 p.m. on Friday afternoon, shots were fired on West 75th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue. An NYPD Read More...

Hillary Clinton Is Columbia’s Latest High-Profile Professor

Spencer Cain January 6, 2023 Community 6 Comments

The former Secretary of State is adding two new gigs to her résumé: professor of practice at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) Read More...

JCC New Year’s Fitness Fair

Mike Mishkin January 5, 2023 Community, Sponsored 1 Comment

Start 2023 off great on Jan 8! The Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan is opening its doors to the community this Sunday for a free day Read More...