Tag: Morningside Heights

Cathedral of St. John the Divine Lights Up Columns for Pride Month

Mike Mishkin June 13, 2022 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine has lit its columns in bright, beautiful rainbow colors in support of LGBTQ communities during Pride Month. Read More...

Historic Dominican Softball League Returns with New Life

Bobby Panza May 18, 2022 Community No Comments

In 1982, a group of first-generation Dominican immigrants started a summer softball league in Morningside Heights as a way to build community among middle-class working Read More...

Celebrating Morningside Park’s “Reclining Liberty” Statue

Mike Mishkin April 2, 2022 Arts & Entertainment, Events 5 Comments

Zaq Landsberg’s “Reclining Liberty” statue has lived in Morningside Park since last spring. It will be relocated on April 22, but a celebration of Zaq’s Read More...

“Little Pinch”: An Independent Pharmacy Stays Alive in Manhattan

Elizabeth Sander January 25, 2022 Community 1 Comment

“Are you a lefty or righty?” John Navarra RPh asks Rena Maschinsky. Like five other Columbia undergraduates in the vaccine center, she awaits a flu Read More...

The Lion Brewery in Morningside Heights

Ysabel Cacho November 10, 2021 Community No Comments

Before the Columbia University lion mascot graced Morningside Heights, there was another “lion” fixture in the neighborhood; the Lion Brewery, which lasted from 1857 to Read More...

Before Columbia University: The Bloomingdale Insane Asylum

Ysabel Cacho October 14, 2021 Community 3 Comments

In the 21st Century, it’s difficult to picture Morningside Heights without the prestigious Columbia University campus. But what most people may not remember is that Read More...

John Stossel, Rachael Ray and Julie Andrews to Attend Morningside Heights Award Ceremony

Mike Mishkin September 18, 2021 Events, Celebrities No Comments

Founded in Morningside Heights in 2009, Lifeforce in Later Years (LiLY) offers free services to New Yorkers over the age of 85, and the non-profit Read More...

There’s a Chicken on the Loose

Mike Mishkin August 20, 2021 Community 4 Comments

A volunteer from the CSS (Columbia Secondary School) Garden, located on 119th and Amsterdam Avenue, reached out to us to bring awareness to their missing Read More...

A Food Fest on 111th Street

Mike Mishkin August 8, 2021 Food & Drink, Events No Comments

The West 111th Street Block Association is hosting its second annual food festival, Taste w111th, on Friday, August 13 from 7-9pm. The event aims to Read More...

Suzanne Vega will Sing at Weekend Block Party

Mike Mishkin July 9, 2021 Celebrities No Comments

A festive block party will be taking place on 111th between Amsterdam and Broadway on Saturday, July 10 from 12 to 8pm. And, the special Read More...