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Published 8 hours agoVeterans to benefit from 11 weeks of live music
POUGHKEEPSIE – Nearly a decade ago, now-retired Poughkeepsie High School Teacher David Laffin, an accomplished musician, began weekly music performances at the Shamrock Association social club to benefit veterans’ programming. The weekly shows went for 11 weeks between Labor Day…
Bronx Times
Published 19 hours agoVan Nest residents clash over a bill that would recognize Little Yemen as a cultural district
Members of the Van Nest community clashed with their local community board Thursday over its support for a bill that would designate a four-block area of the neighborhood as a Yemeni cultural district. Bronx Community Board 11, which represents Allerton, Indian Village, Morris…
City of New Rochelle News
Published 19 hours agoCity of New Rochelle Partners with Volunteer New York! for 9/11 Service
Volunteer New York!, Iona University, Monroe University, and The City of New Rochelle will come together to transform remembrance into action through community-wide days of service.
Bronx Times
Published 21 hours agoPrincess Nokia, Ginuwine and more to perform at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts new season
The Lehman Center for the Performing Arts is preparing for another year of music, dance and family entertainment, with a stacked lineup ranging from Bronx-born rapper Princess Nokia to R&B star Ginuwine and salsa icon India. The center’s 2026-2027 season will feature nearly 20…
Long Island Press
Published 22 hours agoMEET LONG ISLAND ELITE
Building relationships. Impacting communities. Developing Long Island’s next generation of leaders. Written by longtime member and resident LIE historian, Adam Schwam Long Island is built on relationships. It is built by people who open doors for one another, share ideas, create…
Long Island Press
Published September 04Colin Hay hits the road with Men at Work and new album
For most music fans, Colin Hay will be forever known as a founding member of Men at Work, a group he spent six years in during its original run from 1978 to 1986. During that time, the original quintet released three studio albums and won the 1983 Grammy for Best New Artist. In…
Long Island Press
Published September 04These pets are available for adoption during the holiday weekend
More weekend, more possibilities…and maybe more paws in your future. Take a little extra time this holiday weekend to meet the best furiend you’ve been dreaming of! Available for adoption at North Shore Animal League America Phoenix is a one-and-a-half-year-old Pitbull terrier…
Brooklyn Paper
Published September 04‘We Will Always Love You’: Dolly Parton tribute band Doll Parts brings ‘cathartic’ celebration to Brooklyn
The idea of becoming a musician starts as a dream for a lot of people, but for Julia Sirna-Frest, it was her husband’s dream in the literal sense of the word. “My husband woke up in the middle of the night and said, ‘You should start a Dolly Parton cover band called Doll Parts,’”…
Long Island Press
Published September 04Viscardi Museum invites community to explore disability history
Local schools, community organizations and residents have a new opportunity to explore more than 200 years of American disability history at the Museum of Disability History at The Viscardi Center. The museum, which opened to the public in February, features artifacts,…
Bronx Times
Published September 04Grammy-nominated Atlanta rapper Latto brings ‘Big Mama’ energy to Bronx classroom for ‘Celebrity Substitute’
With the help of one multi-platinum rapper, Bronx students overcame their anxieties, learned to freestyle and even starred in a music video filmed at their own school. Atlanta rapper Latto visited P.S. 369 Young Leaders Elementary school in Mott Haven to teach a class of…
The Highlands Current
Gothamist
Published September 04Kips Bay neighbors rally to save beloved movie theater from closure
AMC Kips Bay 15 in Manhattan may close by the end of the year. Community groups are pressing NYU Langone to preserve the theater and Fairway Market as a public meeting approaches. [ more › ]