Ultimate Guide to Visiting Brooklyn Bridge Park in New York City

Ultimate Guide to Visiting Brooklyn Bridge Park in New York City

One of the great attractions of our city is the wide variety of parks and other public places, available for the enjoyment of the whole family. One of them is Brooklyn Bridge Park, with 85 acres of land along the East River on the Brooklyn borough side. Brooklyn Bridge Park is relatively new. The first … Read more

From the Amazon Jungle to the Concrete Jungle: Adriana Aristizábal’s Inspiring Career Reinvention

From the Amazon Jungle to the Concrete Jungle: Adriana Aristizábal’s Inspiring Career Reinvention

From the Amazon jungle to the most famous concrete jungle, Adriana Aristizábal’s career is an example of reinvention and improvement. “My life has been a life marked by the closing of cycles and the beginning of cycles, the closing of careers and the beginning of a career. I am a business administrator, graduated from the … Read more

Tragic Update: Central Park Owl Flaco’s Death Caused by Traumatic Injury

Tragic Update: Central Park Owl Flaco’s Death Caused by Traumatic Injury

We have an update on the death of Flaco, the Central Park owl who won the love of New Yorkers, and the autopsy results show that his death was caused by an acute traumatic injury. Flaco reportedly died on Friday after crashing into a building on the Upper West Side. The owl escaped from the … Read more

City Enforces New Waste Management Regulations for Businesses: No More Sidewalk Piles Allowed!

City Enforces New Waste Management Regulations for Businesses: No More Sidewalk Piles Allowed!

This week there will be a big change in the way businesses in the city handle their waste. And it will no longer be allowed to pile up those gigantic black garbage bags on the sidewalks. Starting next Friday, all businesses must use containers for their garbage. This is part of an expansion of the … Read more

Remembering Cecilia Gentili: Activist and Actress Honored at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

Remembering Cecilia Gentili: Activist and Actress Honored at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

The images of the Argentine activist and actress Cecilia Gentili, 52, were placed at the foot of the altar of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, where little by little hundreds of people placed flowers in her honor. Alex Francisco was a friend of the activist for the rights of transgender people. “I’m super sad today because Cecilia … Read more

Brooklyn Botanic Garden: A Guide to Visiting & Exploring the 52-Acre Oasis

Brooklyn Botanic Garden: A Guide to Visiting & Exploring the 52-Acre Oasis

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden occupies 52 acres in the center of Brooklyn, near Mount Prospect Park, Prospect Park, and the Brooklyn Museum. The garden is home to more than 14 thousand plant taxa and receives more than 800 thousand visitors each year. It also includes several special gardens, plant collections and structures. The Brooklyn Botanic … Read more

New York City Outdoor Dining Program: Changes to Restaurant Structures and Regulations

New York City Outdoor Dining Program: Changes to Restaurant Structures and Regulations

The Mojitos restaurant, in Jackson Heights, was one of the first to be part of the city’s outdoor restaurant program. Marcos Muńoz, owner of the Mojitos restaurant says: “It is correct through the Latin restaurant association. We had the opportunity to do the pilot program from this business” Now Muńoz is about to say goodbye … Read more

Third Annual Ice Sculpture Show on Governors Island: Live Chainsaw Ice Carving and Public Award Voting

Third Annual Ice Sculpture Show on Governors Island: Live Chainsaw Ice Carving and Public Award Voting

The third annual ice sculpture show happens today on Governors Island. The public can see live chainsaw ice carving by artists who transform blocks of ice into unique works of art. Visitors can vote for their favorite sculpture for the “Public Award” at the end of the event. A larger version of the winning sculpture … Read more

Whitney Museum offers free admission and special programming every Friday and second Sunday

Whitney Museum offers free admission and special programming every Friday and second Sunday

If you value art and culture, you should know that the Whitney Museum of American Art offers free admission and special programming for visitors, every Friday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. This initiative was also extended to the second Sunday of each month. Free Friday Nights are made possible by donations from museum sponsors … Read more

United Jewish Appeal Federation and Repair the World Lead Annual Day of Service in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr.

United Jewish Appeal Federation and Repair the World Lead Annual Day of Service in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr.

Over the holiday weekend, in honor of the legacy of social activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., organizations such as the United Jewish Appeal Federation and Repair the World – led the Annual Day of Service event to encourage acts of service in the community. “It is important because we are doing it in honor … Read more