End of March Newsletter

This Newsletter Includes The Following Sections

- Community Info and Resources - Environmental - Bloomingdale School of Music - Bloomingdale Library - Art & Exhibits - Bloomingdale History Group - Farmers Markets - St. John The Divine

Community Info and Resources - NYC Childcare Tax Relief Programs: Mayor Adams announced new childcare tax credits. View the Office of the Mayor’s Childcare Plan for more information. - Food Service Businesses: By law, staff-handled organic waste must be source separated for collection. For more information, visit here. - Outdoor Dinning Bill Passed: The bill allows outdoor dining on sidewalks year-round and on city streets April 1 through November 29 each year. For more information, visit NYC Hospitality Alliance. Jobs, Internships & Opportunities - NYC Parks has started its hiring process for seasonal workers in Manhattan this summer. If you have a driver’s license, they’ll hire at a salary of $20.89 an hour; for those without a license, “City Seasonal Aide” positions are available at $18 an hour. Access their 8-question application here. Summer Rising 2024: A Free, Engaging Summer Program for NYC K-8th Students! Summer Rising 2024 is a unique summer adventure for Kindergarten through 8th grade students in NYC. This no-cost program, created by New York City Public Schools and the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD), combines academic learning with enriching activities like field trips, arts and crafts, and outdoor fun. Carefully planned by school principals and community-based organizations (CBOs), it provides a supportive and safe environment, addressing children’s social and emotional needs. Nutritious breakfast, lunch, and snacks are included! Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity—the application deadline is March 25th. More Info Eligibility for a free mammogram includes being aged 40-79, residing in NYC, and not having undergone a mammogram in the past year. Secure your spot for a no-cost mammogram by calling 212-866-3970 or 1-877-628-9090 today! Let's unite to fight breast cancer and provide individuals with the tools they need for a healthier, happier life! More Info More Info Learn More Great news for teens in New York City! The NYC Department of Health, in collaboration with Talkspace, are now providing free online therapy for teens between 13 and 17 in New York City. NYC Teenspace is a platform offering personalized mental health support from licensed professionals with expertise in teen counseling. The beauty of this service lies in its flexibility - teens can arrange monthly video sessions by simply messaging their therapists. What's more, if the initial therapist isn't the right fit, teens have the option to switch. For more details, click the link below! Learn More Maximize Your Refund: File Your Taxes for Free with NYC Free Tax Prep! Don't let the cost of tax preparation take a bite out of your refund this year! If you made $85,000 or less in 2023, you're eligible to file your taxes for free with NYC Free Tax Prep. Why spend hundreds of dollars on fees to paid tax preparers when you can keep your entire refund? NYC Free Tax Prep offers you an excellent opportunity to file your taxes at no cost, ensuring your hard-earned money stays right where it belongs - in your pocket. Take advantage of this valuable service by visiting the link below! Learn More From safety concerns during late-night commutes to navigating crowded public spaces with children, the urban environment poses unique obstacles that can impact the mobility and daily experiences of women in the city. Recognizing and addressing these challenges is crucial for fostering inclusive and equitable transportation solutions that cater to the diverse needs of all residents. We are excited to share an opportunity to contribute to a graduate student's thesis research on gendered mobility patterns and equitable transportation data collection in NYC! As part of the research, the student is looking to hear more about New Yorkers' routine travel habits. All genders are encouraged to participate. Take the Survey Here

New York City youth, 14 to 24, this is your summer to shine! Apply now for our 6-week paid program and gain work experience, new skills, and expand your network! Beyond cash in your pocket, it's a journey with benefits that will last a lifetime. More Info Free English Classes / US Citizen Classes Columbus Amsterdam BID Membership Registration If you are a Commercial Property Owner, Property Manager, Property Representative, Commercial Tenant, or Residential within the BID boundaries of West 96 - West 110th Street along Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues make sure to sign up to become a registered member we will be providing resources to our BID members. Register Here

Environmental Bring Your Own Container In the coming weeks, look for the Bring Your Own Container/UWS Reduces Waste stickers at neighborhood businesses and go in with confidence that the store will accept your reusable container to fill and you won’t be bombarded with single-use plastic that you don’t need or want. BYO Container/UWS Reduces Waste is a new project of It’s Easy Being Green, your neighborhood climate education and personal action group. We will ask our neighborhood coffee, tea shops and restaurants to display our BYO Container sticker in their window to let you know that they will accept your travel mug and/or food container to fill. We hope to include prepared food stores in the future when the NYS health codes are updated. (We’re working on this too!) Join our effort!  Please help us find conscientious businesses who would like to put the BYO sticker in their storefronts.  Send your ideas and  recommendations to BYO.itseasybeinggreen@gmail.com. Want to know more about It's Easy Being Green? Click here to sign up for our monthly newsletter. It's Easy Being Green Website Bloomingdale School of Music

Jamie and Lisa Play Thelonious and Ornette Friday, April 5th, 7-8 pm 323 W 108th Street New York, NY 10025 This exciting concert will feature dynamic and freewheeling renditions of music by Thelonious Monk and Ornette Coleman such as “Light Blue”, “Coming On”, and “Happy House”. Learn More

MAP Chamber and Jazz Ensemble Concert April 6th, 2024, 3:00pm David Greer Recital Hall In this recital, Music Access Project students perform end of semester chamber recital featuring classical and jazz performances. This event is free and open to the public and will take place in our David Greer Recital Hall. Click button below for more info. No RSVP is required. Learn More

Fantasy April 12th, 2024, 7:00 pm David Greer Recital Hall This concert features "fantasy" compositions, music representing the free spirit and limitless imagination of the composer, in works from the Baroque to the Modern era such as “Beethoven Op. 27 No. 1 in E-flat Major ‘Sonata una quasi fantasia’“ and “Chopin Fantasia Op. 49 in F Minor”.  Learn More

Bloomingdale's Free Faculty Concerts Series takes place most Fridays at 7pm in our David Greer Concert Hall. These events are free and open to the public.   Bloomingdale Library One-on-One Tech Help Wednesdays, 1PM - 2:30 PM | On-going This event will take place in person at Bloomingdale Library. If you have a tech problem, question, or would just like some individualized tech tutorials, this is your time to work with a librarian and receive their personal attention and instruction. More Info

Art & Exhibits Museum of the City of New York

NYC Discovery Lab - Building the City Saturday, March 30th | 11am Join us to learn how engineers have used science, math, and the art of design to solve challenges – shaping New York City into the city we know and love today! More Info

The Africa Center Exploring Tradition and Self through Fashion and Photography On View through May 5th  Wednesday – Friday | 11AM – 5PM The Africa Center is pleased to present A New Multiculturalism: Exploring Tradition and Self through Fashion and Photography, an exhibition of rising Senegalo-American artists Assane and Mo. Two of the most resounding voices of tomorrow, Assane (@assane_gaaye) and Mo (@itzonlymo) are a New York-based artistic duo committed to reshaping today’s discourses on notions of belonging, access, and thought production in and around “fine” art. More Info Bloomingdale History Group VOICES OF THE STONES:  A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Unfinished Tower of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine Wednesday April 3rd 2024 | 6:30PM Only on Zoom About the program: Forty years ago, the Cathedral of St John the Divine undertook a major project to build its long overdue towers. Despite that effort, they were never completed – thus the church's nickname, St. John the Unfinished. What most people don’t realize is that the partially built south tower is host to an extraordinary array of exquisite stone sculptures – not readily visible from street level. Via a series of never-before-seen photographs, Voices of the Stones offers a unique, up-close-and-personal look at the wondrous, intricate and often humorous carvings, traces them back to the dedicated men and women stone carvers who created them, and reveals some “secret” messages they carved into their limestone creations. More Info Farmers Markets GrowNYC

GROWNYC 97th Street Greenmarket W 97th St. between Amsterdam and Columbus Open Fridays, Year-round Market Hours: 8AM-2PM  Compost Program Hours:  8AM-12:30pm GROWNYC Columbia Sunday GreenMarket Broadway between 114th-116th St Open Thursdays & Sundays, Year-round  Market Hours: 8AM-4PM Compost Program Hours:  Sundays | 8AM-12:00pm Clothing Collection Hours:  9:00 a.m. - 11:30 am

Down to Earth

TEXTILE RECYCLING  Saturdays 10am-2pm  Amsterdam 109-110th Green Tree Textiles will collect unwanted clothes, shoes, bags, towels, and household linens for reuse and recycling. No rugs or blankets, please.

Both GROWNYC & Down to Earth Offer: FOOD BENEFITS PROGRAM WELCOME! Go to the Manager's Tent to use your SNAP EBT card and get tokens to spend with our vendors. Health Bucks available ($2 for every $2 in SNAP, up to $10). Farmers Market Nutrition Program checks can be used at the farm stands June 1st - November 30th 2024 St. John The Divine CCC CLOTHING CLOSET  Tuesdays and Wednesdays | 10AM-12PM | Town Building The Clothing Closet distributes emergency clothing through the Nutrition, Health, and Clothing Center, and also provides workplace-appropriate clothing for individuals returning to the workforce. Persons seeking professional clothing must have a referral from an agency familiar with their employment search. Clothing distribution is free of charge and based on availability, and clients can obtain clothing once per month. Identification is required. The Clothing Closet accepts donations of gently-used, freshly-laundered clothing. Donations can be dropped off at the Cathedral from Monday-Friday, 9AM-4PM CCC SUNDAY SOUP KITCHEN  Sundays | 10AM-3PM | Town Building With no eligibility restrictions, meal services are offered to all without regard to age, gender, race, income, or denominational affiliation. Sunday Soup Kitchen meals consist of a healthy, diverse menu that includes fresh produce, a wide variety of meat/proteins, and low-salt, heart-healthy food options. Food Pantry Monday, Thursday, Friday | 9AM-5PM | Town Building Tuesday & Wednesday | 12PM-5PM | Town Building Anyone is welcome to walk in for shelf stable items, produce (when available) and an array of items from our common refrigerator. Health First: A Plentiful Pantry This CCC partnership with PLENTIFUL makes it possible for clients to go online and register to receive an assortment of shelf stable goods, hygiene products and cleaning products (that are not allowed to be purchased with food stamps), produce (when available), fresh breads/rolls/bagels and meat or poultry. Anyone is welcome to register at Go to app.plentifulapp.com. FIND RESTAURANTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH OUR WEBSITE BLOOMINGDALERESTAURANTS.NYC Restaurants in the Neighborhood Copyright @ 2024 Columbus Amsterdam BID, All rights reserved. Our email address is: info@columbusamsterdambid.org

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