Wave Hill Weekly Events (May 7 – May 14) | Don't Just Get Her Flowers... Gift Her a Whole Garden!

 

The gentle warmth of the Spring sun and lively blossoms across the garden foster moments of gratitude and awe. This Mother’s Day, center this feeling around the women who create these same feelings and share their light with us. Join Wave Hill in a celebration with picnicking, crafts, yoga, and visit The Shop to find the perfect gift. Pull out all the stops this year and don’t just get her flowers — get her a whole garden! 

Mother's Day

Sun, May 10 | All Day   

Mother’s Day is the perfect opportunity to pull out all the stops, so don’t just get her flowers — get her a whole garden! 

Nature & Wellness

Garden Highlights Walk

Sun, May 10, 1:00PM – 1:30PM    

Registration encouraged.   

Join a knowledgeable Wave Hill Garden Guide for a leisurely stroll in the gardens. Topics vary by season and the expertise of the Guide; each walk varies with the Guide leading it.

Spring Birding

Sun, May 10, 9:30AM – 11:00AM 

Registration encouraged.   

Welcome migratory birds back to Wave Hill this spring! Explore the gardens with naturalists Gabriel Willow and Haley Scott to look for resident and rare birds as they pass through on their northern journey or settle down for the season.  

Community Yoga in the Garden

Sun, May 10, 10:15AM – 11:15AM    

Free with admission to the grounds     

Registration not required.   

Start the yoga season with this free introductory class on the lawns of Wave Hill surrounded by idyllic seasonal blooms. Certified yoga instructor Susie Caramanica guides participants through gentle movements to feel more connected and rejuvenated. This is a gentle beginner class that can be modified.  

Mother's Day Picnic

Sun, May 10, 9:30AM – 11:00AM 

Registration encouraged.   

To celebrate Mother's Day, Wave Hill opens its lawns for picnicking. Bring your own or leave it all to us and order a curated picnic basket available only at Wave Hill by our exclusive caterers Great Performances. Bring your blanket or folding chairs and relax while enjoying our gourmet menu with your loved ones. 

Art

Public Gallery Tour

Thu, May 7, 2:00PM – 3:00PM 

Sat, May 9, 2:00PM – 3:00PM 

Free with admission to the grounds     

Registration not required.   

Solo and group exhibitions at Glyndor Gallery explore the dynamic relationships between nature, culture, and site. Visitors can expect an in-depth look at artworks on view, showcasingthe work of both emerging and established artists in the unique context of a public garden.  

Atom Moore: Second Nature

March 24 – July 12 | All Day    

Free with admission to the grounds     

Registration not required.   

Still life and product photographer Atom Moore has built a career in macro photography, taking extreme close-ups of small subjects to capture the minute details that are typically missed by the unaided eye. Through this project of closely observing the garden with his camera, discover how Moore captures evidence of nature’s deep design and constant transformation.

David Antonio Cruz: iknowyou'vewonderedwherei'vebeen; adrift,astare,atilt,asigh,exhale

May 1  –  August 9 | All Day    

Free with admission to the grounds     

Registration not required.   

The work of David Antonio Cruz evokes a sense of home, while defying conventional interpretations.  Displayed in Wave Hill’s Glyndor Gallery, a former private estate, Cruz’s solo exhibition brings the theme of home to life through an immersive, site-specific installation that responds to the domestic interior space of the building’s architecture.

Sujin Lim: Memories in Red

May 1  –  June 14 | All Day    

Free with admission to the grounds     

Registration not required.   

Inaugurating the 2026 Sunroom Project Space season, Memories in Redtransforms the Sunroom into a surreal botanical landscape. Sujin Limcreates an immersive, wall-scale environment using natural red pigment extracted from Rosa rugosa. Part archive, part dreamscape, Memories in Red invites viewers to inhabit a landscape that lingers even as it disappears, guided by the rugosa rose scent, materiality, and more-than-human perspective. 

Family

Family Art Project: Flowers for Mother’s Day

Sat, May 9, 10:00AM – 1:00PM  

Sun, May 10, 10:00AM – 1:00PM   

Free with admission to the grounds     

Registration not required.   

Join us for a program inspired by artist David Antonio Cruz’s exhibit in Glyndor Gallery. We’ll create portraits of our loved ones out of fabric, buttons, and other materials that remind us of home.  

Special Events 

Mother's Day

Sun, May 10 | All Day   

Wonderfully timed to coincide with the arrival of spring, Mother’s Day is the perfect opportunity to pull out all the stops. Spend the day in the gardens with a special Family Art Project, guided garden walks, spring birding, and free community yoga. Bring your own feast or purchase a delicious picnic curated by our exclusive partner Great Performances. Stop by The Shop at Wave Hill to browse our selection of jewelry, bath and body products, and other perfect gifts for the special mothers in your life! 

HOURS STARTING MARCH 15: 10AM–4:30PM, Tuesday–Sunday  

Shuttle Service free from Subway and Metro-North, Saturday–Sunday

Information at 718.549.3200. On the web at wavehill.org.

Texas Doctor Convicted for Illegally Distributing More than a Million Pills

 

A federal jury in the Southern District of Texas convicted a Texas physician for unlawfully distributing more than a million pills of opioids and other dangerous controlled substances.

“Medical physicians who exploit their prescribing authority for profit over patient care break an inherent trust with their patients and we will hold them accountable,” said Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald of the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division. “The Department of Justice remains committed to protecting the public from dangerous and unlawful distribution of controlled substances, especially when the drug dealer is a doctor.”

“Patients put their trust and their lives into the hands of our medical and health care professionals,” said DEA Assistant Administrator Cheri Oz. “The highly addictive, dangerous misused drugs in this case – oxycodone and hydrocodone – are meant to treat pain, not cause it. DEA remains relentless in our pursuit of those who poison our communities and exploit our health care system, all to line their own pockets with the profit from other’s pain.”

According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Barbara Marino, M.D., 65, of Tomball, was the sole prescribing physician at Angels Clinica. From Angels Clinica, Marino prescribed the highly dangerous, addictive, and commonly abused opioids oxycodone and hydrocodone and the muscle relaxer carisoprodol. Marino prescribed these drugs from a clinic hiding in plain sight, behind mirrored windows, in a Houston strip mall:

Image of Clinic Where Marino Prescribed Drugs (Gov’t Trial Ex. No. 301)

Many of the patients who received prescriptions from Marino were brought to Angels Clinica by street-level drug dealers, often called “crew leaders” or “runners.” These crew leaders and runners brought patients to Marino for prescriptions, filled those prescriptions at Houston-area pharmacies, and then sold the pills on the street. Angels Clinica was a cash-only clinic, charging people based on what drug Marino would prescribe them. In less than a year, Marino received more than $400,000 from Angels Clinica’s owners for writing prescriptions that lacked a legitimate medical purpose and were outside the usual course of professional medical practice.

Marino’s prescribing exhibited many of the red flags of a pill mill, as published in the Texas State Board of Pharmacies “YOU MIGHT BE A PILL MILL IF…” checklist. The evidence at trial showed that Marino intentionally disregarded all the red flags and prescribed almost every patient she saw the dangerous combination of an opioid, like oxycodone or hydrocodone, and the muscle relaxer carisoprodol. More than 99% of the time, Marino prescribed only the strongest short-acting versions of oxycodone, hydrocodone, and carisoprodol.

Among Marino’s patients was a woman in her third trimester of pregnancy.  Marino prescribed this pregnant patient the dangerous drug cocktail of hydrocodone and carisoprodol. The patient’s OB/GYN testified at trial about how dangerous that drug cocktail was for both the woman and her unborn child, and that the patient missed an important follow-up visit with the OB/GYN. As the prosecutor said in her closing arguments, this patient “didn’t go to her doctor, she went to her drug dealer.”

Another of Dr. Marino’s patients was a man who had been diagnosed as bipolar and schizophrenic.  The patient’s mother testified that he often claimed to be former President Richard Nixon.  Nonetheless, Dr. Marino prescribed him the hydrocodone and soma cocktail at least three times.

The jury convicted Marino of one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and four counts of distributing a controlled substance. Marino faces a maximum of 20 years in prison for each count. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

DEA investigated the case.

Trial Attorneys Drew Pennebaker and Yael Mash of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section and the Texas Attorney General’s Office Medicaid Fraud Control Unit are prosecuting the case.

On April 7, the Department of Justice announced the creation of the National Fraud Enforcement Division (“Fraud Division”). The Fraud Division is laser-focused on investigating and prosecuting those who commit fraud against the American people. The Department’s work to combat fraud supports President Trump’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, a whole-of-government effort chaired by Vice President J.D. Vance to eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse within Federal benefit programs.

The Department of Justice’s Health Care Fraud Strike Force Program, currently comprised of eight strike forces operating in federal districts across the country, has charged more than 6,200 defendants who collectively billed federal health care programs and private insurers more than $45 billion since 2007. In addition, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, working in conjunction with the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services, are taking steps to hold providers accountable for their involvement in health care fraud schemes. More information can be found at www.justice.gov/criminal-fraud/health-care-fraud-unit.

Three People Arrested by Homeland Security Task Force and Four Charged with Multi-State Burglary and Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Targeting Local Pharmacies

Defendants are Accused of Committing Burglaries at Southern Illinois Pharmacies in July 2024

Four individuals from California are facing charges in a multi-defendant conspiracy accused of burglarizing pharmacies and distributing multiple controlled substances throughout southern Illinois and across the country. Three of the four Defendants are in custody. 

A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging the following individuals with one count of conspiracy to commit burglary involving controlled substances and one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance: hydrocodone, methadone, morphine, and oxycodone: 

• Anthony Ellison, 25, of Morneo Valley, California, 
• Tyrus Crew, Jr., 35, of Eastvale, California,
• James Robinson, 36, of Chino, California, and 
• Idani Johnson, 34, of Compton, California.

Ellison, Crew, and Robinson are in custody.  In February 2026, Ellison and Crew were arrested in Ohio for related burglary charges.  Robinson is in state custody in Ohio for conduct unrelated to this prosecution.  An arrest warrant has been issued for Johnson.  

“Pharmacies across the nation, from rural communities to metropolitan cities, are registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration,” DEA St. Louis Field Division Special Agent in Charge Michael Davis said. “This is done to protect our communities and ensure that pharmaceuticals are safely and accurately accounted for. The DEA will aggressively pursue any individual who has the audacity to steal controlled substance medications from a DEA Registered facility.  The theft of controlled substances is a felony under federal law and will not be tolerated.”

“The Department of Justice is committed to dismantling criminal organizations, especially those which target our local businesses and distribute stolen drugs in our communities,” said U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft. “We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to ensure dangerous criminal organizations are held accountable.”  

According to the indictment, from April 2024 until February 2026, the four are accused of traveling from California to Ohio where they then targeted pharmacies across the United States, including pharmacies located in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and Idaho with the intent to steal any material or compound containing any quantity of controlled substance.  The conspiracy is accused of committing a series of burglaries in the Southern District of Illinois from July 16-17, 2024.  These burglaries occurred at pharmacies in Bethalto, Maryville, Lebanon, Breese, and Neoga.  

An indictment is merely a formal charge against a defendant. Under the law, a defendant is presumed to be innocent of a charge until proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt to the satisfaction of a jury.

Agents with DEA, Ada County Sheriff’s Office (Idaho), and West Chester Township Police Department (Ohio) contributed to the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Hudson is prosecuting the case.

This prosecution is part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion. The HSTF is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad. Through historic interagency collaboration, the HSTF directs the full might of United States law enforcement towards identifying, investigating, and prosecuting the full spectrum of crimes committed by these organizations, which have long fueled violence and instability within our borders. In performing this work, the HSTF places special emphasis on investigating and prosecuting those engaged in child trafficking or other crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Chicago comprises agents and officers from DEA, HSI, FBI, ATF, USMS, USPIS, IRS-CI, HIDTA, and DSS with the prosecution being led by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois.  

ICE Arrests Murderers, Pedophiles, and Other Dangerous Criminal Illegal Aliens

Nearly 70% of ICE arrests are of illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S.   

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of more criminal illegal aliens convicted for horrific crimes, including murder, THREE counts of sexual assault with a minor, and grand larceny.

“The NICE men and women of ICE arrested criminal illegal aliens across the country, including murderers, pedophiles, and one monster convicted for THREE counts of first-degree sexual assault of a minor and THREE counts of illegal sexual contact with a minor,” said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. “Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, ICE will continue removing these public safety threats from our communities. America will be safe again.” 

The arrests include:

Carlos Bran-Calderon, a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador, convicted for second-degree murder in Wayne County, North Carolina.

Mario Ectali Lopez-Garcia, a criminal illegal alien from Guatemala, convicted for the offenses of THREE counts of first-degree sexual assault of a minor and THREE counts of illegal sexual contact with a minor in New Haven, Connecticut.

Tanaka Chikerema, a criminal illegal alien from Zimbabwe, convicted for enticing a child for indecent purposes, and child molestation in Gwinnett County, Georgia.

Victor Parra-Subero, a criminal illegal alien from Venezuela, convicted for grand larceny in New York, New York.

Noslan Ruiz-Bernal, a criminal illegal alien from Cuba, convicted for armed burglary of conveyance in Davie, Florida

Americans can see more public safety threats arrested in their communities on WOW.DHS.Gov.  

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ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Charged with Torturing Dogs in Las Vegas

 

Clark County officials honored the detainer and turned the suspect over to ICE custody

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued the following statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested an illegal alien facing felony charges for animal torture.

On April 1, 2026, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department arrested John Young Cotter Johnstone, an illegal alien from the United Kingdom, after a month-long investigation into alleged animal cruelty at the animal shelter where Johnstone worked.

In videos provided to police, Johnstone repeatedly used shock collars on dogs, stepped on their leashes to pull their heads to the ground, and even used their leashes to swing dogs around in mid-air. He now faces four felony charges of willfully torturing, maiming, or mutilating animals.

The same day Johnstone was arrested, ICE law enforcement issued an immigration detainer with the Clark County Detention Center. The next day, April 2, Clark County officials honored the detainer and turned Johnstone over to ICE custody.

“This disgusting criminal tortured dogs at the shelter where he worked,” said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. “Thanks to the cooperation of Clark County officials who honored the ICE detainer, this freak is in ICE custody. 7 of the 10 safest cities cooperate with ICE. We need more state and local politicians to work with us to keep criminals off our streets and out of our country.”

Johnstone entered the country in 2021 under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) and was authorized to remain in the country until February of 2022. He broke our nation’s laws and overstayed his visa.

Major Drug Stash Location Uncovered near Yankee Stadium in the Bronx: Two Arrests

 

Over Five Pounds of Cocaine, Ketamine, and MDMA, approximately 30 Pounds of Psilocybin Mushrooms, over 100 Pounds of Marijuana, and $85,000 Seized

Two men were arrested on narcotics possession charges following an investigation that dismantled a major drug stash location near Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. A court authorized search of a residence located at 69 West 164th Street, Apt. 2, yielded a combined total of approximately 2.5 kilograms (over five pounds) of cocaine, ketamine, and MDMA, as well as approximately 30 pounds of psilocybin mushrooms, over 100 pounds of marijuana, and $85,000 cash. 

Christopher Roberts, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New York Task Force Division, Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch, and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced charges against Eduardo RAMIREZ SALINAS and Jonathan FRANCO following arraignments in Manhattan Criminal Court, which occurred late on Thursday, April 30, 2026.

A criminal complaint filed by the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor (SNP) initially charges both defendants with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the First and Third Degrees. Additional charges are anticipated. Bail was set for FRANCO in the amount of $25,000 cash/$25,000 bond. SALINAS was released on supervised release. 

The investigation was conducted by the DEA’s New York Task Force Division (NYTFD) Group T-43 and the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor’s (SNP) Investigators Unit. NYTFD Group T-43 is comprised of agents and investigators with DEA New York Division, the New York City Police Department (NYPD), and the New York State Police.

“Once again, the DEA New York Task Force Division and our law enforcement partners successfully shut down another poly-drug network, resulting in the seizure of cocaine, MDMA, ketamine, as well as over 30 pounds of psilocybin mushrooms and a large amount of drug proceeds,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge Christopher Roberts. “This operation, which was carried out in the Bronx, an area frequently exploited by drug traffickers, has disrupted another distribution network responsible for flooding our communities with dangerous narcotics. Every arrest and every operation is a step toward protecting our citizens and holding those poisoning our neighbors accountable. The DEA remains steadfast in its mission to safeguard our communities.”

Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget G. Brennan said, “It is alarming to recover tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of cocaine, ketamine and other illegal drugs, along with $85,000 cash in a residential neighborhood a few blocks from Yankee Stadium.  We will continue to work with the Bronx District Attorney and our partners in the DEA’s New York Task Force Division to stem the flow of dangerous drugs into our communities.”

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark said, “I commend my local, state and federal law enforcement partners, and Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan, for continued vigilance against illegal, dangerous drugs in our community. Five pounds of cocaine, ketamine, and MDMA (Ecstasy) and over 100 pounds of marijuana were intercepted, before very risky combinations of narcotics reached the streets, posing health risks.”

“The defendants in this case turned a Bronx home into a dangerous drug den, stashing more than 5 pounds of illegal poison — including cocaine, ketamine, and other narcotics — that threatened a thriving community,” said NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch. “Illegal drug trafficking rings that place New Yorkers at risk have no business in our city. Thanks to our NYPD detectives, along with all our law enforcement partners, this pipeline has been dismantled and those responsible are being held accountable.” 

At approximately 9:15 a.m. on Thursday, April 30, agents and investigators entered 69 West 164th Street, Apt. 2, a three-bedroom duplex within a split family home. Both defendants allegedly reside at the location and were home at the time of the court authorized search. FRANCO was on the ground level of the residence, while SALINAS was in an upstairs bedroom. 

Agents and investigators discovered a large stash of drugs in an upstairs room that FRANCO allegedly used as an office. Large quantities of psilocybin mushrooms and marijuana were allegedly out in the open. A metal crate in the upstairs hallway near the bedrooms contained large quantities of marijuana, including bulk quantities in clear bags and numerous individual packets, including edibles. 

A kilogram of cocaine (over two pounds) was allegedly inside a closet in the office, while additional quantities of cocaine were plainly visible in the room. More than 1.5 kilograms of ketamine (over three pounds) and MDMA in pill and powder form were also in the room. Stacks of cash bound in rubber bands totaling approximately $85,000 were neatly stacked on a desk near a money counting machine inside the office. 

The results of DEA laboratory analysis on the recovered substances are pending.

Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan thanked Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark, and commended SNP’s Special Investigations Bureau and Investigators Unit, the DEA New York Task Force Division, the New York City Police Department, and the New York State Police for their work on the investigation.

Defendants	Charges
Eduardo Ramirez Salina  Bronx, NY  Age: 40	CPCS 1st – 1 ct  CPCS 3rd – 1 ct
Jonathan Franco  Bronx, NY  Age: 35	CPCS 1st – 1 ct  CPCS 3rd – 1 ct

The charges and allegations are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.