Thursday, June 27, 2019

Morris Park BID Holds Summer Event




  Tuesday afternoon Camelia Tepelus the Executive Director of the new Morris Park Business Improvement District hosted an event to let people know of the new Morris Park BID. Pizza from Patsy's was given out to those who attended, and there were various other activities for children as they came out of school. 

The new Morris Park BID is located at 966 Morris Park Avenue off Radcliff Avenue. The phone number is 718-684-6425.


SAGE - Celebrating pride month by honoring the Stonewall generation


Preserving our history: LGBT elders share their Stonewall stories















Fifty years ago, a brave group of individuals launched the modern LGBT rights movement in New York’s Greenwich Village, in what is now known as the Stonewall uprising. This month, in honor of the heroic pioneers who paved the way for LGBT equality that night at Stonewall, SAGE launched a four-part Stonewall video series, featuring firsthand accounts from three extraordinary SAGE participants who were involved in the Stonewall uprising. The series was featured on Mashable and on SAGE’s website and social media channels. Watch the fourth and final video, and see the entire series here.

In addition, SAGE, in partnership with Airbnb, is bringing 10 elders from across the country who were part of the Stonewall uprising in 1969 back to New York City for WorldPride. For some of these individuals, this trip will mark their first time returning to New York City since the uprising.These 10 individuals will join a group of New Yorkers who also were there for those fateful events 50 years ago.The Stonewall reunion is part of We Belong Together, a campaign launched by Airbnb to celebrate this historic moment by fostering intergenerational connection within the community. A central component of We Belong Together is a short film featuring candid conversations between young and old LGBTQ+ change makers, including SAGE participants. Check it out!
SAGE celebrates Pride, honors LGBT activists across the country 
SAGE kicked off Pride month by honoring LGBT trailblazers across the country. On June 7 in D.C., and on June 12 in Chicago, hundreds of guests turned out to support SAGE, celebrate Pride and recognize our elder pioneers. At the D.C. event, SAGE honored Nancy Polikoff with its Pioneer Award and Dr. Imani Woody with the inaugural SAGE Housing Innovator Award. In the Windy City, we recognized Paula Basta, the recently appointed Director of the Illinois Department on Aging, with the Pioneer Award. See photos of the events in D.C. and Chicago.

Throughout the month of June, hundreds of SAGErs came out for Pride celebrations all across NYC in the Bronx, Harlem, Queens and Staten Island. See photos, and check back for more coverage of WorldPride next week on FlickrFacebook and Instagram.
Legislature takes bold steps to protect LGBT New Yorkers
This month, the New York State Legislature passed sweeping legislation that addresses a number of key issues relevant to LGBT New Yorkers, including veteran issues, gender identity, cultural competency training, and “gay panic” or “trans panic” defense.

Because of this legislation, LGBT veterans who received a less-than-honorable discharge due to their sexual orientation or gender identity can now access all the services and supports from the Veterans Administration in New York State — benefits to which they are otherwise entitled but barred from receiving because of their discharge status. Additionally, the legislature took important steps to protect LGBT elders, by passing first-of-its-kind LGBT aging legislation, requiring LGBT competency training for employees working with older New Yorkers. It also mandates that the New York State Office for the Aging regularly update its intake forms, to include options such as sexual orientation and gender identity, furthering NYSOFA’s commitment to be an LGBT-friendly state agency. We look forward to seeing Governor Andrew Cuomo sign these important pieces of legislation. Read More »
Mark Your Calendars!
Hamptons Tea Dance 2019
July 13, 2019 | Nova's Ark Project, 60 Millstone Rd., Water Mill, NY
SAGE and our partner Callen-Lorde Community Health Center invite you to toast summer and advance LGBT rights at the annual Hamptons Tea Dance. Buy tickets »

Enjoy your summer in the City! Come to BRAC!


Enjoy your summer in the City!

Come to BRAC!

Join us tonight for an engaging evening 
filled with music, culture and conversation.

Classical Pianist Helen Ryba will delight with an 
an intriguing selection of 20th century music.

June 27th at 7PM 

BRONX RIVER SOUNDS:  
June 2019 Performing Arts SeriesContinues....

With Pianist Helen Ryba at on June 27th at 7pm.

Ukrainian classical pianist Helen Ryba, who will offer a program of rarely performed 20th century works for piano  
in our new event space!
Including a composition by Florence Price, the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer, and the first to have a composition played by a major orchestra.



Florence Price's life as a black woman in a segregated society found expression in her exploration of the sonata form. Price helped to broaden the definition of what American classical music could represent. Likewise, Kosenko and Skoryk's works helped expand the musical vocabulary to include Ukrainian folk melodies, some of which weave their way through these works and connect us to Ms. Ryba's homeland. 

Ms. Ryba studied at the Mykola Lysenko Music school and Gliere Music College in Kiev, Ukraine. She works as a piano teacher and vocal coach in NJ and NY, focusing on creative and technical skills, ear training, sight reading, as well as music history and theory. An accomplished solo pianist, Ryba's career highlights include the complete Book I of the Well-Tempered Clavier and The Goldberg Variations by J.S. Bach.

Ms. Ryba will play the following works of music at BRAC:
1.       Bach-Busoni                       Chaconne in D-minor BWV 1004
2.       Viktor Kosenko                 Consolation op. 9
3.       Viktor Kosenko                 Allemande op. 19
4.       Florence Price                   Sonata in E-minor movements I and II.
5.       Myroslav Skoryk               Prelude and Fugue in F-Major





Suggested Donation: 
$10 adults, $5.00 seniors & youth through age18
FREE for currently enrolled Students in BRAC's Education program
Or Pay what you can.

This program is supported in part with City funds by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, including Council members, Ritchie Torres, Andrew Cohen, Andy King, Ruben Diaz Sr. and Mark Gjonaj, as well as BronxCare Health System and individual donors. 

Wave Hill events July 11‒18


Thu, July 11
Learn the time-honored techniques of mokuhanga, or relief printing, with 2019 Winter Workspace Artist Nandini Chirimar. Print using traditional Japanese woodblock techniques for two full days while exploring the basics of image preparation, transfer, registration, carving and multi-color printing. Materials list provided upon registration. This two-day workshop continues July 12. $160; Wave Hill Members save 10%. Registration required, online or at the Perkins Visitor Center.
Wave Hill House, 10AM‒4PM

Thu, July 11
Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide for a public tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free with admission to the grounds.
Meet at Perkins Visitor Center, 1PM

Fri, July 12
Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide for a public tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free with admission to the grounds.
Meet at Perkins Visitor Center, 1PM

Sat, July 13
Can you visualize a favorite area in your house/neighborhood? Join exhibiting Sunroom Project Space artist Amir Hariri to draw plans and then build constructions purely from your impressions and memories. Take a walk around Wave Hill to collect natural materials that remind you of home, and add them to your constructions of cardboard, foamcore and wood. Turn your memories into small sculptures that intertwine the ideas of outside/inside and past/present. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon.
Wave Hill House, 10AM–1PM

Sat, July 13
Tour Glyndor Gallery with Wave Hill’s Curatorial Fellow or Gallery Greeter to get an insider’s view of current exhibitions. The exhibition Here We Land features three former Winter Workspace artists, Camille HoffmanMaria Hupfield and Sara Jimenez, who return to explore narratives about contested space that draw on personal and cultural touch points in their immersive installations. In the Sunroom, Amir Hariri creates sculptural installations constructed of wood, brick and other building materials—along with a wall drawing—that connect to his architectural research to the Bronx and Wave Hill. In the Sun Porch, Geoffrey Owen Miller suspends transparent, upside down sculptures of flora and fauna—inspired by Wave Hill—from the ceiling over sheets of black-mirrored glass. Visitors see prismatic reflections of the hanging plants and animals in upright positions in the glass. Free with admission to the grounds.
Glyndor Gallery, 2PM

Sun, July 14
Naturalist Gabriel Willow contributes his extensive knowledge of diverse bird species and their behavior on these walks through the gardens and woodlands. Observe the plants, insects and habitats at Wave Hill that make it so appealing for such a wide variety of birds. Birders of all levels welcome! Ages 10 and older welcome with an adult. Free with admission to the grounds. NYC Audubon Members enjoy two-for-one admission.
Meet at Perkins Visitor Center, 9:30AM

Sun, July 14
On Sundays through July, enjoy the gardens as the setting for your yoga practice as your find your breath and become connected to the landscape. Classes are led by certified Yoga Haven instructors. All levels welcome. Please bring a mat and be on time. This class is rain or shine; the rain location is Glyndor Gallery. $25; Wave Hill Members save 10%. Registration suggested, online.
On the Grounds, 9:30‒10:30AM

Sun, July 14
Can you visualize a favorite area in your house/neighborhood? Join exhibiting Sunroom Project Space artist Amir Hariri to draw plans and then build constructions purely from your impressions and memories. Take a walk around Wave Hill to collect natural materials that remind you of home, and add them to your constructions of cardboard, foamcore and wood. Turn your memories into small sculptures that intertwine the ideas of outside/inside and past/present. Free with admission to the grounds.
Wave Hill House, 10AM–1PM

Sun, July 14
Citronella is an all-natural insect repellent made from oil extracted from lemongrass. Learn about the benefits of citronella essential oil and natural beeswax, then mix and pour your own candles. Beekeeper and candlemaker Pam Golben shares tricks of the trade and sends you home with informative handouts and several candles for your summer night picnics and other outdoor occasions. $55. Registration recommended, online at wavehill.org or at the Perkins Visitor Center.
Wave Hill House, 10AM‒1PM

Sun, July 14
Join naturalist and educator Gabriel Willow on a family-friendly walk through the gardens or woodlands. Family walks begin at Wave Hill House. Ages five and older welcome with an adult. Severe weather cancels. Free with admission to the grounds.
Meet at Wave Hill House, 1PM

Sun, July 14
Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide for a public tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free with admission to the grounds.
Meet at Perkins Visitor Center, 2PM

Sun, July 14
Composer Lau Nau, who collaborated with Sara Jimenez on the soundscape for Jimenez's installation in the exhibition Here We Land, will perform together to generate a sonic experience in the space. Free with admission to the grounds.
Glyndor Gallery, 3PM

Wed, July 17
Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide for a public tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free with admission to the grounds.
Meet at Perkins Visitor Center, 1PM

Wed, July 17
Sweet Megg and her wayfaring musicians will transport you, not to the past but to a new world of their own making. The band is led by the charmingly enigmatic Sweet Megg, who imbues each song with her own concoction of melancholy and euphoria that will delight you, surprise you, and break your heart all at once. The band seamlessly incorporates elements of New Orleans Swing, Harlem swing, Parisian cabaret and gut-bucket blues into one charming musical performance. Saxophonist Ryan Weisheit reimagines a world where Sidney Bechet, Lester Young, and Charlie Parker blow side by side. Together Sweet Megg, Ryan, and all the Wayfarers create a world where jazz is alive and well and living in New York. Learn more about the musicians atwww.sweetmeggswayfarers.com. Free with admission to the grounds. Special evening admission starts at 4PM. $12 general adult admission; $8 student and seniors 65+; $6 children ages six+. Purchase admission online by 4pm day of event and save $2. Free to Wave Hill Members and children under age six. No guest passes or reciprocal admission accepted.
On the Grounds, 7PM

Thu, July 18
Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide for a public tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free with admission to the grounds.
Meet at Perkins Visitor Center, 1PM

A 28-acre public garden and cultural center overlooking the Hudson River  and Palisades, Wave Hill’s mission is to celebrate the artistry and legacy of its gardens and landscape, to preserve its magnificent views, and to explore human connections to the natural world through programs in horticulture, education and the arts.

HOURS  Open all year, Tuesday through Sunday and many major holidays: 9AM–5:30PM, March 15–October 31. Closes 4:30PM, starting November 1.

ADMISSION – $10 adults, $6 students and seniors 65+, $4 children 6–18. Free Saturday and Tuesday mornings until noon. Free to Wave Hill Members and children under 6.

PROGRAM FEES – Programs are free with admission to the grounds unless otherwise noted.

Visitors to Wave Hill can take advantage of Metro-North’s one-day getaway offer. Purchase a discount round-trip rail far and discount admission to the gardens. More at http://mta.info/mnr/html/getaways/outbound_wavehill.htm
  
DIRECTIONS – Getting here is easy! Located only 30 minutes from midtown Manhattan, Wave Hill’s free shuttle van transports you to and from our front gate and Metro-North’s Riverdale station, as well as the W. 242nd Street stop on the #1 subway line. Limited onsite parking is available for $8 per vehicle. Free offsite parking is available nearby with continuous, complimentary shuttle service to and from the offsite lot and our front gate. Complete directions and shuttle bus schedule at www.wavehill.org/visit/.

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

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Thousands of Officers will be Deployed to Protect More Than 3 Million Expected Spectators and Participants


map of route and street closures of 2019 Pride Parade

  The NYPD and New York City Heritage of Pride March organizers announced route changes and a comprehensive security plan for this Sunday’s Pride march. For 2019, the 50th annual Heritage of Pride March is coinciding with the Stonewall 50 Rally and WorldPride, an international event which celebrates the LGBTQ community through parades, festivals, and other cultural activities. An additional three to four million people are expected in New York City from June 22 through July 6 to attend this historic convergence of events.

"The LGBTQ community is an essential part of New York City. And during 2019 Pride Month, it is the NYPD's mission – as it is for every large event held in our great city throughout the year – to ensure that everyone can enjoy the festivities safely, free from violence and intolerance," Police Commissioner James P. O'Neill said. "Our continued relationship with organizers of the Heritage of Pride March, and all of our partners' dedication to sharing the responsibility for public safety, has again led to a comprehensive plan that stands to enhance the experience for participants and spectators alike."
"This year, NYC is hosting the largest Pride celebration in the world," said Pride March Director Julian Sanjivan. "As Heritage of Pride works toward a future where all people have equal rights under the law, we are grateful for our NYPD partners for keeping all the participants and spectators safe as we celebrate LGBTQ culture and history."
This year's march proceeds through Midtown and the West Village, passing by the historic Stonewall Inn. The march will step-off at 25th Street and 5th Avenue, travel southbound on 5th Avenue to West 8th Street, west on 8th Street to Greenwich Avenue, west on Greenwich Avenue to Christopher Street, west on Christopher Street to 7th Avenue, and then northbound through the dispersal point at 23rd Street. There will be no cross town traffic along the route during the march. Larger viewing areas as well as an Americans with Disabilities Act viewing area will be provided.
A comprehensive security plan is in place to ensure the safety of everyone participating in or attending the march. There will be thousands of uniformed and plainclothes officers deployed along the entire parade route. There will be more than 100 blocker cars and sand trucks in place along the route. There will also be heavy weapons teams, Bomb Squad personnel, Canines (bomb sniffing and vapor wake dogs), Critical Response Command Officers, rooftop observation posts, and the Counterterrorism Bureau will be monitoring unauthorized drone usage.
As in years past, the NYPD will deploy officers to ensure a safe and enjoyable event. As always, the NYPD encourages anyone who may see something that appears to be suspicious to find a police officer, call 911, or call the terrorism tip line at 1-888-NYC-SAFE.

Pedestrian Crossings 

5th Avenue (6)

  • 23rd Street & 5th Avenue
  • 21st Street & 5th Avenue
  • 17th Street & 5th Avenue
  • 14th Street & 5th Avenue
  • 13th Street & 5th Avenue
  • 10th Street & 5th Avenue

6th Avenue (4)

  • 23rd Street & 6th Avenue
  • 14th Street & 6th Avenue
  • 10th Street & 6th Avenue
  • Waverly Place & 6th Avenue

7th Avenue (9)

  • 23rd Street & 7th Avenue
  • 21st Street & 7th Avenue
  • 17th Street & 7th Avenue
  • 14th Street & 7th Avenue
  • 13th Street & 7th Avenue
  • Greenwich Ave. & 7th Avenue
  • Perry Street & 7th Avenue
  • 10th Street & 7th Avenue
  • Grove Street & 7th Avenue