August Newsletter

Chalk on Columbus w/ Ashley has been postponed this Sunday, but will return the following weekends.

This Newsletter Includes The Following Sections:

- Community Info and Resources - Open Streets - Environmental  - 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: NYC Commercial Organics Requirements began on July 31. 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. - NYC DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION: ALL FOOD-RELATED BUSINESSES MUST CONTAINERIZE WASTE STARTING AUGUST 1ST : The NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) is implementing a new rule to send rats packing. Starting August 1st, all food-related businesses in NYC must use rigid containers with secure lids when setting out trash for collection. More Info Free Summer Meals! Summer Meals Program is available throughout New York City to anyone ages 18 years old and under. Designated public schools, community pool centers, parks, and food trucks will be open for service. No registration, documentation, or ID is necessary to receive a free breakfast or lunch meal. More Info More Info Open Streets Community Events Spanish Classes @ Taller Latino Students learn Spanish of the Americas in an artistic, conversational, and community based setting. An Emphasis on sound and dialogue gets our students to communicate more quickly than they ever thought possible. Meets: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 9:00am - 12:00pm 2 Week - 3 Hours per day - 4 days a week In-person July 10th - July 21st July 24th - August 4th August 7th - August 8th For more information about our summer Spanish crash course, send an email to info@tallerlatino.org or check tallerlatino.org. If you want to Find out about online and in person classes. More Info Friends of Morning Side Park VOLUNTEER WITH FRIENDS Help beautify the Park every Second Saturday of the month, March – November. Volunteers collect trash, weeds, plant, paint, mulch, and rake. Supplies, gloves, and safety guidelines are provided. More Info More Info

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 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 End of Summer Celebration featuring Music with Corey and Friends August 18, 3:00pm Children are invited to celebrate the end of summer reading with giveaways and Music with Corey and Friends! This is a fun, immersive, educational music experience for children ages 0-10+!

Art & Exhibits

MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK

Neighbors of Home Portrait Making [For Families] Saturday, August 12th, 10:00am Free Registration Create a portrait of someone who reminds you of home, inspired by those featured in our inaugural photography exhibition, New York Now: Home – A Photography Triennial. More Info

Soul of the City: Live @ MCNY with Falu Thursday, August 17th 7:00pm Price: GA $20 | Members: $15 Join us for an unforgettable evening of music with Falu, internationally recognized vocalist and New Yorker. More Info

The African Center

Reframing Neglect August 5, 2023, through September 3, 2023 Thursday - Sunday, 11AM – 6PM highlighting the need to end neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) globally.  More Info

El Museo Del Barrio Something Beautiful: Reframing La Colección May 19th, 2023-March 10, 2024 Something Beautiful: Reframing La Colección is El Museo del Barrio’s most ambitious presentation of its unique, complex, and culturally diverse permanent collection in over two decades. Organized by Rodrigo Moura, Chief Curator; Susanna V. Temkin, Curator; and Lee Sessions, Permanent Collection Associate Curator, the exhibition will present approximately 500 artworks. More Info

Summer Streets: Mixed-Media Art Making Saturday, August 12 @ 7:00 am - 1:00 pm Join El Museo as we participate in Summer Streets, an annual celebration of New York City’s most valuable public space – our streets! We will be offering participants a mixed media art making workshop inspired by our current exhibition Something Beautiful: Reframing La Colección. El Museo’s area will be at the East Harlem Rest Stop at East 109th Street and Park Avenue in New York City. More Info

BLOOMINGDALE HISTORY GROUP

Farmers Markets GrowNYC Spring is in the air which means that your neighborhood Greenmarket will soon be opening! We are in the process of planning for those openings and are looking to hire staff. In particular we are in need of staff that have some Spanish language ability and live near our markets in the Bronx and Northern Manhattan. There are both full time and part time positions available.  GROWNYC 97th ST. GREENMARKET  Fridays | 8AM-2PM  W 97th St. between Amsterdam and Columbus GROWNYC COLUMBIA GREENMARKET  Thursdays and Sundays | 8AM-4PM  Broadway between 114-116th St 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-November

ST. JOHN THE DIVINE

Portals of Light: The Stained Glass of the Cathedral Wednesday, August 16, 2023 | 12pm - 1pm Join us for a special Zoom event. Learn about the history of the Cathedral's stained glass windows and the future of their repair and preservation. More Info CCC CLOTHING CLOSET  Sundays | 10AM-1PM | 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-Friday | 12PM-7PM | Town Building Anyone is welcome 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 BLOOMINGDALERESTAURANTS.NYC TAKEOUT AND DELIVERY GUIDE Restaurants in the Neighborhood Copyright @ 2023 Columbus Amsterdam BID, All rights reserved. Our email address is: info@columbusamsterdambid.org

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