May 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.

May Open Streets Events

Note that the Open Streets flyer is subject to change and will continue to be updated throughout the month! For an up-to-date list, visit our website. Open Street Events Bloomingdale Bites This event aims to celebrate the diverse culinary scene of Bloomingdale while fostering community engagement and support for local businesses. With Presentations by the Bloomingdale History Group. Guests please RSVP Here  If you are a restaurant who would like to participate, please sign up here. If you have any questions, please email us at info@columbusamsterdambid.org More Info Grow NYC Compost Updates

More Info NYC Small Business Month Expo SBS is hosting the first-ever NYC Small Business Month Expo to address the needs of small business owners of all stages, industries, and boroughs. Free services from 100+ city programs, agencies, and partners for all NYC business owners in one place, including: Permits Hiring City contracting And more! RSVP for May 29th NYC DOT Launches Truck Route Redesign Feedback Portal The NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) is enhancing the city's truck route network to improve safety and efficiency and reduce traffic congestion. To foster public and industry collaboration, the DOT introduced the Truck Route Network Redesign Public Feedback Portal. This platform invites feedback through an interactive map, allowing individuals to identify issues and concerns. This feedback will inform the DOT's efforts to optimize truck movements. More Info Fight The Bite! 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

St Michael's Church - Practice with fluent English speakers in "English as a Second Language (ESL)" conversations. St. Michael's Church Parish House 225 West 99th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam) Saturdays 10 AM Improve Your English: For people of any native language. For Adults. Tell the team distributing food that you are here for ESL. Proof of COVID vaccination is required. Dominican Community Center - Free English Classes / US Citizen Classes

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

MAP SOLO RECITAL Saturday, May 11th, 3 pm Join us on May 11th, 2024, 3pm for our MAP Solo Recital! In this recital, Music Access Project students perform end of semester solo recital featuring classical and jazz performances.  Learn More

POTPOURRI: AMERICAN PIANO MINIATURES Saturday, May 31th, 3 pm Judith Olson and her students perform solos and duets by a diverse group of American composers including "Sketches in Color" by Robert Starer and Gordon Sherwood’s little-known "Sonata in Blue" for four-hands.  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 - Our History Saturday, May 11th | 11am Stop by the Museum of the City of New York to learn about the many ways New Yorkers have shared their New York City stories over the years, with art and artifacts representing each of the city’s 5 boroughs.  More Info   Poetry as Pedagogy: Jazz and Poetry: Avant-Gardes of Resistance Saturday, May 11th | 12pm Join us for an immersive experience exploring the power of poetry to connect us with history and ourselves.   More Info

The Africa Center

Samiya Bashir: I Hope This Helps On View through May 18th – July 31st The Africa Center is pleased to present I Hope This Helps, a multi-sensory exhibition by Samiya Bashir. Featuring 20 works that are developed in 20 Standards, the exhibition explores the complexities of human interaction and engages with critical issues impacting our society. More Info Africa Day 2024 Saturday, May 11th | 12pm Join The Africa Center in Harlem for a free weekend celebration of World Africa Day on Saturday May 18th from 12PM – 6PM. Participate in free art workshops, enjoy local vendors, entertainment, food and more! Since 1963, countries on the African continent and across the world have celebrated May 25th as World Africa Day. Once known as African Freedom Day and as African Liberation Day, World Africa Day marks the formation of the Organization of African Unity, now known as the African Union, a body of African representatives committed to the long-term freedom and self-determination of Africa and its people.  More Info

Bloomingdale History Group

For more info on Bloomingdale History Group, Click Here 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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