Join Kehillat Harlem (2248 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd.), a partnership-style shul uptown, for Maariv evening services on Monday, Sep. 22 at 6:30 p.m and Rosh Hashanah dinner on Tuesday, Sept. 23, also at 6:30 p.m. Childcare will be provided for morning services on Sept. 23 and Sept. 24, which run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Kehillat Harlem is also hosting Yom Kippur services (and break fast) on Wednesday, Oct. 1 and Thursday, Oct. 2.
I visited New York City probably 100 times before moving here. Growing up in a nearby suburb from ages 2 to 10, my family took me into the big city every month or so. Even then, I knew it was eventually where I wanted to live. By 2006, we had moved to a Texas suburb outside Dallas, still visiting the Big Apple multiple times each year. In 2013, I moved to Austin for college and remained there until I relocated to NYC in 2019 to pursue a career in media.
You're not alone. Since the end of New York's COVID-19 eviction moratorium in 2022, eviction rates have increased significantly. According to data compiled from the city's marshals, there were 9,615 evictions from January through June in 2025, up 18 percent from the same period in 2024, and up 474 percent from 2022. If you're worried about being included in those statistics, this guide is for you.
On a recent morning, as the late August sun began to beat down, a few dozen New Yorkers stood in the shade of one of the nearly 500 trees adorning Harlem's Marcus Garvey Park, worrying a bit about hurting its feelings. We had already identified the species bald cypress thanks to its feathered leaves and strong pyramidal shape, measured its trunk's circumference (17in; 43cm), and noted that its roots appeared normal, its leaves were healthy and its branches had suffered some damage from improper pruning.
Most people think of New York City, and their wallets start to tremble. It's a city synonymous with sky-high prices-the kind of place where a single cocktail can cost you a small fortune and a hotel room requires a mortgage. It's easy to feel like you need to be a millionaire just to enjoy the city's vibrant energy. But what if I told you that this perception is just a half-truth?
Progressives were elated when Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani won an upset victory over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the Democrats' New York mayoral primary this past June. The 33-year-old self-described socialist's win "sends a clear message," Jared Abbott in . "A bold populist campaign and a laser-like focus on economic issues can break through to voters, even when insiders, billionaires, and the party establishment line up in opposition.
Mark your calendar: Wednesday, September 17, 2025, will be the final day the sun sets at or after 7pm in New York City. Sunset will officially hit at 7:01pm, with sunrise at 6:38 am-just over 12 hours and 22 minutes of daylight. Consider it your last chance to leave the office and still pretend you've got hours of daylight left.
In 2020, during the midst of COVID-19 pandemic, Black Lives Matter, the murder of George Floyd and a surge of Confederate statue removals, discussions about monuments became frequent in teacher David Felsen's New York City high school history class. The discussions struck up a series of questions-like who was the first Black American to have a monument in NYC, the total number of Black monuments in the city, or how many Black women have statues dedicated to them.
The Hypegolf Clubhouse reimagines the traditional golf clubhouse, creating a space where golf, fashion, and community come together, aiming to modernize the golf experience.
New York City is investing billions in workforce development yet continues to overlook three of its most powerful, scalable, and community-rooted workforce engines: the arts, public libraries, and the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP).
"Thanks to the collaboration with four of New York's premier cultural institutions, Terminal 6 will offer arriving visitors from around the world a unique New York experience before they leave the terminal."
The Mandarin Oriental is the gold standard for panoramic luxury, offering sweeping views of Central Park, the Hudson River, and Manhattan's skyscrapers, featuring floor-to-ceiling windows.
