Generations Bond Over Bread
Jewish students from the Fashion Institute of Technology went from designing clothing to baking bread as they distributed homemade challah to senior citizens at the nearby Penn South housing complex.
Tag: Manhattan
via DNAInfo
Some Women Won’t Dump Trump
Female fans of the GOP candidate demonstrated their support outside Trump Tower, even after the release of the infamous Billy Bush tape.
via Downtown Express
Meditating on the Presidential Candidates – as Children
A Lower Manhattan church used childhood pictures of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to help congregants deal with their feelings about the divisive duo.
Redefining Office Space Beyond Manhattan
The coworking movement, built on networking and sharing expenses, is beginning to expand outside of Manhattan.
via El Diario
Possible Senior Center Closure Spurs Concern
The loss of the ARC XVI Fort Washington Senior Center would leave hundreds of seniors without much needed meals, services and activities.
Pedaling Toward a Cancer Cure
Hundreds turned Times Square into a spinning class to raise money to fight rare cancers.
Marking 9/11, 15 Years Later
As the 15th anniversary of the terror attacks neared, the NYPD saluted its fallen with a parade and mourners flocked to the 9/11 Memorial to reflect on the loss.
via Vocativ
Saving Manhattan’s Chinatown
Longtime residents of New York's historic, but shrinking immigrant enclave battle against being priced out of their homes.