Community Alerts 1.21.26

Blood Drives

On Sunday, February 1, from 10:00am to 4:00pm, Council Member Gale Brewer’s Office is co-sponsoring a Community Blood Drive at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan (334 Amsterdam at West 76th Street). You can register for an appointment at this link. 

On Monday, February 2, from 12:00pm to 6:00pm, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is hosting a Blood Drive at the David Rubenstein Atrium (1887 Broadway between West 62nd and 63rd Street). To sign up, click here. 

Extell Development’s 67th Street Redevelopment (Former ABC/Disney Campus)

Extell Development is continuing its demolition work at the former ABC/Disney site (West 66th to 67th Streets). From Monday, January 19, to Sunday, February 1, the scope of work includes demolition of the existing buildings located at:

• 147 Columbus Avenue,
• 149 Columbus Avenue,
• 77 West 66th Street, and
• 47 West 66th Street.

Pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular routes will remain open around the construction site, per approvals from the NYC DOT. Flagmen will be deployed to construction trucking entry and exit locations. The work hours of operation are anticipated to be 7:00am to 6:00pm from Monday to Friday. Hours for Saturday, if needed, will be 9:00am to 5:00pm.

Sign up here to receive Community Board 7’s e-newsletter, which has construction updates about this project. Use this form to submit comments or questions about the project to Community Board 7.

New MTA Customer Service Center

The MTA has opened a Customer Service Center at the 59th Street-Columbus Circle subway station. The booth is staffed 24/7 by New York City Transit station agents who can try to help customers with using OMNY, signing up for a Reduced-Fare program, and more. To find the Customer Service Center, enter at 58th Street and 8th Avenue.  

Voting Information for Feb. 3 Special Election 

On Tuesday, February 3, a special election will take place for Senate District 47, which includes much of the West Side from the West Village up to 100th Street, to fill the vacancy created when Brad Hoylman-Sigal was elected Manhattan Borough President. Saturday, January 24, is the deadline to register to vote online and in person, and it is the day by which the NYC Board of Elections must receive your application if you registered to vote by mail. It is also the last day to request an early mail or absentee ballot. Early voting runs from Saturday, January 24, to Sunday, February 1. To find your poll site, click here. If you have questions, you can contact the NYC Board of Elections at (866) 868-3692.

Rat Academy Training 

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is hosting free Rat Academy information sessions on Monday, January 26; Wednesday, January 28; Thursday, February 5; and Monday, February 9. The sessions are intended to provide information about safe and effective methods for rat prevention in your home and community. To learn more and register for a training session, click here. 

2026 HOPE Night 

The annual Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE) Survey, a citywide survey that estimates the number of New Yorkers experiencing unsheltered homelessness, will take place on Tuesday, January 27. The HOPE survey provides data that shapes how NYC directs resources to address homelessness. You can sign up here to help canvass streets, subways, and other public spaces from 10:00pm to 4:00am on the night of January 27.