Community Alerts 6.13.24

Alert: The Tony Awards Will Be Held this Sunday at Lincoln Center

The Tony Awards will be held at Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater this Sunday, June 16. Expect traffic delays and closed streets between W 62nd St and W 63rd St on Broadway, Columbus Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue.

Need to know about upcoming bridge and street closures? Visit DOT’s webpage for the weekly traffic advisory and weekend traffic advisory.

New Map of Public Restrooms

The City recently launched the “Ur In” Luck initiative to help New Yorkers locate and use our city’s nearly 1,000 public restrooms. The initiative included building an interactive Google Maps layer to help you find the nearest public restroom, and the city is also building 46 new restrooms and renovating 36 existing ones to improve accessibility and energy efficiency.

2024 Fresh Food for Seniors Program

Council Member Gale Brewer’s office offers $15 worth of locally grown fruits and vegetables for just $10 for older adults on the West Side every two weeks. The program is pay-as-you-go, not a subscription. The first pickup day is Wednesday, July 10, at Goddard Riverside's Older Adult Center (593 Columbus at 88th St). You can place an order for that first day at the District Office (563 Columbus Avenue) on Monday, July 1, and Tuesday, July 2, then pick up your first bag of produce on July 10 from 1–3 pm. (You can then place your next order at Goddard on that day for pickup on July 24). Orders and pickups are also available at Project FIND Hamilton House (141 W 73rd St.; 212-787-7710); NCJW Council Lifetime Learning (241 W 72nd St.; 212-687-5030); Lincoln House Outreach (303 W 66th St.; 212-875-8958); hours will be different than Goddard, so call for details.  

Required Signage in NYC Businesses

The State and City require various types of signs to be posted in bars and restaurants. Make sure you have all required signs posted by using this checklist from the NYC Department of Small Business Services and NYC Hospitality Alliance. By July 1, all NYC employers must also post the required multilingual Know Your Rights poster where employees can easily see it. Read more about worker rights here.

Complete This Survey for a Chance to Win

The NYC Department for the Aging (NYC Aging) is conducting a Service Needs Assessment Survey. This will help NYC Aging better understand the needs of older New Yorkers and their caregivers. NYC Aging will use the information for program planning, advocacy, and better understanding unmet needs. All responses are anonymous, but you can provide contact information if you’d like to be entered into a drawing for a chance at a giveaway of a $50 gift card at the end of September 2024. Find the survey and more information here.

It’s Festival and Parade Season

In the warmer months, streets are often closed due to local festivals, parades, and fairs. Visit Manhattan Community Board 7’s website for a list of events scheduled for the Upper West Side, or find a full list of NYC street fairs here.