May 29th, 2009
According to the Downtown Express, it took three calls to 911 before help arrived for a woman suffering a seizure at the Grand Park Settlement's senior center. A staff member, Wally Ruiz, ended up running to the fire station on Pitt Street before emergency teams arrived for 64 year old Eva Delgado. It's unclear whether [...]
May 29th, 2009
From the NYC Transportation Department:
Three lanes of the Williamsburg Bridge will be closed on Saturday from
4:00 am to midnight to facilitate construction activity. Two
Manhattan-bound lanes and two Brooklyn-bound lanes will be maintained
by reversing the north inner roadway. Brooklyn-bound trucks will only
have the use of one lane and are strongly advised to use the Manhattan
Bridge or [...]
May 29th, 2009
Part of the ongoing Rooftop Films series will feature animated shorts tonight at the Open Road Rooftop at 350 Grand Street. Program notes say these films "defy expectations and bring us images
that have never been seen before–kinetic visions that defy logic
yet seem to make sense to some dark corner of our subconscious."
Tix are still [...]
May 29th, 2009
The Brooklyn Daily Beagle reports on the "Notify NYC Program", an emergency alert system that has finally gone citywide after a year of testing on a smaller scale. The program was spearheaded by NYC Deputy Mayor Ed Skyler to improve the city’s emergency emergency communications – in the aftermath of 9/11. Participants can register online [...]
May 29th, 2009
The Artichoke Dance Company is currently at the University Settlement with Lynn Neuman’s “Recession Dances, and so can you!”. The performances draw
from dance styles of previous U.S. 20th Century recession eras, such as
the Lindy Hop (Great Depression) and Hustle (70’s oil crisis),
refashioned with humor and irony.
For twelve full hours of non-stop FREE music, head [...]
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