Dear Friend,
In March, we got big money out and small dollars in city elections, won support from community boards and elected officials throughout Manhattan to stop super tall buildings propped up on empty mechanical voids, and proposed legislation to protect 60 million tourists from attractions that sought to own their pictures, videos and identities.
We also passed legislation to fight obesity and protect public health. Starting next year, healthy beverages (water, 100% fruit juice and low-fat milk) will be the default option for kids meals at all 24,000 restaurants in New York City. Just in time for hot weather, when cooling towers that are the breeding grounds for Legionnaires' disease come online, buildings will finally have to report on their compliance with 90-day inspections meant to thwart the spread of the deadly disease.
We're also working to improve commutes by enforcing bus lanes, holding the MTA accountable for poor bus service, and proposing plan to toll millions of vehicles crossing into New York City to provide relief from traffic citywide.
As we negotiate the city's $92 billion budget I've been advocating for more school seats, a new Hunter Campus for nursing on East 74th Street, and wage parity for our child care workers.
Starting Saturday, March 30, through Sunday, April 7, vote on how to spend $1 million through Participatory Budgeting where anyone 11 years-old and over can vote at our office, at pop-ups, or online.
Join us for Drag Queen Story Hour, get your FREE bike helmet, and help clean up our parks as we celebrate Earth Day.
Happy Passover and Easter for those who are celebrating.
Sincerely,
Ben Kallos
Council Member
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OFFICE EVENTS
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HEADLINES
- Healthy Happy Meals Passes
- Legionnaires’ Disease Prevention Law Passes
- We Got Big Money Out and Small Dollars In
- Hudson Yards’ Vessel Social Media Response
- UPDATE: Mechanical Voids Limits Approved by City Planning
- Participatory Budgeting Voting: March 30 – April 7
INVITES
- Drag Queen Story Hour
- Free Bike Helmet Fitting & Give Away
- Environmental Stewardship Day with Muslim Volunteers
- No-Cost Mammogram Van
TRANSPORTATION
- Read My Daily News Op-Ed: A Bolder Plan for Congestion Pricing
- Rallying for Bus Lane Enforcement to Speed Up Buses
- Bus Turnaround Campaign Rally
HOUSING AND OVERDEVELOPMENT
- Stand for Tenant Safety Report Card Issued
- Keynote Speech at Historic Districts Council Conference
- Homelessness: House Our Future
- Landmarking the First Hungarian Reformed Church
EDUCATION
- Fighting for School Seats
- Fighting for a New CUNY Campus
- Wage Parity for Early Childhood Educators
- Supporting Mayoral Control of Schools
- Caedmon (Montessori) School Office Visit
- 92Y Cumbia for Kids CASA
- Ben Kallos Chess Challenge
PUBLIC SAFETY
- Standing up to Hate
- Marijuana Justice
- Honoring NYPD Detective Chris Helms for 25 Years of Service
COMMUNITY
- Marine Transfer Station Opens
- Thank You Our Town: Otty Award Received
- Drivers Licenses for Undocumented Residents
- Fighting For Our Veterans
- Open Data Week
- Cooking with Kallos at GrowNYC Job Fair
EVENTS SPONSORED BY MY OFFICE
- Jewish Museum Passover Family Day
- 92Y Teen Arts Week
RESOURCES
- Families for Safe Streets Outreach Program
- College Scholarship for 11th Grade Young Women
- Military Mondays
- The Fortune Society Suit Drive
- Rent Freeze Exemption (DRIE) Clinic
OFFICE UPDATES
- Legislative Corner
- Free Legal Clinics
- Here to Help
- Mobile District Hours
- Ben in Your Building
- Community Boards
- NYPD Events
- Neighborhood and Tenant Associations
- Events for Adults
- Events for Kids
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Healthy Happy Meals Passes
 Kids’ meals are in for a change thanks to a new law I authored that was featured on NBC 4. From the iconic McDonald’s Happy Meal to a kids’ meal at your local diner, water, low-fat milk and 100% fruit juice will be the “new normal” instead of sodas that are high in sugar. Thanks to the support of Speaker Corey Johnson who secured the endorsement of the American Beverage Association clearing the way for passage by the New York City Council.
Obesity is an epidemic in New York City. More than half of adults are overweight or obese, according to NYC Health. Obesity is starting early in life: with 1 in 5 kindergarten students entering school already obese. The American Heart Association recommends that children limit consumption to one or fewer 8-oz sugar-sweetened beverage per week.
My legislation requires that all 24,000 restaurants in New York City with kids meals on their menu make water, low-fat milk and 100% fruit juice the default beverage instead of soda. Under Introduction 1064-B parents could still choose soda or any other beverage, however, the healthy options would be displayed in menus and advertisements. Scientific research published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that a typical kid’s meal soda can contain more than nine teaspoons of sugar. Changing the default meal option would have a positive impact on reducing caloric intake and obesity in children. Industry giant McDonald’s has already been compliant with this legislation as they removed soda from Happy Meal menu boards in 2013. Empirical evidence demonstrates that changing the default beverages has produced positive results. As of 2017 more than half of Happy Meals served in the U.S. included water, milk or juice as the beverage of choice rather than soda. For more information on the legislation read coverage in the New York Post or check out the release at BenKallos.com/press-releases
Legionnaires’ Disease Prevention Law Passes
 In 2017 an elderly woman died and six others were sickened as a result of a Legionnaires Disease cluster in my district. Thanks to a law I co-sponsored in 2015 we knew where the cooling towers were in order to test over 100 and clean them to prevent anyone else from getting sick.
In 2018, WNYC found that 20% of the cooling towers—over 1,000—in the city were not being inspected every 90-days as required. To correct the problem which I later found to be even more widespread at 44% of the cooling towers, I authored and passed Introduction 1149 which will require buildings to notify the city after every 90-day inspection and if they fail to do so, Department of Health can immediately issue a violation and send out an inspector to keep us safe and prevent the spread of this deadly disease.
For more information read the release or press coverage from WNYC.
We Got Big Money Out and Small Dollars In
The results are in! We flipped how political campaigns in New York City are paid for upside down with Local Law 1 of 2019 which I authored ahead of the recent special election for public advocate. The Gotham Gazette reported that this is the first time small-dollars accounted for more money than big dollars in a campaign for citywide office.
 Small-dollar donors were responsible for 63% of the campaign contributions to candidates who ran in the special election, up from 26.3% in 2013. Further analysis revealed that the most common contribution amount was $10, down from $100 in previous public advocate elections.
 Learn more about campaign finance reform from our most recent episode of Represent NYC on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network, which I hosted with Stanley Fritz of Citizens Action of New York and Alex Camarda of Reinvent Albany. We are still not done and are continuing to work to get even more big money out of City politics.
Sign our petition to get big money out of politics at BenKallos.com/BigMoneyOut
Hudson Yards’ Vessel Social Media Response
 You don't own me, you don’t own my identity, and you can't own the photos in my smartphone just because I took them at your tourist attraction. Last month a policy written into the terms and conditions for photos and videos taken at the Hudson Yards’ 150-foot tall interactive honeycomb-shaped structure called the "Vessel" made national news. I visited the NY1 studio to speak with Pat Kiernan about legislation I plan to introduce that would stop tourist attractions from forcing visitors to give up ownership of their identity or any photos or videos they take. For more information on this story check out coverage from PIX 11, CBS 2 and the San Francisco Chronicle. You can also read my statement on the issue at BenKallos.com/press-releases
UPDATE: Mechanical Voids Limits Approved by City Planning
Over the past two months, I visited almost every Community Board in Manhattan, winning support for super-tall building reform along with great suggestions for improvements from eight different Community Boards and nearly a dozen elected officials at every level of government. In February, the Department of City Planning (DCP) proposed a zoning text amendment to prevent developers from abusing the mechanical void loophole that allows developers to build much higher than is supposed to be allowed. Following the hearings and votes from the Community Boards, the measure advanced to the City Planning Commission, where I gave testimony on behalf of a coalition of Manhattan elected officials, as reported by amNewYork. Read my full testimony at BenKallos.com /press-releases
Advances in construction technology combined with a real estate market incentivizing apartments for billionaires led to buildings like 432 Park, which got 25% of its super tall height by exploiting the mechanical voids loophole. Voids are large spaces in a building meant to house mechanicals, but when abused are mostly empty and used to add height to the building because they currently do not count as zoning floor area. Rafael Viñoly, who designed 432 Park, also proposed 249 East 62nd, which has a base of 12 stories and 150-foot mechanical void to raise up 11 stories above. Another proposed building, at 50 West 66th Street, uses a 161-foot mechanical void to reach a height of 775 feet. The text amendment aims to fix the problem by:
- Discourage Tall Voids: Voids taller than 25 feet will count as zoning floor area.
- Discourage Clustering to Pad Building Height: Voids within 75 feet of each other will count as zoning floor area.
- Prevent Voids in Mixed-Use Residential Buildings: Non-residential mechanical space will be subject to the same 25-foot limit if non-residential uses occupy less than 25% of a building.
 In March, I discussed overdevelopment and specifically voids with Assembly Member Dick Gottfried on an episode of Represent NYC on Manhattan Neighborhood Network. For more information check out coverage in Upper East Side Patch, West Side Rag, Curbed, Gothamist.
Participatory Budgeting Voting: March 30 – April 7
 Vote online and in person March 30 to April 7 on how to spend $1 million in our neighborhood. Any resident in my district age 11 and older can vote on how to spend one million dollars in our neighborhood.
VOTE IN PERSON
District Office at 244 East 93rd Street
Monday – Friday, 4/1 – 4/5, 9am – 5pm and at First Friday on April 5 starting at 8am
Sunday, 4/7, 10am – 1pm, District Office, 244 East 93rd Street, RSVP
MOBILE POLL SITES
- Saturday, 3/30, 10am – 1pm, East 82nd Street Greenmarket, RSVP
- Sunday, 3/31, 10am – 1pm, Saint Catherine’s Park, RSVP
- Monday, 4/1, 4pm – 7pm, F train at Roosevelt Island, RSVP
- Tuesday, 4/2, 4pm – 7pm, John Jay Park, RSVP
- Wednesday, 4/3, 4pm – 7pm, Lexington Houses, 1538 Lexington Avenue, RSVP
- Thursday, 4/4, 7am – 9am, P.S. 527, 323 East 91st Street, RSVP
- Saturday, 4/6, 10am – 1pm, East 67th Street Greenmarket, RSVP
VOTE ONLINE
Digital Ballot at BenKallos.com/PB/digital
INVITES
Drag Queen Story Hour
Drag Queen Story Hour captures the imagination and play of gender fluidity in childhood and gives kids glamorous and unapologetically LGBTQ role models. A drag queen will read inclusive books as well as storytime favorites and leads participants in a fun craft!
Drag Queen Story Hour
April 2, 4pm–5pm
Webster Library, 1465 York Avenue
RSVP
Free Bike Helmet Fitting & Give Away
The Department of Transportation and my office will give away free bike helmets while supplies last for all ages. You must be present to get a helmet and you must learn how to properly fit and wear it before you receive it. Adults over 18 receiving a helmet must sign a waiver, and a parent or legal guardian must be present to sign a waiver for children under age 18.
Free Helmet Fitting and Distribution
April 13, 11am – 2:30pm
FDR Drive, East 76th Street to East 78th Street
RSVP
Environmental Stewardship Day
 April 13th is Environmental Stewardship Day at Ruppert Park with the Muslim Volunteers for New York (MV4NY). MV4NY, along with volunteers, supporters and community members, is committed to helping restore this green space for the neighborhood and the greater NYC community. Join me for refreshments, activities, and music.
MV4NY Environmental Stewardship Day
April 13th, 10am – 1pm
Ruppert Park, 1741 2nd Avenue
No-Cost Mammogram Van
Do you need a Mammogram? The American Italian Cancer Foundation and my office have made getting one available at no cost to you. You must be a woman over the age of 40 to qualify for the No Cost Mammogram. No co-pays required and deductibles are waived. Uninsured patients also welcomed.
Mammogram Van
Stanley Isaacs Neighborhood Center
415 East 93rd Street
Friday, May 3rd, 2pm – 4:30pm
RSVP REQUIRED @ 1-877-628-9090
TRANSPORTATION
Read My Daily News Op-Ed: A Bolder Plan for Congestion Pricing
 There has been renewed talk of Congestion Pricing as the New York State legislature works to get this year's budget negotiated and passed. As a candidate for the City Council in 2013, The New York Times endorsed me for my “fresh ideas” specifically mentioning my support for congestion pricing. In March, I joined transportation advocates for a rally in favor of congestion pricing. I also joined Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer for her Manhattan forum.
Lastly, I wrote an op-ed in the New York Daily News proposing a more aggressive plan to toll on all entrances to New York City paired with new development revenue going into a lock box restricted to public transportation. The proposal could transform public transit inside and outside Manhattan as well as fund commuter buses and rails on Long Island, Westchester and in the Hudson Valley. The improvements would provide a real alternative for suburban drivers otherwise facing new tolls, the same New Yorkers whose reticence has stymied congestion proposals of the past.
Every day, 4.4 million vehicles travel through New York City, but only 717,000 vehicles travel through Manhattan’s CBD daily. Instead of thinking really big, we’ve spent more than a decade fighting over a small sliver of the problem. Certainly the Manhattan-centric plan is an improvement to the status quo, but it hasn’t changed much in more than a decade, and with minor variations it has been defeated repeatedly. The numbers show that traffic congestion in New York City is not caused by city residents driving into Manhattan, because only 1.4 million New York City households own a car. So the vast majority of vehicles in traffic on any given day are from outside the city.
You can read my entire opinion editorial in the New York Daily News.
Rallying for Bus Lane Enforcement to Speed Up Buses
 Many Upper East Siders rely on buses that run so slow that even with bus lanes sometimes it can be faster to walk. That's because of all the vehicles parked in the bus lanes. That's why I joined Congress Member Maloney, State Senator Krueger, Assembly Member Seawright and Department of Transportation Manhattan Commissioner Ed Pincar as well as advocates from NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign, Transit Center, Riders Alliance, and the Tri-State Transportation Campaign to announce expanded bus lane hours on First and Second Avenues and support equipping at least 50 more buses with cameras to enforce dedicated bus lanes in New York City as part of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposed budget.
I have been working on automated bus lane enforcement for more than a decade starting when I served under Assembly Member Jonathan Bing who introduced A10233 in March 2008 proposing the first pilot program. The enforcement legislation was later passed as part of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s 2010-2011 state budget with the support of Senators Liz Krueger who voted in favor. In 2017 and again in 2019, Senator Krueger introduced legislation with Assembly Member Harvey Epstein to lift the cap entirely on automated enforcement of bus lanes. Check out coverage in Upper East Side Patch and watch the press conference at BenKallos.com/videos
 Bus Turnaround Campaign Rally
NY1 reported on a rally organized by The Bus Turnaround Campaign calling on New York City Bus service to improve. The report card used technology I helped develop to capture the location of every bus at every moment to determine levels of service and hold the MTA accountable. See the report card for our buses at BusTurnAround.nyc.
HOUSING AND OVERDEVELOPMENT
Stand for Tenant Safety Report Card Issued
 Last term I helped pass the Stand for Tenant Safety legislative package as Vice Chair of the Progressive Caucus to protect rent-regulated tenants from being harassed out of their homes by greedy landlords whose repairs never happened or never ended. I authored Local Law 153, which expanded the types of quality of life violations that could be held against a landlord and Local Law 152 which expanded the properties that could be taken from bad landlords and given to non-profits in the community. Since the Mayor signed these laws, we've been working with the Department of Finance and the coalition to make sure the law will be followed and applied as soon as it is legally possible. For more information on the Stand for Tenant Safety legislative package and a look at the report card check out StandForTenantSafety.com.
Keynote Speech at Historic Districts Council Conference
 I had the pleasure of providing the keynote at the New York Historic Districts Council 25th Annual Participant-Driven Preservation Conference. For almost fifty years, the Historic Districts Council (HDC) has been involved in the official preservation of historic districts throughout the city. In my keynote, I covered the topics of how to make preservation accessible, how to choose your elected officials or work with the ones you've got, and how to win with examples of what we can accomplish together. Learn more about Historic Districts Council at HDC.org, watch the trailer, or my whole keynote speech at BenKallos.com/Videos
Homelessness: House Our Future
 I joined a rally with Coalition for the Homeless and House our Future calling for Mayor de Blasio’s Housing New York 2.0 Plan to include 30,000 units for Homeless Households, with 24,000 to be created through new construction.
Landmarking the First Hungarian Reformed Church
 As the grandchild of Hungarian immigrants, I was proud to lend my support to the designation as an individual landmark of the First Hungarian Reformed Church at 346 East 69th Street. As a child, I walked by this church every day on the way to yeshiva at Rabbi Arthur Schneier Park East Day School. Growing up with Hungarian grandparents I got to go to so many traditional restaurants, bakeries, and community establishments which have since been displaced. That is why I cherish buildings that connect us to our past and stand in living testimony to the rich cultural immigrant heritage of the area that might otherwise be denied. To this day, the First Hungarian Church continues to serve the Hungarian community and the neighborhood at large by frequently hosting block association, cooperative and condominium meetings. To learn more about the First Hungarian Reformed Church and its unique stylistic and cultural heritage, read my testimony visit BenKallos.com/press-releases
EDUCATION
Fighting for School Seats
 In this year’s preliminary budget hearings I questioned Department of Education (DOE) Chancellor Richard Carranza and School Construction Authority (SCA) President Lorraine Grillo on the topics of school seats, in 3K, Pre-K, gifted and talented, pupil transportation, school segregation, and Civics.
It took five years for the DOE to fulfill its promise of Pre-K for all on the Upper East Side. Now as the City begins rolling out 3K, I am pushing for that program to come to our neighborhood too. I also asked the Chancellor to consider increasing gifted and talented seats as a tool for desegregation and for a status update on the law I recently passed requiring GPS monitors on city school buses.
 School Construction Authority (SCA) President Lorraine Grillo also testified at the same hearing. I asked her about the status of the $93 million dollars her agency has set aside for 640 new school seats in our neighborhood. I also got updates on renovations planned for P.S. 158, P.S. 198/ P.S. 77 as well as P.S. 183. Finally, President Grillo confirmed that the Pre-K center located at East 76th Street is scheduled to open later this year.
At the hearing, we also discussed what resources the Department of Education can provide to schools to prevent bullying with United Federation of Teachers (UFT) President Michael Mulgrew and Pay Parity for early childhood educators with Council of School Supervisors and Administrators (CSA) President Mark Cannizzarro.
For more information and detailed answers from the schools Chancellor and the SCA President watch the hearing at BenKallos.com/videos
Fighting for a New CUNY Campus
 There is a giant hole in the ground where there should be a new school. For years now CUNY has refused to provide the $360 million in funding promised for a Hunter College nursing school on East 74th Street next to the new Memorial Sloan Kettering location. At a hearing in the Committee on Higher Education, I noted that CUNY has spent more on existing facilities that did not increase student headcount than this project would cost, while it would educate thousands more. I went on to force CUNY officials to prioritize and actually ask for the $360 million in funding to complete this long-delayed project. For more information on this issue, watch the hearing and my exchange with CUNY officials at BenKallos.com/Video
Wage Parity for Early Childhood Educators
Standing with Campaign for Children, DC 1707 President Kim Medina, CSA Vice President Rosemarie Sinclair and elected officials calling on the Mayor to pay every pre-k teacher equally. Watch at BenKallos.com/videos
Supporting Mayoral Control of Schools
Testifying at the NY Senate to extend "Mayoral Control" of schools for the next three years. Under “Mayoral Control” we know who to hold accountable and we have had great success doing so with hundreds of new school seats coming to the district.
Caedmon (Montessori) School Office Visit
 Meeting 5th graders from the Caedmon School who had excellent questions about how government works.
92Y Cumbia for Kids CASA
Visiting Folklore Urbano's Cumbia for Kids event at the 92Y with P.S. 527 & P.S 151.
Ben Kallos Chess Challenge
Thank you to all the students who participated in the fifth year of the free Ben Kallos Chess Challenge. Chess in The Schools provides free training and equipment to students and teachers who want to start a chess club at their school.
PUBLIC SAFETY
Standing up to Hate
 I joined Congress Member Carolyn Maloney and other elected officials, community leaders, and multi-faith religious leaders to voice protest against the rise in anti-Semitism and religious intolerance in the form of vandalism and violence. AM New York reported on the rally, which was organized in response to a changing room at Asphalt Green having been graffitied with swastikas. I also joined Mayor de Blasio at the Islamic Cultural Center to stand up to Islamophobia after the deadly massacre at two mosques in New Zealand that took the lives of 50 Muslims during daily prayer. These incidents serve as reminders that we need to stand up against hatred and bigotry as well as ensure that houses of worship of all kinds are safeguarded. For more information on the rally, watch the video on AM New York.
Marijuana Justice
 Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature intend on making New York State the 11th state to legalize marijuana, and I have been working to ensure proper regulations are enacted to both heal and protect our city.
In March as Co-chair of the Progressive Caucus, I was part of a rally making calling on the Mayor and the Governor to use expected tax revenue from Marijuana legalization to provide consumer protections, rehabilitating those impacted by criminal records for low-level possession, along with healthcare and mental health as well as job training and placement.
Yes, New York City’s transportation infrastructure needs modernizing and billions in funding, but that money should not come from revenue that was meant to help communities that have been victimized for decades.
As we wait to see what passes in the State legislature, I've introduced a resolution to prohibit vertical integration of the marijuana industry to prevent big corporations from seizing this new industry. Read more about legislation being pushed by the Progressive Caucus at NYCProgressives.com
Honoring NYPD Detective Chris Helms for 25 Years of Service
With Council Member Powers honoring Detective Christopher Helms of the NYPD 19th Precinct in recognition of his 25 years of outstanding service to the community, including planning more than 2,000 events in the district, among them three papal visits and a number of presidential visits.
COMMUNITY
Marine Transfer Station Opened
 The East 91st Street Marine Transfer Station opened on Monday, March 25. As Our Town reported in 2018, and according to the New York City Department of Sanitation:
“On most days, the MTS will receive, on average, between 40 and 50 trucks,” the commissioner wrote.
This is far fewer than the hundreds and hundreds of truck we had feared. I remain steadfast in my opposition to opening an MTS is this neighborhood. Over the past five years, we’ve fought the building of the MTS at every step. After years of advocacy, we won some important victories that will the community safer:
- Exposed high costs
- Introduced air quality monitoring legislation
- Ensured zoned trash pickup is done fairly
- Brought attention to dangers of garbage trucks
- Secured funding for guardrails on garbage trucks
- Moved the ramp to protect thousands of children that play at Asphalt Green
- Won a commitment for zero waste by 2030 that will render marine-transfer-to-landfill obsolete
- Co-sponsored and passed a Waste Equity Law that will protect our neighborhood from receiving more than 10% of the city’s waste
To join the fight, visit BenKallos.com/MTS
Thank You Our Town: Otty Award Received
Thank you Our Town Publisher Jeanne Straus, Editor in Chief Alexis Gelber, and the entire local reporting team that holds everyone including me accountable. I was humbled and honored to receive an OTTY Award from my favorite local news source.
Drivers Licenses for Undocumented Residents
Attending a panel lead by Assembly Member Marcos Crespo discussing the need for every resident to be able to get a driver’s license, with State Senator Luis Sepulveda, and District Attorneys for the Bronx Darcel Clark and Brooklyn Eric Gonzalez at Somos El Futuro in Albany.
Fighting For Our Veterans
Standing with the NYC Veterans Alliance as we called on the Mayor not to cut any funding to veterans services.
Open Data Week
 Open Data Week 2019 included presentations on the City’s public data, co-founded in partnership with BetaNYC and in collaboration with 50+ partners from across New York City. As a speaker at the School of Data, I met with civic technologist to discuss how we can use data to make our city better. I also joined students from 7th grade to high school seniors in a citywide data competition called HackLeague. For more information visit open-data.nyc
Cooking with Kallos at GrowNYC Job Fair
Whipping up delicious deconstructed apple pie at Cooking with Kallos at Grow NYC job fair. They are hiring for full and part-time including on weekends: Grownyc.org/careers
EVENTS SPONSORED BY OUR OFFICE
Jewish Museum Passover Family Day
Join us for our Passover extravaganza and hear the soulful sounds of ShirLaLa and enjoy art-making projects. Families can craft a holiday-related work of art, create a freedom shaker, add to a Passover-themed installation, explore the galleries, and more!
Jewish Museum Passover Family Day
Sunday, April 7, 2019
The Jewish Museum, Scheuer Auditorium
11am – 4pm
92Y Teen Arts Week
 Join the 92Y for the first-ever citywide celebration of the arts for teens, by teens. Leading cultural organizations in all five boroughs will present free classes, workshops and performances for teens May 13–19. Events enable teens to gain hands-on experience in different areas of the arts, engage with professionals in the creative industries, and explore pathways to future leadership within the context of the arts. Open to all NYC teens 14+ with a valid school ID. Educators are encouraged to bring student groups, both during and after regular school hours. Check out amazing events in all 5 boroughs & sign up at 92y.org/teenartsweek
RESOURCES
Families for Safe Streets Outreach Program
Have you been personally impacted by a traffic crash? If you have, you are not alone. Families for Safe Streets is comprised of individuals who have lost loved ones or were injured in a crash, including pedestrians, cyclists and others. Families for Safe Streets was formed five years ago to advocate to change the culture of reckless driving in our city and now also provides an array of support services. Every 44 hours, someone is killed in NYC as a result of a crash. Over 150 people are injured each day. Get help with logistical challenges and be supported by people who understand. Call (844) FSS-PEER or email info@familiesforsafestreets.org for more information. All support services are offered at no charge.
College Scholarship for 11th Grade Young Women
New York Road Runners Run for the Future is a free, seven-week scholarship program that teaches 11th-grade high school girls how to run. The program highly encourages young women who have not previously participated in organized sports to apply. Those accepted into NYRR Run for the Future who fulfill the program requirements will receive a $2,000 college scholarship. Please visit nyrr.org to access the application and eligibility requirements. Spring season applications are due February 17, 2019. Summer season applications are due April 14, 2019.
Military Mondays
The next session of Military Mondays will be held on, April 1st from 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM in the Atrium of the Manhattan Campus of the VA NY Harbor Healthcare System at 423 East 23rd Street. Veterans who may need legal assistance in the areas of disability applications, housing concerns, child support modifications, or life planning should call Legal Services NYC’s hotline at 917-661-4500 to schedule an appointment.
Since its inception in August 2016, Military Mondays has assisted 262 veterans at 31 clinics. The Military Mondays clinic dates for the remainder of 2019 are March 4th, April 1st, May 6th, June 3rd, July 1st, August 5th, September 9th, October 7th, November 4th and December 2nd.
Fortune Society Suit Drive
The Fortune Society is partnering with Ernst & Young on a suit drive to support participants engaging in their search for careers. Donations of new and gently-used professional attire, including suits, blazers, shirts, ties, skirts, blouses, shoes, and belts are appreciated. More information is attached.
Clothing can be dropped off at the front desk of our main service center in Long Island City, Queens by Friday, March 29. Pickups of large donations can be arranged by contacting anmiller@fortunesociety.org.
Rent Freeze Exemption (DRIE) Clinic
Do you have a disability and need help with rent? Do you pay more than 1/3 of your income towards rent? Is your annual household income $50,000 or less?
This clinic will help individuals who are eligible for the Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE) program under the City’s Rent Freeze Program through free screenings and clinics. The clinics will be staffed by lawyers who can help eligible individuals enroll in the program.
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Legislative Corner
This month, I passed three pieces of legislation from ensuring Healthy Happy Meals, curbing the spread of legionnaires disease, and ensuring marijuana equity. I also co-sponsored an additional 12 pieces of legislation that were introduced or enacted in March. Keeping with the theme of children’s health, along with Council Member Carlina Rivera, I co-sponsored Introduction 0780-2018, which requires landlords to take measures to eradicate pests and repair the existence of indoor allergen hazards. It also allows the Department of Housing Preservation and Development to determine whether to perform the work to eradicate indoor allergen hazards. This bill will help to alleviate some hazards associated with the risk of asthma for children in New York City.
Free Legal Clinics
Need a lawyer? Every month I sponsor legal clinics where you can get free legal advice in my District Office at 244 East 93rd Street from 3pm-6pm:
- General Civil Law, 3rd Tuesday
- Life Planning Clinic, 3rd Wednesday
- Family Law and Domestic Violence, 1st Tuesday
- Housing Clinics, Every Monday and 1st Wednesday
Please call my office at 212-860-1950 in advance to schedule your appointment.
Here to Help
We are here to help. My social work team can help you find out what services you are eligible for and assist you in your application. Some examples include:
- Seniors: Medicare savings, Meals-on-Wheels, Access-A-Ride
- Housing: searching for affordable units, free legal housing clinic at my office
- Job Resources: training resources and assistance, unemployment benefits
- Families: Universal Pre-K, Head Start, After-School programs
- Finances: cash assistance, tax credits, home energy assistance
- Nutrition: WIC, free meals for all ages
Please also call us at 212-860-1950 or email us at bkallos@benkallos.com with any unresolved 311 complaints.
Mobile District Hours
Get assistance wherever in the district you are when we bring our office to you. Please join us at monthly mobile district hours from 11am–2pm:
Ben in Your Building
The "Ben in Your Building Program" is a chance to discuss issues of importance to you and your neighbors in person. Please consider inviting me to your cooperative or condominium annual meeting or tenant’s association meeting, and I will be happy to join you. Over the past year, I have visited several buildings to discuss matters of importance in the neighborhood, including street furniture, road conditions, homeless outreach, and sanitation issues. Please schedule a "Ben in Your Building" today by calling 212-860-1950 or email Scheduler@BenKallos.com.
Community Boards
4/11: Community Board 6 Full Board Meeting
7:00pm, 433 1st Avenue (NYU School of Dentistry), Room 210
4/16: Community Board 11 Full Board Meeting
6:30pm, Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital & Nursing Facility 1752 Park Avenue
4/17: Community Board 8 Land Use and Full Board Meeting
6:30pm, Manhattan Park Theatre Club 8 River Road
4/11: Community Board 8 Parks & Waterfront Committee
6:30PM, 310 East 67th Street (between 1st and 2nd Avenues) New York Blood Center Auditorium
NYPD Events
4/1: 19th Precinct Community Council
7:00pm-8:00pm, 19th Precinct Station House, 153 E. 67th Street
4/24: 23rd Precinct Community Council
6:00pm-7:00pm, 23rd Precinct Station House, 164 E. 102nd Street
4/30: 17th Precinct Community Council
6:00pm-7:00pm, Sutton Place Synagogue, 224 E. 51st Street
Neighborhood and Tenant Associations
First Wednesday, 4/3: Roosevelt Island Residents Association Common Council Meeting
8:00 pm-10:00 pm, Good Shepherd (Downstairs), 543 Main Street
Second Wednesday, 4/10: Lexington Houses Tenant Association
6:00pm, 1539 Lexington Avenue
Second Tuesday, 4/9: Stanley Isaacs Tenant Associations
7:00 pm, Stanley Isaacs Neighborhood Center, 415 East 93rd Street
Third Tuesday, 4/16: Holmes Towers Tenant Association
7:00 pm, Stanley Isaacs Neighborhood Center, 415 East 93rd Street
Events For Adults:
4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29: Express Yourself Series
11:30am, Webster Library Auditorium
Celebrate National Poetry Month by expressing yourself at Webster Library! Tap into your inner poet for this 5-session workshops series. Each session will start with a brief overview of the form, various readings, and time to write and share. No registration or commitment to the series is required.
4/1: Digital Grandparents: eBook Help for Older Adults
4:00pm, 96th Street Library
Learn how to download eBooks and stream films with NYPL resources like SimplyE, Overdrive, and Kanopy on your tablet, smartphone, or e-reader. Drop by the table near the elevator with your device to get one-on-one help. Please come with a valid library card and PIN. You will also need to know any passwords for your device (Apple ID, Play Store, etc.) to successfully download and authorize the library apps.
4/2: Foresters Financial Services: Financial Wellness 101
5:30pm, Webster Library Auditorium
Want to understand how to enhance your financial wellness? Join us to learn how to financially plan for emergencies, protection for family, home purchase/remodel, college education, wedding, vacation home, and comfortable retirement. Refreshments will be served.
4/2-28: "Who Do You Say You Are? approaches to Portraiture Then and Now"
The Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden, 421 East 61st Street
This look at American portraits from the 19th century through today looks at how artists' approaches to their work have been shaped by time, place, identity, movement and migration. Free with admission. Free with NYCID pass. During Museum hours.
4/2, 4/9, 4/23, 4/30: Adult Coloring
11:00am, 96th Street Library
When we color, it brings out our inner child. We are reminded of the days when life was simple when we worry less. Coloring is the latest craze where you might expect to see children, you find adults. They have immerse themselves in patterns of mandalsas, curved flowers and runaway stems. This is a world they create and escape to. come join us at the 96th street Library.
4/3, 4/9, 4/23, 4/30: Word for Beginners
3:00pm, 96th Street Library
Learn the basic features of Microsoft Word 2010, a word processing program you can use to create documents. Topics include: entering and editing text, saving files, and various formatting options. This is a comprehensive course, so please make sure you can attend all sessions. Call 212-289-0908 to register.
4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24: Learn to Play Chess For Adults
2:00pm, Webster Library Auditorium
Learn to play the most popular game ever: A game of strategy and
problem solving. Whether you are beginner or a more advanced
player you can learn the strategies that will make you a better
chess player. Best part of all CHESS IS FUN!
4:3: Estate and Gift Planning Seminar
5:30pm, Webster Library Auditorium
We are pleased to present an educational seminar for Library patrons and local community members. Our featured speaker is Lillie Nkenchor, Esq., who will present estate and financial planning concepts in easy-to-understand terms, in a relaxed and interactive environment. Questions are encouraged—and the event is completely free of charge.
4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24: Preschool Storytime
10:30am, 96th Street Library
Stories, fingerplays, and movement for preschoolers.
4/3: Families for Safe Streets Post Crash Body and Mind
6:30pm, 111 John Street, 2nd Fl (subject to change)
Have you been injured in a traffic crash? Ever find yourself referring to life ‘before crash’ and ‘post-crash’? Please join us for a facilitated workshop addressing this major life event, including guidance, tips and resources. Appropriate whether your crash was recent or long ago.
4/3: Yorkville Writing Circle Presents: Poet Iain Pollock Ghost, Like a Place
5:30pm, Yorkville Library
Join us as the Yorkville Writing Circle celebrates National Poetry Month and welcomes Poet Iain Pollock. This collection highlights the complexities of fatherhood and how to raise young kids while bearing witness to the charged movements of social injustice and inequalities of race in America. Memory, culpability, and our very humanness course through this book and strip us down to find joy and inspiration amid the darkness.
4/3: Poetry Reading: Gennady Rusakov
6:00pm, Roosevelt Island Library
Gennady Rusakov is a Russian poet, author of many books of poetry and the winner of the 2014 Russian "Poet" prize. He worked as an interpreter at the UN for many years, witnessing many historical moments. Rusakov will read his work and share stories from his time at the UN. This reading is organized by the Pushkin Society in America.
4/4, 4/11, 4/19, 4/25: COMPUTER LAB
12:00pm, 96th Street Library
At the 96th Street Library Computer Lab our tech volunteers assist you with almost any computer topic you want to learn. Topics include computer basics, Microsoft Word, online shopping, email, downloading eBooks, resume assistance, Facebook, phone apps and more! Students are encouraged to bring their own laptop or tablet device. If you can't bring yours, we will lend you one for the duration of the class.** Space is limited and sign-up is required. Late arrivals may be turned away, so please arrive on time to secure your spot. Sign up in-person or call 212-289-0908.
4/4: ReelAbilities Film Festival: Me, My Mouth and I
2:00pm, Webster Library Auditorium
The journey of an actress with Tourette syndrome and her exploration of neurodiversity. Artist, activist, and performer Jess Thom asks novel questions about the portrayal of disability in the arts and the exclusion of people with disabilities as cultural and creative producers.
This film is 59 minutes in length.
4/4: Memoirs That Make a Difference: When They Call You a Terrorist by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele
6:00pm, Webster Library Auditorium
Join us for the Memoirs That Make a Difference book discussion group. On April 4th, 2019 at 6pm, we'll discuss When They Call You a Terrorist by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele.
Registration is recommended but not required. Copies of this title can be reserved online, over the phone, or at your local branch.
4/4: Historic Workshop: Herbs
2pm,The Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden 421 East 61st Street
Bask in the scents of the garden, pluck your favorite herbs and create special scent jars and soaps to perk up your home and enliven your senses. Learn how herbs were used in the past for medicines, cleaning supplies and cosmetics and take your herbal creations and some new tricks home with you. $15 Adults, $10 members and Students
For more information and tickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4187668
4/4: Film - The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
2:00pm, 96th Street Library
95 min. A writer from Holland goes on a journey to the Middle East and gets caught up in a web of spies and thieves.
This film is 95 minutes in length.
4/4: 96th Street Library Book Discussion: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
6:00pm, 96th Street Library
Please join us for our April 2019 book discussion. We will be reading An American Marriage by Tayari Jones. Copies are available at the 96th Street Library one month before the book discussion.
4/5: Movement Speaks with Dances for a Variable Population
10:30am, Webster Library Auditorium
Join us celebrating moving in strong and creative ways! From January 2019-March 2019, Naomi and company will lead seniors on the Upper East Side in a series of dance fitness classes for older adults of all ages and abilities.
4/5: ReelAbilities Film Festival: The R-Word
1:00pm, Webster Library Auditorium
The inappropriate use of the R-word can be heard every day, and continues to marginalize a population of people. This film confronts how, when, and why the R-word became so present in our culture, illustrates who it impacts, and ultimately makes the case for changing the conversation around people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Join Webster Library for a film followed by conversation.
This film is 66 minutes in length.
4/5: ReelAbilities Film Festival: Crazy
2:00pm, Webster Library Auditorium
A young man diagnosed with schizophrenia decides to go off his medication fearing that side
effects will override the drugs’ benefits. A powerful human drama that challenges perceptions
about treating mental illness.
Join Webster Library for a feature film followed by conversation.
This film is 60 minutes in length.
4/6: ReelAbilities Film Festival: CODA
3:45pm, Webster Library Auditorium
A young dancer struggles with her identity and growing up hearing in a deaf family.
Join Webster Library for a film screening and conversation.
This film is 22 minutes in length.
4/7: Jewish Museum Passover Family Day
11am – 4pm ,The Jewish Museum, Scheuer Auditorium
Join the museum for a Passover extravaganza and hear the soulful sounds of ShirLaLa and enjoy art-making projects. Families can craft a holiday-related work of art, create a freedom shaker, add to a Passover-themed installation, explore the galleries, and more!
4/8: ReelAbilities Film Festival: Leftover
1:30pm, Webster Library Auditorium
A young man leaves home to join a peace rally. On his way, he starts to experience strange occurrences.This film is 10 minutes in length.Join Webster for a viewing of short films followed by conversation.
4/8: ReelAbilities Film Festival: Living Art
1:45pm, Webster Library Auditorium
The story of a young woman living with Familial Dysautonomia, whose art became her stunning
and profound means of communication and livelihood. Join Webster for a viewing of short films followed by conversation.
4/9: Wealth Transfer Basics and Life Insurance Workshop
2:00pm, Yorkville Library Meeting Room
Join us for a free presentation from Foresters Financial as they provide an introduction to the topics of Wealth Transfer and Life Insurance.
4/9: Homeownership Workshop
5:30pm, 96th Street Library
Come and learn how to successfully own a home. The benefits of homeownership, Rent vs. own, responsibilities of homeowners. The first step, getting pre-approved and navigating the process. Guest Kamran J. Keypour from Foresters Financial.
4/9, 4/16 The Ten Commandments
6:00pm, Roosevelt Island Library
Let my people go! Join us for a two-part screening of the classic biblical epic The Ten Commandments.
4/10: Meditation for Health and Wellness
2:00pm, Yorkville Library Meeting Room
Meditation is being prescribed by many medical practitioners and has been widely recognized as a means to enhance one’s health and reduce stress. Throughout the nation meditation has become a positive force for health and well-being. Join Jim Rose, retired executive at Johnson & Johnston, and long time meditator for this lively and engaging workshop.
4/11: Film - The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1944)
2:00pm, 96th Street Library
An aging bachelor in a small New England town, Harry Quincey finds love when a New York fashion designer visits the fabric mill where Harry works.
This film is 80 minutes in length.
4/12, 4/19, 4/26: Creative Aging: Painting 1-2-3
12:00pm, Webster Library Auditorium
Creative Aging program series is geared for older adults aged 50+. From now through May 17, 2019 at our branch, we're hosting painting workshops. An introduction to the basic concepts of painting by exploring different techniques and styles. Discover color theory and learn to mix paint colors. Your appreciation of art will be enhanced as you learn to see things differently as an artist does and have the opportunity to capture this on canvas. Presented by Brandon Arana.
To participate in this program, you must pre-register.
4/12: Tax Prep With AARP
5:30pm, 67th Street Library
It’s tax time! Get your refund. From now through April 12th at our branch. We're hosting tax prep with AARP who can help you prepare and file your tax return electronically—all for free.
4/13: 16mm Film Nights: Start a Revolution Film Series: Kaddish (1984)
2:00pm, Webster Library Auditorium
Yossi Klein's bedtime stories were his father's reminiscences of the Holocaust and survival in a secret underground bunker. As a child, Yossi was prepared for a recurrence of a Jewish persecution along with other youngsters growing up in Brooklyn's Boro Park, the largest Orthodox survivor community. This documentary, filmed over a five-year period, uses interviews, period footage and home movies to follow Yossi's odyssey as writer/activist battling fear and uncertainty and endeavoring to come to terms with his father's traumatic legacy.
This film is 92 minutes in length.
4/16: Book Discussion Group
5:30pm, 67th Street Library
Get the neighborhood read. Join our lively discussion! We've got the books, now we need you to talk! April 16- Hidden Life of Trees- Peter Wohlleben.
4/18: Exhibit Opening Reception
6-8 pm, The Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden, 421 East 61st Street
Meet today's groundbreaking artists working in portraiture. Mix and mingle, meet today's
groundbreaking artists from place far and wide, and stay for refreshments.
For free reservations, visit https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4101526
4/18: 16mm Film Nights: Reel Classics: Trouble in Paradise
4:00pm, Webster Library Auditorium
A gentleman thief and a lady pickpocket join forces to con a beautiful perfume company owner. Romantic entanglements and jealousies confuse the scheme.
This film is 83 minutes in length.
4/18: Film - They Drive By Night (1940)
2:00pm, 96th Street Library
Two wildcat drivers--men who buy their trucks on installment plans and then worry that loan sharks will repossess their vehicles--find themselves involved in murder and the mob.
This film is 95 minutes in length.
4/20: How to Start a Business and How SBA Can Help You
2:30pm, Yorkville Library Meeting Room
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has helped thousands of startups get off the ground and grow with advice and with the necessary information and resources they need.
4/22: Build a World: Film Screening & Collage Workshop
11:30am, Webster Library Auditorium
The Webster Library will be showing the 14-minute film, A is for Aye-Aye: An Abecedarian Adventure before the workshop. Inspired by the collages featured in filmmaker Augusta Palmer’s A is for Aye-Aye: An Abecedarian Adventure, workshop participants will create their own collages on paper using elements collected from the Picture Collection.
4/23: Foresters Financial Services: Medicare Planning
4:30am, Webster Library Auditorium
Want to learn more about Medicare? Join us to learn what Medicare is, who is eligible for it, and how you get it, who needs to enroll in Medicare and when, what Medicare costs, and how to mitigate those costs through private insurance and how to start planning for future healthcare costs.Refreshments will be served.
4/23: Social Security Planning for Women
3:00pm, Yorkville Library Meeting Room
Join us for a free presentation from Foresters Financial as they provide an introduction to the topic of Social Security planning, with special emphasis on the issues women face in Social Security planning.
4/23: Free Screening: First Man (2018)
6:00pm, Roosevelt Island Library
Join us for a free screening of Damien Chazelle's acclaimed "First Man," winner of the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. This film is 142 minutes in length.
4/24: Author Talk: Kathryn Harrison On Sunset
5:30pm, Yorkville Library Meeting Room
Kathryn Harrison always understood that her family was beyond eccentric -- they'd breached the bounds of the unconventional. She was largely raised by her grandparents in an outsized Tudor confection of a house on the periphery of Bel Air, which she thought of as "Sunset," her kingdom of the imagination, inhabited by the past and its numberless artifacts. Kathryn Harrison grew up in an almost mythical realm of their letters and artifacts and stories -- until declining finances forced to sell the house on Sunset in 1971, and night fell fast. On Sunset seeks to recover that childhood, that place, those lives -- and does so with piercing poignancy.
4/24: LinkedIn Like an Absolute Boss
6:00pm, Roosevelt Island Library
In this course you'll learn how to use LinkedIn like an absolute boss. We'll cover creating a profile, making connections, how to write about your past jobs and experience, and more.
4/25: Film - That Certain Age (1938)
2:00pm, 96th Street Library
A young girl singer falls for an older, unattainable man.
This film is 95 minutes in length.
4/25: Movie Night; Get Out
6:00pm, Roosevelt Island Library
Funny, scary, and thought-provoking, Get Out seamlessly weaves its trenchant social critiques into a brilliantly effective and entertaining horror/comedy thrill ride.
This film is 104 minutes long.
4/27:Webster @ the Movies: Green Book
2:00am, Webster Library Auditorium
Dr Don Shirley is a world-class African-American pianist, who is about to embark on a concert tour in the Deep South in 1962. In need of a driver and protection, Shirley recruits Tony Lip, a tough-talking bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx. Despite their differences, the two men soon develop an unexpected bond while confronting racism and danger in an era of segregation.This film is 130 minutes in length.
4/27: Business Plan Writing
2:00pm, Yorkville Library Meeting Room
Are you interested in starting a business? Creating a business plan is one of the most important steps you will take because the plan serves as your road map for the early years of your business. SBA's Business Plan Writing workshop provides you with a step-by-step guide to help you get started.
4/30: Author Talk: Everything Belongs to Us by Yoojin Grace Wuertz
5:30pm, Webster Library Auditorium
Professor and author Yoojin Grace Wuertz discusses her book, Everything Belongs to Us.
Events For Kids:
4/1, 4/8, 4/16, 4/22, 4/29:Preschool Storytime: Petite Picasso
3:00pm, 96th Street Library
Read aloud and messy art projects for young children. Wear your art clothes. Smocks will be provided.Limited to 24 participants.
4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30: Free Play
4:00pm, Webster Library Auditorium
Join us on Tuesday afternoons for a fun chance to socialize with other kids from the community! Toys are provided. Please note: This program is for both caregiver and child. It is not a structured program.*Take care to supervise children at all times.
4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25: Family Storytime
11:30am, Webster Library Auditorium
Toddlers from birth to 3 years and their parents/caregivers can enjoy interactive stories, action songs, fingerplays, and spend time with other toddlers in the neighborhood. There is a limit of 15 children and their caregivers. Tickets are given out the morning of the program on a first come, first serve basis. Times of the programs are approximate.
4/6, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27: Read to our New York Therapy Dog!
10:30am, Webster Library Auditorium
Come read to our therapy dog Tugboat! These licensed therapy dogs and their owners can't wait for you to come read them a story. Enjoy one-on-one, no-pressure reading time with a furry friend! Pre-registration is required for each 15-minute slot and opens 1 week in advance. For ages 5 and up.
4/8, 4/22: Art Buffet
4:00pm, Webster Library Auditorium
Let your imagination run wild! Join us for an hour of uninterrupted, creative fun. Pick and choose from our craft supplies to make a masterpiece to take home.
4/10: Creature Character Costumes
4:30pm, Webster Library Auditorium
Students will create costumes based on their favorite animal or creature character in a book We will read stories involving animals/other creatures, create costume designs and make costumes through basic sewing, mask making and fabric painting.
For ages 13-18 years old. Presented by Community Word Project.
4/19: Mount Vernon Hotel & Museum Storytime For Kids 2-6
The Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden, 421 East 61st Street
Spring is sprung! Listen to stories about the arrival of one of the year’s cheeriest seasons. Learn how women dressed in the 19th century as the weather got warmer. Afterwards make a pipe bug cleaner to take home. Just show up and be entertained.
Free for children and caregivers.
4/20: Family Fun: Easter Egg Hunt and See If You can Spot the Bunny too!
1-3 pm,The Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden, 421 East 61st Street
Join us for watercoloring in the garden, toys, games, an Easter egg
hunt and accompany your kids on a rousing search to "Spot the Bunny" through all our period
rooms.For reservations, go to: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4101625
4/20: Mount Vernon Hotel & Museum Easter Egg Hunt
1:00pm, The Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden, 421 East 61st Street
Join us in the garden and inside the museum for many surprises! Family fun: watercoloring in the garden, toys, games an Easter Egg Hunt in our blooming garden, and a rousing round of “Spot the Bunny” throughout the museum. $5 Adults and Children, please reserve.
4/22: Kid Flicks
4:00pm, Yorkville Library Meeting Room
Join us in our community room for our children's film showing. Watch short films based on popular picture books. The perfect way to meet up with friends and end a busy day. All films subject to last minute substitutions.
4/30: Springtime Art Making for Teens
4:00pm, 96th Street Library
A craft-making extravaganza inspired by springtime, suitable for teens, tweens and all who wants to join! Make your own flowers, birds, trees or any other springtime-themed project of your choice. All materials will be provided. For ages 13-18 years old. Presented by Nicola McEldowney.
4/30: Glorious Gothic Calligraphy
4:00pm, Roosevelt Island Library
Dress up your writing with this beautiful script! A great favorite during the Middle Ages, Gothic style letters are very appealing to most artists with their bold forms made from simple strokes.
For ages 13-18 years old. Presented by Elinor Holland.
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