Keyword: Henry Hudson Park
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Melanie Scott, Mitchel Sobel and Maggie Greenfield stand outside Christ Church Riverdale on Henry Hudson Parkway East where their group Community Music Social will host a free outdoor concert this weekend. They’re part of a group of local musicians who came together through Home Remedy, who played music online together during the coronavirus pandemic.
Virtual music collective goes live at Christ Church
The coronavirus pandemic will likely be remembered for how much it isolated people from one another. At the same time, however, it may also be seen as a period that helped many new communities come together. more
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Lt. Gilbert Cabanas led his Ladder 52 crew into a sixth-floor apartment on West 240th Street on Nov. 4, 2019. He suffered second-degree burns to his hands and face while saving a woman’s life. That earned Cabanas the 2020 Hispanic Society/23rd Street Fire Memorial Medal of Valor for his heroics.
Cabanas saves woman’s life, all in a day’s work
They’re widely considered heroes, putting their lives at risk on what seems like a daily basis to save others.  more
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Looking for a hobby during the coronavirus pandemic, Victor San Andrés started landscaping a part of the Half-Moon Overlook park near his Spuyten Duyvil home. Four months later, San Andrés says he cleared and cleaned the space — transforming it into what he calls the ‘Halve Maan Garden.’
No more waiting: Overlook gets a Dutch makeover
Most anyone who has tried to get as much as a pothole filled on their street knows city agencies aren’t necessarily the fastest when it comes to fixing problems. The wheels of government can be slow-moving, restricted even more by mountains of red tape. more
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It seems bicycle lanes aren’t on the table anymore as part of a package of recommended changes to Independence Avenue in an effort to curb speeding traffic. Community Board 8’s traffic and transportation committee decided to remove many of the proposed flexible delineators from their list of suggestions as well after they, too, proved less than popular.
Proposed traffic calming hits roadblock
Anonymous posting can be a nuisance. But when that anonymity migrates from the internet to the side of city streets, it can cause a bit more trouble — not to mention sending a project you’ve spent the better part of six months working on essentially back to square one. more
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It took two years and maybe even a hurricane for it to finally fall, but what’s left of the tree that fell at Vinmont Veteran Park last week blocks a path many strollers tend to regularly walk through. Some park users wonder if such trees should be given extra attention before they hurt someone.
Damaged tree finally falls, and park-goers make sound
Bob Mahoney noticed something amiss in Vinmont Veteran Park. He was walking through the 3.5-acre “pocket park” tucked between Riverdale and Mosholu avenues a couple years ago when he noticed a black cherry tree beginning a slow descent to the ground. It already was leaning into one of its neighbor’s branches. more
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