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28 Jun

Sen. Krueger’s Free Events List – July 2019

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Upcoming Free Events in Senate District 28:

July 2019

Courtesy of State Senator Liz Krueger

If you would like to receive this list via email, let us know. Send your name, address, and email address to liz@lizkrueger.com, with the subject “Free Events List.”

Please note: This schedule is subject to change – it is recommended that you call ahead to confirm these events with the host or ask to RSVP.

To attend events sponsored by Health Advocates, you must be a HA member. Memberships are free and you can sign up to be a member at the event.

Please contact 212-980-1700 for more information.

Ongoing Event: Shakespeare in the Park – Coriolanus, Central Park, Delacorte Theater
8:00 PM July 16-31, except July 20, 21 & 28. For Free ticket information visit https://www.publictheater.org/Programs–Events/Shakespeare-in-the-Park/Shakespeare-in-the-Park-2019/

Monday 7/1/19

7:30 AM- 8:30 AM Bryant Park, Fifth Avenue Terrace

Exercise: Pilates

10:30 AM-11:30 AM Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Avenue

Exercise: Arthritis Exercise, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Juggling

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: Monitoring the Movies: The Fight over Film Censorship in Early Twentieth-Century Urban America, Jennifer Fronc

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain or Lawn Gravel

Environment: Compost Concierge

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park

Music: Piano: John Weber

1:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42^nd St

Books & Poetry: Manga Mondays: No Isekai No Life

1:30 PM -3:30 PM St. Catherine of Siena, 68^th Street and First Avenue

Exercise: Tai Chi, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

2:00 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St

Exercise: Stay Well Chair-based Exercise for Seniors

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88^th Street

Activity: Photography, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Games

Games: Mah Jongg Social

5:00 PM – 11:00 PM Bryant Park, The Lawn

Movie: To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before

5:15 PM NYPL Yorkville Library, 222 East 79th Street

Writing: Yorkville Writing Circle

6:30 PM- 7:30 PM Bryant Park, Fifth Avenue Terrace

Exercise: DO It All Fitness

Tuesday 7/2/19

7:30 AM-8:30 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace

Exercise: Tai Chi

10:00 AM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23^rd Street

Crafts: Crochet & Knitting Group

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Exercise: Yoga with Jen Carlin

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Juggling

12:00 PM-1:30 PM Central Park, In front of the Samuel F. B. Morse statue, inside the Park at 72^nd Street and Fifth Avenue

Tour: Heart of the Park Tour

12:30 PM-1:45 PM 53rd Street Library Community Room, 18 West 53rd Street

Workshop: Public Speaking Workshop

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: Bookclub: On Murder by Thomas de Quincey

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain or Lawn Gravel

Environment: Compost Concierge

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park

Music: Piano: John Weber

1:00 PM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46^th Street, Teen Central

Activity: Spanish Conversation with Rocio

1:30 PM-2:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87^th Street

Activity: Pet Club, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Crafts: Knitting

2:00 PM 53rd Street Library Theatre, 18 West 53rd Street

Movie: Swing Time (1936)

2:00 PM NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Bldg., 5th Ave. and 42nd St.

Workshop: Researching Ship Passenger Lists

3:00 PM-4:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88^th Street

Exercise: Tai Chi, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Chess + Backgammon

Games: Chess – Top Player Tuesday

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Games

Games: Word Game Night

5:30 PM-7:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Juggling

6:00 PM Bryant Park, Fountain

Tours: Evening Park Tour

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Fifth Avenue Terrace

Activity: Kung Fu

7:00 PM Barnes & Noble, 86th & Lexington Ave, 150 E 86th St

Books and Poetry: Girls Like Us, Cristina Alger

7:00 PM-8:30 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: Poetry with Poetry Society of America

Wednesday 7/3/19

6:30 AM-7:00 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace

Exercise: Boot Camp

11:00 AM-11:45 AM Bryant Park, Fountain

Tours: Park Tour

11:00 AM-12:00 PM Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, 7 West 55^th Street

Exercise: Strengthen & Tone, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

11:30 AM 53rd Street Library Theatre, 18 West 53rd Street

Movie: Shrek (2001)

12:00 PM Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 43^rd St.

Workshop: Reinvent Your Career — Celebrate Your Independence!

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain or Lawn Gravel

Environment: Compost Concierge

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park

Music: Piano: John Weber

1:00 PM NYPL Yorkville Library, 222 East 79th Street

Workshop: First Step to Starting a Business

1:15 PM-2:15 PM Park Avenue United Methodist Church, 106 East 86^th Street

Exercise: Basic Exercise, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

2:00 PM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23^rd Street

Health: Medicine Safety: NYC Poison Control Center

2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42^nd St

Movie: Born on the Fourth of July

2:00 PM NYPL Webster Library, 1465 York Ave @ 78 St

Activity: Learn to Play Chess for Adults

2:00 PM-4:30 PM 53rd Street Library Community Room, 18 West 53rd Street

Activity: French Conversation Group

2:30 PM-4:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87^th Street

Activity: Poker, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Games

Games: Catan Game Night

Thursday 7/4/19

7:30 AM-8:30 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace

Exercise: Tai Chi

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Juggling

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain or Lawn Gravel

Environment: Compost Concierge

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park

Music: Piano: John Weber

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at 61st Street and Fifth Avenue

Tour: Southern Welcome Tour

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Bryant Park, Games

Games: Mah Jongg Social

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Chess & Backgammon

Games: Beginner Chess Lesson

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, The Lawn

Exercise: Yoga with Madeline Hickman

6:00 PM-7:00 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at 61st Street and Fifth Avenue

Tour: East Side Evening Stroll

Friday 7/5/19

10:30 AM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42^nd St

Books & Poetry: Reading & Connections Book Group: Hidden Figures

10:30 AM-11:30 AM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88^th Street

Exercise: Strengthen & Tone, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Juggling

12:00 PM-4:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 Easy 88^th Street

Exercise: Bridge, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain or Lawn Gravel

Environment: Compost Concierge

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park

Music: Piano: John Weber

2:00 PM 53rd Street Library Theatre, 18 West 53rd Street

Movie: Shrek (2001)

2:00 PM 58th Street Library, 127 East 58th Street

Movie: Bohemian Rhapsody

3:00 PM-3:45 PM Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Avenue

Music: Advanced Harmonica Class, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

4:00 PM-4:45 PM Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Avenue

Music: Beginners Harmonica Class, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Chess & Backgammon

Games: Learn a New Game Night

6:00 PM- 8:00 PM Bryant Park

Dance: Contemporary Dance

Saturday 7/6/19

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Bryant Park, The Lawn

Dance: Moves with Limón Dance

11:00 AM-12:00 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87^th Street

Exercise: Chair Yoga, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

12:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87^th Street

Movie: On the Basis of Sex; sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

1:00 PM NYPL Yorkville Library, 222 East 79th Street

Theatre: Instant Shakespeare Company: Henry the Sixth Part 1

2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42^nd St

Movie: The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (1965)

Sunday 7//7/19

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at 61st Street and Fifth Avenue

Tour: Southern Welcome Tour

2:00 PM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, (110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues)

Music: Harlem Meer Performance Festival: Harlem Meer Performance Festival: Claude Jay & Purple MaJic Ensemble

6:00 PM – 10:00 PM Summerstage, Rumsey Playfield, Central Park

Music: Summerstage: Mr Eazi / Efya / Blinky Bill / DJ Mohogany

Monday 7/8/19

7:30 AM- 8:30 AM Bryant Park, Fifth Avenue Terrace

Exercise: Pilates

10:30 AM-11:30 AM Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Avenue

Exercise: Arthritis Exercise, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

11:30 AM NYPL Webster Library, 1465 York Ave @ 78 St

Theatre: Digital Theatre+ Matinee: Private Lives

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Juggling

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: Steve Massa, Lame Brains and Lunatics: The Good, The Bad, and The Forgotten of Silent Comedy

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain or Lawn Gravel

Environment: Compost Concierge

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park

Music: Piano: Bertha Hope

1:30 PM -3:30 PM St. Catherine of Siena, 68^th Street and First Avenue

Exercise: Tai Chi, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

2:00 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St

Exercise: Stay Well Chair-based Exercise for Seniors

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88^th Street

Activity: Photography, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Games

Games: Mah Jongg Social

5:00 PM – 11:00 PM Bryant Park, The Lawn

Movie: Carrie (1976)

6:30 PM- 7:30 PM Bryant Park, Fifth Avenue Terrace

Exercise: DO It All Fitness

7:00 PM Barnes & Noble, 86th & Lexington Ave, 150 E 86th St

Books and Poetry: The Monday Night Reading Group Featuring The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See

Tuesday 7/9/19

7:30 AM-8:30 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace

Exercise: Tai Chi

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Exercise: Yoga with Casey Anderson

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Juggling

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: Archie of Riverdale High, Vol. 2

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain or Lawn Gravel

Environment: Compost Concierge

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park

Music: Piano: Bertha Hope

1:00 PM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46^th Street, Teen Central

Activity: Spanish Conversation with Rocio

1:30 PM-2:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87^th Street

Activity: To Be Announced, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Crafts: Knitting

2:00 PM 53rd Street Library Theatre, 18 West 53rd Street

Movie: The Locket (1946)

3:00 PM-4:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88^th Street

Exercise: Tai Chi, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Games

Games: Word Game Night

5:30 PM-7:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Juggling

6:00 PM Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 43^rd St.

Workshop: Create a Website With HTML and CSS

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Fifth Avenue Terrace

Activity: Kung Fu

7:00 PM Barnes & Noble, 86th & Lexington Ave, 150 E 86th St

Books and Poetry: Rouge: A Novel of Beauty and Rivalry, Richard Kirshenbaum in conversation with Academy Award-winning producer Wendy Finerman

7:00 PM-8:30 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: Poetry with University of Iowa Press

Wednesday 7/10/19

6:30 AM-7:00 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace

Exercise: Boot Camp

10:30 AM Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 43^rd St.

Workshop: Ace the Interview

11:00 AM-11:45 AM Bryant Park, Fountain

Tours: Park Tour

11:00 AM-12:00 PM Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, 7 West 55^th Street

Exercise: Strengthen & Tone, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

11:30 AM 53rd Street Library Theatre, 18 West 53rd Street

Movie: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Juggling

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: Thrillers

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain or Lawn Gravel

Environment: Compost Concierge

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park

Music: Piano: Bertha Hope

1:15 PM-2:15 PM Park Avenue United Methodist Church, 106 East 86^th Street

Exercise: Basic Exercise, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42^nd St

Movie: Wag the Dog

2:00 PM NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Bldg., 5th Ave. and 42nd St.

Workshop: Researching the History of Your New York City Home

2:00 PM NYPL Webster Library, 1465 York Ave @ 78 St

Activity: Learn to Play Chess for Adults

2:00 PM-4:30 PM 53rd Street Library Community Room, 18 West 53rd Street

Activity: French Conversation Group

2:30 PM-4:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87^th Street

Activity: Poker, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Games

Games: Catan Game Night

6:00 PM Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 43^rd St.

Workshop: Turn Job Interviews into Offers

6:00 PM – 10:00 PM Summerstage, Rumsey Playfield, Central Park

Music: Summerstage: Ximena Sariñana/ iLe / Nathy Peluso

7:00 PM-8:30 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: Chris DeRose, Star Spangled Scandal: Sex, Murder, and the Trial that Changed America

7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Carl Schurz Park, John Finley Walk at East 86th Street

Music: Mitch Frohman and Latin Jazz Quartet

Thursday 7/11/19

7:30 AM-8:30 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace

Exercise: Tai Chi

10:00 AM-11:00 AM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street

Exercise: Alexander Technique, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

12:00 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St

Movie: Throwback Thursday Theater: The Barefoot Contessa

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Juggling

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Theatre: Broadway in Bryant Park

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain or Lawn Gravel

Environment: Compost Concierge

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park

Music: Piano: Bertha Hope

1:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42^nd St

Books & Poetry: Literature Out Loud: What’s New in American Poetry 2018-2019

1:30 PM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46^th Street, Teen Central

Activity: Spanish Conversation with Daniela

1:30 PM New York Public Library, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 41^st Street

Tour: Walt Whitman Exhibit Tour and Docent Tour of Library. Sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People. RSVP Required to 212-980-1700.

2:00 PM 96^th Street Library, 112 East 96^th Street

Movie: THE LETTER (1940)

2:00 PM NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Bldg., 5th Ave. and 42nd St.

Workshop: Researching with E-Resources: Periodicals and Newspapers

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at 61st Street and Fifth Avenue

Tour: Southern Welcome Tour

3:00 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St

Movie: Book to Movie Adaptations: The Mustang

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Bryant Park, Games

Games: Mah Jongg Social

4:00 PM 53rd Street Library Community Room, 18 West 53rd Street

Activity: Adult Coloring

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Chess & Backgammon

Games: Beginner Chess Lesson

6:00 PM 96^th Street Library, 112 East 96^th Street

Books & Poetry: Book Discussion: Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive by Stephanie Land

6:00 PM Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 43^rd St.

Workshop: Create a Website With HTML and CSS

6:00 PM NYPL Webster Library, 1465 York Ave @ 78 St

Books & Poetry: Book Discussion Group: The Book That Matters Most by Ann Hood

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, The Lawn

Exercise: Yoga with Sara Clark

6:00 PM-7:00 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at 61st Street and Fifth Avenue

Tour: East Side Evening Stroll

7:00 PM-8:30 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Writing: Dialogue Writing

Friday 7/12/19

7:30 AM- 8:30 AM Bryant Park, Fifth Avenue Terrace

Exercise: Pilates

10:30 AM-11:30 AM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88^th Street

Exercise: Strengthen & Tone, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Juggling

12:00 PM-1:30 PM Central Park, In front of the Samuel F. B. Morse statue, inside the Park at 72^nd Street and Fifth Avenue

Tour: Heart of the Park Tour

12:00 PM-4:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 Easy 88^th Street

Exercise: Bridge, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain or Lawn Gravel

Environment: Compost Concierge

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park

Music: Piano: Bertha Hope

1:00 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St

Movie: New Releases Movie Night: In Cold Blood

1:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42^nd St

Books & Poetry: Open Book Hour: Summer in the City

2:00 PM 53rd Street Library Theatre, 18 West 53rd Street

Movie: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

2:00 PM 58th Street Library, 127 East 58th Street

Movie: Green Book

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Bryant Park, Art Cart

Arts: Live Model Figure Drawing

3:00 PM-3:45 PM Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Avenue

Music: Advanced Harmonica Class, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

3:30 PM Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 43^rd St.

Workshop: One Chance to Make a Good First Impression

4:00 PM-4:45 PM Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Avenue

Music: Beginners Harmonica Class, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Chess & Backgammon

Games: Learn a New Game Night

6:00 PM- 8:00 PM Bryant Park

Music: Le Vent du Nord

Saturday 7/13/19

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Bryant Park, The Lawn

Dance: Moves with Limón Dance

10:30 AM Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St

Books & Poetry: Kips Bay Classic Literature Book Discussion Group: Selecting the Faculty by Robert Carlton and Jumping Frog by Mark Twain

11:00 AM Harkness House, 1 East 75^th Street

Tour. Harkness House. Sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People. RSVP Required to 212-980-1700.

11:00 AM-12:00 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87^th Street

Exercise: Chair Yoga, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

12:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87^th Street

Movie: Widows; sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

1:00 PM 96^th Street Library, 112 East 96^th Street

Music: Bellini’s NORMA recital by New York Opera Forum

2:00 PM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23^rd Street

Books & Poetry: The Dickens Fellowship of New York, Great Expectations, Chs. 24-30

2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42^nd St

Movie: Wag the Dog

2:00 PM NYPL Webster Library, 1465 York Ave @ 78 St

Movie: Start a Revolution Film Series: The Cry of Reason (1987)

3:00 PM – 7:00 PM Summerstage, Rumsey Playfield, Central Park

Music: Summerstage: 20th Anniversary Latin GRAMMY’s Celebration: Vicente García / ChocQuibTown / Guaynaa / Macaco

Sunday 7/14/19

2:00 PM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, (110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues)

Dance: Harlem Meer Performance Festival: Uptown Dance Academy

3:00 PM – 7:00 PM Summerstage, Rumsey Playfield, Central Park

Music: Summerstage: Family Day: Railroad Earth / Ranky Tanky

Monday 7/15/19

7:30 AM- 8:30 AM Bryant Park, Fifth Avenue Terrace

Exercise: Pilates

10:00 AM Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 43^rd St.

Workshop: Workforce1 Recruitment Hiring Event

10:30 AM-11:30 AM Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Avenue

Exercise: Arthritis Exercise, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Juggling

12:00 PM-1:30 PM Central Park, In front of the Samuel F. B. Morse statue, inside the Park at 72^nd Street and Fifth Avenue

Tour: Heart of the Park Tour

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: The Wild Bunch: Sam Peckinpah, a Revolution in Hollywood, and the Making of a Legendary Film

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain or Lawn Gravel

Environment: Compost Concierge

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park

Music: Piano: Dan Manjovi

1:30 PM -3:30 PM St. Catherine of Siena, 68^th Street and First Avenue

Exercise: Tai Chi, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88^th Street

Activity: Photography, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Games

Games: Mah Jongg Social

5:00 PM – 11:00 PM Bryant Park, The Lawn

Movie: Bad Boys

5:15 PM NYPL Yorkville Library, 222 East 79th Street

Writing: Yorkville Writing Circle

6:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42^nd St

Discussion: Death Cafe

6:30 PM- 7:30 PM Bryant Park, Fifth Avenue Terrace

Exercise: DO It All Fitness

Tuesday 7/16/19

7:30 AM-8:30 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace

Exercise: Tai Chi

10:00 AM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23^rd Street

Crafts: Crochet & Knitting Group

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Exercise: Yoga with Casey Anderson

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Juggling

12:30 PM-1:45 PM 53rd Street Library Community Room, 18 West 53rd Street

Workshop: Public Speaking Workshop

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: Villette by Charlotte Brontë

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain or Lawn Gravel

Environment: Compost Concierge

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park

Music: Piano: Dan Manjovi

1:00 PM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46^th Street, Teen Central

Activity: Spanish Conversation with Rocio

1:30 PM-2:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87^th Street

Activity: To Be Announced, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Crafts: Knitting

2:00 PM 53rd Street Library Theatre, 18 West 53rd Street

Movie: Bridge to the Sun (1961)

3:00 PM-4:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88^th Street

Exercise: Tai Chi, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Chess + Backgammon

Games: Chess – Top Player Tuesday

5:30 PM 96^th Street Library, 112 East 96^th Street

Health: Weill Cornell Medicine Wellness Series: Heart to Heart

5:30 PM-7:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Juggling

6:00 PM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46^th Street,

Books & Poetry: Book Discussion: The Master Butcher’s Singing Club by Louise Erdrich

6:00 PM Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 43^rd St.

Workshop: Create a Website With HTML and CSS

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Fifth Avenue Terrace

Activity: Kung Fu

7:00 PM Barnes & Noble, 86th & Lexington Ave, 150 E 86th St

Books and Poetry: For Whom the Bell Tolls: The Hemingway Library Edition, Sean Hemingway

Wednesday 7/17/19

6:30 AM-7:00 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace

Exercise: Boot Camp

10:30 AM Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 43^rd St.

Workshop: Ask the Career Coach Everything You Wanted to Know About Maximizing Your Career

11:00 AM-11:45 AM Bryant Park, Fountain

Tours: Park Tour

11:00 AM-12:00 PM Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, 7 West 55^th Street

Exercise: Strengthen & Tone, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

11:30 AM 53rd Street Library Theatre, 18 West 53rd Street

Movie: Shrek 2 (2004)

12:00 PM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46^th Street,

Activity: MEDITATION: Moving through Life in a Peaceful Pace

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Juggling

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: Mid-Summer Musts

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain or Lawn Gravel

Environment: Compost Concierge

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park

Music: Piano: Dan Manjovi

1:15 PM-2:15 PM Park Avenue United Methodist Church, 106 East 86^th Street

Exercise: Basic Exercise, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

1:30 PM Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 43^rd St.

Workshop: Job Search Planning and Tips for Mature Workers

2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42^nd St

Movie: Night Falls on Manhattan

2:00 PM NYPL Webster Library, 1465 York Ave @ 78 St

Activity: Learn to Play Chess for Adults

2:00 PM-4:30 PM 53rd Street Library Community Room, 18 West 53rd Street

Activity: French Conversation Group

2:30 PM-4:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87^th Street

Activity: Poker, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

4:00 PM NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Bldg., 5th Ave. and 42nd St.

Workshop: Finding Clues in Family Photos

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Games

Games: Catan Game Night

6:00 PM Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 43^rd St.

Workshop: Getting to the Interview: Resume and LinkedIn Strategies

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42^nd St

Books & Poetry: Chinese Book Discussion 中文书籍讨论会

7:00 PM Barnes & Noble, 86th & Lexington Ave, 150 E 86th St

Books and Poetry: Barnes & Noble Upper Eastside Fiction Reading Group Featuring The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo

7:00 PM-8:30 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: David L. Roll, George Marshall: Defender of the Republic

8:00 PM – 10:00 PM Summerstage, Rumsey Playfield, Central Park

Dance: Summerstage: Merce Cunningham: SummerCool feat Stephen Petronio Company/ Melissa Toogood / Calvin Royal III / A-Y/dancers with guest curation by Catherine Tharin

Thursday 7/18/19

7:30 AM-8:30 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace

Exercise: Tai Chi

10:00 AM-11:00 AM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street

Exercise: Alexander Technique, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Juggling

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Theatre: Broadway in Bryant Park

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain or Lawn Gravel

Environment: Compost Concierge

1:30 PM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46^th Street, Teen Central

Activity: Spanish Conversation with Daniela

2:00 PM 96^th Street Library, 112 East 96^th Street

Movie: THE DAMNED DON’T CRY (1950)

3:00 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St

Movie: New Releases Movie Night: The Upside

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Bryant Park, Games

Games: Mah Jongg Social

4:00 PM 53rd Street Library Community Room, 18 West 53rd Street

Activity: Adult Coloring

4:00 PM NYPL Webster Library, 1465 York Ave @ 78 St

Movie: Reel Classics: A Place in the Sun

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Chess & Backgammon

Games: Beginner Chess Lesson

6:00 PM Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 43^rd St.

Workshop: Self-Recruiter® Influencing the Decision-maker During Your Job Search Process

6:00 PM Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 43^rd St.

Workshop: Create a Website With HTML and CSS

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, The Lawn

Exercise: Yoga with Desiree Grobstein

6:00 PM-7:00 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at 61st Street and Fifth Avenue

Tour: East Side Evening Stroll

7:00 PM-8:30 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Writing: Creative Non-Fiction

Friday 7/19/19

10:30 AM-11:30 AM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88^th Street

Exercise: Strengthen & Tone, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Juggling

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at 61st Street and Fifth Avenue

Tour: Southern Welcome Tour

12:00 PM-4:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 Easy 88^th Street

Exercise: Bridge, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain or Lawn Gravel

Environment: Compost Concierge

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park

Music: Piano: Dan Manjovi

2:00 PM 53rd Street Library Theatre, 18 West 53rd Street

Movie: Shrek 2 (2004)

2:00 PM 58th Street Library, 127 East 58th Street

Movie: VICE

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Bryant Park, Art Cart

Arts: Live Model Figure Drawing

3:00 PM-3:45 PM Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Avenue

Music: Advanced Harmonica Class, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

3:30 PM Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 43^rd St.

Workshop: Thinking of a Career Change

4:00 PM-4:45 PM Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Avenue

Music: Beginners Harmonica Class, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Chess & Backgammon

Games: Learn a New Game Night

6:00 PM- 8:00 PM Bryant Park

Music: Night of Inspiration

Saturday 7/20/19

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Bryant Park, The Lawn

Dance: Moves with Limón Dance

11:00 AM Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St

Activity: Yoga for Beginners

11:00 AM-3:00 PM Central Park, Chess and Checkers House (Mid-Park at 64th Street)

Games: Chess Lecture and Simul Series: Grandmaster John Fedorowicz. Registration opens at 10:00AM

11:00 AM-12:00 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87^th Street

Exercise: Chair Yoga, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

12:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87^th Street

Movie: Can You Ever Forgive Me?; sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

1:00 PM NYPL Yorkville Library, 222 East 79th Street

Movie: The Hateful 8

2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42^nd St

Movie: The Magnificent Seven (2016)

2:00 PM-3:30 PM Central Park, In front of the Samuel F. B. Morse statue, inside the Park at 72^nd Street and Fifth Avenue

Tour: Heart of the Park Tour

3:00 PM NYPL Webster Library, 1465 York Ave @ 78 St

Music: Jazz @ NYPL: The Art Baron Quintet

Sunday 7/21/19

2:00 PM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, (110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues)

Music: Harlem Meer Performance Festival: Litvakus featuring Zisl Slepovitch

Monday 7/22/19

7:30 AM- 8:30 AM Bryant Park, Fifth Avenue Terrace

Exercise: Pilates

10:30 AM-11:30 AM Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Avenue

Exercise: Arthritis Exercise, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Juggling

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: David Blanke, Cecil B. DeMille, Classical Hollywood, and Modern American Mass Culture 1910-1960

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain or Lawn Gravel

Environment: Compost Concierge

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park

Music: Piano: Russ Kasoff

1:30 PM -3:30 PM St. Catherine of Siena, 68^th Street and First Avenue

Exercise: Tai Chi, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88^th Street

Activity: Photography, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Games

Games: Mah Jongg Social

5:00 PM – 11:00 PM Bryant Park, The Lawn

Movie: Coming to America

6:30 PM- 7:30 PM Bryant Park, Fifth Avenue Terrace

Exercise: DO It All Fitness

Tuesday 7/23/19

7:30 AM-8:30 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace

Exercise: Tai Chi

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Exercise: Yoga with Misha Hajj

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Juggling

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: We Are Here Forever (Quirk Books) with Michelle Gish

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain or Lawn Gravel

Environment: Compost Concierge

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park

Music: Piano: Russ Kasoff

1:00 PM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46^th Street, Teen Central

Activity: Spanish Conversation with Rocio

1:30 PM-2:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87^th Street

Activity: To Be Announced, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Crafts: Knitting

2:00 PM 53rd Street Library Theatre, 18 West 53rd Street

Movie: The Maltese Falcon (1941)

2:00 PM NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Bldg., 5th Ave. and 42nd St.

Workshop: Newspapers in Genealogy Research

3:00 PM-4:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88^th Street

Exercise: Tai Chi, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Games

Games: Word Game Night

5:30 PM-7:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Juggling

6:00 PM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46^th Street,

Books & Poetry: The Revolution of ‘28 July 23, Author Robert Chiles

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Fifth Avenue Terrace

Activity: Kung Fu

7:00 PM Barnes & Noble, 86th & Lexington Ave, 150 E 86th St

Books and Poetry: Brazen and the Beast: The Bareknuckle Bastards Book II, Sarah MacLean, Lenora Bell, Julia Quinn, Alyssa Cole, Nisha Sharma

7:00 PM Barnes & Noble, Union Square, 33 East 17th Street

Books and Poetry: The Life of a Wannabe Mogul: Mental Disarray, Bella Thorne

7:00 PM-8:30 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: Poetry with Whiting Foundation

Wednesday 7/24/19

6:30 AM-7:00 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace

Exercise: Boot Camp

11:00 AM-11:45 AM Bryant Park, Fountain

Tours: Park Tour

11:00 AM-12:00 PM Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, 7 West 55^th Street

Exercise: Strengthen & Tone, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

11:30 AM 53rd Street Library Theatre, 18 West 53rd Street

Movie: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (2010)

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Juggling

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: A Lotta Romance

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain or Lawn Gravel

Environment: Compost Concierge

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park

Music: Piano: Russ Kasoff

1:15 PM-2:15 PM Park Avenue United Methodist Church, 106 East 86^th Street

Exercise: Basic Exercise, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42^nd St

Movie: The Harder They Fall (1956)

2:00 PM NYPL Webster Library, 1465 York Ave @ 78 St

Activity: Learn to Play Chess for Adults

2:00 PM NYPL Yorkville Library, 222 East 79th Street

Health: Alzheimer’s Association: Know the 10 Signs Early Detection Matters

2:00 PM-3:30 PM Central Park, In front of the Samuel F. B. Morse statue, inside the Park at 72^nd Street and Fifth Avenue

Tour: Heart of the Park Tour

2:00 PM-4:30 PM 53rd Street Library Community Room, 18 West 53rd Street

Activity: French Conversation Group

2:30 PM-4:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87^th Street

Activity: Poker, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

4:00 PM NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Bldg., 5th Ave. and 42nd St.

Workshop: Getting Started in Genealogy Research

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Games

Games: Catan Game Night

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Bryant Park

Music: Accordions Around the World

6:00 PM Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 43^rd St.

Workshop: Seminar in Making a Powerful Resume

7:00 PM Barnes & Noble, 86th & Lexington Ave, 150 E 86th St

Crafts: Knoble Knitters

7:00 PM-8:30 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: Jason Stanley, How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them

Thursday 7/25/19

7:30 AM-8:30 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace

Exercise: Tai Chi

10:00 AM-11:00 AM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street

Exercise: Alexander Technique, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Juggling

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Theatre: Broadway in Bryant Park

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain or Lawn Gravel

Environment: Compost Concierge

1:00 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St

Movie: Throwback Thursday Theater: Cool Hand Luke

1:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42^nd St

Books & Poetry: Literature Out Loud: Women of American Poetry

1:30 PM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46^th Street, Teen Central

Activity: Spanish Conversation with Daniela

2:00 PM 96^th Street Library, 112 East 96^th Street

Movie: CLASH BY NIGHT (1952)

3:00 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St

Movie: New Releases Movie Night: Ben Is Back

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Bryant Park, Games

Games: Mah Jongg Social

4:00 PM 53rd Street Library Community Room, 18 West 53rd Street

Activity: Adult Coloring

5:00 PM NYPL Webster Library, 1465 York Ave @ 78 St

Workshop: Design a Life You Love Living

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Chess & Backgammon

Games: Beginner Chess Lesson

6:00 PM Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 43^rd St.

Workshop: Create a Website With HTML and CSS

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Fifth Avenue Terrace

Exercise: Capoeira

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, The Lawn

Exercise: Yoga with Desiree Grobstein

6:00 PM-7:00 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at 61st Street and Fifth Avenue

Tour: East Side Evening Stroll

7:00 PM-8:30 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Writing: Fiction Writing

Friday 7/26/19

10:30 AM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42^nd St

Discussion: Coffee & Connections For people who are experiencing homelessness

10:30 AM-11:30 AM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88^th Street

Exercise: Strengthen & Tone, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Juggling

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at 61st Street and Fifth Avenue

Tour: Southern Welcome Tour

12:00 PM-4:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 Easy 88^th Street

Exercise: Bridge, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

12:30 PM – 1:35 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Activity: Beekeeping

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain or Lawn Gravel

Environment: Compost Concierge

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park

Music: Piano: Russ Kasoff

1:00 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St

Movie: Book to Movie Adaptations: Lust for Life

2:00 PM 53rd Street Library Theatre, 18 West 53rd Street

Movie: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (2010)

2:00 PM 58th Street Library, 127 East 58th Street

Movie: The Favorite

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Bryant Park, Art Cart

Arts: Live Model Figure Drawing

3:00 PM-3:45 PM Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Avenue

Music: Advanced Harmonica Class, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

3:30 PM Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 43^rd St.

Workshop: Impress by Being the Best: Acing the Interview

4:00 PM-4:45 PM Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Avenue

Music: Beginners Harmonica Class, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Chess & Backgammon

Games: Learn a New Game Night

6:00 PM- 8:00 PM Bryant Park

Music: Cha Wa

Saturday 7/27/19

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Bryant Park, The Lawn

Dance: Moves with Limón Dance

11:00 AM-12:00 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87^th Street

Exercise: Chair Yoga, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

12:00 PM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23^rd Street

Theatre: Instant Shakespeare : Antony and Cleopatra

12:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87^th Street

Movie: Roma; sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42^nd St

Movie: The Last Movie Star (2017)

2:00 PM NYPL Webster Library, 1465 York Ave @ 78 St

Movie: On the Basis of Sex

6:00 PM – 10:00 PM Summerstage, Rumsey Playfield, Central Park

Music: Summerstage: Alceu Valença / Cordel do Fogo Encantado / LaBaq / DJ Grace Kelly

Sunday 7/28/19

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at 61st Street and Fifth Avenue

Tour: Southern Welcome Tour

2:00 PM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, (110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues)

Music: Harlem Meer Performance Festival: Takuya Kuroda

3:00 PM – 7:00 PM Summerstage, Rumsey Playfield, Central Park

Music: Summerstage: Magic System / Smarty / Selma Uamusse / DJ Birane

Monday 7/29/19

7:30 AM- 8:30 AM Bryant Park, Fifth Avenue Terrace

Exercise: Pilates

10:30 AM-11:30 AM Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Avenue

Exercise: Arthritis Exercise, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Juggling

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at 61st Street and Fifth Avenue

Tour: Southern Welcome Tour

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: Radha Vatsal, Co-Editor, Women Film Pioneers Project

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain or Lawn Gravel

Environment: Compost Concierge

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park

Music: Piano: Isaac ben Ayala

1:30 PM -3:30 PM St. Catherine of Siena, 68^th Street and First Avenue

Exercise: Tai Chi, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

2:00 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St

Exercise: Stay Well Chair-based Exercise for Seniors

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88^th Street

Activity: Photography, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Games

Games: Mah Jongg Social

5:00 PM – 11:00 PM Bryant Park, The Lawn

Movie: Goodfellas

5:15 PM NYPL Yorkville Library, 222 East 79th Street

Writing: Yorkville Writing Circle

6:30 PM- 7:30 PM Bryant Park, Fifth Avenue Terrace

Exercise: DO It All Fitness

Tuesday 7/30/19

7:30 AM-8:30 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace

Exercise: Tai Chi

10:00 AM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23^rd Street

Crafts: Crochet & Knitting Group

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Exercise: Yoga with Meredith Cameron

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Juggling

12:00 PM-1:30 PM Central Park, In front of the Samuel F. B. Morse statue, inside the Park at 72^nd Street and Fifth Avenue

Tour: Heart of the Park Tour

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: Portrait of a Lady, Henry James

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain or Lawn Gravel

Environment: Compost Concierge

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park

Music: Piano: Isaac ben Ayala

1:00 PM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46^th Street, Teen Central

Activity: Spanish Conversation with Rocio

1:30 PM-2:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87^th Street

Activity: To Be Announced, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Crafts: Knitting

2:00 PM 53rd Street Library Theatre, 18 West 53rd Street

Movie: Newsies (1992)

3:00 PM-4:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88^th Street

Exercise: Tai Chi, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Chess + Backgammon

Games: Chess – Top Player Tuesday

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Games

Games: Word Game Night

5:30 PM-7:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Juggling

6:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42^nd St

Writing: Free-Writing Happy Hour: Your Neighborhood on a Page

6:00 PM Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 43^rd St.

Workshop: Create a Website With HTML and CSS

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Fifth Avenue Terrace

Activity: Kung Fu

Wednesday 7/31/19

6:30 AM-7:00 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace

Exercise: Boot Camp

11:00 AM-11:45 AM Bryant Park, Fountain

Tours: Park Tour

10:30 AM Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 43^rd St.

Workshop: There’s No Such Thing as the Perfect Resume

11:00 AM-12:00 PM Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, 7 West 55^th Street

Exercise: Strengthen & Tone, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

11:30 AM 53rd Street Library Theatre, 18 West 53rd Street

Movie: Shrek the Third (2007)

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Juggling

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: True Crime

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain or Lawn Gravel

Environment: Compost Concierge

12:30 PM-2:30 PM Bryant Park

Music: Piano: Isaac ben Ayala

1:15 PM-2:15 PM Park Avenue United Methodist Church, 106 East 86^th Street

Exercise: Basic Exercise, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42^nd St

Movie: Michael Clayton (2007)

2:00 PM NYPL Webster Library, 1465 York Ave @ 78 St

Activity: Learn to Play Chess for Adults

2:00 PM-4:30 PM 53rd Street Library Community Room, 18 West 53rd Street

Activity: French Conversation Group

2:30 PM-4:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87^th Street

Activity: Poker, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Games

Games: Catan Game Night

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Bryant Park

Music: Accordions Around the World

6:00 PM Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 43^rd St.

Workshop: Self-Recruiter® Lecture Series: Resume Renovation

7:00 PM-8:30 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: Peter Stark, Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America’s Founding Father

8:00 PM – 10:00 PM Summerstage, Rumsey Playfield, Central Park

Music: Summerstage: FELA! The Concert

Place	Address	Phone Number
NYPL 53^rd Street Library	18 West 53rd Street	212-714-8400
NYPL 58^th Street Library	127 East 58^th Street	212-759-7358
NYPL 67^th Street Library	328 East 67^th Street	212-734-1717
NYPL 96^th Street Library	112 East 96th Street	212- 289-0908
NYPL Epiphany Library	228 East 23^rd Street	212-679-2645
NYPL Grand Central Library	135 East 46^th Street	212-621-0670
NYPL Kips Bay Library	446 3^rd Ave @ 31^st St	212-683-2520
NYPL Webster Library	1465 York Ave @ 78 St	212-288-5049
NYPL Yorkville Library	222 East 79th Street	212-744-5824
NYPL Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library	40 West 20^th Street	212- 206-5400
NYPL Mid-Manhattan Library @ 42nd St.	5th Ave. and 42nd St.	212-340-0863
NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library	188 Madison Ave.	917-275-6975
NYPL New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Bldg.	5th Ave. and 42nd St.	917-275-6975
CUNY Graduate Center	365 5th Ave.	212-817-7000
CUNY Hunter College	695 Park Ave.	212-396-6049
CUNY Baruch College	55 Lexington Ave.	646-312-1000
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House	331 East 70th Street	212-744-5022

19 Jun

Statement From Senator Liz Krueger On Passage Of Sexual Harassment Bill

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Albany – State Senator Liz Krueger released the following statement today regarding S.6577, legislation that addresses workplace harassment:

“I am humbled and honored that in our first session in the Majority we were able to deliver this critically important piece of legislation on behalf of women and men across New York State. I am hopeful that because of this legislation, as part of a much larger agenda of addressing harassment in the workplace, five years from now we will be able to look back and say ‘it’s getting better.’ We have made clear today that you can’t get away with it anymore.

“For years I have heard from young women right here in the Legislature who have been harassed and abused in their workplace. They told me they couldn’t afford to lose their job, they couldn’t afford to come forward. They were convinced that if they did, they’d never work in Albany again.

“Nobody should have to be afraid when they go to work that they are going to have to face violations not just of their bodies but of their souls. Because that’s what it is to be abused and harassed and sexually attacked in the workplace.

“The legislation we passed today is not yet enough, but it is a huge victory nonetheless. I am so proud of my colleagues, especially Senator Biaggi and the other new senators who have done an extraordinary job getting us here. I also want to recognize the members of the Sexual Harassment Working Group who so boldly came forward, demanded we do better, demanded we listen to their stories, and demanded we and pass legislation that is more than just a feel-good effort.

“New York State now has some of the strongest protections against harassment in the nation, and I will continue to work with my colleagues and advocates to modernize our laws and protect all New York workers.”

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19 Jun

Statement From Senator Liz Krueger On The Marijuana Regulation And Taxation Act

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Albany – State Senator Liz Krueger released the following statement today regarding S.1527, the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act:

“It is clear now that MRTA is not going to pass this session. This is not the end of the road, it is only a delay. Unfortunately, that delay means countless more New Yorkers will have their lives up-ended by unnecessary and racially disparate enforcement measures before we inevitably legalize.

“Through months of negotiation and conversation with the Governor’s office and my legislative colleagues, we made great strides to improve our bill and bring more people on board. We came very close to crossing the finish line, but we ran out of time.

“I will continue to push for a tax-and-regulate adult-use program with all the right safeguards in place, one that centers on restorative justice and reinvestment in the communities most harmed by decades of failed prohibition policies.

“We will build on the success of other states who have chosen to legalize, including many of our neighbors. I have no doubt that prohibition is an outdated and irrational policy, and its days are numbered.”

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19 Jun

Senate Democratic Majority Passes Historic Climate Leadership And Community Protection Act

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Albany – The Senate Democratic Majority today passed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CCPA) to address and mitigate the effects of climate change by drastically cutting greenhouse gases, diverting the state’s energy reliance to renewable sources, and creating green jobs to promote environmental justice across New York State. This bill is the most comprehensive and aggressive climate change legislation in the nation.

“Today marks a historic day for New York State in the fight against climate change,” Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said. “As our leaders in Washington fail to take action, New York needs to lead in this time of great crises for our planet. I commend Senator Todd Kaminsky for championing this bill and protecting New York’s future generations.”

“This bill is the most ambitious climate legislation in North America,” said Senator Liz Krueger. “It sets a goal of net-zero emissions economy-wide by 2050, while ensuring that frontline communities and the needs of workers remain front and center. But this is not just a climate bill, it is also a jobs bill, ensuring that New York businesses and workers will be at the forefront of the new clean energy economy. This is a bold step, but it is still only one step. We have a lot more work to do to make sure we reach these critical goals.”

Bill Sponsor and Chair of the Environmental Conservation Committee, Senator Todd Kaminsky, said, “While Washington is asleep at the wheel, New York is leading the way. The CLPA will virtually eliminate New York’s greenhouse gasses, foster renewable energy production, create green jobs, invest in lower-income communities, and protect our planet. New Yorkers and the world cannot wait any longer. This is the moment for bold, global change–and I’m proud to say New York is leading the nation.”

The Senate Majority held a series of hearings on the Climate Leadership and Community Protect Act (CCPA), led by Chair of the Environmental Conservation Committee, Senator Todd Kaminsky, in Albany, New Paltz, Syracuse, New York City, and Long Island. These hearings allowed concerned citizens, stakeholders, and environmental experts to provide testimony on how climate change has impacted their communities and recommendations for New York State moving forward.

The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, S.6599, will:

Minimize the adverse impacts of climate change by reducing statewide greenhouse gas emissions.
Improve the state’s resiliency to the certain effects and risks of climate change.
Ensure that the ongoing transition of the state’s energy sector will create good jobs and protect workers and communities during the transition process.
Prioritize the safety and health of disadvantaged communities, control the potential regressive impacts of future climate change mitigation, and adopt policies for these communities.
Review and prioritize the allocation of public investments.

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18 Jun

Senate Passes Bill To Remove Cap On Bus Lane Cameras In NYC

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Albany – Today the State Senate passed legislation carried by Senator Liz Krueger (S.1925-B /A.6777-B) that would remove caps for automated enforcement cameras in bus lanes in the City of New York. The legislation creates a graduated schedule of fines for repeat offenders and directs revenue from fines to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). The bill is carried in the Assembly by Assm. Nily Rozic.

“A reliable public transit system is the lifeblood of New York City and the entire region,” said Senator Krueger. “Buses are integral to that system, and are used by vast numbers of New Yorkers every day. But without camera enforcement, dedicated bus lanes are just so many painted lines. Albany should not prevent the City from deploying the necessary tools to improve bus service and reduce congestion.”

“Removing caps on automated enforcement cameras for dedicated bus lanes in New York City as part of the Select Bus Service (SBS) program will go a long way toward improving bus speeds and reducing service delays,” said Assemblywoman Rozic. “As the representative of a district that relies solely on buses for all mass transit needs, I have witnessed firsthand how SBS plays a vital role in filling the service gaps and improving connectivity in and out of Queens.”

The New York City bus system serves over two million riders daily. However, due to worsening congestion throughout the city, bus speeds have declined significantly in recent years. This has coincided with a significant and ongoing decrease in bus ridership, as riders switch to other transit modes, increasing crowding on the subways and traffic congestion on city streets.

Beginning in 2008, the New York City Department of Transportation and the MTA have collaborated on a bus rapid transit program known as Select Bus Service, or SBS. SBS routes are outfitted with a number of special features that have resulted in bus speed increases as high as 30%, and ridership increases of about 10%. One very effective element of the SBS program has been the addition of dedicated bus lanes and bus lane enforcement cameras along SBS routes.

The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) and the MTA have both released plans for improving bus service that include expanded use of bus lanes and bus lane enforcement cameras along more bus routes in the city. However, state law currently limits the use of bus lane enforcement cameras to just 16 bus routes in the city. NYC DOT has installed additional bus lanes beyond the designated 16, but lacks the ability to enforce them with cameras, limiting their effectiveness as drivers often violate them with impunity.

S.1925-B /A.6777-B would allow the City of New York to expand the use of bus lane enforcement programs as it sees fit and free New York City police resources to be directed elsewhere. It also lowers the maximum fine for a single bus lane camera violation to $50 and institutes a graduated fine schedule up to $250 for repeat offenders as an added deterrent. Finally, this law directs the funds raised by the fines from these cameras to the general transportation account of the New York City Transportation Assistance Fund established in the 2018-19 budget to provide additional revenue to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

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18 Jun

Senator Krueger and Assemblymember Paulin Cheer Passage of Bill to Protect Against a Federal Assault on the Integrity of Non-Profits and Houses of Worship

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Albany – Senator Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan) and Assemblymember Amy Paulin (D-Scarsdale) applauded passage of a bill to preserve existing restrictions on houses of worship and 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organizations from participating or intervening in political campaigns in support or opposition to a candidate for office. The bill (A. 623 / S. 4347) would enshrine in state law the 65-year balance achieved under federal tax law by the “Johnson Amendment,” whereby religious and 501(c)(3) non-profit corporations are granted tax-exempt status but may not endorse or oppose a candidate for political office.

“This is a simple bill that serves an important purpose – to keep in place standards we have had in this country for over sixty years that shield not-for-profits and houses of worship from political entanglement,” said Senator Krueger. “The administration in Washington has repeatedly said they want to repeal these protections, and open the door for big-money donors to launder campaign contributions through churches, mosques, and synagogues. This bill makes clear that in New York State we know this long-held standard is not broken, and we don’t want Washington to try to ‘fix’ it.”

“Under this bill, New York would become the first state to protect against a potential flood of undisclosed campaign contributions through third parties to sway our elections that would perversely confer a tax benefit to the donors,” said Assemblymember Paulin. “The strongest voices defending the Johnson Amendment have come from thousands of nonprofit organizations, charities, churches, synagogues, and other congregations who believe it serves an essential purpose in reassuring the public that their charitable mission warrants their tax-exempt status, and that they conduct themselves with independence and integrity. If the federal government will not defend this tradition of decency and nonpartisanship, then New York must.”

This provision within federal tax law for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt entities is referred to as “the Johnson Amendment” after sponsor and then-Senator Lyndon Baines Johnson. The measure was so uncontroversial that it was included by the U.S. Senate without discussion or debate in the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 which was signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. It was reaffirmed and strengthened under President Ronald Reagan and a Democratic Congress in 1987.

However, President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence repeatedly promised to repeal this requirement under tax law throughout their campaign, and have only escalated their rhetoric since taking office. President Trump in an interview with Rev. Pat Robertson for The 700 Club falsely claimed that he had already repealed the law. Throughout the past two years, there were frequent attempts at repeal via standalone bills, as well as attempts to incorporate repeal into larger pieces of legislation, including the House of Representatives version of federal tax reform.

Thus far, attempts at federal repeal have been unsuccessful. However, nonprofit organizations and good government groups have raised dire predictions on the potential for corruption absent these federal standards. Political donors directly contributing to their preferred candidate must stay within campaign finance limits and their donation must be publicly reported. Campaign donations confer no tax benefit for the donors. However, should a church or nonprofit be allowed to endorse and support that same candidate, a donor could make a donation exceeding campaign finance limits to that church or organization and then claim a charitable contribution deduction on their taxes. Houses of worship in particular do not need to register with the IRS or file informational returns about their donors, donations, or expenditures, creating a new stream of “dark money” to influence elections.

The bill would codify the Johnson Amendment into state law for any New York corporation, association, trust, fund, foundation, or limited liability organized and operated for religious, charitable, scientific, public safety, literary, or educational purposes as defined by section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, and would continue that requirement in New York even if the Amendment were to be repealed in the future at the federal level.

“The public expects nonprofit organizations to serve public, not political, interests,” said Doug Sauer, CEO of the New York Council of Nonprofits, which represents over 3,000 nonprofit organizations across the state. “With the Trump Administration threatening to tear down the wall between nonprofits and electoral politics, it’s important that New York establish its own legal framework.”

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17 Jun

Senate Passes Inclusive Equal Rights Amendment

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Albany – Today the New York State Senate unanimously passed a bill (S.517/A.272), to update the New York State Constitution’s Equal Rights Amendment to be fully inclusive and self-executing. The bill is carried in the Assembly by Assm. Rebecca Seawright. In order to be adopted into the constitution, the amendment must be passed in two consecutive legislative sessions (ie, 2019/20 and 2021/22), then be approved by voters in a referendum.

“Equal rights are for everyone,” said Senator Krueger. “The 1930s-era equal rights language in our State Constitution is long overdue for an update. Women have waited far too long to be included, but so have LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, Latinx people, and everyone who has faced discrimination based on characteristics that are beyond their control. First passage of a real, inclusive ERA in the Senate means we’re one step closer to having a constitution that reflects and protects all New Yorkers.”

To view Senator Krueger’s floor remarks today on the passage of the bill, click here.

“The expansion of equal rights in the New York State Constitution is long overdue,” said Assembly Member Seawright. “We will continue to work with colleagues in the Assembly and the Senate to move towards an expanded constitutional amendment so that the voters of New York can decide at the ballot box.”

The current State Constitution’s equal rights amendment, adopted in 1938, prohibits discrimination based on “race, color, creed, or religion.” The new proposed language would add to that list ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, or sex including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

The broadly inclusive language of the amendment surpasses the equal rights provisions of every other state in the nation, as well as that of the U.S. Constitution.Though the federal Equal Rights Amendment, which would have granted women equal rights in the U.S. Constitution, narrowly missed getting enough states to ratify it, 11 states, including California, Oregon and Illinois, have passed state ERAs pertaining to women. New York is not one of those 11 states. No state has explicitly granted equal rights to LGBTQ people or the disabled.

In addition, due to a 1949 court decision, the current constitutional language fails to be self-executing, meaning any protections for individual civil rights must be backed up by specific legislation. Today’s amendment would fix this loophole by clearly defining “civil rights,” thereby making the provision self-executing.

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14 Jun

Senate Majority Passes Strongest Tenant Protections In State History

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Albany – The Senate Democratic Majority today passed the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019, the strongest affordable housing and tenant protections legislation in state history. This legislation, a 2-way agreement with the State Assembly Majority, was drafted following multiple legislative hearings throughout the state and discussions with advocates, tenants, and stakeholders. This legislation will make these new pro-tenant regulations permanent, repeal vacancy deregulation, reform rent increases for major capital improvements, create transformational protections for all tenants throughout the state, and empower qualified communities outside of New York City to opt into rent stabilization.

“Before I ran for the Senate, I had dedicated my career to helping tenants fight eviction,” said Senator Liz Krueger. “I was recruited to run in 2002 with exactly this bill in mind, because I knew that the people I was trying to help would never be secure in their homes unless we fixed our broken rent regulations. I’ve won and lost many important battles over the last 17 years. But today may be the most rewarding day of my political career. I’m so proud to be part of a united Democratic Majority that has delivered these historic protections to help New York families stay in their homes.”

“We made a commitment that the new Senate Democratic Majority would help pass the strongest tenant protections in history,” Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said. “The legislation we passed today achieves that commitment and will help millions of New Yorkers throughout our state. I thank my partner in legislative leadership, Speaker Carl Heastie and the Chair of the Senate’s Housing, Construction and Community Development Committee, Senator Brian Kavanagh for his leadership on this issue. I also want to recognize and thank Senator Zellnor Myrie and the members of the Senate Democratic working group which helped draft and advance this historic affordable housing legislation.”

The Senate Majority held a series of hearings across New York State, led by Chair of the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development, Senator Brian Kavanagh, on rent regulation and tenant protections so that the final legislation would reflect the perspectives of a wide range of stakeholders. Hearings were held in Syracuse, New York City, Albany, Newburgh, and Greenburgh. The hearings provided an opportunity for tenants, property owners, stakeholders, and New Yorkers from around the state the opportunity to provide testimony and discuss affordable housing concerns directly with their State Senators.

The Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019, Senate bill S.6458, will make the rent regulation system and tenant protection initiatives permanent, rather than having them sunset as was the policy in the past. This legislation also repeals high-rent vacancy deregulation as well as “vacancy bonus” and “longevity bonus” provisions. This omnibus bill also reforms potential rent increases for major capital improvements and for individual apartment improvements to better protect tenants. Additionally, this historic affordable housing legislation extends certain tenant protections statewide, implements protections for mobile and manufactured home tenants, and empowers qualified localities throughout the state to implement the rent stabilization system.

For additional information on the historic tenant protections and affordable housing legislation, please visit:

https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/andrea-stewart-cousins/…

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13 Jun

Statement From Senator Liz Krueger On Ending Non-Medical Exemptions For Vaccinations

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Albany – State Senator Liz Krueger released the following statement today after passage of S.2994-A, removing non-medical exemptions for childhood vaccinations, sponsored by Sen. Brad Hoylman:

“When it comes to public health policy, our primary responsibility as legislators is to keep New York families safe. That means relying on the best science, thorough research, and proven medical practice. Across the country we are seeing a resurgence of diseases like measles because of the failure to have children vaccinated – and New York’s outbreak is the largest.

“This has been driven in part by people abusing the vast loophole in our laws created by the religious exemption. The fact that many of those using the current religious exemption are doing so in bad faith is made clear by the arguments employed in opposition to today’s bill, which have relied almost entirely on long-debunked junk science to attempt to prove the dangers of vaccines rather than on any religious scripture. In fact, it is nearly impossible to find any organized religion that has taken a clear official stance against vaccination. Regardless, when one person’s beliefs put other people at risk, the state has an obligation to act.

“The science is clear: vaccines are safe. This is not a religious issue, it is a health issue, and the needs of public health are paramount, particularly those of children and other vulnerable people who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons. I commend my colleagues in the Senate and the Assembly for passing this bill today, and I look forward to the Governor signing it soon.”

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11 Jun

Senator Krueger’s Community Bulletin – June 2019

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Sen. Krueger’s Community Bulletin for June is available here! It can be downloaded as a PDF file here, and is viewable below.

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