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10 Apr

Statement From New York State Senators On President Trump’s Executive Order To Limit State Input On Pipeline Permits

by admin in Home Page, News

Albany – Twenty-two New York State Senators released the following statement today regarding President Trump’s planned executive order to direct the Environmental Protection Agency to limit state input on pipeline permits. Signing on to the statement were Senators Liz Krueger, Jamaal T. Bailey, Allessandra Biaggi, David Carlucci, Andrew Gounardes, Pete Harckham, Brad Hoylman, Robert Jackson, Rachel May, Shelley B. Mayer, Jen Metzger, Zellnor Myrie, Kevin Parker, Roxanne J. Persaud, Jessica Ramos, Gustavo Rivera, Julia Salazar, James Sanders Jr., Diane J. Savino, Luis R. Sepúlveda, Toby Ann Stavisky, and Kevin Thomas:

“Our primary responsibility as elected officials is to maintain the health, safety, and quality of life of the people of New York. That is why we have spoken out against the Williams Pipeline and other dirty, dangerous, and outdated fossil fuel infrastructure. These pipelines threaten our communities in the short term through the risk of spills, explosions, and water contamination, and in the long term by locking us in to a fossil energy system that drives catastrophic climate change.

“It seems that not a day goes by when President Trump isn’t spitting into the wind to try to stop the ongoing transition to a carbon-free future. This latest executive order is more of the same – rewarding his fossil fuel cronies by removing the protections that keep Americans safe. This time he has taken aim at the right of New York State to have a say in what happens to our land and water. This is an unacceptable overreach from a federal government that continues to abdicate its responsibility to safeguard our people and our shared environment.

“New York will not be cowed into compromising the well-being of our citizens. We will continue to fight unnecessary fossil fuel infrastructure while we work to craft a comprehensive approach to mitigating the climate crisis and delivering the benefits of the energy transition to all New Yorkers.”

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03 Apr

Senator Krueger’s Community Bulletin – April 2019

by admin in Community, Home Page

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

02 Apr

Senate Passes 2019-2020 State Budget

by admin in Home Page, News

Albany – The Senate Majority passed the 2019-2020 State Budget that provides tax relief for overburdened New York families by implementing a permanent property tax cap, increases support for New York students by investing over $1 billion more in state education aid, and cuts taxes for middle class New Yorkers. The enacted budget reflects a responsible financial plan that is within the available revenues provided by State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and remains within the 2% state spending cap. The budget also includes historic action to reform the state’s justice system, implement the Affordable Care Act into state law, advance a public financing system, and invest in environmental protection efforts and ban single-use plastic bags. All of these accomplishments were achieved despite lower anticipated state revenues due to efforts by the Trump Administration to attack New York State finances.

Senate Finance Chair Liz Krueger said, “I am very proud that in my first year as Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, under the leadership of Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and working closely with so many dedicated colleagues in the Majority Conference, we have delivered an on-time budget that is fiscally responsible and addresses the needs of New Yorkers in every part of our state. Our conference engaged in a historically transparent and democratic process, with hearings all across the state, and full participation and input from every senator. All budgets are the product of compromises, and they are never perfect. But this budget represents a significant step in the right direction on a wide variety of issues, and demonstrates our commitment to the entire state and to investing in New York’s most valuable resource – our people. I look forward, together with my colleagues, to continuing to grasp this historic chance to build a New York where opportunity and prosperity are shared by all New Yorkers.”

Improving Educational Opportunities

The Senate Majority understands that education is the great equalizer and that all New York students deserve access to a high quality education no matter their zip code. The enacted budget provides the largest amount of school aid in state history by providing an over $1 billion increase to public education investment across New York State. The enacted State Budget includes:

· Increasing School Aid by over $1 billion, or 3.8%, over the 2018-2019 school year.

· Increasing Foundation Aid by $618 million, or 3.5%, over the 2018-2019 school year.

o This investment brings the total state education funding to $27.9 billion, and allocates over 70% of funds to high need school districts.

· Providing $342 million to fully fund expense –based aid and allows flexibility for Community Schools Foundation Aid Set-Aside funding.

· Providing $849 million for expanded pre-kindergarten grants, $15 million increase to provide programs for three- and four-year olds.

· Extends mayoral accountability of New York City schools for three years, and includes reforms to enhance transparency and parental/community input in New York City school governance.

· Authorizes “piggyback contracts” for transportation in education by cutting the red tape that prevented school districts from working together to save money.

· Providing $34.4 million for school lunch programs and a $9 million increase to expand early college high schools.

Providing Real Tax Relief And Support To Local Communities

New York State residents and businesses struggle with high taxes, and local government rely on state support to provide essential services. The Senate Majority is committed to providing tax relief and support to local communities and families. The enacted State Budget includes:

· Implementing a permanent property tax cap, which was already passed by the Senate Democratic Majority this Legislative Session, is projected to save taxpayers $189.9 billion over the next 10 years.

· Allocating $715 million of Aid and Incentives to Municipalities (AIM) funding to certain Towns and Villages within the AIM program and adding additional state funds to several in-need local governments.

Restoring Trust In State Government And Reforming The Electoral System

On the first full day of the 2019 Legislative Session, the Senate Majority passed historic pro-voter bills and electoral system reforms. The Senate Majority worked to continue those efforts through the State Budget process and achieved reforms to help restore the voters’ trust in state government. The enacted State Budget includes:

· Allocating $10 million in funding for early voting and $14.5 million in funding for e-poll books.

· A public financing commission with binding power to implement public campaign financing for legislative and statewide offices.

o Findings are due December 1, 2019 and will be binding unless modified by law within 20 days.

· Expanding upstate voting hours to begin at 6:00 AM and end at 9:00 PM, to ensure all New Yorkers have uniform voting hours.

· Protecting grassroots and volunteer-run organizations from being forced to register as lobbyists.

· Requiring three hours of paid time off so New Yorkers will be better able to vote on Election Day.

Supporting New York Businesses

The Senate Majority supports investment to assist New York businesses to grow, create jobs and be successful throughout the state. It is especially committed to encouraging the continued growth of Minority and Women Owned businesses. The enacted State Budget includes:

· Allocating $365,000 for the Minority and Women Owned Business Development and Lending Program.

· Investing $4 million for the Workforce Development Institute.

· Major investments to steer state and local resources to community banks and credit unions, which will help provide additional lending access to underserved communities.

Reforming New York’s Justice System:

The Senate Majority is committed to a fairer state justice system and the enacted budget includes long-called for reforms to make New York State fairer and more just. The enacted budget includes:

· Reforming Bail and Pretrial Detention: The enacted budget will eliminate cash bail for misdemeanors and non-violent felonies and ensure that no New Yorker is incarcerated because of their inability to pay. Additionally, law enforcement officials will be required to issue a desk appearance ticket to most people charged with misdemeanors and Class E felonies.

· Ensuring the Right to a Speedy Trial: The enacted budget will ensure that defendants do not sit in jail waiting for a trial while dates keep getting postponed by requiring that misdemeanors are resolved within 90 days and felonies within 180 days. The enacted budget includes legislation that requires courts to take a proactive role in advising litigants on how time will be charged and inquire into the government’s readiness to proceed to trial and require the government to file all suitable paperwork before statement of readiness is accepted.

· Transforming the Discovery Process: The enacted budget includes reforms that will overall New York’s discovery process to require that both prosecutors and defendants share all information in their possession well in advance of trial. This legislation will also ensure that both victims and witnesses are protected from intimidation and other forms of coercion by providing prosecutors the ability to petition a court for a protective order.

Investing In Mass Transit And Supporting Transportation Mobility

The Senate Majority is committed to smart investments in New York State’s mass transit infrastructure. This includes addressing the MTA and specific regional needs across the state. The enacted State Budget includes:

· A traffic mobility plan that treats drivers fairly, reduces peak-hour congestion, incentivizes efficient commercial vehicle and business travel, and dedicates revenues equitably.

· Providing dedicated revenue streams for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to receive $25 billion in capital assistance.

· Allocating $438 million in Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS) funding.

Improving Health Care For New Yorkers

Quality health care is a basic right that all New Yorkers deserve access to. The Senate Majority understands this fact and offered multiple proposals to ensure the State Budget provides essential funds for New Yorker’s health care needs and essential medical care providers. The enacted State Budget includes:

· Implementing the federal Affordable Care Act and the New York Health Care Exchange into State law

· Investing $100 million in OASAS to better confront the opioid abuse crisis.

· Requiring health insurance companies to increase the length of time available for New Yorkers seeking in-patient treatment for substance abuse disorders.

· Providing over $3.8 million for School Based Health Clinics.

· Investing significant state funds for research and programs to combat diseases including Sickle Cell, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Lupus.

Protecting New York’s Environment And Natural Resources

The Senate Majority supports efforts to protect New York State’s environment and natural resources. With a federal government run by climate change deniers, the Senate Majority will work to have New York State serve as a national and international leader in the fight against climate change. The enacted State Budget includes:

· Banning single-use plastic bags and empowering counties and cities to opt into a 5-cent fee on paper bags, with 40 percent of the generated revenue going to local efforts to provide reusable bags for low and fixed-income consumers, and 60 percent of the generated revenue going to the State’s Environmental Protection Fund.

· Allocating an additional $500 million, for a total of $3 billion, for clean water infrastructure projects such as improvements to solid waste management facilities, inter-municipal infrastructure projects, projects to address emerging contaminants, water quality improvement projects, concentrated animal feeding operations, septic system replacement, and projects to address issues on Long Island.

Boosting New York State Agriculture

The Senate Majority is committed to investing in New York State’s agriculture industry, which is an important economic driver in regions across New York State. The enacted State Budget includes:

· Major investments for agriculture programs including $750,000 for Farm-to-School programs, $842,000 for the Future Farmers of America, $872,000 for the FarmNet program which provides assistance to farming families, and $750,000 for the Apple Growers Association.

· Allocating over $1 million for the NY Wine & Grape Foundation.

Empowering New Yorkers To Stay In Their Homes

The Senate Majority is committed to access to affordable housing for New Yorkers and protecting them from housing discrimination. The enacted State Budget includes:

· Implementing the Lawful Source of Income Non-Discrimination Act of 2019 to fight housing discrimination.

o New Yorkers who receive some form of lawful non-wage income or subsidies will now be protected against discrimination in housing including: domestic violence survivors, veterans, elderly, and disabled individuals.

· Delivering relief for Nassau County homeowners by approving a five year phase-in of impacts related to the recently completed county-wide reassessment.

· Increasing funding for the Tenant Protection Unit to $5.5 million, a 22% increase over the current year.

· Investing $20 million in foreclosure prevention services to help New Yorkers stay in their homes.

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28 Mar

Sen. Krueger’s Free Events List – April 2019

by admin in Community, Home Page

Upcoming Free Events in Senate District 28:

April 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.

Monday 4/1/19

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Roosevelt House, 47-49 East 65^th St, historical west gallery on main floor

Exhibition: Eleanor Roosevelt’s “My Most Important Task”

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 3 PM

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

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

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

Workshop: Express Yourself Series—Free Verse Poetry Workshop

1:00 PM-2:30 PM 53rd Street Library Community Room, 18 West 53rd Street

Activity: Mandarin Language Group: Learn the basics of Mandarin and about Chinese culture;

Session is limited to the first 12 patrons who sign up at the library on the day of event

1:00 PM-6:00 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Workshop: Free E-file Tax Assistance @ Training Room 1

(Need to have email address and bring all necessary documents and information)

1:30-2:30 PM St. Catherine of Sienna, 411 East 68^th Street

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

1:30-3:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88^th Street

Activity: Mah Jong, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

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

Exercise: Stay Well Exercise: Chair based exercise program for Seniors with Dept of Aging

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Library at 42^nd Street, Rm 67A, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42^nd St

Discussion: Death Café—an informal, group-directed discussion of death with no agenda

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

3:15 PM-4:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87^th Street

Activity: Cell Phone Class, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

4:00 PM-5:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87^th Street

Exercise: Dance with Alex, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

5:30 PM-7:30 PM CCNY Amsterdam Ave & 138^th St, North Academic Building Room 4220B

Lecture: CUNY Graduate Center Urban Education Program presents “Reimagining Childhood and Children’s Well-Being: Urban Education, Public Health and Social Welfare Perspectives”

7:00 PM NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Bldg., 5th Ave. and 42nd St.

Author Talk: Live Oak, with Moss: Hear from a scholar and illustrator on Walt Whitman’s Book of Secret Love Poems that Were Not Published @ Wachenheim Trustees Room

8:00 PM-10:00 PM Hunter College Lang Recital Hall, 69^th Street betw Park & Lexington Ave

Music: Flute Recital by Linda Zhang; must bring ID to enter

Tuesday 4/2/19

10:00 AM-2:00 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Workshop: AARP Tax-Aide: Free Tax Assistance and Preparation @ Training Room 1

(Bring the following: Government Issued Photo ID, Social Security Cards for you and all dependents, All Income related items, All Deduction related items, and Form 1095-A)

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 3 PM

10:30 AM Weill Cornell Medical Center, Greenberg 4 North Patient Lounge, 525 East 68^th St

Lecture: Preventing Heart Disease Class- Interactive talk on tips to lower risk for heart disease

10:30 AM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Workshop: Small Business Seminar on Branding Your Vendor Booth @ Conf Room 018

12:00 PM-1:45 PM CUNY Graduate Center Rm 5383, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35^th

Lecture: Seminar in Applied economics with Professor Juan Conesa (Stony Brook University)

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

Workshop: Public Speaking Workshop

1:00 PM Skyscraper Museum, Skyline Exhibit, 39 Battery Place

Trip: Museum and City Visit to Skyline Exhibition, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People; RSVP required to 212-980-1700

1:00 PM-2:30 PM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46^th Street

Activity: Beginner/ Intermediate Spanish Conversation Circle

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

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

Workshop: Getting Started in Genealogical Research @ South Court Classroom A

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Abyssinian Towers, 50 West 131^th Street

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

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

Tour: Heart of the Park Tour

3:00 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Activity: Supervised Tech Time (Open Lab) @ Training Room 4

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

3:00 PM-5:00 PM 96^th Street Library, 112 East 96^th Street

Workshop: Microsoft Word for Beginners; Register by calling 212-289-0908

5:30 PM Webster Library Auditorium, 1465 York Ave @ 78 St

Workshop: Foresters Financial Services—Financial Wellness 101; Understand how to financially plan for emergencies, protection for family, home purchase/remodel, college education, wedding, vacation home, and retirement.

5:30 PM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46^th Street

Movie: A Matter of Life and Death (1946), after miraculously surviving a jump from his burning plane, RAF pilot Peter encounters the American radio operator whom he later falls in love with

6:00 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Workshop: Money Matters—Home Buying: Understanding the Process @ Conf Room 018

6:00 PM-7:00 PM Weill Cornell Medical Center, G14S room 133, 525 East 68^th Street

Discussion: Pregnancy and Early Infant Loss Support Group on Perinatal Loss

6:00 PM-7:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35^th, Room 1201 Elebash Recital Hall

Music: Violin Recital by Magdalena Filipczak

6:30 PM-8:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, Program Room, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42nd St

Film: The Rock and the Star, Brazilian Jewish History Documentary

6:30 PM-8:00 PM Weill Cornell, Uris Auditorium, 1300 York Avenue

Presentation: Elder Abuse 101—What Everyone Should Know

6:30 PM-8:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35^th, Room 7102

Presentation: Mengxuan Zhao on computational linguistics

6:30 PM-8:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35^th, Room 7102

Presentation: Sita Patel on bilingual speech perception

7:00 PM B&N 86^th & Lexington Avenue, 150 East 86^th Street

Author’s Event: Meet Jacqueline Winspear, author of novel The American Agent: A Maisie Dobbs Novel

Wednesday 4/3/19

9:00 AM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35^th, Rm 4102 Science Center

Workshop: Nonlinear problems in geometry

10:00 AM-2:00 PM 58th Street Library, 127 East 58^th Street

Workshop: Tax Prep with AARP, file our tax return electronically

(Need to have email address and bring all necessary documents and information)

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 3 PM

10:30 AM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Workshop: Learn to Interview with Confidence with Coaching Professional @ Conf Room 018

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

12:00 PM-2:00 PM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46^th Street

Activity: Chess for Seniors, taught by National Chess Master Douglas Bellizzi.

12:30 PM Mercy Center, 377 East 145^th Street

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

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Marshall Chess Club, 23 West 10^th Street

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

1:00 PM-2:30 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St

Workshop: Creative Aging at Kips Bay- Art of Hat Making with Milliner Kathy Anderson

Limited to 10 participants. Register by calling 212-683-2520

1:00 PM-6:00 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Workshop: Free E-file Tax Assistance @ Training Room 1

(Need to have email address and bring all necessary documents and information)

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 Webster Library, 1465 York Ave @ 78 St

Activity: Learn to Play Chess for Adults

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

Tour: Heart of the Park Tour

2:00 PM-3:30 PM 53rd Street Library Community Room, 18 West 53rd Street

Activity: English as a Second Language Conversation Wednesdays

2:00 PM-4:10 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, Program Rm, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42^nd St

Movie: Matewan (1987), coal miners fight to form a union in 1920s West Virginia

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

Activity: Intermediate/Advanced French Conversation Group (meets once a week)

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

5:30 PM NYPL Yorkville Library, 222 East 79th Street

Activity: Yorkville Writing Center welcomes poet Iain Pollock author of Ghost, Like a Place

5:30 PM-7:00 PM Webster Library, 1465 York Ave @ 78 St

Workshop: Estate and Gift Planning Seminar—learn estate and financial planning concepts in easy-to-understand terms in a relaxed and interactive environment

6:00 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Workshop: Career Services—Self-Recruiter Lecture Series: Build Your Own Professional Network and Search for Your Job with LinkedIn @ Conf Room 018

6:30 PM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46^th Street

Workshop: Self-Care and Self-Compassion Workshop for people who are taking care of others or dealing with their own mental heal, presented by National Alliance on Mental Illness

RSVP by calling 212-684-3264

Thursday 4/4/19

8:30 AM-10:30 AM Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, 331 East 70^th Street betw. 1^st & 2^nd Ave

Special Event: Senator Liz Krueger presents “Roundtable for Boomers & Seniors—Myths, Facts, and Possibilities-SESSION IV: MEETING THE NEEDS OF A GROWING COMMUNITY”

RSVP required to 212-490-9535

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

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

10:00 AM-2:00 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Workshop: AARP Tax-Aide: Free Tax Assistance and Preparation @ Training Room 1

(Bring the following: Government Issued Photo ID, Social Security Cards for you and all dependents, All Income related items, All Deduction related items, and Form 1095-A)

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 3 PM

10:30 AM Weill Cornell Medical Center, Greenberg 4 North Patient Lounge, 525 East 68^th St

Lecture: Preventing Heart Disease Class- Interactive talk on tips to lower risk for heart disease

11:30 AM-1:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, Room 67A, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42nd St

Workshop: LEAD Professional Development Program for Young Women Immigrants.

Learn about job search process, resume writing, US workplace culture, job interviews, networking, public speaking, team work! Register by leadprogram@nywomenimmigrants.org

12:00 PM 96^th Street Library, 112 East 96^th Street

Activity: Computer Lab: Tech volunteers assist you with almost any computer topic

Space is limited so please arrive on time. RSVP by calling 212-289-0908

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

Event: Reelabilities Film Festival: New York 2019 showcases award winning international films presenting the stories and artistic expression of people with disabilities

1:00 PM-2:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35^th

Music: Concert featuring flute, harp, piano and celesta

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library Program Rm, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42nd St

Books & Poetry: Literature Out Loud—Spanish Poetry in Translation

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Rutgers Church, 236 West 73^rd Street

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

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Webster Library Auditorium, 1465 York Ave @ 78 St

Event: ReelAbilities Film Festival: Featuring film Me, My Mouth, and I, the journey of an actress with Tourette Syndrome and her exploration of neurodiversity

2:00 PM-3:15 PM NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Bldg., 5th Ave. and 42nd St.

Workshop: Irish Genealogy: Resources and Research Methods @ South Court Classrooms

2:00 PM-3:35 PM 96^th Street Library, 112 East 96^th Street

Movie: The Mask of Dimitrios (1944), a writer from Holland goes on a journey to the Middle East and gets caught up in a web of spies and thieves

4:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42nd St

Event: Reelabilities Film Festival: New York 2019 showcases award winning international films presenting the stories and artistic expression of people with disabilities

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

Activity: Adult Coloring

4:15 PM-6:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, Room 6417, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35^th

Lecture: Linguistics Colloquium by Liina Pylkkanen

4:30 PM-6:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, Room 5318, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35^th

Presentation: Oswaldo Zacala on the “Globalized Banks of the Future: The Revolutions of Cuidad Juarez”

5:30 PM-7:30 PM Hunter College Lang Recital Hall, 69^th Street betw Park & Lexington Ave

Music: Voice Performance by Olivia Graham; need ID to enter

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

Event: Reelabilities Film Festival: New York 2019 showcases award winning international films presenting the stories and artistic expression of people with disabilities

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

Discussion: Memoirs That Make a Difference book discussion group discuss Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandeles’ book When They Call You a Terrorist

6:00 PM-7:00 PM 96^th Street Library, 112 East 96^th Street

Discussion: 96^th Street Library Book Discussion on Tayari Jones’ An American Marriage

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, Room 67A, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42nd St

Activity: Basic Chinese Conversation Level III—Learn with an experienced instructor

8:00 PM-10:00 PM Hunter College Lang Recital Hall, 69^th Street betw Park & Lexington Ave

Music: Piano Performance by Said Elham Fanous; ID is required for entry

Friday 4/5/19

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 3 PM

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

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

10:30 AM-12:00 PM NYPL Webster Library, Auditorium, 1465 York Ave @ 78 St

Exercise: Dance Fitness Class with Naomi and company

11:30 AM-12:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street

Activity: Italian Speaking, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

12:00 PM-1:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, Room 3212, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35^th

Lecture: Alena Aksenova on computational linguistics

12:00 PM-1:30 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 East 88^th Street

Exercise: Bridge, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

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

Assistance: e-Services Help: Get started with borrowing ebooks and learn how to take advantage of free access to books, films, magazines, and more. Drop by the table near the front door with your device to get one-on-one help

1:00 PM B&N Fifth Avenue, 555 Fifth Avenue

Author’s Event: Meet Ron Darling, author of 108 Stitches: Loose Threads, Ripping Yarns, and the Darndest Characters from My Time in the Game

1:00 PM NYPL Webster Library, Auditorium, 1465 York Ave @ 78 St

Event: ReelAbilities Film Festival showcasing The R-word to change the conversation around people with intellectual and developmental disabilities

1:00 PM-5:00 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Workshop: Free E-file Tax Assistance @ Training Room 1

(Need to have email address and bring all necessary documents and information)

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

Workshop: International Government Information Sources—How They are Produced and Distributed, Where to Start Your Research @ South Court Classroom B

2:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, Rm 4406 English Student Lounge, 365 5^th Ave b/t 34^th & 35^th

Lecture: Panel on Women in Comics: The State of Scholarship and Opportunities for Professionalization

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

Tour: Heart of the Park Tour

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-5:30 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Workshop: Career Services– Writing a LinkedIn Summary w/ Career Specialist @ Conf Rm 018

4:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, Rm 4406 English Student Lounge, 365 5^th Ave b/t 34^th & 35^th

Lecture: Female Friendship Stories “Chloe Liked Olivia” Redux, representation of female friendships from 20^th and 21^st century

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

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

4:15 PM-6:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, Room C415A, 365 Fifth Ave b/t 34^th & 35^th

Lecture: Anthropology Program presents “Money between Violence and Fragility: History and Anthropology of a Political Epistemics, 1870-1923”

Saturday 4/6/19

10:00 AM-2:00 PM 58th Street Library, 127 East 58^th Street

Workshop: Tax Prep with AARP, file our tax return electronically

(Need to have email address and bring all necessary documents and information)

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 3 PM

10:25 AM-10:55 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87^th Street

Activity: Reiki with Susan, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

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 St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87^th Street

Seminar: NY Junior League CHEF Talk, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

12:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42nd St

Event: Reelabilities Film Festival:Tamara and the Ladybug, a woman with a mental disability who attempts to continue her daily routine despite the disarray in her life

12:00 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Workshop: Career Services—Envisioning, Declaring, and Pursuing Your True Career Passion with Certified Life & Career Coach Jim Arnoff @ Conf Room 018

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

Movie: Matinee Movie, The Wife, bio of Joan Castleman, a devoted wife who sacrificed to support her husband on track for a Nobel prize

1:00 PM-5:00 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Workshop: Free E-file Tax Assistance @ Training Room 1

(Need to have email address and bring all necessary documents and information)

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

Activity: English as a Second Language Conversation Wednesdays

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

Event: ReelAbilities Film Festival showcasing Crazy, a young man diagnosed with schizophrenia decides to go off his medication fearing that side effects will override the drugs’ benefits

3:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42nd St

Event: Reelabilities Film Festival: The Drummer and the Keeper, a drummer in a band who is desperate to hide his bipolar diagnoses from his bandmates. He later meets a teen with Asperger’s Syndrome where they are forced to make friends

3:45 PM NYPL Webster Library, Auditorium, 1465 York Ave @ 78 St

Event: ReelAbilities Film Festival showcasing Coda, a young dancer struggles with her identity and growing up hearing in a deaf family

4:30 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Activity: Supervised Tech Time (Open Lab) @ Training Room 4

Sunday 4/7/19

10:00 AM-2:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 1 PM

Monday 4/8/19

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 3 PM

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

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

1:00 PM-2:30 PM 53rd Street Library Community Room, 18 West 53rd Street

Activity: Mandarin Language Group: Learn basic skills of Mandarin and Chinese culture.

Session is limited to the first 12 patrons who sign up at library on the day of event

1:00 PM-6:00 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Workshop: Free E-file Tax Assistance @ Training Room 1

(Need to have email address and bring all necessary documents and information)

1:30 PM NYPL Webster Library, Auditorium, 1465 York Ave @ 78 St

Event: ReelAbilities Film Festival showcasing a series of short films followed by conversation on living with developmental and intellectual disabilities

1:30-2:30 PM St. Catherine of Sienna, 411 East 68^th Street

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

1:30-3:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88^th Street

Activity: Mah Jong, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

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

Exercise: Stay Well Exercise: Chair based exercise program for Seniors with Dept of Aging

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

3:15 PM-4:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87^th Street

Activity: Cell Phone Class, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

4:00 PM-5:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87^th Street

Exercise: Dance with Alex, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

5:30 PM NYPL Webster Library, Auditorium, 1465 York Ave @ 78 St

Workshop: Express Yourself Series: Blackout+Abstract Poetry Workshop

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

Author Talk: Sports Author Jeffrey Katz discusses his book Plie Ball! Baseball Meets Dance

6:00 PM-7:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, Rm 1201 Elebash Recital Hall, 365 Fifth Ave b/t 34^th & 35^th

Music: Cello Performance of Clare Monfredo

6:00 PM-8:00 PM 25 Broadway Auditorium 7^th floor

Lecture: CUNY Graduate Center Urban Education Program Presents “Reimagining Childhood & children’s well-being: Supporting Families of young children with developmental disabilities”

7:00 PM B&N 86^th & Lexington Avenue, 150 East 86^th Street @ B&N Cafe

Books & Poetry: The Monday Night Reading Group discussing Michael Donkor’s Housegirl

8:00 PM-10:00 PM Hunter College Lang Recital Hall, 69^th Street betw Park & Lexington Ave

Music: Student Instrumental and Vocal Recital

Tuesday 4/9/19

8:45 AM-10:30 AM Hunter College Silberman School of Social Work, 2180 Third Ave between 118^th and 119^th Street, 2^nd floor auditorium

Panel: The Borough Presidents on NYC Food Policy

9:00 AM-5:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, Room 120 Elebash Recital Hall, 365 Fifth Ave b/t 34^th & 35^th

Lecture: The Gotham Center for NYC History presents “A Second Gilded Age? Historical Parallels, Differences, Lessons on Political Economy”

10:00 AM-12:00 PM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23^rd Street

Activity: Crochet and Knitting Group: Please bring your own supplies

10:00 AM-2:00 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Workshop: AARP Tax-Aide: Free Tax Assistance and Preparation @ Training Room 1

(Bring the following: Government Issued Photo ID, Social Security Cards for you and all dependents, All Income related items, All Deduction related items, and Form 1095-A)

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 3 PM

10:30 AM Weill Cornell Medical Center, Greenberg 4 North Patient Lounge, 525 East 68^th St

Lecture: Preventing Heart Disease Class- Interactive talk on tips to lower risk for heart disease

12:00 PM-1:45 PM CUNY Graduate Center, Rm 5383, 365 Fifth Ave b/t 34^th & 35^th

Lecture: Seminar in Applied Economics with Professor Victor Rios-Rull

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, Program Room, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42nd St

Activity: English Conversation Hour for Intermediate and Advanced Speakers

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Grand Central Library, Teen Central, 135 East 46^th Street

Activity: Beginner/Intermediate Spanish Conversation Circle

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

Presentation: Housing Issues, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

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

Workshop: Wealth Transfer Basics and Life Insurance Workshop by Foresters Financial

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Abyssinian Towers, 50 West 131^th Street

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

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

Tour: Heart of the Park Tour

3:00 PM 96^th Street Library, 112 East 96^th Street

Workshop: Microsoft Word for Beginners; Call 212-289-0908 to register

3:00 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Activity: Supervised Tech Time (Open Lab) @ Training Room 4

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

4:00 PM-6:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, Rm C201, 365 Fifth Ave b/t 34^th & 35^th

Workshop: The Futures Initiative presents “The University Worth Fighting For”, a series of workshops that tie student-centered engaged pedagogical practices to race, equality, gender, and social justice

5:30 PM-6:30 PM 96^th Street Library, 112 East 96^th Street

Workshop: Homeownership Workshop: How to successfully own a home, benefits of homeownership, getting pre-approved, and navigating the process.

Guest speaker Kamran Keypour from Foresters Financial

6:00 PM-7:30 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Workshop: Career Services– Building a Great Resume and Cover Letter @ Conf Room 018

6:30 PM-7:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, Program Room, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42nd St

Activity: English Conversation Hour for Intermediate and Advanced Speakers

6:30 PM-8:00 PM Weill Cornell Medicine, Uris Auditorium, 1300 York Avenue

Seminar: Mental Health—Understanding the Impacts of Stress and What You Can Do About It

Wednesday 4/10/19

10:00 AM-2:00 PM 58th Street Library, 127 East 58^th Street

Workshop: Tax Prep with AARP, file our tax return electronically

(Need to have email address and bring all necessary documents and information)

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 3 PM

10:30 AM-12:00 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Workshop: Career Services—Return to Work Coaching for Women: Values & Confidence Part 1 with Margaret Sweeney @ Conf Room 018

11:00 AM NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Bldg., 5th Ave. and 42nd St.

Workshop: Fold3 Library Edition E-Resource Training—Researching Genealogy Military History using Fold3 database @ South Court Classroom B

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

12:00 PM-2:00 PM Grand Central Library 135 East 46^th Street

Activity: Chess for Seniors taught by National Chess Master Douglas Bellizzi

12:30 PM Mercy Center, 377 East 145^th Street

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

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Marshall Chess Club, 23 West 10^th Street

Activity: Chess, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

1:00 PM-2:30 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St

Workshop: Creative Aging at Kips Bay- Art of Hat Making with Milliner Kathy Anderson

Limited to 10 participants. Register by calling 212-683-2520

1:00 PM-3:00 PM Hunter College Land Recital Hall, 69^th Street betw Park & Lexington Ave

Music: The Hunter Jazz Vocal Ensemble and Popular Music Combos; ID is required for entry

1:00 PM-6:00 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Workshop: Free E-file Tax Assistance @ Training Room 1

(Need to have email address and bring all necessary documents and information)

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 53rd Street Library Community Room, 18 West 53rd Street

Activity: English as a Second Language Conversation Wednesdays

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

Activity: Learn to Play Chess for Adults

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

Tour: Heart of the Park Tour

2:00 PM-3:45 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, Program Room, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42nd St

Movie: My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), an ambitious Pakinstani Briton and his white boyfriend open a fabulous laundromat

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

Activity: Intermediate/Advanced French Conversation Group (meets once a week)

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

4:15 PM-6:15 PM CUNY Graduate Center, Rm 3306, 365 Fifth Ave b/t 34^th & 35^th

Lecture: Martin Kurzwell discusses “Educational and organizational transformation in higher ed”, part of series “Mind the Gap: Technologies, Trends, and Policies Shaping the Future”

5:30 PM NYPL Yorkville Library Meeting Room, 222 East 79th Street

Workshop: Meditation for Health and Wellness by Jim John, retired executive at Johnson & Johnson and long-time mediator

6:00 PM-7:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, Rm 1201 Elebash Recital Hall, 365 Fifth Ave b/t 34^th & 35^th

Music: Harp Recital by Chelsea Lane

6:00 PM-7:30 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Author Talk: Stanley Litow, author of The Challenge for Business and Society: From Risk to Reward and IBM’s Vice President Emeritus of Corporate Citizenship talks about the role business plays in society and roadmap to how it can solve society’s problems @ Conf Room 018

6:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, Rm 9206, 365 Fifth Ave b/t 34^th & 35^th

Lecture: Remembering Clara Sereni: Writing, Jewish Memory, Feminism

6:30 PM-8:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, Rm 9100 Skylight Rm, 365 Fifth Ave b/t 34^th & 35^th

Latin American, Iberian, and Latino Cultures presents “Book Salon-In Search of Belonging: Latinas, Media, and Citizenship”

Thursday 4/11/19

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

10:00 AM-2:00 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Workshop: AARP Tax-Aide: Free Tax Assistance and Preparation @ Training Room 1

(Bring the following: Government Issued Photo ID, Social Security Cards for you and all dependents, All Income related items, All Deduction related items, and Form 1095-A)

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 3 PM

10:00 AM-5:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, Rm 1218 Segal Theater, 365 5^th Av b/t 34^th & 35^th

Lecture: Political Science Dept presents “Forms of Life: Terms of Vulnerability and Engagement”

10:30 AM Weill Cornell Medical Center, Greenberg 4 North Patient Lounge, 525 East 68^th St

Lecture: Preventing Heart Disease Class- Interactive talk on tips to lower risk for heart disease

11:30 AM-1:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, Room 67A, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42nd St

Workshop: LEAD Professional Development Program for Young Women Immigrants;

Learn about job search process, resume writing, US workplace culture, job interviews, networking, public speaking, teamwork. Register by leadprogram@nywomenimmigrants.org

12:00 PM 96^th Street Library, 112 East 96^th Street

Activity: Computer Lab: Tech volunteers assist you with almost any topic you want.

Space is limited so please don’t be late. Register by calling 212-289-0908

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Rutgers Church, 236 West 73^rd Street

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

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

Workshop: Fold3 Library Edition E-Resource Training—Researching Genealogy Military History using Fold3 database @ South Court Classroom B

2:00 PM-3:20 PM 96^th Street Library, 112 East 96^th Street

Movie: The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1944), an aging bachelor in a small New England town finds love when a New York fashion designer visits the fabric mill where he works

3:00 PM-5:20 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St

Movie: First Man (2018), about Neil Armstrong training to become first man to walk on moon

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

Activity: Adult Coloring

4:30 PM-6:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, Rm 5318, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34^th & 35^th

Presentation: Donette Francis presents “Creole Miami: Black Arts in the Magic city”

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

Author Talk: Immigration Heritage Week with authors David Reimers and Robert Snyder

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

Activity: English Conversation Hour for Intermediate and Advanced Speakers

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, Room 67A, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42nd St

Activity: Basic Chinese Conversation Level III: Learn with an experienced instructor

7:00 PM B&N 86^th & Lexington Avenue, 150 East 86^th Street

Meet the Author: Converse with author Erin McHugh to discuss Who’s Counting: The Little Quote Book About Growing Older and Still Kicking Ass, self-improvement book about growing older with grace and chutzpah

8:00 PM-10:00 PM Hunter College Lang Recital Hall, 69^th Street betw Park & Lexington Ave

Music: Faculty Recital: Quynh Nguyen on piano; ID is required for entry

Friday 4/12/19

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 3 PM

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

10:30 AM-12:00 PM NYPL Webster Library, Auditorium, 1465 York Ave @ 78 St

Workshop: Creative Aging Program Series for 50+ Adults—Painting1-2-3;

Introduction to the basic concepts of painting by exploring different techniques and styles. Discover color theory and learn to mix paint color. Limited to 10 participants so register by calling (212) 288-5049

11:30 AM-12:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87^th Street

Activity: Italian Speaking, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

12:00 PM-1:30 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

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

Assistance: e-Services Help: Get started with borrowing ebooks on your device and learn how to take advantage of free access to books, films, and magazines. Drop by the table near the front door with your device to get one-on-one help

1:00 PM-2:30 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St

Movie: The Rainmaker (1964), a deadly nameless man schemes to play two sides of turf war and get rich in the process

1:00 PM-5:00 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Workshop: Free E-file Tax Assistance @ Training Room 1

(Need to have email address and bring all necessary documents and information)

2:00 PM Grolier Club, 47 East 60^th Street

Trip: Exhibition Tour of “Alphabet Magic: Hermann & Gudrun Zapf and the World They Designed in” (calligraphy/type design), sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People;

RSVP required to 212-980-1700

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, Room 67A, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42nd St

Books & Poetry: Open Book Hour on Migrations and Peregrinations. Introduce book you’re reading and why you loved it. Learn about titles of books that others are reading

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

Tour: Heart of the Park Tour

2:00 PM-4:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, Rm 3209, 365 5^th Avenue b/t 34^th & 35^th

Lecture: Professor Paul McPherron presents on Sociolinguistics

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-5:30 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Workshop: Career Services—Crafting an Elevator Pitch @ Conf Room 018

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

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

4:15 PM-6:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5^th Avenue b/t 34^th & 35^th

Lecture: Anthrop. Progr. presents “The Work of Inequality: Papers in Honor of Michael Blim”

7:00 PM-9:00 PM Hunter College Black Box Theater 543N, 69^th St betw Park & Lexington Ave

Music: The Hunter Jazz and New Topologies; ID is required for entry

7:30 PM Hunter College The Peggy, Thomas Hunter 601, 904 Lexington Avenue at 68^th Street

Performance: MFA/Independent Choreographer Concert

Saturday 4/13/19

9:30 AM-12:30 PM Carl Schurz Park, 86th Street at East End Avenue

Activity: Year-Round Volunteer Gardening

10:00 AM-2:00 PM 58th Street Library, 127 East 58^th Street

Workshop: Tax Prep with AARP, file our tax return electronically

(Need to have email address and bring all necessary documents and information)

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 3 PM

10:15 AM-10:55 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87^th Street

Seminar: New York Junior League Seminar on Depression, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

10:30 AM Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library, 40 West 20^th Street

Discussion: Book Discussion Group on Susan Vreeland’s Girl in Hyacinth Blue

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: Matinee Movie, Black Klansman, black cop who goes undercover in the Ku Klux Klan,

sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

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

Books & Poetry: Instant Shakespeare Company presents dramatic reading of Twelfth Night

1:00 PM-5:00 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Workshop: Free E-file Tax Assistance @ Training Room 1

(Need to have email address and bring all necessary documents and information)

2:00 PM 53rd Street Library Community Room PS 53, 18 West 53rd Street

Activity: English as a Second Language Conversation Circle

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

Movie: Kaddish (1984), film on Brooklyn youngster who reminisces on his father’s experiences in the Holocaust

2:00 PM-4:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, Program Room, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42nd St

Movie: Strangers on a Train (1951), two strangers meet on a train and decide to commit murder for the other

4:30 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Activity: Supervised Tech Time (Open Lab) @ Training Room 4

7:30 PM Hunter College The Peggy, Thomas Hunter 601, 904 Lexington Avenue at 68^th Street

Performance: MFA/Independent Choreographer Concert

Sunday 4/14/19

10:00 AM-2:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 1 PM

Monday 4/15/19

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 3 PM

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

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

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

Workshop: Express Yourself Series—Haiku+Tanka Poetry Workshop

1:00 PM 53rd Street Library Community Room, 18 West 53rd Street

Activity: Mandarin Language Group: Learn the basics of Mandarin and about Chinese culture.

Session is limited to the first 12 patrons that sign up at the library on the day of event

1:00 PM-6:00 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Workshop: Free E-file Tax Assistance @ Training Room 1

(Need to have email address and bring all necessary documents and information)

1:30-2:30 PM St. Catherine of Sienna, 411 East 68^th Street

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

1:30-3:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88^th Street

Activity: Mah Jong, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

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

Exercise: Stay Well Exercise: Chair based exercise program for seniors with Dept of Aging

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

3:15 PM-4:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87^th Street

Activity: Cell Phone Class, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

4:00 PM-5:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87^th Street

Exercise: Dance with Alex, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

7:30 PM-9:30 PM Hunter College Lang Recital Hall, 69^th Street betw Park & Lexington Ave

Music: Chamber singers American Choral Music Recital

Tuesday 4/16/19

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 3 PM

10:30 AM Weill Cornell Medical Center, Greenberg 4 North Patient Lounge, 525 East 68^th St

Lecture: Preventing Heart Disease Class- Interactive talk on tips to lower risk for heart disease

12:00 PM-1:45 PM CUNY Graduate Center, Rm 5383, 365 5^th Avenue b/t 34^th & 35^th

Lecture: Professor Andres Drenik’s seminar on Applied Economics

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

Workshop: Public Speaking Workshop

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, Program Room, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42nd St

Activity: English Conversation Hour for Intermediate and Advanced Speakers

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46^th Street

Activity: Intermediate/Advanced Spanish Conversation Circle celebrates Immigrant Heritage Week by inviting native Spanish speakers to discuss many dialects and cultures

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

Presentation: Organization Class, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Abyssinian Towers, 50 West 131^th Street

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

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

Tour: Heart of the Park Tour

3:00 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Activity: Supervised Tech Time (Open Lab) @ Training Room 4

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

5:30 PM 67^th Street Library, 328 East 67th Street

Books & Poetry: Book Discussion Group on Peter Wohlleben’s Hidden Life of Trees

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

Discussion: Book Discussion on A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza, a novel about a family who breaks tradition in Indian wedding

6:30 PM-7:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, Program Room, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42nd St

Activity: English Conversation Hour for Intermediate and Advanced Speakers

6:30 PM-8:00 PM Weill Cornell Medicine, Uris Auditorium, 1300 York Avenue

Seminar: Love Your Heart—Understanding and Preventing Heart Disease

6:30 PM-8:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, Rm 5383, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34^th & 35^th

Presentation: Ben Macaulay on a topic in Prosody

7:30 PM-9:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, Rm 1201 Elebash Recital Hall, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34^th & 35^th

Music: GC Composers Recital

Wednesday 4/17/19

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 3 PM

10:30 AM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Workshop: Career Services—Return to Work Coaching for Women Part 2: Resume/Cover Letter/LinkedIn (Part 2) with Margaret Sweeney @ Conf Room 018

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

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

Activity: Chess for Seniors taught by National Chess Master Douglas Bellizzi

12:30 PM Mercy Center, 377 East 145^th Street

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

1:00 PM B&N Fifth Avenue, 555 Fifth Avenue

Author’s Event: Meet Strassi Schroeder, author of Next Level Basic: The Definitive Basic Bitch Handbook

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Marshall Chess Club, 23 West 10^th Street

Activity: Chess, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

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 NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Workshop: Career Services—Job Search Planning and Tips for Mature Workers Get Ready and Find Re-employment @ Conf Room 018

1:00 PM-2:30 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St

Workshop: Creative Aging at Kips Bay—Art of Hat Making with Milliner Kathy Anderson

Limited to 10 participants. Register in advance by calling 212-683-2520

1:00 PM-3:00 PM Hunter College Lang Recital Hall, 69^th Street betw Park & Lexington Ave

Music: Student instrumental and vocal performances

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

Activity: Learn to Play Chess for Adults

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

Workshop: Newspapers in Genealogy Research– Discover the uses of historical newspapers for genealogical and local history information in the numerous microfilm and digital collections available at NYPL @ South Court Classroom A

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

Tour: Heart of the Park Tour

2:00 PM-4:05 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, Program Room, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42nd St

Movie: Philadelphia, a HIV-positive man sues his law firm for his wrongful dismissal

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

Activity: English as a Second Language Wednesdays

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

7:00 PM B&N Union Square, 33 East 17^th Street

Author’s Event: Meet David Burtka, author of cookbook Life is a Party: Deliciously Doable Recipes to Make Every Day a Celebration

7:00 PM B&N 86^th & Lexington Avenue, 150 East 86^th Street @ Cafe

Books & Poetry: Upper East Side Fiction Reading Group discussing Ruth Ware’s The Woman in Cabin 10

Thursday 4/18/19

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

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 3 PM

10:30 AM Weill Cornell Medical Center, Greenberg 4 North Patient Lounge, 525 East 68^th St

Lecture: Preventing Heart Disease Class- Interactive talk on tips to lower risk for heart disease

12:00 PM 96^th Street Library, 112 East 96^th Street

Activity: Computer Lab: Tech volunteers assist you on almost any topic you want.

Space is limited so please don’t be late. Register by calling 212-289-0908

1:00 PM-2:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, Rm 1201 Elebash Recital Hall, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34^th & 35^th

Music: Chamber Music concert (piano, harp, cello, violin, voice)

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, Program Room, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42nd St

Books & Poetry: Arabic Language Poetry in Translation

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Rutgers Church, 236 West 73^rd Street

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

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

Movie: They Drive By Night (1940), Two wildcat drivers—men who buy their truck on installment plans and then worry that loan sharks will repossess their vehicles—find themselves involved in murder and the mob

2:00 PM-4:00 PM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46^th Street

Activity: Be creative with crafts! All materials provided by library.

Please RSVP to sabrinajesram@nypl.org

3:00 PM-4:30 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St

Movie: I Still See You (2018), two youths join forces to stop a cunning killer ten years after the world has been left in ruins by an apocalyptic event

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

Activity: Adult Coloring

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

Movie: Trouble in Paradise (1932), a gentleman thief and a lady pickpocket join forces to con a beautiful perfume company owner

4:30 PM-6:30 PM Hunter College Lang Recital Hall, 69^th Street betw Park & Lexington Ave

Music: Honors Piano Recital of Lynlia Tso; ID is required for entry

4:30 PM-6:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, Rm 5318, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34^th & 35^th

Lecture: Terrie Epstein presents “Teaching National History in an Age of Intensifying Inequality”

6:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, Rm 1201 Elebash Recital Hall, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34^th & 35^th

Music: Piano Performance of Nicolas Namoradze

6:00 PM-7:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, Rm 9204, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34^th & 35^th

Lecture: “Race, Slavery, and the Complications of Patriarchy in the 17^th Century British Atlantic”

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

Activity: Basic Chinese Conversation Level III: Learn from an experienced instructor

6:30 PM-7:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, Program Room, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42nd St

Activity: English Conversation Hour for Intermediate and Advanced Speakers

Friday 4/19/19

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 3 PM

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

Discussion: La Leche League Meeting: Gather to discuss the joys and challenges of nursing an older baby. For parents and caregivers of babies 9 months and older

10:30 AM NYPL Webster Library, Auditorium, 1465 York Ave @ 78 St

Workshop: Creative Aging Program Series for Older Adults 50+ —- Painting 1-2-3

12:00 PM-1:30 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at 61st Street and Fifth Avenue

Tour: Southern Welcome Tour

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

Assistance: e-Services Help: Get started with borrowing ebooks on your device. Learn how to take advantage of free access to books, films, magazines. Drop by the table near the front foor with your device to get one-on-one help!

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46^th Street

Assistance: eServices—Learn to Find Resources & Materials for Immigrants in Your Language

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

Tour: Heart of the Park Tour

Saturday 4/20/19

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 3 PM

10:15 AM-10:55 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87^th Street

Seminar: New York Junior League Seminar on Being Heart Smart, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

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

Discussion: Kips Bay’s Book Discussion Group reading Jodi Picoult’s A Spark of Light.

Please pick up a copy at the circulation desk or the display by the “new book” section.

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

11:00 AM-2:00 PM 53rd Street Library Classroom A, 18 West 53rd Street

Activity: Origami Meetup Group

11:15 AM B&N Union Square, 33 East 17^th Street

Author’s Event: Meet illustrator Scott Brundage for a special storytime about his book The First Men Who Went to the Moon

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

Movie: Matinee Movie, The Spy Who Dumped Me, two friends are thrown into world of international espionage after one of them gets dumped, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

2:00 PN 53rd Street Library Community Room, 18 West 53rd Street

Activity: English as a Second Language Conversation Circle

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

Movie: Vertigo (1958), a retired cop afflicted with acrophobia agrees to shadow wife of friend

2:30 PM NYPL Yorkville Library Meeting Room, 222 East 79th Street

Workshop: Man-Li Lin from the Small Business Administration presents how to start your own business and available resources that SBA can provide for you

Sunday 4/21/19

10:00 AM-2:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 1 PM

Monday 4/22/19

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 3 PM

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

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

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

Workshop: Build a World—Film Screening of short film A is for Aye-Aye: An Abecedarian Adventure and Collage Workshop

1:00 PM 53rd Street Library Community Room, 18 West 53rd Street

Activity: Mandarin Language: Learn the basics of Mandarin and about Chinese culture.

Session is limited to the first 12 patrons who sign up at the library on the day of event

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

Exercise: Stay Well Exercise: chair based exercise program for seniors with Dept of Aging

5:30 PM NYPL Webster Library, Auditorium, 1465 York Ave @ 78 St

Workshop: Express Yourself Series—Villanelle Poetry Workshop

7:00 PM B&N Union Square, 33 East 17^th Street

Author’s Event: Meet

Tuesday 4/23/19

10:00 AM-12:00 PM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23^rd Street

Activity: Crochet and Knitting Group: Please bring your own supplies

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 3 PM

10:30 AM Weill Cornell Medical Center, Greenberg 4 North Patient Lounge, 525 East 68^th St

Lecture: Preventing Heart Disease Class- Interactive talk on tips to lower risk for heart disease

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46^th Street

Activity: Intermediate/Advanced Spanish Conversation Circle

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, Program Room, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42nd St

Activity: English Conversation Hour for Intermediate and Advanced Speakers

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Abyssinian Towers, 50 West 131^th Street

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

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

Tour: Heart of the Park Tour

3:00 PM 96^th Street Library, 112 East 96^th Street

Workshop: Microsoft Word for Beginners; Register by calling 212-289-0908

3:00 PM NYPL Yorkville Library Meeting Room, 222 East 79th Street

Presentation: Social Security Planning for Women by Foresters Financial

3:00 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Activity: Supervised Tech Time (Open Lab) @ Training Room 4

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

5:30 PM NYPL Webster Library, Auditorium, 1465 York Ave @ 78 St

Workshop: Foresters Financial Service presents Medicare Planning

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

Activity: English Conversation Hour for Intermediate and Advanced Speakers

6:00 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Workshop: Career Services—Recovering Your Power in the Job Market and Achieving Career Service with Career Coach Win Sheffield @ Conf Room 018

7:00 PM B&N 86^th & Lexington Avenue, 150 East 86^th Street

Author’s Event: Meet Jane Stanton Hitchcock, author of novel Bluff

7:00 PM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46^th Street

Workshop: Life Insurance Workshop; Come and learn about how much life insurance is needed, types of life insurance available, life insurance options/benefits, building a life insurance action plan. Presented by Kamran Keypour, a registered investment advisor

Wednesday 4/24/19

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 3 PM

10:30 AM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Workshop: Career Services—Return to Work for Women Part 3: Personal Brand/Networking/Time Management with Margaret Sweeney @ Conf Room 018

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

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

Activity: Chess for Seniors taught by National Chess Master Douglas Bellizzi

12:30 PM Mercy Center, 377 East 145^th Street

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

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Marshall Chess Club, 23 West 10^th Street

Activity: Chess, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

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 NYPL Webster Library, Auditorium, 1465 York Ave @ 78 St

Activity: Learn to Play Chess for Adults

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

Workshop: Researching the History of Your New York City Home @ South Court Classroom A

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

Tour: Heart of the Park Tour

2:00 PM-3:30 PM 53rd Street Library Community Room, 18 West 53rd Street

Activity: English as a Second Language Conversation Wednesdays

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

Activity: Intermediate/Advanced 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

5:30 PM NYPL Yorkville Library Meeting Room, 222 East 79th Street

Author Talk: Kathryn Harrison on her fictional book Sunset

6:30 PM-7:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, Program Room, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42nd St

Activity: English Conversation Hour for Intermediate and Advanced Speakers

7:00 PM B&N 86^th & Lexington Avenue, 150 East 86^th Street

Author’s Event: Meet Alafair Burke, author of The Better Sister

Thursday 4/25/19

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

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 3 PM

10:30 AM Weill Cornell Medical Center, Greenberg 4 North Patient Lounge, 525 East 68^th St

Lecture: Preventing Heart Disease Class- Interactive talk on tips to lower risk for heart disease

12:00 PM 96^th Street Library, 112 East 96^th Street

Activity: Computer Lab: Tech volunteers assist you with almost any topic you want.

Space is limited so please arrive early. Register by calling 212-289-0908

12:00 PM-1:45 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St

Movie: The Bridge at Toko-Ri (1955), Mark Robson’s rendition of James Michener’s Korean War saga; Cast Fredric March, William Holden, Grace Kelly

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Rutgers Church, 236 West 73^rd Street

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

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

Movie: That Certain Age (1938), a young girl singer falls for an older, unattainable man

2:00 PM-4:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, Program Room, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42nd St

Movie: The Birds (1963), a wealthy San Fran playgirl pursues a potential boyfriend to Northern California where birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people there

2:30 PM Carter Burden Art Gallery, 548 West 28^th Street, Room 534 (5^th Floor)

Activity: Targets artists over 60 to foster a supportive community of emerging artists, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

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

Activity: Adult Coloring

4:00 PM-5:50 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St

Movie: Nobody’s Fool (2018), a successful woman’s life is turned upside down when her sister gets out of jail. The sisters bond as they plot their revenge against her catfishing boyfriend

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

Books & Poetry: Play reading: Natalie Bates’ Pro Bono

7:00 PM B&N 86^th & Lexington Avenue, 150 East 86^th Street

Author’s Event: Meet Louis Bayard, author of Courting Mr. Lincoln

Friday 4/26/19

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 3 PM

10:30 AM NYPL Webster Library, Auditorium, 1465 York Ave @ 78 St

Workshop: Creative Aging Program for 50+ adults—Painting 1-2-3;

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

11:30 AM-12:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87^th Street

Activity: Italian Speaking, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

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

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

1:00 PM-3:05 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St

Movie: Marathon Man (1976), a grad student in NYC encounters a Nazi war criminal who subjects him to cruel “oral surgery” to locate a cache of missing gems

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

Tour: Heart of the Park Tour

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

Saturday 4/27/19

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 3 PM

10:15 AM-10:55 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87^th Street

Seminar: New York Junior League Seminar on Communicating with Healthcare Professionals, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

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: Matinee Movie, The Favourite (R-rated comedy set in 18^th century England)

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

Activity: English as a Second Language Conversation Circle

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

Workshop: Business Plan Writing by Small Business Administration

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

Movie: Green Book (2018), a world-class African-American pianist and an tough-talking Italian bouncer from the Bronx embark on a concert tour in the Deep South in 1962

4:30 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Activity: Supervised Tech Time (Open Lab) @ Training Room 4

Sunday 4/28/19

10:00 AM-2:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 1 PM

Monday 4/29/19

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 3 PM

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

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

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

Workshop: Express Yourself Series—Prose Poetry Workshop

1:30-2:30 PM St. Catherine of Sienna, 411 East 68^th Street

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

1:30-3:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88^th Street

Activity: Mah Jong, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

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

Exercise: Stay Well Exercise: chair based exercise program for seniors with Dept of Aging

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

3:15 PM-4:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87^th Street

Activity: Cell Phone Class, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

4:00 PM-5:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87^th Street

Exercise: Dance with Alex, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People

6:00 PM-7:30 PM Weill Cornell, Jill Roberts Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Mezzanine Level, 1315 York Avenue

Discussion: IBD Support group for patients living with IBD; RSVP to jillaroberts7@gmail.com

8:00 PM-10:00 PM Hunter College Lang Recital Hall, 69^th Street betw Park & Lexington Ave

Music: Guest Artist Richard Cionco’s Piano Recital; ID is required for entry

Tuesday 4/30/19

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A Dana Discovery Center, north shore of the Meer, inside the park at 5^th Avenue & 109^th Street

Activity: Fishing at the Harlem Meer; Catch-and-release fishing at a thriving aquatic ecosystem. Fishing poles are free to borrow and are available until 3 PM

10:00 AM-4:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, Rm C201, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34^th & 35^th

Event: GC 2019 Annual Wellness Festival, all day on concourse level

10:30 AM Weill Cornell Medical Center, Greenberg 4 North Patient Lounge, 525 East 68^th St

Lecture: Preventing Heart Disease Class- Interactive talk on tips to lower risk for heart disease

12:00 PM-1:45 PM CUNY Graduate Center, Rm C201, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34^th & 35^th

Lecture: Professor Alexis Toda on applied economics

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Grand Central Library, Teen Central, 135 East 46^th Street

Activity: Beginner/Intermediate Spanish Conversation Circle

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, Program Room, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42nd St

Activity: English Conversation Hour for Intermediate and Advanced Speakers

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

Presentation: How to Keep Your Feet in Great Shape, sponsored by Health Advocates for Older People; RSVP required to 212-980-1700

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Abyssinian Towers, 50 West 131^st Street

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

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

Tour: Heart of the Park Tour

3:00 PM 96^th Street Library, 112 East 96^th Street

Workshop: Microsoft Word for Beginners; RSVP required to 212-289-0908

3:00 PM NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave

Activity: Supervised Tech Time (Open Lab) @ Training Room 4

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 Hunter College Lang Recital Hall, 69^th Street betw Park & Lexington Ave

Music: Piano Masterclass of Richard Cionco on piano; ID is required for entry

5:30 PM NYPL Webster Library, Auditorium, 1465 York Ave @ 78 St

Author Talk: Professor and author Yoojin Grace Wuertz discusses her book, Everything Belongs to Us, two young women of vastly different means each struggle to find her own way during the darkest hours of South Korea’s “economic miracle”

6:00 PM-7:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, Rm 1201 Elebash Recital Hall, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34^th & 35^th

Music: Piano/Violin Performance of Gabrielle Chou

6:30 PM-7:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, Program Room, 476 Fifth Avenue @ 42nd St

Activity: English Conversation Hour for Intermediate and Advanced Speakers

6:30 PM-8:00 PM Weill Cornell Medicine, Uris Auditorium, 1300 York Avenue

Seminar: Pre-Diabetes & Diabetes Care—Meals, Monitoring, Medication, and More

8:00 PM-10:00 PM Hunter College Lang Recital Hall, 69^th Street betw Park & Lexington Ave

Music: Masters Voice Recital of Maria Zollo, ID is required for entry

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
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19 Mar

Senate Majority Protects New York Students And Pedestrians

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Albany – The Senate Democratic Majority today passed legislation (S.4331) that will save lives by increasing protection of New York City school zones through expanded speed camera utilization. The school zone speed camera program was allowed to lapse under the former Senate Republican Majority. Additionally, the Senate Majority passed legislation (S.231) that will create a demonstration speed camera program for the City of Buffalo.

“Ensuring students and pedestrians are protected in school zones is common sense,” Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said. “Speed cameras have been proven to prevent tragedies and save lives. Together with our partners in the Assembly, we will help ensure students are better protected by expanding speed camera usage to more school zones and implementing a demonstration program in Buffalo. I applaud Senator Gounardes and Senator Kennedy for their leadership on this critical issue.”

The legislation passed by the Senate Majority for New York City speed cameras:

Expands the use of speed cameras to 750 schools zones within the City of New York weekdays between 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM.

o The currently expired law authorized 140 speed cameras in school zones.

Mandates the City of New York to install signage notifying drivers that speed camera enforcement is used.
Defines a “school speed zone” as being a radial distance not to exceed one thousand three hundred twenty feet from a school building, entrance or exit.

Senator Liz Krueger said, “When parents send their kids off to school, they shouldn’t have to worry about whether or not they’ll get there safely. We know that speeding cars are a leading cause of death for kids in New York City. We also know that speed cameras significantly reduce speeding in the areas where they are deployed. This legislation will give New York City the tools it needs to save lives.”

The legislation passed by the Senate Majority for the City of Buffalo demonstration speed camera program:

Authorizes the City of Buffalo to establish a demonstration program imposing monetary liability on the owners of motor vehicles found to be exceeding the maximum school speed limit in Buffalo through the use of a speed limit photo device.
Authorizes the City of Buffalo to operate cameras in no more than 20 school zones at any one time during any year of the program.

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14 Mar

Senate Majority Passes One-House Budget Resolution

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Albany – The Senate Majority’s budget resolution includes proposals to increase support for New York students, provide tax relief for overburdened New York families by implementing a permanent property tax cap, and restore proposed AIM cuts to struggling municipalities. The budget resolution reflects a responsible financial plan that is within the available revenues as forecast by State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and remains within the 2% state spending cap. The budget resolution would improve the quality of life for New Yorkers with historic action on marijuana legalization, congestion pricing, protecting grassroots advocates, campaign finance reforms, the Nassau County Tax Assessment Reform proposal, and other important issues. This resolution, together with the Assembly one-house resolution, makes it clear that an on time, responsible, and effective budget is the priority for both legislative chambers.

The Senate Majority identified areas in the Executive Budget where state tax dollars could be saved through targeted spending reductions, workforce management efficiencies, and spending reclassifications, all cost-cutting measures which have been used in the past. By making these common sense corrections to the executive proposal, the Senate Majority was able to restore proposed cuts to essential services and provide additional education and tax relief support.

“Our state budget is not just about paying our bills on time; it is a critical policy document that affects the lives of all New Yorkers,” said Senate Finance Chair Liz Krueger. “After a thorough and transparent process, with hearings all across the state, the new Senate Majority has outlined a fiscally responsible proposal that shows our commitment to the entire state. We will invest in the things that actually motivate businesses to come here and stay – our quality of life, our infrastructure, and, most importantly, our people.”

“Our budget plan will move New York State forward and use taxpayer money responsibly,” Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said. “The Senate Majority budget proposes campaign finance reforms, a permanent property tax cap, additional AIM funds, protections for grassroots advocates, support for congestion pricing, and more important plans to move New York forward. Additionally, state government must ensure all New York students have access to a high quality education, and the Senate Majority proposal will help advance that goal by providing funding increases in our education system. The Senate Majority, together with our Assembly Majority colleagues, are committed to passing an on-time, responsible, and effective budget.”

Improving Educational Opportunities

The Senate Majority understands that education is the great equalizer and that all New York students deserve access to a high quality education no matter their zip code. The Senate Majority’s budget proposal provides historic funding increases to advance education services across New York. The one-house budget resolution makes the following modifications to the Executive Budget proposal:

Increasing School Aid by $1.62 billion or 6.0% over the 2018-2019 school year.
Increasing Foundation Aid by $1.2 billion or 6.8%.
Reforming the tuition assistance program (TAP) by increasing the minimum TAP award, the maximum TAP award, and increasing eligibility by raising the TAP income threshold so more New York families can benefit.
Providing $25 million in additional grants to school districts to support English Language Learner students.
Providing $20 million for expanded pre-kindergarten grants, $5 million above the Executive.
Accepting the proposal to extend mayoral control and accountability of New York City schools for three years, pending a Senate hearing to contemplate and recommend reforms to enhance transparency and parental/community input in New York City school governance.

o The Senate is further committed to holding public hearings and other informational forums throughout the City of New York to assess the effectiveness of mayoral control of the New York City School District and hear stakeholders on the ways to address the inequalities in our schools, ensure the voices of parents are included and improve student performance and outcome.

o For each of the 3 years the provisions of the mayoral control are extended, until June 30, 2022, the Department of Education will prepare and make public a report of the findings and recommendations of such hearing;

Providing Real Tax Relief And Support To Local Communities

Implementing a permanent property tax cap, which was already passed by the Senate Democratic Majority this Legislative Session.
Restoring $60 million of Aid and Incentives to Municipalities (AIM) funding to certain Towns and Villages within the AIM program and adding additional state funds to several in-need local governments.
The Senate rejects the Executive proposal that would cap STAR benefits for taxpayers enrolled in the STAR Exemption Program as an attempt to incentivize enrollment into the STAR Credit Program.
The Senate rejects the Executive proposal that lowers the income limit for the Basic STAR exemption to $250,000, while maintaining the existing $500,000 income limit for the STAR Credit Program.
The Senate provides $70 million for a new local government financial stability program for distressed local governments including, but not limited to, the City of Yonkers, the City of Albany, school districts, jurisdictions impacted by tax certiorari related to electric generation and other jurisdictions facing significant fiscal distress.

Investing In Transportation And Supporting Congestion Pricing

Support for congestion pricing, but the Senate Majority calls for modifying the Executive proposal to ensure the final plan treats drivers fairly, reduces peak-hour congestion, incentivizes efficient commercial vehicle and business travel, dedicates revenues equitably, and is properly and transparently implemented. It is critically important that a congestion mitigation plan ensures fairness in treatment for transportation deserts, suburban residents, and residents who live in the congestion zone.
Providing $3 billion in State operating assistance for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in concurrence with the Executive’s recommendation.
Introduction of the MTA RAIL Act which will enact much needed reforms to the way the MTA operates including, a comprehensive forensic audit of the MTA, improving long-term capital planning, providing MTA riders a voting voice, ensuring that MTA revenues are more likely to go to New York businesses, and overhauling the way the MTA analyzes itself.
An additional $150 million to be added to the base Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS) funding, for a total of $588 million in CHIPS funding.
An additional $3 million in funding for the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) to begin funding preliminary engineering for the Amherst-Buffalo Metro Rail Expansion project as part of a commitment to meet twenty percent of a federal match.

Restoring Trust In State Government And Reforming The Electoral System

On the first full day of the 2019 Legislative Session, the Senate Majority passed historic pro-voter bills and electoral system reforms. The proposals included in the Senate Majority’s budget proposal continue those efforts and will help restore the voters’ trust in state government. The Senate Majority budget proposal includes:

Providing $10 million in funding for early voting and other voting reforms. These state funds will ensure that local governments are not required to spend additional money to implement the voting reforms enacted by state government.
The Senate supports establishing a publicly financed small donor matching system in order to curtail the corrosive influence of money in politics in addition to other necessary campaign finance reforms.
The Senate Majority rejected the Executive Budget proposal that would have resulted in grass roots and volunteer-run organizations being forced to register as lobbyists.
The Senate modifies the Executive Proposal that amends the equal protection clause of the New York State Constitution by adding sex as a protected class in addition to the existing protections for race, color, creed, or religion.

o The Senate advances language as embodied in Senate Bill 517, to extend the equal protection clause of the New York State Constitution to national origin, citizenship, marital status, age, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military status, disability, or other immutable or ascriptive characteristics.

Language to create a new Database of Deals to improve State economic development transparency and accountability.
The Senate modifies the Executive proposal to place prohibitions on vendor contributions during procurement.

Supporting New York Businesses

Creation of the Employer Recovery Hiring Tax Credit.
The Senate modifies the Executive proposal to update provisions of law relating to participation by minority and women-owned business enterprises (MWBE) in state contracts based upon the 2016 Disparity Study.
$365,000 in additional funding for the Minority and Women Owned Business Development and Lending Program.
$300,000 in additional funding for the Federal Community Development Financial Institutions Program.
Evaluating further programs that would steer state and local dollars to community banks and credit unions, which would help provide additional lending access to underserved communities.

Improving Health Care For New Yorkers

Rejecting the Executive’s recommendation to reduce the Department of Health’s General Public Health Work Reimbursement to New York City from 36 percent to 20 percent.
Providing $16 million for Title X Contingency funding and $2.75 million for public health programs including Sickle Cell, Alzheimer’s, Lupus and other community providers.
Strongly opposing the Executive’s reprogramming of the Healthcare Facility Transformation money that was meant to provide much needed relief to hospitals and nursing homes.
Restoring $3.8 million for School Based Health Clinics and $1 million for Lyme and Tick Borne Diseases.

Protecting New York’s Environment And Natural Resources

Allocating an additional $2 billion, for a total of $2.5 billion, for clean water infrastructure projects such as improvements to solid waste management facilities, inter-municipal infrastructure projects, projects to address emerging contaminants, water quality improvement projects, concentrated animal feeding operations, septic system replacement, and projects to address issues on Long Island.
Supporting a proposed ban on plastic bags, as well as including a fee on paper carryout bags. This plan uses generated funds to alleviate the potential burden on disparately impacted communities. And would help ensure that reusable bags are distributed to struggling New Yorkers.
Amending the Environmental Protection Fund to provide additional funds for a number of Senate environmental priorities including $2 million zoos, botanical gardens and aquaria, farmland protection,, and greenhouse gas management.

Boosting New York State Agriculture

The Senate Majority is committed to investing in New York State’s agriculture industry, which is an important economic driver in regions across New York State. The Senate Majority one-house State Budget proposal includes:

The Senate modifies the Executive recommendation of $49.5 million by providing an additional $8.3 million for several agricultural initiatives.
Additional investments include $3.4 million for Farm-to-School programs, $500,000 for the Farm-to-Seniors Program, $842,000 for Future Farmers of America and $750,000 for the Apple Growers Association.
An additional $5 million each for local County fair capital costs and the companion Animal Capital Fund.

Additional Major Proposals In The Senate Majority Budget Proposal:

The legalization of marijuana for adult-use and that revenue generated from legalization be directed to fund essential government services.
Providing $40 million in funding for community outreach for Census 2020. This funding will ensure New York State residents are not be undercounted in the upcoming federal census.

To review the full Senate Majority one-house State Budget proposal, please visit:https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/resolutions/2019/r672

07 Mar

Senator Krueger’s Community Bulletin – March 2019

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

05 Mar

Home Stability Support Bill Moves Out Of Senate Social Services Committee

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Albany – Today the State Senate Committee on Social Services, chaired by Senator Roxanne Persaud, voted to move S.2375/A.1620, a bill to create the Home Stability Support program, which would be a new statewide rent supplement for New Yorkers facing homelessness. The bill is sponsored by Senator Liz Krueger, Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi.

“Homelessness in New York is both a humanitarian crisis and an ongoing stress on local budgets and communities,” said Senator Krueger. “We have to tackle this problem head-on, and the best way to start is by keeping people in their homes in the first place. Home Stability Support will be a lifeline for thousands of New Yorkers to avoid falling into the cycle of homelessness, and it will also save millions of dollars for towns, counties and cities throughout the state. The sooner we get this done, the sooner we can start bending the curve on homelessness in New York.”

“I am extremely grateful to have such a strong partner in Senator Liz Krueger, under her leadership Home Stability Support now has 26 Senate co-sponsors and has successfully moved out the Social Services Committee,” said Assemblymember Hevesi. “I look forward to continuing to work together and fight for HSS to become a reality this year.”

There are currently over 250,000 homeless New Yorkers in the state each year, and the number is increasing. According to the most recent city and state reports, last year 23,000 more people became homeless than escaped homelessness in New York. 3 out of 5 homeless New Yorkers are school-aged children, a number that has grown by 69% since 2011. More than 80,000 households across the state are on the brink of homelessness.

Home Stability Support (HSS) will be a new statewide rent supplement for families and individuals who are eligible for public assistance benefits and who are facing eviction, homelessness, or loss of housing due to domestic violence or hazardous living conditions. HSS will be phased in over five years, will be 100% state-funded, and will replace all existing optional rent supplements. New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer has estimated that over a ten year period, HSS could reduce the shelter population in the city by 80% among families with children, 60% among adult families, and 40% among single adults.

“The growing number of homeless New Yorkers — a significant portion of whom are youth — is heartbreaking,” said Senator Persaud. “Preventing individuals and families from falling into the vicious cycle of homelessness through the Home Stability Support Program is the first step to reversing this crisis.”

The HSS rent supplement will bridge the difference between the current shelter allowance and 85% of the fair market rent determined by HUD. Local districts will have the option to further raise the supplement up to 100% of the fair market rent at local expense. Roughly 80,000 households would be eligible initially, including: those who are homeless in a shelter, on the street, or doubled-up living in another household; approximately 3,000 households fleeing domestic violence or living with hazardous conditions in their homes; approximately 7,000 households on public assistance facing eviction; and households presently receiving a rent supplement.

HSS will provide significant financial relief to localities by reducing shelter populations. For example, in New York City, the annual cost of providing shelter for a family with children is $38,460. The cost of HSS for the same family would be $11,224, a net savings to the city of $27,236 per household per year. Data suggests savings to localities are comparable around the state, with suburban Westchester County saving $46,744 per household, upstate urban Monroe County saving $27,713 per household, and rural Columbia County saving $22,200 per individual.

After moving out of the Senate Social Services Committee, the bill will now be considered by the Senate Finance Committee. In the Assembly, the bill moved out of the Social Services Committee in January, and is now being considered by the Ways and Means Committee.

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05 Mar

Senate Majority Passes Gun Safety Legislation To Protect New York Children

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Albany – The Senate Democratic Majority today passed legislation (S.2450-A and S.35) that will create stronger regulations for the safe storage of firearms and the appearances of imitation weapons to prevent unintentional gun violence. Senator Liz Krueger and Senator Brad Hoylman sponsored the bills.

Bill Sponsor Senator Liz Krueger said, “Our primary responsibility as legislators is to keep New York families safe. It’s simply common sense that young children should not have unsupervised access to dangerous weapons, and no responsible gun owner would disagree. Too many times, we have seen the tragic results when kids get their hands on guns. These tragedies are preventable, and today we took an important step that will save lives and keep families whole.”

“Protecting New York children from gun violence is a top priority for the Senate Democratic Majority,” Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said. “I commend Senator Brad Hoylman and Senator Liz Krueger for introducing these bills that will help prevent future tragedies by ensuring guns are stored safely in homes with children and that imitation guns are easily distinguished from real guns. The Senate Majority will continue to take action to protect New Yorkers from gun violence.”

Bill Sponsor Senator Brad Hoylman said, “Since 1994, there have been at least 63 shootings in New York State because of toy or imitation guns. Police say it’s virtually impossible to train officers to identify imitation guns from a distance. That’s why it’s important that we stand up to gunmakers and the National Rifle Association and pass my bill that would require toy guns be distinguishable from the real thing. Hopefully, with the bills we pass today on toy guns and safe storage, we’ll save a lot of heartache later for New York families later. I’m grateful to Senate Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins for continuing to make gun safety a priority.

The gun safety legislation advanced by the Senate Majority include:

· Senate Bill S.2450A, sponsored by Senator Liz Krueger, will establish penalties for anyone who has a child under 16 in their home and who doesn’t properly store any firearm or render it incapable of being fired by using an appropriate gun-locking device.

· Senate Bill S.35, sponsored by Senator Brad Hoylman, will require that imitation weapons must be entirely brightly colored or be constructed entirely of transparent or translucent materials, and be manufactured with other identifying features.

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01 Mar

State Senate Ethics Committee Moves Bill To Create Non-Partisan Legislative Budget Office

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Albany – Today the State Senate Committee on Ethics and Internal Governance, chaired by Senator Alessandra Biaggi, voted to move S.3287/A.1835, a bill to create a nonpartisan legislative budget office similar to those used by the New York City Council and the US Congress. The bill is sponsored by Senator Liz Krueger, Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and Assembly Assistant Speaker Félix W. Ortiz.

“There’s no question that the way we do budgets and fiscal notes in Albany can be improved,” said Senator Krueger. “Right now the process involves a lot of making it up as you go along. A nonpartisan legislative budget office will be an invaluable resource for everyone – legislators, advocates, voters – to get the facts on revenue and spending. I look forward to conferencing this bill with my colleagues as we slowly but surely work to transform Albany into a model of good government.”

”A new nonpartisan budget office represents a step towards the open and transparent government New Yorkers want,” said Assistant Speaker Ortiz. “As a government for the people, everyone deserves access to “actual” New York State budget figures so that sound financial decisions and plans can be made. I look forward to discussing this issue with my colleagues in the Assembly.”

A nonpartisan legislative budget office (LBO) would provide objective analysis of the state’s budget and fiscal situation. Modeled on the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the mission of the LBO would be to provide budget, economic and policy analysis for New York residents and elected officials. The LBO would increase the legislature’s understanding of the budget and how it affects New Yorkers.

“Budget choices are among the most important decisions government makes because we are allocating our limited resources to meet the people’s needs,” said Senator Biaggi. “More accurate information will lead to better decisions and better use of taxpayers’ money.”

“We are pleased to see the Senate Ethics Committee led by Senator Biaggi taking up important bills to help change the culture of secrecy in Albany. How the state spends taxpayer money is a nonpartisan issue,” said Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause/NY. “An independent legislative budget office will ground Albany’s historically opaque budget process in actual facts that the public can trust.”

Currently, the majority and minority parties of each house of the Legislature as well as the Governor have a fiscal and budget staff to provide them insight into the financial matters of the state. These partisan offices provide information solely to their respective membership. Rather than using unbiased figures, each house uses its numbers to advocate for their priorities. A single nonpartisan budget office will ameliorate the situation and provide all the members with raw data they can use to shape policy and inform debate.

The effectiveness of the LBO rests squarely on its ability to serve all members of the Legislature, regardless of the house in which they serve or the side of the isle on which they sit. To achieve this end, under this legislation, majority and minority members would be granted equal access to the services of the LBO and reports it prepares. At the committee level, the LBO would have to respond to requests for information from the chairs and ranking members of Senate and Assembly committees. At the member level, the LBO would have to provide assistance in preparing fiscal notes for bills at the request of any legislator. This request would be based on a priority processing system developed by the Director in consultation with the chairs and ranking members of the Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee.

Further, to help build trust between the LBO and the Senate and Assembly, the new office’s Director would be selected by the majority leaders of the Senate and Assembly, in consultation with the minority leaders of the Senate and Assembly. The Director would then be appointed by a joint resolution requiring a super-majority vote of both the Senate and Assembly.

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