Father Skelly and the Archdiocese of New York are completely against landmark designation, feeling that the financial burden of maintaining the church to historic standards will be too much for a congregation whose median income is $25,000.
Artists whose works were featured in an exhibition at the long-defunct Concourse Plaza Hotel came to share tales and observations of the area’s former grandeur and present challenges at the show’s closing on Dec. 13.
The MTA recently announced it will allocate $45 million from its 2016 Capital Budget to replace the old elevator, and build a new one on the east side of the Concourse.
MASA brought families together under one roof this fall for Robo Jam—–an initiative to promote science education through robot building among low-income Latino immigrant communities in Mott Haven.
A virtual reality mobile application launches this week on Google Play, to help make hip-hop’s history visible to all.
