Event & Announcements

The NYC Bike Share program is in the planning stages.  DOT is searching for desirable and appropriate locations for the Bike Share docking stations and is looking for community input.  On Wednesday, March 14, 2012, from 6p - 8p, a planning workshop will be held at the Municipal Art Society, 11 West 57th St., between 5th & 6th.  Join CB5, DOT and various elected officials as they begin the conversation about where best Bike Share stations belong.  For more information please contact 212.839.6216 or e-mail  cchattergoon@dot.nyc.gov

L-Train service will be disrupted in the beginning of 2012 due to necessary repair work on the line.

• Weekends of January 14-16 and February 4-6:  From 12;01 a.m. Saturday until 5:00 a.m. Monday, L trains operate between 8^th Avenue in Manhattan and Lorimer Street in Brooklyn, and from Broadway Junction and Rockaway Parkway/Canarsie.  Substitute bus service will operate between Lorimer Street and Broadway Junction.

• Weekends of February 25-27 and March 10-12:  From 12:01 a.m. Saturday through 5:00 a.m. Monday, L trains will operate from Broadway Junction to Rockaway Parkway/Canarsie and substitute bus service will operate between Broadway Junction and 8^th Avenue in Manhattan.  The M line will also be extended into Manhattan during these weekends.

The MTA has been at work on the large-scale project known as the East Side Access Project.  This project extends LIRR service across Manhattan, making the East Side of Manhattan more easily accessible to Long Island and Queens residents.  This is a multi-year project with various phases.   For a broader understanding of the extent of the project and its impact on the neighborhood, click here to visit the MTA East Side Access website. 

There are all manner of al fresco happenings in NYC at any given moment, from street fairs to parades and other events.  You can keep abreast of what's going on in Midtown with the NYC Events Calendar.  On this page of www.nyc.gov you can search everything that's happening in the city by event, date, and borough for the upcoming week or even month.

There's also a lot of construction happening.  Below is a partial list of upcoming street closures due to construction work.

2011 Alternate Side Parking Suspension Calendar

Holiday                                                            Date

New Year's Day*                                                                  Saturday, January 1
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day                                           Monday, January 17
Asian Lunar New Year                                                      Thursday, February 3
Lincoln's Birthday                                                              Saturday, February 12
Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)                   Monday, February 21
Ash Wednesday                                                                   Wednesday, March 9
Purim                                                                                     Sunday, March 20
Passover                                                                                Tuesday, April 19-Wed., April 20
Holy Thursday (Western and Orthodox  )                  Thursday, April 21
Good Friday (Western and Orthodox)                          Friday, April 22
Passover (7th & 8th Days)                                              Monday, April 25-Tues., April 26
Memorial Day*                                                                   Monday, May 30
Solemnity of the Ascension                                             Thursday, June 2
Shavuot                                                                                Wednesday, June 8-Thurs., June 9
Independence Day*                                                            Monday, July 4
Feast of the Assumption                                                   Monday, August 15
Idul-Fitr                                                                                Tuesday, August 30-Thursday, Sept. 1
Labor Day*                                                                          Monday, September 5
Rosh Hashanah                                                                  Thursday, Sept. 29-Friday, Sept 30
Yom Kippur                                                                         Saturday, October 8
Columbus Day                                                                    Monday, October 10
Succoth                                                                                 Thursday, October 13-Friday, Oct. 14
Shemini Atzereth                                                              Thursday, October 20
Simchas Torah                                                                   Friday, October 21
Diwali                                                                                   Wednesday, October 26
All Saints Day                                                                    Tuesday, November 1
Idul-Adha                                                                            Sunday, November 6-Tuesday, Nov. 8
Election Day                                                                       Tuesday, November 8
Veterans Day                                                                      Friday, November 11
Thanksgiving Day*                                                          Thursday, November 24
Immaculate Conception                                                  Thursday, December 8
Christmas Day*                                                                 Sunday, December 25
Christmas Day (Observed)*                                           Monday, December 26

 

* On major legal holidays, stopping, standing, and parking are permitted, except in areas where stopping, standing, and parking rules are in effect 7 days a week (for example, "No Standing Anytime"). Parking meters are not in effect on major legal holidays.

Beginning September 2011, the MTA NYC Transit will be adjusting certain bus schedules as part of a periodic review of services.  Certain bus lines that run through CB5 may be affected, either by an increase in service or by a reduction.  No bus lines will be eliminated, and increases or reductions will average 1 or  2 minutes.  For more information, please visit the MTA NYC Transit website.

The TKTS booth in Times Square has been providing discount tickets to Broadway and Off-Broadway shows for years.  It's a right of passage every New Yorker (and tourist) must do at least once.  But oh, the lines!  Never fear intrepid culture-seeker, here are some insider tips that can make the process a lot easier.

• Go later in the day - While there may be fewer tickets available, the lines are definitely shorter, especially between 5:30p and 6:30p.  And some producers don't send tickets over until they're sure they won't sell at the box office, so you very well might get better seats!

• Branch Out - There are three TKTS boothes in the city - Times Square, South Street Seaport and Downtown Brooklyn, though most people are familiar only with the one in Midtown and go there.  The booth in Brooklyn always has the shorter lines.

• Brave the Elements - People don't like standing on lines in the rain and snow.  But, for half-price tickets to some of the hottest shows in town, it may well be worth it.  Be brave and go on an inclement day.

You're armed and ready.  Now go see a show.

The New York State Department of Health (DOH) is accepting applications for the free New York Prescription Saver Card. The program will provide lower-income New Yorkers with savings that provide between 30 to 40 percent off the price of generic, and at least 25 percent off the full retail price of brand name prescriptions. To be eligible for the free New York Prescription Saver Card, you must be between the ages 50 to 64, or determined disabled by the Social Security Administration. Annual income must be at or below $35,000 for single persons and at or below $50,000 for married individuals. You can find more information on this important program at www.nyprescriptionsaver.com or by phone on at 1-800-788-6917.

The Community Education Council (CEC) will be holding a Town Hall meeting on school rezoning on Monday, November 28th at PS 130, located at 143 Baxter St. (between Grand and Hester) beginning at 6:30p.  For more information visit the CEC website.