ITEMS OF INTEREST
FINDING NYC COOLING CENTERS
During intervals of dangerously high heat and humidity, NYC operates cooling centers to help beat the heat. For a map of NYC Cooling Centers, please click here.
JUNETEENTH
Friday, June 19th is Juneteenth – a holiday observed by the City of New York. Please note that on this holiday:
- DSNY will not collect trash, curbside composting or recycling. Residents whose collection schedules include Fridays should place their materials on the curb for collection starting on Saturday, June 20th.
- The CB2M District Office will be closed in observance of the holiday.
PRIMARY VOTING
Primary election day is Tuesday, June 23rd, and Early Voting runs from Saturday, June 13th through Sunday, June 21st. For the hours that the polls will be open on Primary Day and during Early Voting, please click HERE. To find your Early Voting and Primary Day Polling Places, please click here. Please note that for most voters, the Early Voting Site and the Primary Day Polling Location will be different.
Please note that there are resources available to assist voters with limited English proficiency. To learn how to vote in your language, please click here.
COMBATTING GUN VIOLENCE
The New York County District Attorney is sponsoring the following activities to combat gun violence:
- CASH FOR GUNS
- The New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg, in cooperation with the NYPD and the Central Baptist Church, is sponsoring a gun buy-back program on Saturday, June 13th from 10 to 4 at the Church, 166 West 92nd Cash payments up to $500 depending on the type of weapon surrendered. Completely anonymous – and no questions asked. For more details, please click here.
- GRANTS FOR CBO YOUTH GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS
- The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office will award a total of $300,000 to 10 different community-based organizations to fund youth gun violence prevention initiatives this summer. For the fifth consecutive summer, the Office’s funding will provide community-based organizations the ability to compensate young New Yorkers for engaging in meaningful programs — including career readiness, self-expression, and community activation — intended to address the root causes of youth gun violence. To learn more, please click here.
WORLD CUP PREPARATIONS
- Community Information Website: For detailed information including dates of local matches, street closures, embargos on certain City Permits during the World Cup dates, all manner of transit information, delivery restrictions, fan information, weather forecasts and more, please click here for the website with links maintained by the NYC Citywide Event Coordination and Management Office.
- Access to the Stadiums: The Office of Emergency Management, together with the Mayor and the Governor, have released a detailed press release with links to information about increased public transit service, street closures and other preparations for events associated with the World Cup, especially on days on which games will be held at the Meadowlands / Met Life Stadium. For the latest press release, please click here.
- MTA Buses Re-Routed: Due to the FIFA World Cup 2026 there will be temporary service changes to various routes in Manhattan on eight game days in June and July: June 13th, June 16th, June 22nd, June 25th, June 27th, June 30th, July 5th, and July 19th. In Manhattan, the M5, M5 LTD, M22, and M55 will be on detour. Meanwhile, the M7, M10, M11, M15, M20, M50, M34A, M42, M104, will only have bypassed stops. Customers should check the MTA App or MTA Bus Times for real-time service information and updates.
PRIDE AT THE STONEWALL NATIONAL MONUMENT
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of Stonewall National Monument! From June 20 through July 2, Greenwich Village hosts a neighborhood-wide graphic exhibition honoring the history of the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement and the community that helped shape it. Presented by the West Village BID and Christopher Park Alliance, the exhibition will feature 27 large-scale posters displayed in the windows of more than twenty participating Village businesses and restaurants. For more info and a map of the show, pleas click here.
FREE FRIDAY NIGHTS AT THE WHITNEY
The Whitney Museum offers free admission from 5–10 pm on Fridays, with special programming throughout the Museum. On June 12th, the Whitney Free Friday Nights program includes musical performances by Mixtape Vol. 5: Ms. Carrie Stacks + ms. z tye, plus opportunities to tour the Whitney Biennial 2026. For more information and free tickets, please click here.
BLACK GIRLS SMILE EVENT
Black Girls Smile, a non-profit organization based in Brooklyn and Atlanta that focuses on the mental health and mental well-being of Black girls and women between the ages of 13 and 26, as well as their supporters, parents, and caregivers, will be hosting its free event Safe Space Saturday on Saturday, June 13th, at BK Space at 1406 Fulton St, Room 203, Brooklyn. The Safe Space Saturday event will be held both indoors and outdoors, featuring different activations and workshops. For more information and to register, please click here.
RENT GUIDELINES BOARD HEARINGS
For the schedule of hearings in all 5 Boroughs and related information about the Rent Guidelines Board’s proposals with respect to the rent for apartments subject to rent stabilization, please click here. The next Manhattan hearing will be on Tuesday, June 16th from 5 – 8 pm at Symphony Space 2537 Broadway (at West 95th Street).
NAVIGATING HOUSING CONNECT
NYC Housing Connect is the portal to find and apply for affordable rental and homeownership opportunities across the five Boroughs. The NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the Neighborhood Initiatives Development Corporation are hosting a class on how to navigate Housing Connect on Tuesday, June 16th from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at Bronx House Community Center, 990 Pelham Parkway South, in the Bronx. For more information, please click here.
PATHWAYS TO HOUSING
The NYC Housing Partnership is hosting “Pathways to Housing Expo” on Saturday, June 27th from 10 to 3 at the CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue (at 34th Street). To learn more, please click here.
PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AT THE DOOR
TRAIN AND EARN PROGRAMS
- The Door is now actively recruiting for its upcoming Train & Earn Programs, no-cost training opportunities designed to help young adults gain industry-recognized credentials, hands-on experience, paid internship placement opportunities, and career readiness skills that lead to employment in high-demand industries. To learn more, please click here.
ADVANCE AND EARN PROGRAMS
- The Door is also actively recruiting for its upcoming Advance & Earn GED Program. This is a no-cost, paid opportunity designed to help young adults earn their High School Equivalency Diploma (GED) while building the academic, professional, and personal skills needed to succeed in college, training programs, and the workforce. Program services are provided at The Door Manhattan Youth Center (SoHo). Program begins September 8, 2026. To learn more, please click here.
ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE
The NYC Health Department launched a new public awareness campaign encouraging New Yorkers to keep themselves and their family healthy by signing up for low- to no-cost health insurance through the department’s free health insurance enrollment services. Through the campaign, the department seeks to expand health insurance coverage among underserved communities, making affordable health services more accessible to those who need them most. For more information, please click here.
COST OF DOING BUSINESS SURVEY
The NYC Department of Small Business Services is fielding its annual cost of doing business survey, and they want to hear directly from small businesses on questions like:
- over the past 12 months, what has it actually cost to run your business in New York City?
- What challenges have you faced?
The survey will only take around 10-15 minutes. Your insights will directly inform SBS’s programs, guide its advocacy, and help measure our progress as a City. All responses are anonymous unless you choose to share your contact information for follow‑up. To access the survey in any of 12 languages, please click here.
ELECTED OFFICIAL EVENTS AND UPDATES
- Assembly-Member Grace Lee – Rhythms of the LES – Wednesday, June 17th from 4:45 to 7 pm – for more information, please click here.
- Senator Brian Kavanagh’s Mobile Office Hours – June 24th from 9 to 12 – for more information, please click here.
- Comptroller Mark Levine and the Hebrew Free Loan Society are making capital more accessible through zero-interest loans for small businesses. To learn more, please click here.
SURVEY ON PUBLIC E-BIKE CHARGING STATIONS
The NYC DOT launched a public portal to solicit feedback for our Public E-Bike Charging (PEC) program. This initiative follows a six-month e-bike battery-charging pilot intended to ensure that battery-swapping cabinets are safe, widely used, and convenient for delivery workers. For additional information about the program, please see the press release, linked here. The PEC location in CB2’s District will be at the NW corner of Cooper Square at East 4th Street.
NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO FORUM
The Community Advisory Board of New York Public Radio invites you to a public forum “Your Turn” on Wednesday, June 17th at 6:30 pm on Zoom. To register to attend, or for more information, please click here.
ALZHEIMER’S AND BRAIN AWARENESS MONTH
The NYC Health Department’s Healthy Aging Unit’s BOLD Program is invites your attention to June as Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. In particular, they are raising awareness of the Alzheimer’s Association’s recommended “10 healthy habits to boost brain health” which can be found by clicking here.
B-HEARD PROGRAM
The New York Public Interest Research Group is seeking to connect with individuals who have experienced a B-HEARD response and are willing to share their perspectives. To maximize accessibility, this survey will be available in three formats: in-person/orally, digitally, and on paper. For more information, please click here.
YOUTH URBAN PLANNING AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT EVENT
The NYC Department of City Planning is hosting the “Young Voices in Planning” Citywide Summit on Saturday, June 13th, from 9:30 am – 3:30 pm at Borough of Manhattan Community College (199 Chambers Street. This free, full-day event is designed to introduce young people to urban planning and civic engagement, and introduce them to the tools and connections to get started or new ways to take action on the issues they care about. To learn more, please click here.
PARKS JOB OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM
The Parks Opportunity Program provides on-the-job training while working to keep the city’s parks, playgrounds, and other facilities clean and green. For more information, please click here.
CITYWIDE PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING – VOTING IS UNDERWAY
In addition to the Participatory Budgeting program run by Members of the City Council which recently concluded, the NYC Civic Engagement Commission runs PB for each Borough and certain neighborhoods. Voting continues through June 21st. To explore the proposals on the ballot for Manhattan, please click here.
NYPL BRANCH EVENTS AND UPDATES
- For the Hudson Park Branch Library, please click here.
- For the Jefferson Market Branch Library, please click here.
- Mulberry Street Branch Library, please click here.
For the NYPL Spring Staff Picks for Spring/Summer reading, please click here.
WASHINGTON SQUARE MUSIC FESTIVAL
The Washington Square Music Festival returns for its 68th season in Washington Square Park. The remaining events are on Tuesdays, June 16, 23 and 30, all at 8 pm. The current lineup includes:
- June 16, 8 pm: Kali Rodriguez Peña Quintet – Latin Jazz
- June 23, 8 pm: Itai Kriss and Telavana Ensemble – A fusion of jazz, Afro-Caribbean, and Middle Eastern music
- June 30, 8 pm: Festival Chamber Orchestra, Ahmed Alom, Conductor, soloist Rosario Armas, mezzo-soprano – Music by Schumann, Berlioz, and Kinan Azmeh
For more information, please click here.
RE-ROUTING OF THE GREENWAY ALONG THE HUDSON
The bikelanes and pedestrian paths along the Hudson River has been re-routed for approximately 6 months to accommodate work for the Manhattan Tunnel Project. For more information, please click here.
WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK EVENTS
- For updates from the Washington Square Park Conservancy, please click here.
- POST PRIDE CLEANUP IN THE PARK: To volunteer to help with the cleanup of the Park on Monday, June 29th from 9 to 1, please click here.
HUDSON RIVER PARK EVENTS
For a calendar of events in Hudson River Park, please click here.
HIGH LINE PROGRAMMING
For the latest Free Events and program on the High Line, please click here.
NYS Travel Advisory –
For the NYS DoT Travel Advisory for next week – including the Memorial Day holiday weekend, please click here.
ADA Pedestrian Ramps
The NYC Department of Design & Construction is at work on reconstruction of ADA pedestrian ramps, installation of granite curbs, upgraded sidewalks, restored cobblestone areas, and improvements in street lighting at the following locations. For more information, please click here and here. Upcoming work on this project is expected at:
- Horatio Street at 8th Avenue – through June 19.
- Broadway at West 3rd Street – through June 19.
- Bleecker Street at Perry Street – through June 19.
- Seventh Avenue South at Perry Street – through June 19.
- Bank Street at Waverly Place – through June 19.
- Fifth Avenue at East 9th Steet – through June 19.
- Bleecker Street between MacDougal and Thompson Streets – through June 19.
- Sullivan Street between West 3rd and West Houston Streets – through June 19.
- West 3rd Street between Sullivan Street and LaGuardia Place – through June 19.
- Thompson Street between West 4th and West 3rd Streets – through June 19.
- Thompson Street between Prince and Broome Streets – through June 19.
- Prince Street between MacDougal and Thompson Streets – through June 19.
- Prince Street between Sixth Avenue and Sullivan Street – through June 19.
- MacDougal Street between King and Prince Streets – through June 19
- Sullivan Street between West Houston and Spring Streets – through June 19.
- Bowery between Bleecker and East Houston Streets – through June 19.
- Broome Street between Thompson and Wooster Streets – through June 19.
- West Broadway between Spring and Grand Streets – through June 19.
- Hester Street at Baxter Street – through June 19.
- Hester Street at Mott Street – through June 19.
PORT AUTHORITY ADVISORIES
- For the PANYNJ Travel advisory for the coming week, please click here.
- Holland Tunnel lane closures for coming week:
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- From Sunday, June 14th, through Thursday, June 18th, from 11:00 pm each night to 5:00 am the following morning, one eastbound lane will be closed.
- From Sunday, June 14th, through Thursday, June 18th, from 11:30 pm each night to 5:30 am the following morning, one westbound lane will be closed.
Full Roadway Closures
- West Houston Street between Washington and Greenwich Streets – through June 28.
- West 12th Street between Washington and Greenwich Streets – June 13 through June 26.
- East 10th Street between Fifth Avenue and University Place – June 13 through June 14.
- East 11th Street between University Place and Broadway – weekends through June 20.
- Horatio Street between Greenwich and Washington Streets – through June 19.
- Elizabeth Street between Spring and Prince Streets – weekends through June 14.
- Greene Street between Broome and Spring Streets – June 16 through June 29.
- Charles Street between West 4th and Perry Streets – through September 30.
- Bethune Street between West and Washington Streets – through July 12.
- Thompson Street between Sixth Avenue and Grand Street – through September 1.
- Thompson Street between Watts and Grand Streets – June 12.
- Charles Street between Bleecker and West 4th Streets – weekdays through August 5.
- Bedford Street between Grove and Barrow streets – through July 10.
- Jane Street between Washington and Greenwich Streets – through July 6.
- Perry Street between Greenwich and Washington Streets –through July 20.
- Waverly Place between Sixth Avenue and Gay Street – through July 1.
And farther uptown on the West Side Highway …
Gateway Tunnel Development – Overnight lane closures on 12th Avenue between West 29th to West 30th Streets through June 26. For more information, please click here.
… and …
Henry Hudson Parkway Exit at West 79th Street Boat Basin will be closed intermittently for approximately 2 more weeks – weekdays and Saturdays.
DINING OUT NYC PUBLIC HEARINGS
Link for All Dates: Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/91467302621
Meeting ID: 91467302621
Please note that CB2 only lists the DONYC public hearings
that include applications relating to our District.
Thursday, June 18th at 11:00 am
- [agenda item 1] ENOTECA, INC. (dba LA LANTERNA DI VITTORIO) to maintain, operate, and use a roadway cafe for a term of four years adjacent to the proposed revocable consent is for a term of four years adjacent to 129 MACDOUGAL ST in the borough of MANHATTAN
- [agenda item 3] MARLA 2022 INC. to maintain, operate, and use a roadway cafe for a term of four years adjacent to the proposed revocable consent is for a term of four years adjacent to 70 CHRISTOPHER ST in the borough of MANHATTAN
- [agenda item 4] ALLORA 2 SPA INC. to maintain, operate, and use a roadway cafe for a term of four years adjacent to the proposed revocable consent is for a term of four years adjacent to 82 W 3 ST in the borough of MANHATTAN
- [agenda item 5] 13 SULLIVAN GENTS LLC to maintain, operate, and use a roadway cafe for a term of four years adjacent to the proposed revocable consent is for a term of four years adjacent to 142 SULLIVAN ST in the borough of MANHATTAN.