The New York City Bike Map is an annual free publication of DOT. Over 375,000 will be distributed this year from bicycle shops, libraries, and schools. You can also order your free copy by calling 311. Download the 2013 NYC Bike Map (pdf) (12 MB) Detail map of Manhattan, southern Bronx, northern Brooklyn and western Queens (pdf) Bridge and intersection detail maps (pdf) Staten Island (pdf)   Maps of Greenways and Mountain Bike Trails Find out

The New York City Department of the Aging, Senior Community Services Employment Program (SCSEP) Title V assists older indivduals to re-enter the job market.  Programs are free and are open to individuals who are 55 years of age or older.   Local Contact Information: New York City Department of the Aging 220 ChurchStreet, Room 323 New York, N.Y. 10013 212-442-1355/56 http://www.doleta.gov/seniors/   BUILD NEW JOB SKILLS: Employers value

News from WHLDC: West Harlem Local Development Corporation will give 200 West Harlem  teens and young adults hard-to-find summer jobs, providing them with  invaluable workforce training they will take into their future careers.  We are trying to reach as many Community Board 9 teens and young adults as possible, so they can take advantage of the 200 jobs we are funding.  This year's Summer Youth Employment Program is WHLDC's third round of 

Below are the types of work that qualify for FasTrack service, along with descriptions of the materials you’ll need to submit with your application, tips for keeping your application on track, and Green Tips! to help reduce the impact of your building on the environment, and save you money.  Read more.. Quick Links! Check Landmark Status at NYCityMap Application Form | Guidelines for Work on Designated Properties Designation Reports | Historic

A reminder from the West Harlem Local Development Corporation: Teachers College Community School [TCCS]. The deadline for pre-kindergarten applications for the 2013-14 school year is April 5. Admissions preference is given to families in Community School Districts 5 and 6.    To apply, please click here. To learn more about the school, please click here.  

NY4P’s Report Card series is the only independent comparative survey of park maintenance across all five boroughs. The reports analyze conditions of individual parks and beaches, and offer system-wide suggestions that are routinely used by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation in targeting maintenance investment and identifying citywide needs.  New York for Parks Report (Source) Read more..

Procida makes $8 million bridge loan for Harlem mixed-use project Staff            New York Business Journal Harlem is getting more residential and retail space. Ladera II has secured a $8 million bridge loan from Procida Funding & Advisors LLC, a New Jersey-based real estate investment bank, to develop a mixed use project at 300 West 122nd St. Construction on the project, a 13-story, 164 unit residential development with ground-floor

NEW YORK (March 1, 2013) -- Researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health at the Mailman School of Public Health are the first to report an association between early childhood exposure to the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) and an elevated risk for asthma in young children. BPA is a component of some plastics and is found in food can liners and store receipts.    Results appear in the March edition of the Journal of Allergy

Columbia University, busily expanding into Harlem, has meanwhile opened the Campbell Sports Center, a $30 million athletic building in Inwood, the neighborhood at the northern tip of Manhattan. The center, designed by Steven Holl and Chris McVoy, of Steven Holl Architects, the New York firm, is a trifle beside Mr. Holl’s mega office and residential projects in China and elsewhere. And it’s not a beauty. But it is a tough, sophisticated and imaginative

An allergic reaction to cockroaches is a major contributor to asthma in urban children, but new researchsuggests that the insects are just one part of a more complex story. Very early exposure to certain components of air pollution can increase the risk of developing a cockroach allergy by age 7 and children with a common genetic mutation in a gene called GSTM may be especially vulnerable. Researchers at the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental