Want to learn about spring in bloom? The weather is continuing to warm up and flowers are bringing life and and color back to the city’s streetscape. Spring flowers and greenery are some of the best aspects of spring in New York City, especially as locals and visitors gear up to enjoy cherry blossoms and more. But you don’t need to go very far to enjoy flowering trees and spring colors, as there is a lot to enjoy in Lincoln Square as well as unique resources to check out online.

By the end of April, it will again be legal in New York State to order an alcoholic beverage to-go from your favorite bar or restaurant. Governor Kathy Hochul and...

Lincoln Center’s spring season is in full swing! Check out the new landing page for Lincoln Center and all of the resident organizations on campus. In addition to...

WHAT'S HAPPENING

Alternate Side Parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Thursday, April 14 for Holy Thursday, Friday, April 15 for Good Friday, and Saturday, April 16 for Passover. Meters will remain in effect. Click here to download the NYCASP calendar. 

We have been notified by the NYPD's 20th Precinct that there is scheduled protest activity for Friday, April 15 that will pass through the district. Extinction Rebellion NYC will be protesting the lack of media coverage on climate change in front of NBC Studios at Rockefeller Plaza at approximately 12:30pm. The group is then expected to march north to ABC Studios (West 66th Street & Columbus Ave).

Mayor Adams has decided to keep the mask mandate in place for children under 5 attending school or preschool, extending it due to the rising number of COVID cases in the city. Stay up-to-date on COVID risk across the city through the COVID-19 Alert Level page. Also, The Biden Administration and CDC have extended the federal mask mandate on planes and other forms of transit to assess the BA.2 strain. This means travelers will still need to mask up in airports, planes, buses, trains and at transit hubs. The mandate will now remain in effect until Tuesday, May 3. Read more about the extended mask mandate in this New York Times article. Click here for information from the CDC.

NYC Emergency Management runs a free, official emergency communications program called Notify NYC. Notify NYC offers subscribers 13 notification types, including: emergency alerts, significant events, public health notifications, public school closing/delay advisories, and more. Subscribers can customize how and when they receive their alerts such as preferred language and specific zip code. Messages can be received by email, text message, phone call, the Notify NYC mobile application, RSS feed, and Twitter. To learn more about the Notify NYC program or to sign up, visit NYC.gov/notifynyc or call 311.

Mental Health for All is a new comprehensive hub with helplines and services that offer a range of free, direct support to meet the needs of all New Yorkers, including young people, communities of color, and people with serious mental illness. Visit Mental Health for All to find mental health resources and substance misuse support that meet your needs.

Councilmember Gale Brewer has a weekly e-newsletter with helpful resources, COVID-19 updates, and local events that keeps Upper West Siders informed. Click here to sign up and view past issues. Councilmember Brewer also has some Earth Day activities planned next week which you can read about here.

If you earned $72,000 or less in 2021, you can file for FREE with an IRS certified VITA/TCE volunteer preparer through the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection Tax Season Initiative: Tax Prep. For more information about NYC Free Tax Prep services and eligibility for tax credits, click here.