Upcoming Events in Murray Hill and...September 16, 2019

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Register to Through October 11 vote! Apply for Register to vote in the General Election in an Absentee November Through October 29 Ballot! Apply for an Absentee Ballot if you cannot go to the polling place for early voting or for the General Election on November 5 If you have a valid ID from the State Department of Motor Vehicles, you can register to vote online. To vote in Primary Elections in New York State you must be registered with a political party. If you have changed your address you must also notify the Board of Elections. New York State law requires voters to notify the Board of Elections within 25 days of an address change to preserve their voting rights. To make changes to your registration you must notify the Board of Elections in writing (change of address or name). You may send the change on a Registration application. Board of Elections website https://vote.nyc.ny.us. Forms: https://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/html/forms/forms.shtml BOE contact information: 200 Varick Street, 10 Fl, New York, NY 10014, Tel: 212-886-2100, Fax: 646-638- 2047, Hours of Operation 9am – 5pm. Preview of what will be on the ballot.

September 16 Application deadline Volunteer Opportunity: Help Families and Individuals Get Back on Their Feet The Advocacy, Counseling and Entitlement Services (ACES) Project of the Community Service Society is recruiting retired individuals age 55 years or older to serve as volunteer public benefit counselors dedicated to helping financially Help Families disadvantaged people. ACES volunteers assist clients with completing applications & Individuals for public benefits and help correct benefit related problems. Volunteers must attend a training that begins October 1, 2019. Upon completion, they are placed in Get Back on agencies in one of the five boroughs to provide information on government benefits Their Feet to low-income families, older adults, and individuals with disabilities. A personal interview, successful completion of the training, and a commitment of six hours per week for one year of volunteer service is required. Applicants must have advocacy, research, and computer skills, in addition to an interest in assisting low-income populations and learning about public benefit programs. No prior benefit experience is required. Your participation in this program gives you a chance to help others in a truly significant way. For more information, please telephone Rebecca Haase at 212-614-5482. To apply, go to: www.cssny.org/programs/entry/the-aces-project.

September 17 6:30pm East River East River Park Resiliency Project Hearing Park The Department of Design and Construction will hold another public hearing on the Resiliency east side resiliency project. Comments can also be submitted at https://www1.nyc.gov/site/cdbgdr/action-plan/escr-comments-form.page no later Project than October 2. For special needs assistance, call 718-391-2005 by September 10. at Manny Cantor Center Hearing 197 East

September 17 6:30pm Eleanor Randolph on Michael Bloomberg: In Conversation with Sam Roberts FREE. Reservation required: https://www.gc.cuny.edu/All-GC- Events/Calendar/Detail?id=52692. This event will be live-streamed. Eleanor Eleanor Randolph’s new book, The Many Lives of Michael Bloomberg, offers a revealing Randolph on portrait of the business innovator, philanthropist, and former mayor who continues to make national headlines. Randolph, a veteran New York Times Michael reporter and editorial writer, who was a Biography Fellow at The Graduate Center, had unprecedented access to the famously private Bloomberg for this biography. Bloomberg She joins in a discussion with Sam Roberts, longtime New York Times columnist and editor and host of the TV program The New York Times Close Up With Sam Roberts. at The Graduate Center CUNY 365 Elebash Recital Hall Room 1201

District 4 Town September 17 6:30pm (doors open at 6pm) NYC Council District 4 Town Hall Hall Please join New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and New York City Council Member Keith Powers for a District 4 Town Hall. Space is Limited. Kindly RSVP to [email protected] or 212-482-4123. For questions about accessibility, please call 212-482-4124 or email [email protected]. To request additional accommodations, please contact the City Council offices at least three business days before the event. at CUNY Graduate Center 365 5th Avenue, 8th Floor

September 17 - 30 UN General Assembly 2019 The 74th UN General Assembly Key Dates: September 17 - Opening of the General Assembly regular session, September 24 - Opening of the general debate. The UN General general debate of the seventy-fourth session will be held from Tuesday, 24 September, to Saturday, 28 September, and on Monday, 30 September 2019. Assembly Presenting the President-Elect of the 74th session: H.E. Mr. Tijjani Muhammad- Bande. https://www.un.org/en/ga/ Expect street closures and security checkpoints, especially north of to approximately 48th Street and east of 3rd Avenue. Traffic may also be affected in surrounding areas.

September 18 6:30pm Participatory Budgeting Neighborhood Assembly - Council District 2 Councilwoman Carlina Rivera invites you to help decide how to spend $1 million of Carlina’s budget towards district improvements. Learn about the PB process and submit your ideas for community improvements. RSVP to email [email protected]. There will be only one more assembly this year for CD2's participatory budgeting. You can also submit ideas on the Idea Map: http://ideas.pbnyc.org/place/597154. Learn more about PB. Mount Sinai Beth Israel 10 Nathan D. Perlman Place (at East 16th Street)

September 18 7pm (doors open at 6:30pm for refreshments) Build the Block Meeting for &

Midtown East (14th Precinct) Sector A With neighborhood policing the Neighborhood Coordination Offices (NCOs) and the Steady Sector Officers who work with them can collaborate with residents in identifying and solving local quality of life conditeions and crime concerns. The same officers are assigned to our community each day so these officers learn the neighborhood, its challenges and potintial, and the people who call it home. Sponsored by: Your neighborhood Coordination Officers Police Officer John Secaira and Police Officer Kerri Whalen. For accommodations regarding disabilities contact Sgt. Michael Callahan at 212-239-9815 or [email protected]. at Baptist Church 129 Madison Avenue (between 30th & 31st Street)

Financial September 20 10am - 5pm Financial Planning Day at SIBL Planning Day FREE. Focus on your finances and hear from the experts. Take a look at the agenda to see all that you can do and learn on this day: meet with a Financial at SIBL Planner on a one-on-one basis, confidentially and for free; attend one of the many workshops on personal financial topics such as Understanding Your Financial Statements, Cyber Safety & ID Theft Prevention, Making the Most of Retirement Savings Opportunities, Medicare 2019, Paying for College...or any of the many other programs offered! Meet with the representatives from non-profits and government agencies at the Financial Fair who will be here to help answer your questions. at Science, Industry and Business Library 188 Madison Avenue (between 34th & 35th Street)

September 21 2pm Book talk and signing: 'Into the White: The Renaissance Arctic and the End of the Image' with Book talk: Into author Christopher P. Heuer the White: The FREE. Author Christopher P. Heuer discusses his new book Into The White: The Renaissance Arctic and the End of the Image. Between 1500 and 1700, one region Renaissance upended all of the conventions in travel writing, science, and, most unexpectedly, Arctic and the art: the Arctic. Into the White uses five case studies to probe how the early modern Arctic (as site, myth, and ecology) affected contemporary debates, long before the End of the nineteenth century romanticized the polar landscape. Following the discussion, Image copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing. RSVP https://www.eventbrite.com/e/into-the-white-the-renaissance-arctic-and-the- end-of-the-image-tickets-63126128951. at Scandinavia House 58 (between 37th & 38th Street)

September 21 6-8pm Artists’ Reception for exhibit 'We Bend, Not Break' at Gallery35 FREE and open to the public. An exhibit by 12 artists focusing on the strides and struggles of African-Americans and other historically and currently marginalized groups! For more information on this social justice exhibit visit www.gallery35nyc.com. The closing reception will be on October 19 6-8pm. at Gallery35 30 East 35th Street (between Park & Madison Avenue)

SAFE Disposal September 22 10am to 4pm Event SAFE Disposal Event - Union Square North Plaza (solvents, automotive, flammable, electronics) Source: Department of Sanitation flyer Only New York City residential waste is accepted at SAFE Disposal Events. No commercial vehicles are allowed. Residents must provide proof of NYC residency, such as a NYS driver’s license or utility bill. What to bring: Automotive products such as motor oil, transmission fluid, and batteries, Personal care items like unwanted medicines or cosmetics, Thermometers, Syringes (clearly labeled and packaged in a “sharps” container or other leak-proof, puncture-resistant container), Household products such as pesticides, paint, hazardous cleaners, compact fluorescent light bulbs, Electronics – check the list of items that are considered electronics, here. More information about safe disposal events: https://www1.nyc.gov/ assets/dsny/site/services/harmful-products/safe-disposal. Harmful products guide: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/services/harmful-products at Union Square North Plaza South side of 17th Street, between Park Avenue South & Broadway Cars approach from Park Avenue South & 20th Street

September 26 1-2pm Music in Midtown: Concert Four Hand Folk Medley: Vanessa Cunha and Mika Rännäli, piano FREE and open to the public. No reservations required. A musical journey based on folk music influences from Austria, Finland, Brazil and Russia. Graduate Center Music in DMA alum Vanessa Cunha and Finnish-born pianist Mika Rännäli present music of Midtown Busoni, Miranda, Rachmaninoff, Schubert and Villa-Lobos. Save the dates for future concerts: October 10, October 24, November 7, November 21, December 5. https://www.gc.cuny.edu/Page-Elements/Academics-Research-Centers- Initiatives/Doctoral-Programs/Music-(Ph-D-D-M-A-)/Program-Events at The Graduate Center CUNY 365 Fifth Avenue Room 1201 Elebash Recital Hall

September 29 1:30 - 3pm Walking Tour of Historic Murray Hill FREE for new members. Learn about the many landmark buildings in Murray Hill, including the , The Morgan Library, the Polish Consulate and others. The tour also features information about the well-known architects who designed them and the famous people who once called this neighborhood home, including Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, J.P. Morgan and others. Find out how Mary Murray distracted the British General Howe to allow the American army to escape during the American Revolution. Knowledgeable tour guides will focus on the unique architectural qualities of the buildings as well as the historic evolution of the neighborhood and its preservation as a residential oasis in Midtown . Barbara Sagan will be your tour guide. Tickets are $20/Free for new members who joined in the last year. Register now. Meet at 37th Street & Park Avenue (45 Park Avenue)

September 29 - October 9

High Holy Day Services at the Metropolitan Synagogue (2019/5780) Serving the Reform & Egalitarian Community for over 65 years. Welcoming the Unaffiliated and Young Professionals. Rabbi Joshua Plaut PhD, Cantor Michael Niemann, Music & Choir Director Leonard Lehrman. Read more about Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services. For information call 212-679-8580 or email [email protected], website metropolitansynagogue.org. at Metropolitan Synagogue 40 East 35th Street (between Park and Madison)

September 29 - October 9 High Holidays 2019 Presented by Because Jewish The High Holidays are produced under the leadership and guidance of Because Jewish founder Rabbi Daniel Ain and music supervisor Jeremiah Lockwood. Led by Rabbi Daniel Brenner and Musical Director Jordan McLean. With members of the bands Antibalas * Darkside * Barbez * Hydra * Isle of Klezbos * Golem * The Sway Machinery * Superhuman Happiness * and more. Meditation lead by Sydney Faith Rose of Dharma Punx. Various locations. September 29 7:30pm: EREV ROSH HASHANAH at Nublu Classic 62 Avenue C; September 30 10am, ROSH HASHANAH at Brooklyn Bowl 81 Wythe Avenue; October 8 7pm: KOL NIDRE at The Cutting Room 44 East 32nd Street; October 9 10am, YOM KIPPUR at The Cutting Room 44 East 32nd Street. Tickets are available at BecauseJewish.com. Use password for the discount: MURRAY.

September 30 - October 9

High Holidays 2019 at The Makor Center for Spiritual Judaism Open to the public. ROSH HASHANAH SERVICE: Monday, September 30 10am – 12pm, led by Rabbi Frank Tamburello and Ruth Levy Schudroff. Special Guest Singers Michael Iannucci & Ellen Mittenthal. KOL NIDRE: Tuesday, October 8 7 – 9pm, led by Rabbi Frank Tamburello and Ruth Levy Schudroff. YOM KIPPUR: Wednesday, October 9, led by Nina Kaufman and music by Bill Hindin. 10am -1pm: Yom Kippur Morning Service, 4 - 6pm: Yizkor and Ne'ilah/Concluding Service. Light Kiddush to follow. Members Free/Non-Members: $250/10% Discount to MHNA Members. RSVP: [email protected] or 212-682-2626. Flyer. at The Makor Center for Spiritual Judaism 109 East 39th Street

October 2 10:30am - 12:30 PMpm Build Your Brand with Instagram Online Advance Registration opens Friday, September 25 at 10:30am: Workshop for https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2019/10/02/build-your-brand-instagram This course will focus on how to create attention-grabbing posts and maximizing Small your business potential with Instagram. Businesses at the Science, Industry and Business Library The New York Public Library 188 Madison Avenue (between 34th & 35th Street)

October 3 7pm The Murray Hill Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting "Better Together" If you are interested in Quality of Life issues affecting our neighborhood we urge you to attend this meeting. Join us to learn about the MHNA “Better Together” campaign. INVITED SPEAKERS: Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, New York City Councilwoman Carolina Rivera-Council District 2, New York City Council Member Keith Powers-Council District 4. IN ADDITION: Meet the MHNA Officers and Trustees, Learn about the work of the MHNA committees, Get updates of traffic and transportation issues. Breakout sessions with MHNA committee chairs will follow. MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS - A light supper will be served. at the Church of the Incarnation 209 Madison Avenue (between 35th & 36th Street)

October 3,4,5 PRELUDE 2019: Riotous Excursions FREE and open to the public. First come, first seated. Curated by David Bruin & Sanaz Ghajar in collaboration with Frank Hentschker, produced by Sami Pyne. In this highly contested historical moment, PRELUDE 2019 seeks to re-imagine what it means for the artist to take up the role of rebel, provocateur, and outcast. By putting creative practice in conversation with critical perspectives, Riotous Excursions ventures to the forefront of contemporary theater and performance in order to PRELUDE explore the intersections of artistic innovation, political subversion, and social consciousness. The three-day festival includes performances, presentations, 2019: Riotous panels, and a party. This year, PRELUDE continues the Studio Visit series. Studio Excursions Visits bring together artists, critics, and audiences, offering an opportunity to explore questions and share insights inspired by the work on stage. These events include a presentation of work that is new or in-process, a response by an artist or critic, and a moderated dialogue between the participants and the audience. Full festival schedule to be announced in early September. For updates, please visit: www.preludenyc.org.Full festival schedule to be announced in early September. For updates, please visit: www.preludenyc.org at The Segal Theatre The Graduate Center, CUNY 365 Fifth Avenue at

For building October 7 6-8pm Forum on Residential Recycling owners, Do you want to be a Recycling Champion? On Monday, October 7th, I am co- managers, hosting a forum with Senator Brad Hoylman where building owners, managers, supers, coop/condo board members, and interested residents can learn how to supers, create a culture of reuse, recycling, and composting in your building. Speakers coop/condo include Jacqueline Ottman, Chair of the Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board; Sam Sepulveda, Outreach Specialist for the NYC Department of Sanitation; and boards & Tom Outerbridge, General Manager of Sims Municipal Recycling. RSVP at interested www.Lnnk.in/@NYCRecyclingChampion or call 212-490-9535 at the Loft at Marble Church residents 274 Fifth Avenue (between 29th and 30th Streets)

October 11 Participatory Budgeting 2019 - Deadline to Submit Ideas Residents of Council Districts 2& 4 are invited to submit ideas to improve our community. Guidelines: anyone can post ideas; eligible ideas must be for "capital" projects: physical infrastructure for public benefit, such as park improvements or new technology for schools; “expense" projects, such as after school programs or expanding bus service, are not eligible; ideas will be considered by the Council District in which they are located; all ideas must be submitted by October 11, 2019. Look for notices of meetings about PB for your district. You can also submit ideas on the Idea Map: http://ideas.pbnyc.org/place/597154. Learn more about Participatory Budgeting at https://council.nyc.gov/pb. The 2nd Council District includes the diverse neighborhoods Murray Hill (south of 35th Street), Kips Bay, Rose Hill, Flatiron, Gramercy Park, the East Village and the Lower East Side. See map: https://council.nyc.gov/district-2. Parts of Kips Bay are in Council District 4. Council District 4 includes the east part of Kips Bay, Murray Hill, Turtle Bay, the Upper East Side and more, see map: https://council.nyc.gov/district-4/.

THIS IMPORTANT ELECTION WILL HAVE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE CITY CHARTER. Friday, October 11 - Deadline for Registration for General Election Saturday, October 26 - Sunday November 3 - Early voting At PS 116, 210 East 33rd Street. For a complete list of locations and hours for early voting, visit https://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/html/voters/earlyVoting.shtml IMPORTANT Source: State Senator Liz Krueger's Community Bulletin – September 2019 (28th District) ELECTION Tuesday, November 5 - General Election DATES There will be five proposed amendments to the City Charter. More details on these proposals can be found at https://www.charter2019.nyc/ballot-questions. Board of Elections website where you can look up your polling place, check your registration status, request absentee ballots, generate a sample ballot for your address, etc.: https://vote.nyc.ny.us. Apply for an absentee ballot if you are not able to go to a polling place. In New York State, you can only vote in your registered party's primary elections.

Trick or Treat October 27 11am - 2pm Trick or Treat at at Grand FREE. Bring the kids in costumre for trick or treating, giveaways and special Central activities. at Grand Central Terminal Terminal 42nd Street & Park Avenue

Through November 6 Changing Signs, Changing Times: A History of Changing Wayfinding in Transit Signs, This exhibit shows how signage in New York's transit system has continually Changing evolved to convey information quickly and clearly, and to help passengers find their way. Times at New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex Grand Central Terminal 42nd Street, enter at Vanderbilt Avenue

Ongoing events in the neighborhood

AKC museumofthedog.org, 212-696-8360. The Museum of the Dog has one of the finest collections of canine-related art. The special exhibits and permanent collection combine fine arts with cutting edge technology and interpretation. The Museum of the Dog provides unique and engaging experiences for visitors of all ages. Many programs are free with the price of admission. Check their website calendar for events. Tuesday through Sunday 10am to 5pm. at AKC Museum of the Dog (41st Street on the plaza)

Mondays 7pm Big Apple Chorus open rehearsals (for men and women) FREE. If you can carry a basic tune you can join New York City's longest running non-classical men's (and now women's) a cappella singing group, a diverse group of all ages and backgrounds. Open rehearsals are held almost every Monday at 111 East 33rd Street (between Park & Lexington Avenues) in the Norman Thomas High School auditorium, but call or email first to confirm schedules and holidays. No reservation necessary. For more information visit www.bigapplechorus.org. Telephone: 646-535-2191. at the Noman Thomas H.S. Auditorium 111 East 33 Street, 2nd Floor

Henry George School of Social Science FREE classes. Single classes and 8-course certificate programs: Principals of Political Economy . Economic Science . Money, Credit & Banking . Land Value Capture: Theory and Practice . The New Economics of the Business Cycle . Free Trade and Globalization . History of Economic Thought . Students can take courses or single classes. For information email [email protected] or call 212-889- 8020. Learn more about the courses and register at hgsss.org. at Henry George School of Social Science 149 East 38th Street (between Lexington & 3rd Avenue)

The Morgan Library & Museum Calendar The Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street. MHNA members can book tickets for The Morgan's public programs (concerts, talks, films, etc.) at The Morgan's member price. This applies to all single events (except for the Orchestra of St. Luke's concerts). Click "Member" when ordering online, or if you are ordering by phone mention that you are a MHNA member. Call Visitor Services at 212-685-0008 for phone orders

Turtle Bay Music School Artist Series FREE and open to the public. The Artist Series at TBMS is a concert series featuring TBMS faculty members. As talented and active performing musicians, together they present an eclectic season of musical program. Concerts take place on Friday nights throughout the school year and are followed by meet-the-artist receptions. Artist series at TBMS. RSVP to [email protected]. (donations welcome) at Turtle Bay Music School - Performance Hall 330 East 38th Street (between 1st & 2nd Avenue)

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Community Board 6 Calendar. Community Board 6 meetings are open to the public, and you can express your views and concerns about various issues. Community Community Board 5 website Meetings The 17th Precinct Community Council meeting is held on the last Tuesday of every Month at 6:30pm at the Sutton Place Synagogue, 225 East 51st Street. Check their website for details.

Schwarzman Building 476 Fifth Avenue (42nd St and Fifth Ave) Calendar (many events are family friendly) Check their calendar for workshops on computers and popular software such as Excel and Word, book talks, programs for kids, films, etc. Many of the Mid-Manhattan Branch programs have been relocated to the Schwarzman Building while Mid-Manhattan is being renovated.

Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street Many FREE events and workshops for small businesses, individuals and families Calendar For individuals and families: The Financial Coaching Corps program supports the financial stability of individuals and families in the community. One-on-one sessions with a financial coach provide tools and skills for money management. Learn more and sign up for a free session with a local counselor. For seniors: They can also help with questions about Medicare nypl.org/ moneymatters. New York For businesses: Quick Consultations - quick tips and pointers on how the Public Library resources of the Library can help you and your business. For more information visit https://www.nypl.org/help/services/smallbiz/quick-consultation Events Mid-Manhattan Library 455 Fifth Avenue The Mid-Manhattan Library is closed from August 1, 2017 until 2020 for renovation. Services are relocated to the Schwarzman Building, SIBL and other neighborhood libraries during the renovation. For more general information on the temporary closure and on the project overall, please visit nypl.org/midtown. To share feedback or ask questions, please email [email protected].

Kips Bay Library 446 Calendar (many events are family friendly)

Grand Central Library 135 East 46th Street Calendar (many events are family friendly) Calendar of Events in

CUNY CUNY Graduate Center Calendar Graduate Center Music-in-Midtown: FREE concerts at 1pm and evening concerts (during the season) Free Public Events at The Gotham Center for New York History CUNY Graduate Center 365 Fifth Avenue (between 34th and 35th Street)

Baruch Performing Arts Baruch Some events are free. College Lawrence N. Field Center for Entrepreneurship (events & workshops) Calendar 55 (at 25th Street) "The Tower", Suite 2-140 [email protected]

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Official Grand Central Terminal Tour This 75-minute tour, led by Municipal Art Society docents, highlights the history, architecture and operation of the world's largest train terminal. MHNA members get the MAS member price Cost: $25 adults / $20 MAS members Register for tour (click Group, space is limited) Meet at GCT's Main Concourse

Every Friday 12:30pm FREE Walking Tour of the Grand Central Neighborhood The Grand Central Partnership offers a no-reservations-required walking tour that provides a survey of many architecturally and historically significant sights around Grand Central Terminal. For additional information visit http://www. grandcentralpartnership.nyc/things-to-do/tours or contact [email protected]. Meet in the street-level atrium at 120 Park Avenue (southwest corner of East 42nd St and Park Avenue)

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