625 E 14th St
New York, NY 10009
(781) 366-2646
625 E 14th St
New York, NY 10009
(781) 366-2646
Veselka is a Ukrainian 24-hour restaurant in New York City’s East Village.It was established in 1954 by post-World War II Ukrainian refugees Wolodymyr and Olha Darmochawal and is one of the last of the many Slavic restaurants that once proliferated the neighborhood. A cookbook, published in October 2009 by St. Martin’s Press, highlights more than 120 of the restaurant’s Eastern European recipes.A sister restaurant, Veselka Bowery, on East 1st Street and Bowery, opened in November 2011.HistoryIn 1954, the Darmochwals purchased a candy shop and newsstand at Second Avenue and East 9th Street in New York City in an effort to help the Ukrainian Youth Organization purchase the building that housed its headquarters. Wolodymyr Darmochwal gave this venture the moniker ‘’Veselka’’ – the Ukrainian word for rainbow.In 1960, Mr. Darmochwal combined the candy store and newsstand with an adjacent luncheonette.In the following years, as the East Village became known as the Haight-Ashbury of the east coast, Veselka became a social center for a cross-section of the community that included old-world tradition and new-world counterculture.
The current Executive Board of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America was selected and ratified at the 22nd Congress of Ukrainians in America on September 25, 2016. Officers: President: Andriy Futey Vice-President: Michael Sawkiw Secretary: Maria Duplak Treasurer: Myron Kolinsky National Council Chair: Stefan Kaczaraj Additionally, the Executive Board includes: The Director of the UCCA National Office A representative from the Illinois Division of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America A representative from the UCCA Educational Council Representatives from the following national organizations make up the rest of the UCCA Executive Board membership: New Ukrainian Wave Organization for Defense of Four Freedoms for Ukraine Providence Association of Ukrainian Catholics in America Ukrainian American Youth Association Ukrainian National Credit Union Association United Ukrainian American Relief Committee Women’s Association for the Defense of Four Freedoms for Ukraine
New York City Police Academy and the Training Bureau train prospective New York City police officers.HistoryThe Training Bureau was established in June 2002. Their purpose was:In 2009, The New York Times characterized the Gramercy Park academy which opened in 1964 as "creaky" and "antiquated".Its replacement was promised by mayors starting with Edward I. Koch in 1989. Construction of a new set of buildings began in 2009 in College Point, Queens at College Point Boulevard and 28th Avenue. There was local community opposition to the placement of the academy there because of a lack of parking and its inconvenient access to mass transit. Phase One opened in December 2015.
George Jones - President Genetha Middleton - Vice President Maria Trinidad - Secretary-Treasurer Howard Anthony - Chief Shop Steward
The Church of the Immaculate Conception and Clergy House at 406-412 East 14th Street between First Avenue and Avenue A in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City were built in 1894-96 by Grace Church, one of the most prominent Episcopal churches in the city at the time. The buildings were a free chapel - meaning there was no pew rent - called Grace Chapel and a connected Grace Hospital, which could serve 16 senior citizens and 10 children, and was physically connected to the chapel by a bridge, so that patients could be wheeled to services.They were designed by Barney and Chapman in French Gothic style. The firm was working at the same time on the Church of the Holy Trinity in Yorkville, which was also designed in the same style. Grace Chapel has stained-glass windows by Clayton & Bell and Henry Holiday. In 1943 both buildings were sold to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, and were converted for the use of the Immaculate Conception Church - founded in 1855 - as a sanctuary and Clergy House.
The Church of St. Nicholas is a former Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 125 East 2nd Street in Manhattan, New York City.Parish historyThe parish was established in 1833 and closed in 1960, at which time the church building was demolished. A special feature of the New York Times in 1901, mentioned the church among other Catholic structures in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, describing the group "for the most part...limit themselves to the functions of a parish church, in districts where social needs are otherwise supplied." Without comment on other facilities attached.BuildingsThe former St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church rectory, located at 135 East Second Street, between Avenue A and First Avenue, was built in 1867. According to the AIA Guide to NYC (Fifth Ed, 2010), the building is "an essay in the late Gothic Revival mannerism, with swell stone trim around the tiers of pointer arch windows. Note the silhouette of the demolished church on the old rectory's wall: palimpsest."
University Settlement Society of New York, Inc. first opened its doors on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in 1886, under the guiding mission of empowering residents by building on their strengths and knowledge through comprehensive, quality services that meet the current needs of the community; innovation that anticipates future needs; and advocacy. Each year, University Settlement serves more than 25,000 people of all ages through our 21 program locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Our network of programs includes childcare and preschool programs; Early Intervention services and the Butterflies mental health program for young children; after-school and summer programs; youth development, academic support and college advisement; adult literacy; mental health services; specialized senior services; arts programs; a credit union; and community centers that promote family recreation and community service. Funding from the Department of Youth and Community Development will allow us to utilize our expertise to establish a supportive, multi-generational community center on the Lower East Side, providing a variety of engaging educational and recreational activities for participants of all ages and building a more socially cohesive community. University Settlement’s Cornerstone at Campos Plaza II Community Center will increase community involvement, leveraging resources to support the community in and near the NYCHA Campos Housing Development. Through our programming, children, youth, young adults and adults will be afforded multiple opportunities that meet their needs and works to develop social competencies that enable them to become economically self-sufficient, successful, active members of their communities. Our programming will promote healthy physical, mental, emotional and social development. In collaboration with community partners and stakeholders, an array of project-based activities for children, youth and young adults will be offered based on themes. For young adults and adults, programs will be offered to develop each participant’s individual skills, build self-esteem and self-worth, cultivate responsibility and involvement with the community, forge strong healthy relationships and open participants up to much broader possibilities for their futures.
Why '6BC'? Our name --6BC--tells you where we are: on 6th Street in Manhattan's lively East Village, between Avenues B and C. But there's more to it: 'B' for Botanical We call it a botanical garden because that's the traditional name for a garden where visitors come to learn about lots of plants from lots of places. Our garden includes hundreds of plants, native plants as well as many that were immigrants to New York-- and that makes our garden a lot like our community. 'C' for Community Unlike many other botanical gardens, 6BC is also a community garden: East Villagers, all volunteers, started building it on a rubble-strewn empty lot in the early 1980s. Since then, our garden's story, like our neighborhood's, has been one of constant challenge and change. Today, after a period in which 6BC's survival, like that of other New York community gardens, was threatened by the city's exploding development, our garden's land has been permanently set aside for public use as part of the New York City Parks system. Even so, the garden is still completely cared for and run by community members, all volunteers. We are a Green Thumb garden, and we work with a variety of community garden coalitions and enviromental groups to ensure the continued health of all community gardens--and a greener future for all of us. We invite you to join us and to support 6BC financially as well as with your time and talents. Entry is FREE & open to the public. RULES No drugs or alcohol Stay on paths (People and pets) Keep back from pond and pools Do not pick or break plants Do not run or shout No bikes, skates or skateboards No fires or barbeques Take your garbage out with you HOURS May through October Monday-Friday: 6pm - 8pm Weekends: 12pm - 4pm Whenever the gate is open you are welcome to come on in & explore the garden.
Monica's Bakery (Authentic Dominican Cakes) a place where you can get the best Dominican cakes EVER! we only use good ingredients to make the cakes wonderful. Our vanilla extract is straight from the Dominican Republic. We have been to Mexico to make a wedding cake for 1,300 people. If you want to know more about our cakes, please feel free to leave comments, messages, come to our place or call us so we can give you further information. If we don't have what you're looking for, you can always show us your creations and imagination skills to create your dream cake or cakes! We do delivery to places where the party will be held.
We are an Internet lounge and full service print shop. We're open late. People like us. - Use our computers - Print school papers, resumes, passive-aggressive notes to your roommate, letters to grandma (large font sizes available, no extra fee) - Purchase wireless for your laptop or mobile device - Print event fliers, posters, business cards (we can also design them for you - this DOES cost extra) - Computer repair - Virus removal -Charge your mobile phone
The Solidarity Center is a shared office, resource, meeting venue and work space that seeks to support grassroots social justice efforts in New York City. Located close to many subways (any train to 23rd St.). The Solidarity Center is entirely supported by individual monthly contributions. It is run and supported by volunteers.