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    New York’s Holiday Season During a Pandemic: What’s Different?

    Holiday Attractions and Events  •  Citywide

    The COVID-19 pandemic brings many changes to the NYC holiday season, including the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. This year, balloons will be operated by specially rigged cars instead of handlers like here at the 2017 parade. Image Credit: Benjamin Kanter/Mayoral Photo Office.

    Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, NYC’s holiday season will look different than prior years. Some events have been outright cancelled, and some have been altered, with many opting for a virtual experience to prevent crowds to limit the spread of COVID-19.  (read more…)

    Tags : Bronx Zoo, Bryant Park, COVID-19, holiday attractions, holiday events, Holiday Markets, holiday season, ice skating, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, New York Botanical Garden, parades, Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, Times Square New Year's Eve
    Date:11/25/2020
    Category : COVID-19
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    New York Botanical Garden Issues Request for Proposals for Major Mixed-Use Development

    Request for Proposals  •  Bedford Park/Norwood, Bronx
    Proposed development site bordered in red. Image credit: New York Botanical Garden

    Proposed development site bordered in red. Image credit: New York Botanical Garden

    The request seeks proposals that incorporate a hotel, residential units, and retail space.  On January 19, 2016, the New York Botanical Garden issued a request for proposals to construct a mixed-use development on an “acre-plus parcel” of land that sits at the south-east corner of Webster Avenue and Bedford Park Boulevard, which is directly adjacent to the Botanical Garden’s parking garage.  The development would be part of a larger district-wide transformation that has been underway since 2011.

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    Tags : Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Bronx Community Board 7, Council Member Ritchie Torres, New York Botanical Garden, NYCEDC, Request for Proposals, Webster Avenue
    Date:02/04/2016
    Category : Economic Development Corporation
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