The West Side Spirit reports that three senior centers on the west side may close later this year if $25 million in state funding is not restored to the budget.  The Hargrave Senior Center on 71st near Columbus, the Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA) West Side Senior Center on 76th between Columbus [...]

The auctioning of branding franchises at venues in parks throughout the city is temporarily suspended, according to The New York Post.  The Parks Department, which announced a possible plan to auction off naming rights at currently-unnamed park venues 18 months ago, decided not to proceed with the auction this year because “it’s not a viable [...]