By Amy Eley At 8:30 a.m. on a recent Saturday in Harlem, a man stood near the Antioch Church of God in Christ’s painted red steps, shouting a new number every few minutes. “Fifty-one!” A crowd outside the church talked among themselves quietly, filling the air with clouds of breath in the cool temperatures, continually 
A HANDS-ON APPROACH TO LEARNING Creating an interactive learning experience for the children of the city, the New York Historical Society has developed a program that uses visual arts to educate students about New York and American history. “The Art of History” is a five-session program offered to different schools throughout the city. Combining art 
By Gale Brewer Midland Beach, New Dorp, Tottenville—these are neighborhoods few West Siders had ever visited, or perhaps even heard of, until last week. Few of us will ever forget them now—and not only for the suffering and devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy. We will remember because we made their names, along with Far Rockaway 
TEETERING CRANE SECURED After six days of precarious dangling 74 stories above the ground, the damaged construction crane alongside 157 W. 57th St. was secured on Sunday. The crane’s 150-foot boom snapped in the middle of Hurricane Sandy’s strong winds, which left it suspended by only a few metal beams at its base as it 
Compiled by Megan Bungeroth & John Friia Volunteers Needed to Help Crime Victims The Crime Victims Treatment Center (CVTC) of St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital works with survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence, training community volunteers who assist them in emergency rooms. The CVTC is currently looking for a new crop of local volunteers who act as 
UN-YOGI-LIKE BEHAVIOR A 26-year-old yoga practitioner received a rude surprise at the end of a class recently. Before hitting the mat at a West 77th Street studio last Saturday, she stowed her personal belongings in an unlocked cubby (a normal practice for many yoga studios). By the time she had finished her final downward dog, 
Compiled by Megan Bungeroth KIDDIE ROBBERY Last week, a local man came home around 11:30 a.m. to his apartment on Columbus Avenue, which he shares with three roommates, to find two complete strangers rummaging through their stuff. The perps fled on foot, and police were able to apprehend one 27-year-old suspect, who was caught in 
