Manhattan Happenings
BY SYDNEY PEREIRA
COMMUNITY
City Council Oversight Hearing on
Status of the East Side Coastal Resiliency
Project held on Wed., Jan. 23, at
1 p.m., in the committee room at City
Hall, with the Committees on Parks
and Recreation and Environmental
Protection to hear from the Mayor’s
Offi ce about the plan, which was drastically
changed last September. East
Village Councilmember Carlina Rivera,
who represents the area where
the East Side fl ood-protection project
is proposed, said in a statement on
Jan. 8: “This hearing will fi nally give
the Council and our community the
chance to hear directly from the mayor’s
team and relevant agency commissioners
regarding the recent changes
to this monumental coastal-protection
project. … This new plan represents a
fundamental departure from anything
the city has previously discussed and
would reportedly bring the projected
cost of the project to $1.45 billion. The
Mayor’s Offi ce has failed to provide detailed
analyses for explaining why this
$700 million increase is necessary. In
addition, this new plan would require
the closure of East River Park, the only
real green space for tens of thousands
of New York City Housing Authority
residents and community members on
the Lower East Side, for three years.
Offi cials have not explained in any
way how they will provide alternate
outdoor space for this community,
which has one of the highest asthma
Generation NYZ returns to LaMaMa Theatre in the East Village.
rates in the city.” For more information,
visit https://legistar.council.nyc.
gov/Calendar.aspx .
ARTS
Keith Duncan: “The Big Easy”:
Fort Gansevoort, at 5 Ninth Ave. in
the Meatpacking District, features
works by Keith Duncan in his latest
collection, “The Big Easy.” The New
Orleans-based artist’s show opens
Thurs., Jan. 10, and runs through Sat.,
Feb. 23. Duncan’s paintings are inspired
by Southern infl uences, the aftermath
of Hurricane Katrina in New
Orleans and African-American history.
For more information, visit http://
www.fortgansevoort.com/. FREE
Lexus LF-1 Limitless Concept:
The Lexus LF-1 Limitless vehicle is
on display, fl aunting its “unrestrained
luxury,” at INTERSECT BY LEXUS
– NYC Gallery, at 412 W. 14th St.,
through Sun., Jan 20. For more information,
visit https://www.meatpacking
district.com/events/lexus-lf-1-limitless
concept/ . FREE
Generation NYZ returns to East
Village theater La MaMa on Thurs.,
Jan. 24, through Feb. 3 for performances
from seven New Yorkers aged
19 to 23. The storytelling septet share
their personal tales on pressing topics
about growing up in New York
City, as well as growing up in Trump’s
America. The show was directed and
written by Sara Zatz and Kirya Traber,
and conceived by Ping Chong. Shows
will be held at La MaMa’s Ellen Stewart
Theatre, 66 E. Fourth St. Tickets
$20-$25, plus $1 fee. Ages 12 and up.
For more information, visit http://lamama.
org/ or call 212-352-3101.
The American Tradition by the New
Light Theater Project begins performances
Fri., Jan. 25, and runs through
Sat., Feb. 16, at the 13th St. Repertory
Company, 50 W. 13th St. between
Fifth and Sixth Aves. In the performance,
when Eleanor, a slave who can
pass for white, learns her husband Bill
will be sold, she dresses as a planter
to pretend to be Bill’s master and they
fl ee for Pennsylvania. Tickets $25. For
more information, visit https://www.
eventbrite.com/e/all-about-bubblesa
champagne-sparkling-class-tickets-
52157574710 .
COMEDY
Reductress Presents: “Haha…
Wow!” at the Lower East Side venue
Caveat, 21A Clinton St., on Tues.,
Jan. 22, at 6:30 p.m. Satirical Web
site Reductress writers and hosts Eva
Victor and Taylor Garron will perform
a stand-up/variety show. Doors open
6:30 p.m. Show begins 7 p.m. Tickets
$10 in advance, $12 at the door. Ages
21 and over. For more information,
visit https://www.caveat.nyc/event/
reductress-presents-hahawow-1-22-
2019 .
“Why Your Train is F*cked: The L
Train’s Sabbatical”: Caveat features
a “mysterious M.T.A. employee” with
hosts and comedians Meg Pierson and
Justin Williams at 21 A Clinton St. on
Thurs., Jan. 24, at 6:30 p.m. Doors
6:30 p.m. Show starts 7 p.m. Tickets
$15 in advance, $20 at the door. Ages
21 and over. For more information,
visit https://www.caveat.nyc/event/
why-your-train-is-f*cked-the-l-trainssabbatical
1-24-2019 .
CLASSES
“All About Bubbles”: A Champagne
& Sparkling Class: Le District holds
wine classes taught by wine director
and sommelier Jacob Daugherty,
which includes a fl ight of three champagnes
and sparkling white wines at
the Beaubourg Brasserie – Le District,
225 Liberty St., on Sat., Jan. 19, at 5
p.m. Tickets $95. Fore more information,
click here.
Creative Aging: Jewelry Making
held on Tues., Jan. 22, and Jan. 29, at 2
p.m., at the Seward Park Library, 192
E. Broadway. The jewelry-making class
will focus on ornamental earrings and
$1,500
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