Best Bernie Sanders memes including the Staten Island Ferry
Updated Jan 21, 2021;
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. It all began with a simple photograph taken of Senator Bernie Sanders casually sitting at the inauguration on Wednesday.
In a matter of hours, the image of Sanders sitting with his arms and legs crossed, bundled in a parka and mittens, went viral on Twitter and Instagram, trending well into Thursday. While some people attached phrases to the original photo, the trend that took the internet by storm consists of cropping Senator Sanders out of the original image and inserting him into iconic pictures of TV shows, paintings, movies, and real-life locations.
Food hall and marketplace curator Urbanspace announced the signing of a 14,722 s/f lease at 100 Pearl Street in the Financial District of Manhattan.
The lease marks the company’s second NYC signing since March 2020 and its sixth food hall in the City.
Rendering of the new Urbanspace at 100 Pearl
“Having spent the past three decades developing markets for local businesses and chefs, we are ready to play our part in the recovery of the City,” said Eldon Scott, president of Urbanspace. “It has been a devastating year for restaurants, but our food halls offer a supportive space where chefs can build a community, showcase their talents, and thrive – and that support is more important in this climate than ever before.”
In the Obama-Biden Administration, she held the position of Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy and Under Secretary for Policy at USDOT.
She stepped down late last year as Transportation Commissioner for Mayor Bill de Blasio, a role she held since 2014, overseeing New York City’s transportation network of roadways; bridges; traffic and parking systems; the Staten Island Ferry; and bicycle, pedestrian and public plaza infrastructure. At the New York City Department of Transportation, she focused on improving transportation equity and access, including implementation of the 14th Street Busway, and led the agency’s COVID-19 response and recovery. Trottenberg also helped implement the nation’s first Vision Zero program, which takes a multi-disciplinary approach to eliminating “traffic fatalities and severe injuries, while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all.”
Executive director of Sundog Theatre honored for dedication to the arts
Updated Jan 17, 2021;
Posted Jan 17, 2021
Susan Fenley, executive director of the Sundog Theatre, is being honored with a Louis R. Miller Leadership Award. (Photo courtesy of the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce/Dom Provenzano)
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By Michael Anderson | Staten Island Chamber of Commerce
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Susan Fenley knows that the arts leave an indelible mark on people’s lives.
“When I talk to people about the arts, almost 90% of the time, they’ll remember a play from high school. They’ll remember the lines, and they’ll remember what they did. You don’t remember the test you took on Einstein back then, but you will remember the arts that you did or the band you played in or the dress you created and won a prize for,” she said. “It’s not that arts are the