Sept. 16: Honor and Meet Gale Brewer, Manhattan Borough President !

Come to a SODA SOCIAL

      7:45 PM  in the backyard (or Community Room in case of rain)and meet our guest and honoree

GALE BREWER, 

Manhattan Borough President
who has fought for decades for better tenant protection.

GENERAL TENANTS MEETING

8 PM in the Community Room.

We'll also discuss the rent laws, new protection against "buyout" harassment, and some building issues.  Come! - and bring your checkbook if you haven't yet contributed $10 in dues and what you can afford of $100 in annual legal contributions.

Artist at home: Manny Vega

NY Times, a Puerto Rican Luminary focuses on our neighbor artist Manny Vega and the subject of his work: Dr. Antonia Pantoja

A Puerto Rican Luminary Emerges, Piece by Glistening Piece
JULY 5, 2015

Like a deconstructed rainbow, glistening bits of tiles were
spread out on a table before Manny Vega. He hunched over
them, his rough hands holding each jagged bit as he gently
glued them in place.  Up close, they looked like a pixilated
jumble.  But step back, and the big picture emerged.

Mr. Vega, a Byzantine craftsman of sorts, practices the art
of mosaic-making. In his studio - the living room of his
small apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan -
he is finishing his latest piece, a large mosaic portrait of
Dr. Antonia Pantoja.  She is an apt subject for the ancient
art that takes tiny pieces and brings them together to make
omething grand.  A half-century ago, Dr. Pantoja embarked
on a life of activism and service, creating institutions to
help New York City's growing Puerto Rican community,
focusing especially on education. 

CLICK ON THE LINK FOR THE FULL ARTICLE.