The weekend is typically associated with excess, whether that’s an excess of lounging n’ Netflixing or boozing n’ partying. Oh, and brunch, the notorious brunch. Let’s face it, you’re probably going to be spending money this weekend in one way or another, so why not do so in a way that will also benefit others? You can do just that this Sunday at the latest edition of the Soho Grand Hotel’s Trunk Show Treasures, a brunch party and vintage shopping experience that helps raise money for the Bowery Mission. More →
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Transfernation, the 'Uber for Food Waste,' Will Take Care of Those Holiday Party Leftovers
In Brookline, Massachusetts, former governor Michael Dukakis recently invited folks to bring their unwanted turkey carcasses to his house, so Dukakis (or rather, DuCarcass?) could save them and make soup out of them.
That may be charming and resourceful, but in New York, there’s something bigger and better brewing. It’s called Transfernation, a non-profit founded in 2013 by current NYU seniors Samir Goel and Hannah Dehradunwala. More →
Hunt For Hermes and Help the Homeless Tonight at Rockwood
Tonight, kick off the season of giving by getting some pretty cool stuff.
L.E.S. Amis, in conjunction with Communion Music, is hosting a pop-up thrift store in order to support the Bowery Mission, whose shelves were almost entirely bare when we visited in September. The Mission is determined to serve 8,000 meals to the city’s homeless on Thanksgiving Day.
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Amidst Clean-Up Efforts, Neighbors Vent About a Controversial Homeless Shelter
A group of Bowery locals and activists are once again voicing concern about a homeless shelter that has long been linked to various crimes in the East Village.
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Bowery Mission Residents Will See Their Art in New Museum, a Couple Doors Down

“Draftsmen’s Congress,” a collective painting currently on display. (Photo courtesy New Museum, New York. Photo: Benoit Pailley)
Andres Serrano isn’t the only artist to have recently worked with homeless New Yorkers. Polish sculptor Pawel Althamer, whose running New Museum show “The Neighbors” includes three floors of his own work and one floor for visitors and community groups to paint, draw and tag themselves, now has some new collaborators: residents of the Bowery Mission, a homeless shelter a couple of doors down from the museum.
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