It's time to mark your calendars for Holidays in Lincoln Square! Our Magical Lights at Dante and Richard Tucker Parks are coming back! The kick-off event will take place on Thursday, December 4, at Dante Park when we will light up Lincoln Square. Also save Wednesday, December 17, for our 4th Annual WinteRamble—an illuminated community procession with the Frost Giant puppets (pictured) from Processional Arts Workshop. The BID will also turn on the enhanced holiday lights in our ten Broadway Malls from West 60th to 70th Street and will be organizing other festive activities for the holiday season. If you're interested in volunteering at any of these events, please contact us at info@lincolnsquarebid.org. Stay tuned for more exciting updates, but save the dates now! | |
Halloween Heaven:
Where to Celebrate in Lincoln Square
| It’s spooky season, but there’s nothing scary about the wide array of fun Halloween events happening in Lincoln Square! The Shops at Columbus Circle is getting into the Halloween spirit with Haunted Hollywood by Voss Events (10 Columbus Circle, 4th Floor), a cocktails, food, and mature entertainment experience (ages 21+) that ... | |
Lincoln Square’s No Sweat Guide
to the NYC Marathon
| | The return of the New York City Police Department's traffic blocks to Lincoln Square (pictured) means that the TCS New York City Marathon, hosted by New York Road Runners, isn't far away! Lincoln Square is in the heart of the action, with the finish line just steps away in Central Park. Read on for a guide to making the most of a NYC ... | | |
Savor the Delights of Fall at
Lincoln Square’s Farmers Market
| | Every Thursday and Saturday throughout the year from 8:00am to 4:00pm, Richard Tucker Park (Broadway at West 66th Street) becomes the home of a bustling Greenmarket. Early in the morning, farm stands spring up to sell local produce, cheese, meat, seafood, flowers, honey, maple syrup, baked goods, and ... | |
Keep It Clean:
Reminders About Commercial Trash Rules
| | The Lincoln Square BID is dedicated year-round to ensuring that the neighborhood is clean and litter-free. Seven days a week, the BID’s Clean Team diligently picks up litter, empties trash cans, removes graffiti and stickers, and more. The Clean Team also stores all the trash it collects in the BID’s eight Citibins—compact, ... | | |
Tips for a Safe and Attractive Storefront
From NYC Small Business Services
| | The New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) recently released a new and improved Storefront Design Guide, offering tips and inspiration for thoughtful storefront design. The guide highlights large- and small-scale improvements that business owners can make to support Lincoln Square’s mission ... | | |
Alternate Side Parking Suspensions: Over the next three weeks, alternate side parking regulations will be suspended for the following holidays: Saturday, November 1 for All Saints' Day; Tuesday, November 4 for Election Day; and Tuesday, November 11 for Veterans Day. The full NYC ASP calendar can be found here.
E-Bike Speed Limit: A 15 mile-per-hour speed limit for electric bikes, e-scooters, and pedal-assist commercial bicycles on city streets goes into effect on Friday, October 24. The speed limit for stand-up e-scooters is already 15 mph. In Central Park, the speed limit for e-bikes and e-scooters is also 15 mph.
Street Closure: The NYC Department of Transportation has posted an advisory here that West 67th Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West will be closed to vehicles on Saturday, October 25, and Sunday, October 26, from 8:00am to 8:00pm to facilitate crane operation.
Open Streets and Street Fairs: On Sunday, October 26, from 12:00pm to 7:00pm, West 77th Street to West 68th Street along Columbus Avenue will be closed to traffic for Open Streets, hosted by the Columbus Avenue Business Improvement District. More information about street fairs happening on the Upper West Side is available here.
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To vote in the upcoming mayoral election, New York City residents must be registered to vote by Saturday, October 25. New Yorkers who are not already registered can click here to register to vote online or for instructions on how to submit your registration by mail or in person.
To find your polling site to cast your vote, enter your home address here. The early voting period is Saturday, October 25 to Sunday, November 2. Election Day is Tuesday, November 4, with polls open from 6:00am to 9:00pm.
There are six proposals that will appear on the ballot. Information about the ballot proposals is available at the following links from the NYC Campaign Finance Board and NYC Board of Elections.
| | Participatory Budgeting is a process in which community members decide how to spend part of the capital budget allocated to their city council member. People living in District 6, which covers Lincoln Square, can suggest ideas for projects to improve the neighborhood online by Friday, November 28, or at Council Member Gale Brewer’s District Office (563 Columbus Avenue) from 10:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. | | The NYC Fire Department recently celebrated the 100th annual Fire Prevention Week by promoting fire and life safety education. Visit FDNY Smart for information on smoke/carbon monoxide alarms, Halloween safety, lithium-ion batteries, and more. | On Monday, October 27, from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at Lincoln Center’s David Rubenstein Atrium (1887 Broadway between West 62nd and 63rd Street), trainers from Older Adult Technology Services and Senior Planet/AARP, volunteers from DOROT, and staff from NYPL’s TechConnect will provide one-on-one answers to questions about smartphones, laptops, and email software. Advance registration is required at the link or call (212) 873-0282 for an appointment window. | | On Saturday, November 1, Animal Care Centers of NYC is holding a mobile pet adoption event from 12:00pm to 4:00pm at 563 Columbus Avenue at West 87th Street. All dogs and cats will already be spayed/neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped, so they will be ready to be licensed and taken home. | |
The MTA’s Fall 2025 Customers Count Survey is available to take online here through Sunday, November 2. The survey, which takes an average of 10-15 minutes to complete, is intended to help identify priority issues for riders and give the MTA a better understanding of customer needs to make improvements across the system.
The MTA announced that it is planning to open a Customer Service Center at the 59 St-Columbus Circle subway station by the end of the year. Station agents working at Customer Service Centers can assist customers with switching to OMNY, provide information about how to submit complaints and receive information on travel delays, and more. A full list of Customer Service Centers can be found here.
| The Manhattan Borough President’s Office has prepared a back to school resource guide for families across Manhattan. The guide includes information on local organizations offering extracurricular and enrichment opportunities, college assistance, special needs services, and basic needs (healthcare, food, and childcare) assistance. | RFP for a Food Market at Columbus Circle | The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation has issued a significant Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Installation, Operation, and Maintenance of a Food Market at Columbus Circle, Central Park, Manhattan. The RFP can be found at this link (log-in required). There will be a recommended remote proposer meeting on Thursday, October 30, at 3:00pm. The Parks Department must receive all proposals submitted in response to this RFP no later than Thursday, November 20, at 3:00pm. Hard copies of the RFP can be obtained at no cost by contacting Luiggi Almanzar, by phone at (212) 360-3483 or via email at luiggi.almanzar@parks.nyc.gov. | The Target at 1863 Broadway (at West 61st Street) is hiring part-time, seasonal team members for the holidays. To find out more about open positions at Lincoln Square’s Target location, click here. | | | | |
