Wednesday, April 8, 2020
FREE New York’s Easter Bonnet Parade is happening online this year
https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/new-yorks-easter-bonnet-parade-is-happening-online-this-year-040820
FREE You can now sing along with strangers in these virtual choirs...
https://www.timeout.com/news/you-can-now-sing-along-with-strangers-in-these-virtual-choirs-032420
One of the main things that is being impacted by the world’s current coronavirus crisis is social activities: classes, groups, parties and gatherings.
The internet has already partially saved our social lives, via apps like Houseparty and tech like Zoom for chatting with our mates. Then there were live-streamed events, virtual yoga classes and even digital art exhibitions.
But now, thanks to the internet, we can get even closer to our fellow human beings, by singing together in a virtual choir. If the videos of cities in lockdown coming together to sing on their balconies left you with a lump in your throat, here’s your chance to add your vocal chords to the orchestra of voices.
The Sofa Singers is a free online singing event which aims to ‘bring people together from around the world to spark joy and human connection.’ Hundreds of singers join a Zoom call and learn a new song together, though they are also aiming to livestream the session on YouTube so that more people can get involved, The next session is tonight (March 24) at 7.30pm GMT. Find out how to get involved here.
Lifefullness Live launched this week and is running a daily sing-a-long at 5pm GMT (2pm ET, 9am PT). It’s just weekdays for now but watch this space. You can either join a video call near you to sing with your neighbours, or stream the event on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or YouTube and simply sing along at the top of your voice. The choirs will be lead by a different performer everyday, like José Gonzales this Friday.
Not convinced virtual choirs are a good idea? Watch this video of London choir Camden Voices performing from their own living rooms while in isolation and you’ll be persuaded otherwise.
FREE This ‘National Emergency Library’ is offering free online access to 1.4 million books
https://www.timeout.com/news/this-national-emergency-library-is-offering-free-online-access-to-1-4-million-books-032620
Already demolished that stack of novels on your bedside table? Good news: you can now access more than a million books for free as part of a ‘National Emergency Library’ launched this week.
The Internet Archive, a non-profit organisation best known for creating the Wayback Machine archive, has removed waiting lists from its comprehensive library of digitised books and other materials donated by libraries and universities around the world.
Usually you’d have to join a queue before being able to ‘borrow’ anything from its collection. But now you can just dip into whatever you want, whenever. And you don’t have to live in the US, either: book-mad netizens the world over can access all 1.4 million of its PDFs.
From classic novels to hard-to-get academic textbooks, the collection is designed to help both students struggling with remote learning and readers deprived of access to local libraries. Some of the most viewed works right now include the likes of ‘Call Me By Your Name’, ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’, ‘The Secret History’ and ‘Dr Seuss’s ABC’.
The library will close on June 30 or at the end of the US ‘National Emergency’ – whichever comes last. Here’s to becoming incredibly erudite over the next few months, hey?
More things to do at home?
Free virtual tours of 9 Amazing Street Art Murals in New York
Though shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic, many of New York's museums and galleries are allowing viewers to commune with art through virtual tours and web-only viewing rooms. But what if street art is more your thing? As it happens, you're covered there, too, thanks to Google Arts & Culture, which offers an online experience called 9 Amazing Street Art Murals in New York, featuring work by the genre's heaviest hitters.
The tour utilizes Google street view to take you to see NYC's most vivid murals with a full 360-degree line of sight. Prolific Brazilian street artist Eduardo Kobra, for instance, is represented by three murals: A double portrait of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera in Crown Heights; another in Bushwick pairing Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat wearing boxing gloves; and a rendering of David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust, which climbs up the side of a condo tower in Jersey City.
FREE Livestream Visit The Bronx Zoo virtually
https://bronxzoo.com/virtual-zoo
STAY CONNECTED FROM HOME
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Check in on some of your favorite animals while you stay safe at home. Turn the volume up and enjoy the sights and sounds of the parks.
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
FREE Phone and text based mental health services and wellness apps for all NYC residents...
NYC Well is New York City’s free, confidential support, crisis intervention, and information and referral service for anyone seeking help for mental health and/or substance misuse concerns, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
NYC Well is operated by Vibrant Emotional Health on behalf of the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
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1-888-NYC-WELL (1-888-692-9355)
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English: 1-888-NYC-WELL (1-888-692-9355), Press 2
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中文: 1-888-692-9355, Press 4
Interpreters are available for 200+ languages. Stay on the line, and you will be connected with a counselor who can connect you to translator services.
NYC Well Counselors are trained to accept calls from hearing impaired individuals using Video Relay Services.
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Text WELL to 65173
A service for NYC residents, available 24/7/365. Text anytime!
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If you need support and prefer to chat, NYC Well Chat is here 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Click here to chat now.
PAID summer 2020 work SYEP Due: April 10, 2020
cc/2QwaEQ6 Please keep in mind that having your application in our system is tentative till the pandemic is over and we are clear to be outside and our youth are safe to work. Having your application in help us received a good number of slots for we can provide our youth work. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to me at any time. (646)581-6930What is SYEP?The New York City Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) provides over 6,500 employers with interns and entry-level employees. Participants work 25 hours weekly for 6 weeks at $15.00 per hour.The SYEP experience introduces youth to the workplace, and provides an educational component that enhances this exposure to the world of work by allowing youth to gain the self-confidence, career awareness, financial literacy, and interpersonal competencies needed to succeed over the long term.All staff will still be 100% accessible via Phone, Chat, SMS & EmailSYEP Manhattan Cellphone: (646) 581 – 7487SYEP Bronx Cellphone: (646) 581 – 7531SYEP Main Office: (646) 217 – 4877
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