“Boxing Day” , celebrated December 26th, is a long standing British tradition with roots in the Medieval Church’s day after Christmas alms box collection for the poor…. Today’s UK’ers use the day to recover from Christmas festivities, hand out bonuses to tradesmen & vendors, and catch some post holiday sales…. … And now that we’re…

Lucy Curci-Gonzalez, NYLI’s Executive Director, recently attended the ALLUNY Conference… where the topic of conversation was — big surprise — Artificial Intelligence…. Check out Lucy’s Law Lines article which summarizes and gives you all the pertinent takeaway points… by clicking here…

New York City Department stores — past & present — have been noted for their holiday window displays — from the edgy Barneys, glamorous Saks Fifth Avenue.… to people pleasing Macy’s — it’s all on display, a freebie to make you stop and maybe stop by and play Santa by buying some gift items. We’ve…

Works of literature are often rediscovered when they find their way to a new medium.  When Netflix adapted Nella Larsen’s 1929 classic novel Passing into a hit series for the small screen, a new generation of readers was found for this seminal yet still timely novel.  The LLAGNY Book Club became part of that new generation as Passing was our…

While Martin Scorsese’s latest film, Killers of the Flower Moon, has renewed interest once again in the history of the Osage people…. Did you know that…. You probably know that November is Native American Heritage Month…. But did you know that it was established in 1990 by P.L 101-343? and that Public Laws, Congressional Hearings…