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Waitlist Update: Extra P.S. 290 Class A ‘Band-Aid Solution’

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Upper East Sider Lucy Appert signed up her 5-year-old son, Henry, for P. S. 290 the day after registration opened in February. But Henry is 85 on the East 82nd Street primary school"s waitlist. “I can see the school from our apartment, Appert said. “We were told that it"s going to be fine's that there
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Subway Construction Updates

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Sam Schwartz engineering recently released a schedule for Second Avenue subway construction through May 10. Work surrounding the 96th Street Station includes the restoration of pavement and sidewalks between East 99th and 100th streets, starting May 11. Between East 97th and 99th streets, workers will be installing a 12-inch water main and excavating and installing
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Second Chance for Star-Studded Theater

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In its heyday, the Jan Hus Theater, tucked in the basement of Jan Hus Presbyterian Church, has been the artistic home to the Light Opera of Manhattan and Chicago City Limits, featuring top-tier entertainers like Barbra Streisand, Robin Williams and Jerry Seinfeld. About four years ago, though, Chicago City Limits left for a new venue
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TWO-ALARM FIRE IN E. 80s

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A fire broke out on the Upper East Side in the early morning hours of April 22. At 3:36 a.m., the fire department received a call that a single-family brownstone, at 12 E. 80th St. between Madison and Fifth avenues, was in flames. More than 100 fire fighters were at the scene by 4:02 a.m.,
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‘Double Depositing’

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To the Editor: In the article “D-Day: How to weigh college acceptances and make the big decision (April 16), my remarks were inadvertently mischaracterized in a way that made it seem as if I were recommending that admitted students put down enrollment deposits at more than one college. No responsible admissions professional would suggest that
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City Week: April 30–May 6

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Friday, April 30 Play the Park's Central Park becomes a virtual board game for Arbor Day weekend. The “World Park is an interactive walking tour and trivia contest temporarily installed in the park, and anyone with a web-enabled smart phone can participate. Upon arrival, everyone is given a map of the park with destinations to
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Bad Bar Behavior

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A customer assaulted a bartender at a pool hall April 16. Cops said the customer was looking for his property behind the bar at East Side Billiards, 163 E. 86th St. between Lexington and Third avenues. When the bartender, a 21-year-old East Harlem resident, asked the customer to get out from behind the bar, the
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Employee Assaulted

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A 23-year-old woman was assaulted April 20 outside of Spence Chapin, an adoption agency at 410 E. 92nd St. and First Avenue. Police said the Bronx woman was taking out the trash at 8:45 p.m. when a man approached her and said, “Nice sneakers. She felt uncomfortable and tried to rush inside. The man grabbed
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