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Neighbors Mad at ‘Loss’ of Damrosch Park

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on June 12, 2013. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, News Our Town, Our Town, West Side Spirit

Fashion Week may find other location by 2015 When Fashion Week moved from Bryant Park to Lincoln Square in Fall 2010, residents were up in arms – from the noise, the crowds and the invasion of Damrosch Park, the 2.4-acre public park adjacent to Lincoln Center and home to private events like the Big Apple
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Oblivious Walkers Cause Bike Woes

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on June 12, 2013. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, News OTDT, News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, West Side Spirit

Bike lanes mean new rules for the road. Look for cars and bikes. A woman talking on her cell phone on the corner of 86th Street and First Avenue steps into the bike lane on 86th Street without looking. A bike zooms past and just misses hitting her. She was lucky. Yet, accidents in which
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Gifted and Talented Testing Flub Piques Parents

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on June 6, 2013. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, West Side Spirit

DOE reconsidering contract with Pearson after kindergarteners have to retake test Pearson, the corporation that scores the citywide Gifted and Talented tests for children entering kindergarten, recently made a mistake in the grading process that led to certain students being qualified for the Gifted and Talented programs when they should not have, and vice versa,
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Roosevelt Island Pulls Through Day In The Dark

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on June 6, 2013. Posted in News Our Town, Our Town

Power outage caused by fire on 59th Street bridge not a cause for concern in the future On Friday May 24th, most of Roosevelt Island experienced a power outage that lasted most of the day. The tram and subway continued working, but students at P.S. 217 had to be relocated to a church for the
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Marine Transfer Station Troubles

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on June 6, 2013. Posted in News Our Town, Our Town

Lawsuit against city and mayoral candidate outcry adds fuel to the fire In a lawsuit currently before the New York State Supreme Court, Assembly Member Micah Kellner has sued the Department of Sanitation and the city on the grounds that the current plan for the 91st Street Marine Transfer Station goes against the 2006 Solid
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Trinity House Tenants Fight Rent Increase

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on May 29, 2013. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, West Side Spirit

Residents of the Mitchell-Lama building are pushing back against a proposed 40 percent rent hike Residents of Trinity house, a Mitchell-Lama affordable housing facility located above Trinity School at West 92nd Street, are reeling from shocking news. Tenants were recently told that their rents might soon be increasing by 40 percent over a three-year period.
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Victory Against PCBs

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on May 29, 2013. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, West Side Spirit

Department of Ed to remove toxic chemicals from schools on a faster timeline The Department of Education has finally given in to parent, teacher and community concerns about dangerous levels of PCBs, a toxic substance found in older light fixtures and transformers, in schools. In a court-ordered move, the Department has agreed to remove PCBs
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Local Student Bikes for Cancer

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on May 29, 2013. Posted in News Our Town, Our Town

Hunter College student to bike across U.S. to fight cancer Most 19-year-olds spend their summers slaving away at a retail job or an unpaid internship, but not Kips Bay resident Jenny Pearlman. She is one of the youngest participants in the Big Ride Across America bike riding tour, which is raising money for the American
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New Shops Thrive on Second Avenue

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on May 29, 2013. Posted in News Our Town, Our Town

Despite the subway construction, new businesses are still popping up along the avenue The noise of construction on the Second Avenue subway may annoy Upper East Siders and business owners, and the blockades may be a deterrent to passers-by, but that still has not stopped new stores and restaurants from popping up on the popular
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New Taste of the Upper West Side Returns

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on May 23, 2013. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, West Side Spirit

The local food festival returns for sixth year of food and fun for a cause Every year at the beginning of summer, the Upper West Side gets geared up for a foodie celebration, the New Taste of the Upper West Side, which brings together community members and celebrity chefs from nearby restaurants to raise money
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