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Neighbors Mad at ‘Loss’ of Damrosch Park

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on . 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 . 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 . 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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Trinity House Tenants Fight Rent Increase

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on . 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 . 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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New Taste of the Upper West Side Returns

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on . 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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