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Kips Bay Public Plaza Hits Snag

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on April 16, 2013. Posted in Breaking News, News Our Town, Our Town

A neighboring shopping center has changed its tune and refuses to support the public plaza The residents of Kip’s Bay have been trying for years to get a little space and sunshine in their community. The Kips Bay Neighborhood Association (KPNA) was formed in 2010 to put plans into motion for a pedestrian plaza on
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Local Pol Fights Upstate Corruption

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on April 16, 2013. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, News OTDT, News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, West Side Spirit

In light of corruption scandals rocking Albany, Assembly Member Micah Kellner is sponsoring a bill to crack down on political wrong-doing Call it the politicians’ version of “If you see something, say something.” In the wake of the recent bribery and corruption scandals in Albany involving City Council Member Dan Halloran, Assemblymen Eric Stevenson and
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Senior Housing Benefits to Expire

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on April 16, 2013. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, News OTDT, News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, West Side Spirit

The deadline to renew SCRIE benefits for senior citizens is fast approaching Attention all New York City Seniors! Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) benefits expire on May 24th. Elected officials like Aging Committee Chair Jessica Lappin want to remind New Yorkers that less than two months before the deadline, 6,100 elderly New Yorkers have
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Cancer Center Moves Ahead, With Some Opposition

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on April 16, 2013. Posted in News Our Town, Our Town

The joint hospital and science campus planned for East 73rd Street needs a zoning amendment to move forward As Memorial Sloan Kettering and the City University of New York move forward on a planned new joint-campus campus center on the Upper East Side, some members of the local community continues to express objections about the
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Purse Taken from Popular Nabe Bar

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on April 16, 2013. Posted in Crime Watch our town, Our Town

A 24-year-old woman, who lives on 77th Street, walked inside a popular 2nd Avenue bar at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday March 30th, and left at 1:30 a.m. Sometime during that timeframe, her purse, which was hanging on a hook under the bar, went missing. When she went to get her purse and found it missing,
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Gramps Waltzes Out with Jacket

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on April 16, 2013. Posted in Crime Watch our town, Our Town

A security agent said he observed an unknown man on camera trying on a jacket at Madison Avenue high end clothing store on April 1st. He then put the jacket on top of his own jacket and walked out of the store. The security agent notified another agent as the thief exited the store without
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Hide & Seek with Cab Fare

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on April 16, 2013. Posted in Crime Watch our town, Our Town, Uncategorized

A 48-year-old male taxi driver said that he dropped off a young, female Russian passenger on East 83rd Street on the evening of April 1st. The suspect then refused to pay the fare, and fled into her building. The taxi driver snapped a photo of the suspect and handed it over to the building’s superintendent
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Tax Incentive Could Make UWS Greener

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on April 10, 2013. Posted in Breaking News, News & Features West Side Spirit, West Side Spirit

A new bill would give building owners a tax credit for converting their concrete backyards into green space During major storms like hurricane Sandy, New York City is an easy target for flooding, because the area of impermeable surfaces, like concrete and asphalt, outweigh permeable surfaces, like grass, throughout the city. As a result, after
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What’s Up With That?

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on April 10, 2013. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, West Side Spirit

Readers’ neighborhood questions answered Do you know what happened with the sudden closing of the Food Emporium at 68th and Broadway? Well it’s official. The Food Emporium on Broadway and West 68th Street is closing. The shelves are empty, and prices are slashed. Signs all over the store proclaim that “Everything has to go!” But
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Tax Incentive for Sustainable UES

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on April 10, 2013. Posted in News Our Town, Our Town

A new bill would give building owners a tax credit for converting their concrete bac During major storms like hurricane Sandy, New York City is an easy target for flooding, because the area of impermeable surfaces, like concrete and asphalt, outweigh permeable surfaces, like grass, throughout the city. As a result, after a large storm,
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