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Local Biz on Paid Sick Leave

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

As the city council moves closer to a paid sick leave bill, Upper East Side businesses respond Soon New York City workers may not have to worry that catching the flu will cost them their job. After three years of speculation and obstruction, an agreement on a paid sick leave bill, authored by District Six
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Save After-School Programs

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on . Posted in Breaking News, News OTDT, News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown

Childcare Cuts 2 Leaders and students from Upper East Side after-school programs rally to keep them off the budget chopping block “Invest in us; we’ll rise to the top. Give us a little, we’ll grow a lot!” This was the rally cry of the 700 children and after-school advocates that attended the March 28th rally outside City Hall
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21 Illegal Transactions From Woman’s Credit Card

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on . Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, West Side Spirit

Crime Watch On March 18th, a 31-year-old woman from New Jersey discovered that not one or two, but 21 unauthorized transactions had occurred from her primary checking account. The victim states that in total, almost $4,100 was taken from her checking account without her permission. The transactions occurred on Columbus Avenue. The victim stated that she had
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Teenage Girl Assaulted By Boys for Cell Phone

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on . Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, West Side Spirit

Crime Watch A teenage girl was walking North on Amsterdam Avenue on March 14th around 4 p.m. when she observed a group of male youths fighting. As she crossed the street, she was approached from behind by one of the boys who grabbed her cell phone. The victim grabbed her assailant by the jacket sleeve, and fell
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Double (Wallet Theft) Trouble

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on . Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, West Side Spirit

Crime Watch For one 42-year-old Bronx woman, her stolen credit card problems won’t go away. On January 24th, the victim last saw her wallet at West 72nd Street and Broadway. While eating dinner, she received a fraud alert from her bank, informing her of unauthorized credit card transactions. She immediately canceled her credit cards, and did not
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Man Caught in Crossfire of Park Shooting

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on . Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, West Side Spirit

Crime Watch A 24-year-old man was walking through a park late at night near West 63rd Street on March 15th when he came upon an unknown group of males. They started shooting. Alarmingly, the victim was shot, and sustained a wound to his left thigh. The perpetrators fled. After calling 911, the victim was taken to the
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Rec Center Returns, Better Than Ever

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

The community facility received a $15 million makeover After decades of blood, sweat, tears and fundraisers, the 59th Street Rec Center will finally open to the public next month. The former Rec Center, after operating on a skeletal crew and budget for years, officially shuttered its doors two and a half years ago. But plans
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Buckley School to Expand

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

The UES private school passed the community board’s scrutiny for an expansion of its East 73rd Street campus The Buckley School, an all-boys private school on East 73rd Street, recently purchased two landmarked townhouses across the street, 112-114 East 73rd Street, and is looking to expand its classroom space. Community Board 8 had mixed responses
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Locals Protest as MSK-CUNY Campus Moves Forward

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

The hospital and science campus planned for East 74th Street still faces some community opposition The forthcoming state-of-the-art Memorial Sloan Kettering-Hunter College cancer center is one step closer to breaking ground on the East River. The plans for the new science center, which is set to go up on 74th Street between York Avenue and
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