West Side Author’s veggie dog tale Marian Hailey-Moss hopes her new book, A Dog Named Randall, will help kids reconsider what’s on their dinner plate as well as “maybe be inspired to volunteer at an animal shelter or go see a pig, a cow, a chicken, a sheep and a goat in person at a 
CB6 Asks City to Hit the Brakes While the Department of City Planning (DCP) chugs forward with a rezoning proposal for East Midtown, the local community board is asking them to slow down. The city is hoping to change zoning regulations for an area around Grand Central Terminal, from East 39th to 57th streets, in 
Residents of Yorkville who have been fighting against a garbage-dumping site in their backyard have been dealt a heavy blow in a form of a federal permit. A few weeks ago, Mayor Michael Bloomberg revealed that the city had received the permits from the Army Corps of Engineers that it needs to move forward with 
City is pushing for even smaller apartments Manhattan residents pride themselves on their creative uses of space. Using the oven for storage is an amateur move compared to the ingenuity of how some people make their tiny spaces work; lofted beds have become de rigueur. But Mayor Michael Bloomberg is planning on pushing New Yorkers’ 
Broadway Writer Found Dead Early on Monday morning, DNAinfo and other news outlets reported, writer Mark O’Donnell was found dead outside his home on Riverside Drive. Authorities at first did not identify the man who had collapsed outside 202 Riverside Dr. but pronounced him dead at the scene, apparently having suffered cardiac arrest. O’Donnell was 
A Loaded Request A 25-year-old man was sitting on a bench outside the Trump Tower facing Broadway around 7 p.m. last Tuesday when a young man, about 16 years old, came and sat next to him. The boy then turned to the unsuspecting victim and said, “If you don’t give me your phone, I will
East Siders Applaud MTA Repair Plan Upper East Side City Council Member Jessica Lappin released the results of a transit survey this week that finds that an overwhelming majority of constituents are happy with the MTA’s new Fastrack subway maintenance system. The Fastrack program replaced the old system of closing down subway stations for several
Local residents and officials are outraged and alarmed by a Department of Homeless Services (DHS) decree that they will soon be placing 200 homeless families in two West 95th Street buildings. According to a letter sent to Community Board 7 on July 19, DHS will be contracting with a company called Aguila Inc. to operate 
The 2013 City Council race may seem like a far-off event to average residents, but in the political sphere, the competition is already heated. The Upper West Side will be seeing candidates vie for a wide-open Council seat next fall, as Council Member Gale Brewer will be finishing her third and final term. While Brewer 
