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Q&A with ‘Koch’ Documentary Director

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koch-1.photo07 ‘Koch’ director Neil Barsky speaks candidly about honoring Mayor Koch            By Angela Barbuti In a sad twist of fate, former mayor Ed Koch died on the same day that a documentary on his life premieres in theaters. The late mayor will undoubtedly be immortalized though this touching and powerful film. The Twitter page of @KochTheMovie
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Atlas New York’s All-Star Amenities

Written by NY Press on . Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, West Side Spirit

Project Runway’s Season 11 debuted Thursday, Jan. 24, once again highlighting Atlas New York, the upscale, modern rental building in the heart of the Garment District that has become an iconic landmark for the show much like The New School or Mood Fabrics. Project Runway contestants are no strangers to Atlas; the building’s owner and
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A New Medical Drama the Doctor Ordered

Written by NY Press on . Posted in Arts & Film, Arts our town, Arts our town downtown, Arts west side spirit, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, TV, West Side Spirit

Actor Jamie Bamber on his new role as a surgeon on TNT’s Monday Mornings By Angela Barbuti Jamie Bamber still enjoys a cadre of loyal fans from his Battlestar Galactica days. “It’s an extraordinary thing, what happened with Battlestar. People are still discovering that show online every single day,” Bamber said of the popular sci-fi
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American Folk Art Museum Promotes Patriotic Purchasing

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492px-Archives_of_American_Art_-_Letterio_Calapai_-_3129 By Laura Shanahan Looking for that elusive “Made in U.S.A.” label? Whether for ecological or ideological reasons, increasing numbers of consumers are searching for domestically made wares. While stores have sprouted across the country boasting exclusively U.S.-made everyday items, who you gonna call when you want some charmingly offbeat novelty items, folk-art crafts and classic
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Letters to the Editor

Written by NY Press on . Posted in Opinion Our Town, Opinion West Side Spirit, Our Town, West Side Spirit

424px-Mailbox.svg The Lesson of the IDP Victory As president of the Frank McCourt High School PTA and a participant in the Brandeis Campus Working Group, I would like to thank each and every person who gave time and support in our efforts to keep Innovation Diploma Plus (IDP) at the Brandeis Campus. The recent news of
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Classes Offer City Seniors Knowledge and Friendship

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By Laura Shin After a successful 30-year career at the United Nations, Upper East Side resident Gail Winograd is now a student. On a recent Thursday morning, she treks out in frigid weather to attend a literature course on Somerset Maugham. During lunch, Winograd and her friend discuss the novel they are reading for the
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Neighborhood Chatter: Nadler Ranks, Hoylman Backs Lappin, ‘My Micro NY’ Wins Bid

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Jessica_Lappin_2006_CROPPED ‘My Micro NY’ Wins Bid The results are in: Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Robert Steel and Development Commissioner Mathew Wambua announced the winners of the adAPT NYC Competition last week. Among the 33 proposals submitted, the winning proposal, “My Micro NY,” came from a development team made up of Actors Fund
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Subway Tragedies Spark Outrage from Politicians

Written by NY Press on . Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, News OTDT, News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, West Side Spirit

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer wants answers after a recent spike in deaths, injuries By Caroline Lewis A man jumped onto the subway tracks as an R train came hurtling toward the platform at the Fourth Avenue-Ninth Street Station in Park Slope on Sunday morning. The man was taken to the hospital and remained in
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The Rise of the Book Trailer

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Picture 2 Will trailers replace literary reviews any time soon? If the book and movie industries have their way, they just might. By Ben Crompton A gangster is shot down by his best friend, bullets fly, and liters of animated blood spill on the pavement. Movie trailer? Nope. Video game? Guess again. At the end of the
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