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Sustainable Streetscape Unveiled

Written by NYPress on May 15, 2013. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, West Side Spirit

The Columbus Avenue BID completed the first sustainable streetscape on the Upper West Side Five years of fundraising and 10 years of research and planning by the Columbus Avenue Business Improvement District culminated in a celebration and ribbon cutting on Monday, May 13 on Columbus Avenue between West 76th and 77th Streets. A host of
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Bloomberg’s Parting Gift

Written by NYPress on May 15, 2013. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, West Side Spirit

A misguided effort to privatize our public assets, build new luxury high-rises By Nick Prigo In this final year of the Bloomberg administration, the Upper West Side has been targeted for another round of massive development. Simultaneous proposals from the Department of Education (DOE) and the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) are looking to
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Written by NYPress on May 15, 2013. Posted in Opinion West Side Spirit, West Side Spirit

To The Editor: Rafe Evans is to be commended for being the only commercial real estate broker on the Upper West Side unafraid to speak the truth (“Vacancy on Columbus Avenue,” May 9). With regard to why some storefronts remain empty for so long, he says of landlords, “It’s a matter of weird personalities very
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Purloined Porsche

Written by NYPress on May 15, 2013. Posted in Crime Watch OTDT, Our Town Downtown

In the afternoon of Sunday, May 5, an employee of a luxury design store on West Broadway witnessed a 35-year-old man enter the store, open a glass display case, and remove a black Porsche Design Indicator ETA chronometer watch valued at $12,440. The thief concealed the watch in his jeans pocket, attempted to wipe his
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Beaver Burglar

Written by NYPress on May 15, 2013. Posted in Crime Watch OTDT, Our Town Downtown

Early in the evening of Friday, May 3, a 30-year-old woman was sitting at a table in a bar and grill on Beaver Street when an unknown perpetrator took her wallet out of her bag, which was hanging on the back of her chair. The manager of the establishment said there were no working cameras
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Counter Claim

Written by NYPress on May 15, 2013. Posted in Crime Watch OTDT, Our Town Downtown

In the afternoon of Friday, May 3, a 35-year-old woman placed her purse on the counter at a department store on Nassau Street. She walked away and a few minutes later discovered that $2,900 in U.S. cash was missing from her purse. The store has the incident on video
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Fraudulent Charge Charges

Written by NYPress on May 15, 2013. Posted in Crime Watch OTDT, Our Town Downtown

At around noon on Thursday, May 2, a 15- and 16-year-old man attempted to purchase merchandise valued at $1,869.38 using a stolen credit card at a department store on Prince Street. The defendants were apprehended and arrested on charges of grand larceny and credit card fraud
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Aprilia Arrest

Written by NYPress on May 15, 2013. Posted in Crime Watch OTDT, Our Town Downtown

In the afternoon of May 1, a 17-year-old man was observed operating a black 2003 Aprilia motorcycle with New York plates inside a parking garage on Fulton Street. Upon further investigation, the motorcycle the man was driving was found to have been stolen from a location where the owner — a 52-year-old man — had
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Birthday Bash

Written by NYPress on May 15, 2013. Posted in Crime Watch OTDT, Our Town Downtown

At nine in the evening of April 26, a 27-year-old man from Howell, NJ met with his friends at a downtown nightclub to celebrate his birthday. They stayed at the club until closing time, when patrons were asked to leave the premises. The man exited the club with his friends and then did not recall
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Community Calendar

Written by NYPress on May 15, 2013. Posted in News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

Thursday, May 16 Community Board 1 Quality of Life Committee meeting, 6 p.m., Community Board #1 Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709 Community Board 2 SLA Licensing II meeting, 6:30 p.m., St. Anthony of Padua, 151-155 Sullivan St. Lower Hall Monday, May 20 Community Board 3 SLA & DCA Licensing Committee meeting, 6:30 p.m., University
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