Author Archive

Morning-after pill use up for younger women

Written by NYPress on March 15, 2013. Posted in Healthy Manhattan, West Side Spirit

Half of woman say they used it after unprotected sex By Mike Stobbe About 1 in 9 younger women have used the morning-after pill after sex, according to the first government report to focus on emergency contraception since its approval 15 years ago. The results come from a survey of females ages 15 to 44.
[ read more... ]

Be the first to comment on this post

Shopping Around: Off-Season Finds at Exquisite Prices

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

A visit to Big D Home yields delightful results By Laura Shanahan I know it’s almost post-season now, but could you use an extra blanket? No? How about if I tell you it’s cuddly and soft and priced at $12.99? Maybe then? Nope, the blanket didn’t just fall of the back of a truck, nor
[ read more... ]

Be the first to comment on this post

Ham-burglar Break In

Written by NYPress on March 15, 2013. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, West Side Spirit

A 56-year-old male employee at a burger restaurant on Amsterdam Avenue said that sometime between 10:30 a.m. and 10 p.m. on February 27th, an unknown person broke into the basement through a window, and took $1,500, as well as the recorder for the surveillance camera. Police are still on the lookout for the perpetrator, but
[ read more... ]

Be the first to comment on this post

20 Grand Stolen from Bank Account

Written by NYPress on March 15, 2013. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, West Side Spirit

Sometime during the month of February, an unknown person removed $22,0000 from the bank account of a 47-year-old woman living on West 76th Street. The cash was taken without permission or authority, and the woman reported the theft on March 1st. Police are still on the lookout for the perpetrator
[ read more... ]

Be the first to comment on this post

Stick Attack on West 80th Street

Written by NYPress on March 15, 2013. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, West Side Spirit

On West 80th Street on March 3rd just after midnight, an unknown man attacked a 33-year-old man walking down the street, with intent to harm. He engaged the victim in physical altercation, striking him in the left side of the head with a stick. The victim then struck his assailant in the face with a
[ read more... ]

Be the first to comment on this post

Thousands Taken from Teen’s Account

Written by NYPress on March 15, 2013. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, West Side Spirit

On March 4th, a 17-year-old boy reported to police that when he got home to his apartment on West 72nd Street, he noticed that he did not have his wallet. His bank notified him that $3,000 had been withdrawn from his bank account over the course of several days. The incident occurred sometime between February
[ read more... ]

Be the first to comment on this post

Fraudulent Traveler

Written by NYPress on March 15, 2013. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, West Side Spirit

A 37-year-old woman who lives on Broadway on the Upper West Side said that she received a call from Orbitz on February 13th saying that there were charges on her bank card of $4,900, although she is still in possession of the card. The defendant said she didn’t make or authorize any of the transactions,
[ read more... ]

Be the first to comment on this post

Kids stash the darndest things

Written by NYPress on March 15, 2013. Posted in Healthy Manhattan, Our Town, West Side Spirit

What to do when your child sticks something where it doesn’t belong By Carol Harbers On occasion, one of my kids will present me with a particularly challenging problem, and I know exactly what to do. So rare and so perfect are these moments that I remember them with great detail for long after. Like
[ read more... ]

Be the first to comment on this post

New Middle School for Upper East Side

Written by NYPress on March 15, 2013. Posted in News Our Town, Our Town

The community can breathe a sigh of relief as the Dept. of Education agrees to open a new middle school in District 2 Last Friday, East Side officials announced that the Department of Education (DOE) had agreed to meet longstanding community demands and create a badly-needed new middle school on the Upper East Side of
[ read more... ]

Be the first to comment on this post

Honoring FRIENDS

Written by NYPress on March 15, 2013. Posted in News Our Town, Our Town

Local preservation advocacy group FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts is are being honored with a Lucy G. Moss award from the New York Landmarks Conservancy for their achievement in outstanding preservation. According to a press release, “The Moses Awards recognize individuals, organizations, architects, crafts people and building owners for their extraordinary contributions
[ read more... ]

Be the first to comment on this post

First «25 26 27 282930 31 32 »Last