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Notes From The Neighborhood

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By Maya Guimaraes & Amanda Woods & Adel Manoukian BLOOMSDAY ON BROADWAY The 31st annual Bloomsday on Broadway event will celebrate with the theme “Music in Bloom” this Saturday, June 16 at 7 p.m. at Symphony Space, featuring music and readings of James Joyce’s Ulysses. Ulysses tells the story of hero Leopold Bloom’s journey through
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Don’t Stall Vote on Riverside–West End Historic District

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By Linda Rosenthal It was with amazement last week that I read a letter by the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, the New York Building Congress and other organizations to the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), calling for the LPC to delay its long-awaited first vote
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All The World’s a Stage: Alt Shakespeare in the Park

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Hudson Warehouse graces the Upper West Side with Shakespeare     It’s that time of year again, where people are filled with joy, the trees are covered in a shine of green, bottles (and people) are covered in sweat, and Riverside Park is filled with tragedy. This tragedy, though, is the re-arrival of The Bard
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Book Nook Helps Kids Learn to Love Reading

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By Amanda Woods Rina Patel, a tutor and former teacher, knows that the transition from pre-k to kindergarten can be rough for children. Driven to make it smoother, she took matters into her own hands when she founded Book Nook, a new early childhood enrichment program on the Upper West Side. Book Nook, located at
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Letters to the Editor: Gay Marriage Cons and Foraging

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Gay Marriage Con Vice President Joe Biden “outed” President Barack Obama by coming out for gay marriage first (“My Marriage and My President,” May 17). It was one of Biden’s many outspoken comments, although this time he knew the mike was on. This announcement could have been made earlier, during the Obama/Biden administration, but was
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The Voice Heard Around the Upper West Side

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Meet Michael McGlone By Andrea Barbuti If you hear a distinctive voice in Central Park reciting, “Could switching to Geico really save you 15 percent or more on car insurance?” it’s probably the real thing. “The Geico guy,” as many people around the country know him, makes his home on the Upper West Side. Besides
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