'F' For Failing Falafel?

Written by admin on March 30, 2010. Posted in Blog, News & Features West Side Spirit

New Yorkers who enjoy falafel, halal, huaraches or the classic dirty water dog may soon know if their street meat got a passing grade from the city. After the Department of Health required restaurants to post a letter grade following an inspection, East Side Council Member Dan Garodnick wants street vendors to follow suit. “We
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Townhouse Sets Real Estate Record

Written by admin on March 24, 2010. Posted in Blog

Is the New York City real estate market picking up? The New York Post’s Jennifer Gould Keil reports that a new Upper West Side record has been set with the purchase of a $19.3 million townhouse on West 76th Street, off Central Park West
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State Sen. Pushes Census Ad

Written by admin on March 19, 2010. Posted in Blog

State Sen. Tom Duane is up for reelection this year and recorded a robo-call to reach his constituents. But with no challenger, Duane decided to promote the 2010 Census instead of stump for his campaign
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Church Moves Closer to Landmark Status, But Sale Looms

Written by admin on March 19, 2010. Posted in Blog

West Park Presbyterian Church is one step closer to achieving landmark status, but its reverend says the deteriorating building may be sold. The City Planning Commission voted unanimously March 9 to landmark the century-old church, at 165 W. 86th St. and Amsterdam Avenue. The City Council will now hold a public hearing on the designation
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Central Park Tennis Bubble Gets East Side Questions

Written by admin on March 18, 2010. Posted in Blog

The East Side’s community board backed an initial proposal in February 2009 to erect a bubble over the Central Park tennis courts during winter months, but the plan will get an additional review now that more details have been fleshed out. The Manhattan news website DNAinfo first reported concerns about pricey fees and noisy generators
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Mending Fences

Written by admin on March 16, 2010. Posted in Blog, News & Features West Side Spirit

Straphangers, take heart—the city has not forgotten the 10-foot section of fence outside the No. 1, 2 and 3 lines at West 72nd Street that was damaged after a taxi crashed there last summer
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Voices From Haiti

Written by admin on January 22, 2010. Posted in Blog

The Haitian Times, a community newspaper based in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, has been on the ground covering the earthquake in Haiti for several days now. As fellow members of the New York Press Association, Our Town and West Side Spirit are posting some of the work that Haitian Times publisher Garry Pierre-Pierre and colleagues
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The Earthquake Played a Cruel Joke on Haiti

Written by admin on January 22, 2010. Posted in Blog

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Whenever someone would ask me what will it take to turn Haiti around, I would always warn them that what I’m about to say can be seen as sardonic. I would prepare them slowly. “You know what it’s going to take is for a large natural disaster to hit Haiti,” I would
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People Didn’t Believe This Was the Big One

Written by admin on January 22, 2010. Posted in Blog

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Marjorie Louis was sitting in her kitchen eating dinner when she felt the house shaking but she didn’t get up. “I didn’t think it wasn’t going to be serious…and was waiting for it to stop. But I noticed it wasn’t stopping and finally tried to get up off the table but just
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Help for Haiti

Written by admin on January 20, 2010. Posted in Blog, News & Features West Side Spirit

West Siders looking to lend a hand with rescue and rebuilding efforts in Haiti can take part in a volunteer-organized “Comedy Emergency” variety show Thursday, Jan. 21 at the Triad. Coordinators are promising quite the mixed bag of entertainment: improv, stand up comedy, circus acts, magic tricks and Haitian music, with proceeds going directly to
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