Turn On, Tune In, Drop the Lawsuit

Written by Carib Guerra on . Posted in Arts & Film, Business, DTSocial, Lifestyle, On Topic OTDT, Our Town Downtown, Technology, TV

So, this website called Aereo just got sued by every major broadcast network. Why? Because Aereo lets you watch broadcast TV channels whenever you want. And unlike Hulu or Netflix, where it can be days/weeks/months before new episodes come out, Aereo is actually TV. Right there, whenever you like, on your browser, iPhone or iPad. Yes. Let’s be real: Nobody but Nielsen families watches TV
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Lights On…In Lower Manhattan

Written by admin on . Posted in Arts our town downtown, Breaking News, Business, Our Town Downtown

Downtown Alliance’s Kelly Rush lets us know what’s opening and closing In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, one of my favorite days of the year, an Irish blessing for you: May the wind always be at your back, may the sun shine warm upon your face, may your teenagers stay busy, may the road rise up to meet you and
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CB8 Shoots Down Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Written by Megan Finnegan Bungeroth on . Posted in Breaking News, Business, News Our Town, Our Town

msk Last week, representatives for Memorial Sloan-Kettering (MSK) made a final plea to Community Board 8 asking for their blessing on a variance request for their planned new cancer center on the Upper East Side. But much to the delight of many in attendance at the meeting, the board voted not to approve the request, creating a bumpier road to ultimate approval from the Board
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Shuttered Papasito Rallies Against NYPD Treatment

Written by Megan Finnegan Bungeroth on . Posted in Arts our town downtown, Breaking News, Business, Dining Our Town, Dining west side spirit, Eat & Drink, News & Features West Side Spirit, News OTDT, News Our Town, West Side Spirit

FW.Papasitos.Rally.as Last Thursday, over 100 people rallied at One Police Plaza to protest what they say is unfair treatment by the NYPD of Hispanic-owned small businesses, spurred by the recent shuttering of Papasito Mexican Grill & Agave Bar on the Upper West Side. Last Friday, police shut down the restaurant, which has been the subject of
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Old-School Manhattan

Written by admin on . Posted in Business, Lifestyle, West Side Spirit

gI_128644_IMAGE OF GOODRICH PHARMACY “We sanded it years back,” said Frank Cammarata, of Goodrich Pharmacy’s plain, wooden-plank floor, “but people like it this way.” He smiled and added, “As I get older, I prefer a more natural state.” You can’t get more natural than the classic wooden cabinetry and fixtures that distinguish Goodrich from its glass-and-glitz chain competitors. Indeed,
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Lights On…in Lower Manhattan

Written by Marissa Maier on . Posted in Breaking News, Business

Downtown Alliance’s Kelly Rush lets us know what’s opening and closing Without vision, a people perish. Or, in my version of this proverb for the column: Without glasses from the right eyewear shop, one might not be able to find one’s way to the spa…or to the restaurant for ribs. In this week’s edition, pamper
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Fashion Week's Economic Boon

Written by Megan Finnegan Bungeroth on . Posted in Breaking News, Business, NY Press Exclusive, West Side Spirit

By Megan Bungeroth While some residents gripe about the unfavorable ramifications of having Fashion Week in their backyard, there are benefits to the community for hosting the event. In August 2011, the Fordham Consulting Group and Fordham University Graduate School of Business released an economic impact study outlining the effects of Fashion Week on the immediate
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Former St. Vincents Hospital is planned to be replaced with luxury condos

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After St. Vincent’s Hospital closed in April of 2010, the Lower West Side has been without a full service hospital for its 385 thousand residents. Now Rudin Management Co., after purchasing the former hospital campus for $260 million this past Oct., wants to convert the site into luxury condominiums. Rudins seeks an upzoning of the
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