Pet Adoption Event

Written by NYPress on May 23, 2013. Posted in News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

The Alliance for NYC’s Animals will host “Maddie’s Pet Adoption Days” on June 1 and 2 at several Manhattan locations. Homeless dogs and cats – young and old, large and small, mixed and pure breeds, frisky and couch potatoes – will be presented for adoption by more than 50 area shelters and rescue groups. While
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ID Theft & Fraud Forum

Written by NYPress on May 23, 2013. Posted in News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

State Senator Brad Hoylman and other local elected officials will host a forum titled “Identity Theft & Consumer Fraud: How to Protect Yourself & What to Do if You’re a Victim” on Tuesday, May 28 at 6:30 p.m. at Roosevelt Hospital, Conference Room B, 1000 Tenth Avenue, second floor (between 58th and 59th Streets). Hoylman
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Ferry Collision in Battery Park

Written by NYPress on May 23, 2013. Posted in News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

On Thursday May 16, a New York Water Taxi crashed into the dock at Pier A at Battery Park, at a speed of about 5 to 10 knots, DNAinfo.com reported. Only two passengers suffered minor injuries, and the rest of the 40 passengers were able to get off the vessel unharmed. The ferry reportedly lost
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Union Square Condo Goes Smokefree

Written by admin on May 23, 2013. Posted in News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

Homeowners in Zeckendorf Towers, the 29-story, 647-unit pyramid-topped building right on Union Square, voted overwhelmingly to become the largest completely smoke-free condominium in the city. Eighty-five percent of unit owners voted on the policy, and 83.5 percent voted in favor of the amendment to prohibit smoking in both residential units and public areas for all
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Greenwich Village Murder a Devastating Call to Action

Written by Alissa Fleck on May 23, 2013. Posted in News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

By Alissa Fleck In the morning hours of May 18, 32-year-old Mark Carson was gunned down outside a Greenwich Village pizzeria after being trailed and threatened with anti-gay slurs. Before opening fire early Saturday, the gunman confronted the victim and his companion on the street and asked if they “want to die here,” Police Commissioner
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Mapping Your Future Home

Written by NYPress on May 23, 2013. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, News OTDT, Our Town Downtown, West Side Spirit

Urban Compass aims to help New Yorkers find the perfect place to live A new company is hoping to redefine the ways that people find homes in New York City. On Tuesday, May 7, Mayor Bloomberg visited the offices of Urban Compass to announce the company’s beta launch. “We think there’s a huge opportunity in
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Downtown Salon Wows Clients

Written by NYPress on May 23, 2013. Posted in News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

Shobha Salon has opened a new outpost in the Financial District By Helaina Hovitz Why are so many downtown women — and men — paying $33 to have their eyebrows threaded and $60 for a bikini wax? Because Shobha clients are always serviced by specialists who’ve been trained in the art of eyebrows, bikini waxes,
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Local Legislators Lead The Charge for Women’s Equality

Written by NYPress on May 23, 2013. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, News OTDT, Our Town Downtown, West Side Spirit

State Senator Liz Krueger and others trying to push Equality Act onto Senate floor Last week, Senator Liz Krueger and other legislators, including City Councilmembers Jessica Lappin and Gale Brewer, forming a Women’s Equality Coalition, held a press conference to call attention to Governor Cuomo’s 10-point Women’s Equality Act. New York gender equality legislation has
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Etan Patz’s Alleged Killer to Go to Trial

Written by NYPress on May 23, 2013. Posted in News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

Judge declines to nix ‘79 child-killing case By Jennifer Peltz A man charged with murder decades after one of the nation’s most infamous child disappearances can be brought to trial, a judge ruled Wednesday, May 16, turning down the man’s claim that the case was too thin to proceed. In a case that hinges on
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Written by NYPress on May 23, 2013. Posted in News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

Dear Editor: There was good news and bad news concerning the recent announcement by filmmakers Michael Moore and Morgan Spurlock that construction for an all-documentary movie theater [at the Downtown Community Television Center] will begin in downtown Manhattan. Documentary movies are already periodically available at many other Manhattan theaters including the Film Forum, Angelika Film
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