Union Square Condo Goes Smokefree

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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 . 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

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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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Local Legislators Lead The Charge for Women’s Equality

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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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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

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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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