Hasidic Police Recruit Fired for His Facial Hair

Written by NYPress on June 11, 2012. Posted in Breaking News, News OTDT, News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown

NYPD trainee says he was kicked out of the academy for refusing to trim his beard It was a hairy situation on Friday. Fishel Litzman, a Hasidic NYPD recruit, just a few weeks away from finishing his training, was forced to leave the police academy on Friday because his beard was too long,
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Sponge Bob, the 30 lb. Cat, Finds New Home

Written by NYPress on June 11, 2012. Posted in A Trip Through the Archives, Breaking News, News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

By Paul Bisceglio New York’s tubbiest tabby has a new home. Sponge Bob, the 30 lb. feline media sensation, made his debut with his new owners last week on the purple carpet at Animal Haven’s second annual Performance for the Animals benefit concert and auction at City Winery in Tribeca. Two months ago, Sponge Bob’s
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Where is the Line Between Press and Paparazzi?

Written by Our Town Downtown on June 7, 2012. Posted in Breaking News, News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

Soho residents angry over Patz murder media blitz By Paul Bisceglio Local media went into a frenzy last week when 51-year-old New Jersey man Pedro Hernandez confessed to killing Etan Patz, a 6-year-old Soho resident who went missing on his way to the bus on May 25, 1979. The disappearance made national headlines 33 years
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Neighborhood Chatter

Written by NYPress on June 7, 2012. Posted in News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

by Adel Manoukian DANCE NEW AMSTERDAM RESCUED FROM GETTING THE BOOT State Sen. Daniel Squadron and Executive Director of Dance New Amsterdam (DNA) Catherine Peila announced last week that the performance center in Lower Manhattan has reached an agreement with its landlord to lower its monthly rent and rental debt. This announcement comes after a
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Here Come the Bees: City Has Too Many Hives Say Experts

Written by NYPress on June 6, 2012. Posted in Breaking News, News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

By Paul Bisceglio If dodging speeding cabs, wayward cyclists, and lost tourists on the city’s sweltering streets this summer isn’t enough, here’s another thing to look out for: bees — a whole freakin’ lot of ‘em. Honeybee swarms of cinematic proportions have terrified city goers this spring from Brooklyn to the Bronx. They bombarded a
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Scout Willis Arrested for Drinking “Pakistani Beer,” Fake ID in Union Square

Written by NYPress on June 6, 2012. Posted in Breaking News, News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

By Paul Bisceglio Scout Willis, 20-year-old daughter of divorced movie stars Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, was arrested on Monday for presenting a fake ID to police after being caught with an open beer in the Union Square station. According to the Daily News, which first reported the incident, Court papers said that a transit
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Revenge on Wheels

Written by Sean Creamer on June 6, 2012. Posted in Breaking News, News & Features West Side Spirit, News OTDT, Our Town Downtown, West Side Spirit

With bicycle thefts now common in NYC, one man set up a sting operation to recover his stolen bike by Sean Creamer Paul Panus’ story is one that begins like many bicycle thefts, with a nice bike and a cheap lock. After his bike was stolen, Panus, a 33-year-old IT project manager and skateboarding and cycling
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NYU Undergrad Tuition Fees Rise Again

Written by NYPress on June 6, 2012. Posted in Breaking News, Education, News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

New York – On June 4th 2012, New York University’s undergrads received some bad news. In a long email from NYU president John Sexton, attentive readers noticed that the school is planning to increase its tuition by 3.8% for the 2012-13 academic year. At first glance, the email seems to be a 2000-ish words lyrical
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New York’s Most Dangerous Bridges

Written by NYPress on June 6, 2012. Posted in Breaking News, News & Features West Side Spirit, News OTDT, News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, West Side Spirit

Despite mandates, Comptroller Liu says DOT is slow to respond Don’t forget your swimmies. Comptroller John C. Liu said yesterday that after a 2009-10 city audit on the safety of its bridges, the Department of Transportation still has yet to make some obligatory repairs. And considering bridges can already be somewhat eerie, that’s a
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Don’t Go Blind Tonight: Where to view the “transit of Venus” safely

Written by NYPress on June 5, 2012. Posted in News OTDT, News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, Uncategorized

By Nick Gallinelli A few organizations are providing spots to safely view tonight’s transit of Venus Unless you’re going to live for another 105 years (and if you are you probably can’t read this) tonight is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see Venus cross the earth’s view of the sun. Tonight, a “transit of Venus”
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