Air Force Veteran Killing Brings Tragedy to Fleet Week

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21-year-old Air Force veteran Fabian Gonzalez was shot and killed on Saturday at 2:30 a.m. while walking with his cousin on Lyvere St. According to police, the pair argued with a group of men, one of whom drew a gun and shot Gonzalez in the armpit and his cousin in the right calf. The pair
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New York State Parks Department Suspends April Smoking Ban

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New Yorkers and other state visitors are again free to smoke around various state parks, pools, beaches and historic sites after the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation suspended an early April smoking ban on these locales. The smokers’ rights group NYC C.L.A.S.H. officially challenged the smoking ban policy on May 1st. The group claimed
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Updated: New Jersey Man Arrested in Etan Patz Case

Written by Marissa Maier on . Posted in Breaking News, News OTDT, Our Town Downtown, Uncategorized

While the excavation of a Soho basement on Prince Street in April yielded almost no clues into the disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz, who went missing from the area in 1979, it appears the NYPD might have a new suspect in the case. Police commissioner Ray Kelly officially remained mum on the identity of the
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Summer is Coming: Summer Guide 2012

Written by Allen Houston on . Posted in A Trip Through the Archives, Arts & Film, Books, Breaking News, Eat & Drink, Film, Miscellaneous, Museums, Music, News & Features West Side Spirit, News OTDT, News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, Special Sections, Summer Guide, TV, Uncategorized, West Side Spirit

Summer_Cover.indd It’s still the early part of the season, the good part, when summer hours kick into effect (for the luckiest among us), before the tourist invasion starts and the city starts to heat up and emit that special odor that’s uniquely New York in August. There’s no better time to be in the city for
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The CitiBike Lowdown

Written by Andrew Rice on . Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, News OTDT, News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, Special Sections, Summer Guide, West Side Spirit

Citi Bike_Bridge Every summer, New Yorkers emerge from their apartments and offices, soaking up the great outdoors on two wheels in New York City. This summer, with the launch of CitiBike, which promises to be the largest urban bike sharing system in North America, even more New Yorkers will get to experience the joys of cycling through
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Pedal to the Pavement

Written by Andrew Rice on . Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, News OTDT, News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, Special Sections, Summer Guide, West Side Spirit

Best Bike Trail-Hudson River Greenway(as)_1 The best cycling spots around Manhattan and beyond To most New Yorkers, Manhattan-based cyclists seemed to be faced with their own unique set of obstacles: screeching cabs, distracted pedestrians, drivers unexpectedly opening their car doors in the bike lane during rush hour. The island, however, is also home to some of the best cycling routes
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Summer Guide: Dan’s Hampton Picks

Written by Marissa Maier on . Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, News OTDT, News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, Special Sections, Summer Guide, West Side Spirit

Tom Ratcliffe IIIPO 2175 Sag Harbor NY 11963631-725-7643 By Dan Rattiner I have been asked, using my vast experience for the past 52 years with Dan’s Papers, to give you my very favorite things I enjoy out here. Don’t tell anybody about any of them—this is just for you. MONTAUK POINT OCEAN BEACH Frankly, I am just so bored with the stunningly beautiful
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Neighborhood Chatter

Written by Marissa Maier on . Posted in News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

800px-Fingerprint_scanner_identification Manhattan Borough Board Unanimously Passes DREAM Act On Thursday, May 17, members of the Manhattan Borough Board unanimously approved New York State DREAM legislation, a number of bills promoting higher education and civic engagement opportunities for students in New York City neighborhoods, regardless of their immigration status. New York City’s immigrant population, the largest of
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Former Frank Stella Studio Saved in East Village

Written by Alan Krawitz on . Posted in Breaking News, News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

Preservationists, residents, politicians save 128 E. 13th St. following six-year push It took six years to accomplish, but hard work and perseverance paid off for city preservationists as the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) voted unanimously last week to landmark 128 E. 13th St., a building once used to auction off horses. The campaign to
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