Senior Housing Benefits to Expire

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on April 16, 2013. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, News OTDT, News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, West Side Spirit

The deadline to renew SCRIE benefits for senior citizens is fast approaching Attention all New York City Seniors! Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) benefits expire on May 24th. Elected officials like Aging Committee Chair Jessica Lappin want to remind New Yorkers that less than two months before the deadline, 6,100 elderly New Yorkers have
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NYCHA Land Lease Plan Met With Disapproval

Written by Alissa Fleck on April 10, 2013. Posted in Breaking News, News & Features West Side Spirit, News OTDT, Our Town Downtown, West Side Spirit

Tenants and City Council members say NYCHA’s plan is moving too quickly and without transparency A plan by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) to generate much-needed revenue through land leasing has been met with uproar from public housing tenants and elected officials. NYCHA’s land leasing plan involves eight different sites and 325,000 square
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The Final Frontier

Written by Regan Hofmann on April 10, 2013. Posted in News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

On Avenue C, it’s still possible to watch Alphabet City reinvent itself As the old saying once went, “A you’re alright, B you’re brave, C you’re crazy, D you’re dead.” It’s not news that Alphabet City is no longer the minefield of socioeconomic misfortune it once was, but even today, when the focal point for
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Rush to Protect Seward Park Library

Written by NYPress on April 10, 2013. Posted in Breaking News, News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

Advocates hope to preserve the historic Lower East Side building By Nora Bosworth As several of Brooklyn’s public libraries face demolition, the Historic Districts Council is swiftly taking steps to protect Manhattan’s own branches. In March, the New York Times reported that the Brooklyn Heights library will be razed in the near future, only to
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New Community Board Members Announced

Written by NYPress on April 10, 2013. Posted in News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

Downtown community boards welcomed new appointees last week By Helaina Hovitz Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer appointed new additions to Community Boards 1, 2, and 3 on Monday, April 1st. The newest members of Community Board 1 are: - Marco Pasanella, owner of the Sandy-surviving South Street Seaport wine shop Pasanella & Son, who has
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West Village Bistro Serves Up a Health Scare

Written by Alissa Fleck on April 10, 2013. Posted in Breaking News, News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

Alta, a high-end restaurant in the West Village, briefly closed down after a pastry chef was found to have hepatitis A How do “dark chocolate liquid truffles” sound? They may sound a little less appetizing when they come with the risk of contracting hepatitis A. The chocolate truffles are just one of 11 items on
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Community Calendar

Written by NYPress on April 10, 2013. Posted in News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

Community Board 1 Meetings Landmarks Committee meeting, Apr 11, 6 p.m., Community Board 1 Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709. Seaport/Civic Center Committee meeting, Apr 16, 6 p.m., Community Board 1 Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709. Executive Committee meeting, Apr 17, 6 p.m., Community Board 1 Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709. Community Board
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Correction

Written by NYPress on April 10, 2013. Posted in News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

Last week, in our story “The Plot Thickens: Seaport Update,” we incorrectly reported that the South Street Seaport Museum is $22 million in debt. That figure actually refers to the total costs to repair the damage to the museum suffered from Hurricane Sandy and to upgrade its systems to prevent damage in future floods, which
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Chinatown Meat Cleaver Attacker Indicted

Written by NYPress on April 10, 2013. Posted in News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

District Attorney Vance has just announced the indictment of 28-year-old Ming Guang Huang for brutally assaulting his 23-year-old wife with a meat cleaver. Huang is being charged with attempted murder in the second degree, kidnapping in the second Degree, and assault in the first degree. “Domestic violence doesn’t just take place inside the home –
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Woman Killed by 1 Train at Canal Street

Written by NYPress on April 10, 2013. Posted in News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

The Daily News reported that a woman was killed Sunday after being struck by a 1 train near the Canal Street subway station. Officials said that the victim, a woman believed to be in her 30s, was found at about 1:15 p.m. She may have been struck hours earlier, and police sources told the News
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