‘Because I Said So’ Says This Soprano

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Actor Steve Schirripa outlines his philosophy on parenting (no matching tattoos or underage drinking in his house!) By Angela Barbuti Steve Schirripa proves that any man can be a father, but it takes a real man to be a daddy. In his new book, Big Daddy’s Rules: Raising Daughters Is Tougher Than I Look, he
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Will Labor Pains Give Birth to A New Mayor?

Written by Tom Allon on . Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, News Our Town, Our Town, West Side Spirit

Why average voters should care about union endorsements One of the reasons New York has had Republican mayors for the last 20 years is because the City’s public and private sector unions have fragmented in Democratic primaries. Guess what? Even though labor talked about unifying around one candidate in 2013, history is about to repeat
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Venture Backstage with the Stars

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The Theater District gift shop is a haven for musical-lovers By Laura Shanahan Sing along with me now: “Mem-reees, misty blah-blah mem-reees…” You got memories? Mad for music? Cuckoo for choreography? Over the moon for musicals? Bananas for Broadway? Stop me before I alliterate again. Have I got a store for you: Backstage Memories, a
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It’s a Match

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Balance theory may explain why couples start to mirror each other By Kristine Keller The other day I sat on my favorite downtown bench gazing at the throngs of passerby. I spotted gaggles of girls entering my favorite café, all dressed similarly in summer fare – cut-off shorts and gladiator sandals – hair all cascading
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Neighbors Mad at ‘Loss’ of Damrosch Park

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on . Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, News Our Town, Our Town, West Side Spirit

Fashion Week may find other location by 2015 When Fashion Week moved from Bryant Park to Lincoln Square in Fall 2010, residents were up in arms – from the noise, the crowds and the invasion of Damrosch Park, the 2.4-acre public park adjacent to Lincoln Center and home to private events like the Big Apple
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Lautenberg Remembered at Upper East Side Funeral

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By Angela Delli Santi U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg’s journey from a childhood so poor his family couldn’t afford his bar mitzvah to his life as a multimillionaire businessman who served for decades in the Senate was remembered Wednesday at an Upper East Side funeral at Park Avenue Synagogue at 87th and Madison Avenue packed with
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Renting Out Rooms May Cost You

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Locals who list rooms and apartments on the travel site AirBnB could face serious fines from the city By Adam Janos David, a resident in a two-bedroom on Rivington Street, is just trying to make ends meet. He has no agenda to destroy affordable housing in the city. And yet recent actions by the city’s
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Oblivious Walkers Cause Bike Woes

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

Bike lanes mean new rules for the road. Look for cars and bikes. A woman talking on her cell phone on the corner of 86th Street and First Avenue steps into the bike lane on 86th Street without looking. A bike zooms past and just misses hitting her. She was lucky. Yet, accidents in which
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