Locals Protest as MSK-CUNY Campus Moves Forward

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on March 27, 2013. Posted in Breaking News, News Our Town, Our Town

The hospital and science campus planned for East 74th Street still faces some community opposition The forthcoming state-of-the-art Memorial Sloan Kettering-Hunter College cancer center is one step closer to breaking ground on the East River. The plans for the new science center, which is set to go up on 74th Street between York Avenue and
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Mayoral Hopefuls on UES Trash

Written by NYPress on March 27, 2013. Posted in News Our Town, Our Town

Mayoral candidates addressed the E. 91st St. Marine Transfer Station at a recent forum By Adam Janos The 92nd Street Y and the New York Observer hosted a forum for mayoral candidates last Thursday to discuss their visions for the city. Joseph Lhota, John Catsimatidis and George McDonald attended the forum on the Republican side;
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How Safe is the Second Avenue Subway?

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on March 27, 2013. Posted in News Our Town, Our Town

An accident last week left a construction worker stuck in a pit of mud and lucky to be alive. What does this incident tell us about the safety of the massive project? Last Tuesday, New Yorkers held their breaths as FDNY workers spent four hours rescuing a 2nd Avenue subway construction worker stuck in the
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Met to Open 7 Days

Written by NYPress on March 27, 2013. Posted in News Our Town, Our Town

The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced last week that it would begin opening on Mondays starting July 1st of this year, breaking with the schedule it’s maintained since 1971. This new schedule will go into effect at both the Museum’s main building on Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street in Manhattan and at The Cloisters museum
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Lennox Hill Hospital Takes the Bronze

Written by NYPress on March 27, 2013. Posted in News Our Town, Our Town

Lenox Hill Hospital is excited to have placed, for the second year in a row, at the North Shore-LIJ Health System’s Second Annual “Ultimate Chef Healthy Entrée Challenge.” It was Chefs Patricia Sobol and Johnny Beniquez’s shrimp dish with tomato saffron broth and a parsnip and celery root puree that landed them in the 3rd
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The Meatball Controversy

Written by NYPress on March 27, 2013. Posted in News Our Town, Our Town

Who knew a meatball shop could cause such chaos? Apparently the Upper East Side. Local residents were up in arms at this past Wednesday’s Community Board 8 Street Life Subcommittee meeting about the chain restaurant Meatball Shop setting up shop in their neighborhood. It’s not because they don’t like meatballs – it’s because of the
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Subway Disruption This Week

Written by NYPress on March 27, 2013. Posted in News Our Town, Our Town

The MTA is bringing FASTRACK, an initiative that is designed to help workers perform uninterrupted, thus safer and more efficient, subway maintenance to the Upper East Side from March 25-29. For four consecutive weeknights, beginning on the 25th, the maintenance crews will be working in stations, tunnels and on the tracks for a straight 7
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A recent report reveals the inequities in where the city spends ad dollars in local media

Written by NYPress on March 22, 2013. Posted in News Our Town, Our Town

By Bill Thompson There’s an old saying in politics: “you go where the voters are.” The idea is to always reach out to individuals and communities and never take any group for granted. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what our city government is not doing by ignoring community and ethnic media, a central vehicle of communicating with
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Brainstorming in the City with Demetri Martin

Written by NYPress on March 22, 2013. Posted in News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, West Side Spirit

The comedian talks about the Strand, NYU Law, and growing up in the Greek church By Angela Barbuti “I want to have an apartment that’s near Carnegie Hall so when somebody asks how to get to my place, I can just say, ‘Practice, practice, practice then make a left,” said Demetri Martin when asked to
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Cat Food Recall

Written by NYPress on March 22, 2013. Posted in News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, Pets, West Side Spirit

Premium Edge, Diamond Naturals and 4health Dry Recalled Due to Possibility of Low Levels of Thiamine (Vitamin B1) Diamond Pet Foods is voluntarily recalling limited production codes of Premium Edge Finicky Adult Cat Formula dry cat food, Premium Edge Senior Cat Hairball Management Formula dry cat food, Premium Edge Kitten Formula dry cat food, Diamond
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