House Calls in the 21st Century

Written by NY Press on . Posted in Healthy Manhattan, News & Features West Side Spirit, News Our Town, Our Town, Special Sections, West Side Spirit

By Laura Shin Dr. Alexander Krishtul began visiting his patients in their homes several years ago as a favor. It became so popular that he made it a regular part of his business. Today, house calls are a defining part of his practice and are also his favorite. “I love it,” said Krishtul, physician at
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Quiz: Can You Spot the Difference Between the Streets of London and New York City?

Written by NYPress on . Posted in Arts our town downtown, News Our Town, NY Press Exclusive, Our Town, Our Town Downtown

New photography exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York to celebrate the world’s largest competition The Olympics are almost upon us! But even if you’re not into sports, this year’s Olympics have given us something else to look at. In honor of the Games, the Museum of London and its project, London
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Soda Ban Debate Sees Its First Action

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

Proponents and opponents voice their opinion regarding Bloomberg’s unique proposal The debate over Mayor Bloomberg’s soda ban raged on Tuesday, having started at 1 p.m. but lasting over 80 minutes past its initial expected ending time, the New York Times reports. Representatives from the board of health, union advocates, consumer advocates, health experts politicians, even a
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St. Vincent’s AIDS Memorial Park to Break Ground Next Year

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

Drastically smaller memorial will “honor” AIDS victims If you’ve ever wanted to see life-size origami, although it’s pretty hard to imagine why you would ever, then you’re in luck. Say hello the new St. Vincent’s AIDS Memorial. In a full overhaul of the memorial’s original plan, which basically called for a 17,000 ft. sq. “infinite
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Reward for Suspect Who Shot at NYPD Officer Up to $22k

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Man on the run with an even bigger target on his back It’s not only the police who are looking for the man who shot NYPD officer Brian Groves earlier this month. There is currently a $22,000 reward for information leading to the suspect’s arrest, which doesn’t bode well for the suspect and his current
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Literally Climbing Mountains While Living with MS

Written by Megan Finnegan on . Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, News Our Town, Our Town, West Side Spirit

Many people afflicted with a chronic disease have plenty of obstacles to surmount in their lives without adding more. For Upper West Side resident Alexandra Levin, being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) at a young age did nothing to thwart her desire to tackle some of the biggest natural obstacles in the world: mountains. Levin,
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Sifting Through School Options— Public, Private, Charter and Parochial

Written by NY Press on . Posted in Continuing Education, News & Features West Side Spirit, News Our Town, Our Town, West Side Spirit

To ensure that a child growing up in the city gets a good education, parents really do have to turn themselves into educated consumers to learn their options and how to best assess them. We have four thriving educational sectors—public, private, charter and parochial—and they all have their pros and cons, rules and regulations. New
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Greg Louganis Q&A

Written by Megan Finnegan Bungeroth on . Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, News Our Town, Our Town, West Side Spirit

Greg Louganis has built his entire life around overcoming seemingly impossible obstacles. He is perhaps most famous for a single dive at the 1988 Olympics preliminaries, a reverse two-and-a-half somersault pike, in which he hit the back of his head on the spring board and had to receive stitches for his injury. Undaunted by the
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What to Watch: Olympics 2012

Written by Rebecca Harris on . Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, News Our Town, Our Town, West Side Spirit

With the 2012 Olympics fast approaching, America’s fastest and strongest athletes are ready to go for gold in London. In Beijing in 2008, Team USA topped the international competition with 110 medals, the most taken home by any country in the Games. This year, returning champions and bright-eyed rising stars make up a team that
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