Olympic Sprinters Trained in Central Park

Written by NY Press on July 19, 2012. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, News Our Town, Our Town, West Side Spirit

by Amanda Woods Four sprinters who will compete in this year’s Olympics, many of them record-setters and breakers, trained for their lifelong dream competition in one of New York City’s most popular jogging spots: Central Park. Erison Hurtault, who will compete in the 400-meter dash; Julius Mutekanga, who will take on the 800-meter dash; Jeremy
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Rose Group in Hot Seat at CB8 Meeting

Written by Megan Finnegan on July 19, 2012. Posted in News Our Town, Our Town

Last week, nearly 200 people from the Upper East Side showed up at a Community Board street life committee meeting to debate the fate of a church/event space on Park Avenue. The embattled 583 Park operates as an upscale event space out of the Third Church of Christ Scientist on Park Avenue and East 63rd
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New HBO Documentary Focuses on the Bird, Birdwatchers of Central Park

Written by Rebecca Harris on July 19, 2012. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, News Our Town, Our Town, West Side Spirit

HBO launched a documentary on Monday that explores a unique facet of New York City personality: the bird-watching community of Central Park. Birders: The Central Park Effect, directed by New York nature lover Jeffrey Kimball, chronicles four seasons in the lives of both the birders and the wild birds they admire year-round in the oasis
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Helping Cabbies Pick Up Their Finances

Written by Alan Krawitz on July 19, 2012. Posted in News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, Special Sections

Helping the city’s new immigrants make their American dreams come true is a special mission that two New York City credit unions, LOMTO and Melrose, take very seriously. The LOMTO Federal Credit Union, with more than $200 million in assets and locations on the Upper West Side and in Queens, began life with a very
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Big Banks Are Thinking Local

Written by Rebecca Harris on July 19, 2012. Posted in News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown

With the economy still struggling and the Occupy Wall Street movement continuing to urge supporters to boycott mainstream financial institutions, major banks are facing more pressure than ever to maintain the trust of customers in the local communities they serve. Campaigns such as the Move Your Money Project, Move Our Money USA and others have
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Smaller Is Better, Community Banks & Credit Unions Say

Written by Alan Krawitz on July 19, 2012. Posted in News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown

Fueled by the financial crisis and prolonged economic downturn, increasing numbers of New Yorkers have been turning to financial institutions other than large commercial banks in an effort to obtain better rates on loans, higher account yields and relief from the seemingly endless string of fees that traditional banks rely upon to boost profits for
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New Charter Opens to Applause

Written by Megan Finnegan Bungeroth on July 19, 2012. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, News Our Town, Our Town, West Side Spirit

A neighborhood that went to battle to fiercely oppose the opening of one charter school in the recent past is now set to welcome another with open arms. The Hebrew Charter School Center is preparing to open its newest school in Community Education District 3, which covers the Upper West Side as well as parts
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Two Injured After Car Plunges Down Elevator Shaft of UES Parking Garage

Written by Rebecca Harris on July 17, 2012. Posted in Breaking News, News Our Town, Our Town

After shot of the fallen car that firefighters extracted from the shaft (Photo Courtesy of @FDNY)

Two people were hospitalized Tuesday morning after a car plummeted down the elevator shaft of an Upper East Side parking garage. A parking attendant at the East 76th Street and 1st Avenue garage reportedly drove the vehicle into the car elevator on the building’s fifth floor, but the elevator was not there, CBS reported. He
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Vendy Awards Honor the City’s Best Street Vendors

Written by NYPress on July 17, 2012. Posted in Breaking News, Lifestyle, News OTDT, News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown

Street Vendor Project at the Urban Justice Center announce new award, judges Not sure which street vendor to eat at? Head to Governor’s Island on September 15 for the 2012 Vendy Awards and you’ll never go hungry again! Ok, maybe. The event, which travels throughout the country, sets out to determine which vendors you pass
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We Love Lin, But At What Cost? Is The Legacy Worth the Paycheck?

Written by NYPress on July 16, 2012. Posted in Lifestyle, News OTDT, News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, Sports

New Houston offer makes one New Yorker wonder if Lin, despite huge fan base, is worth it It’s a bit of an odd thing to begin with— Jeremy Lin’s “Linsanity” legacy. How often does 25 games started, one insane week, and post-season injuries and irrelevance constitute one of the most-talked-about monikers in all of sports?
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