Kips Bay Public Plaza Hits Snag

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on April 16, 2013. Posted in Breaking News, News Our Town, Our Town

A neighboring shopping center has changed its tune and refuses to support the public plaza The residents of Kip’s Bay have been trying for years to get a little space and sunshine in their community. The Kips Bay Neighborhood Association (KPNA) was formed in 2010 to put plans into motion for a pedestrian plaza on
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The Vitamin Man

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

Local shopowner helps naturally cure what ails you as allergy season rears its head By Laura Shanahan Feeling a little sneezy, wheezy and teary eyed? Welcome to the wacky, wonderful world of allergy season, beginning a little early and a little sturdy this year. (Yeah, that’s what they say every year, but, well, it’s true
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Local Pol Fights Upstate Corruption

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

In light of corruption scandals rocking Albany, Assembly Member Micah Kellner is sponsoring a bill to crack down on political wrong-doing Call it the politicians’ version of “If you see something, say something.” In the wake of the recent bribery and corruption scandals in Albany involving City Council Member Dan Halloran, Assemblymen Eric Stevenson and
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NYPD Officer’s Cat Missing for 2 Years Found, Returned by Zombie

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

A long lost pet shows the benefits of micro-chipping four-legged loved ones Late on a recent Saturday night, the “Times Square Zombie” was walking on 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan when he saw a black and white cat running rampant in the middle of the street. Jeremy Zelkowitz, a 22-year-old Brooklyn native, who works as
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God’s Love Luncheon

Written by NYPress on April 16, 2013. Posted in News Our Town, Our Town

The charity hosted its annual fundraising luncheon on the Upper East Side last week By Helaina Hovitz On Tuesday, April 9, volunteers and staff joined over 260 guests at the Metropolitan Club (1 East 60th Street) for God’s Love We Deliver’s tenth annual literary luncheon. The Soho-based nonprofit, which provides 22,000 meals a week to
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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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Cancer Center Moves Ahead, With Some Opposition

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on April 16, 2013. Posted in News Our Town, Our Town

The joint hospital and science campus planned for East 73rd Street needs a zoning amendment to move forward As Memorial Sloan Kettering and the City University of New York move forward on a planned new joint-campus campus center on the Upper East Side, some members of the local community continues to express objections about the
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Free Green Building Seminar

Written by NYPress on April 16, 2013. Posted in News Our Town, Our Town

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development (NYC HPD) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) along with Council Member Gale Brewer will host a Green Building Owners Seminar on Wednesday April 24 from 6:30-8 p.m. Questions about residential, condo and co-op property energy and money-saving services, such
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City Slow to Repair Playgrounds

Written by NYPress on April 16, 2013. Posted in News Our Town, Our Town

Comptroller John Liu announced the results of a series of audits of the Parks Department’s management of city playgrounds last week. The audits found that the department has been slow in making both routine and emergency repairs. Findings revealed that some repairs – even hazardous ones – can go untouched for months, and sometimes for
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City Unveils New Strategies to Repair Piers

Written by NYPress on April 16, 2013. Posted in News Our Town, Our Town

Last week that the city unveiled three potential methods that could be employed to repair several of the city’s piers that are badly in need of infrastructure repair. The city’s Economic Development Corporation held a six-month competition, Change the Course – The NYC Waterfront Construction Competition, to find solutions for the major undertaking of fixing
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