New Bill Would Protect Health of Sex Workers and Clients

Written by NYPress on April 26, 2012. Posted in Opinion Our Town, Opinion West Side Spirit, Politics, West Side Spirit

Bill would bar the police from confiscating condoms from prostitutes By Alan S. Chartock There is a new bill floating around the Legislature that would bar prosecutors and the police from confiscating condoms from “sex workers,” also known as prostitutes. Prosecutors use the seized condoms as evidence against the prostitutes. Obviously, if sex workers use
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Letters: Too Rough For Horseplay

Written by NYPress on April 18, 2012. Posted in News Our Town, Opinion Our Town, Opinion West Side Spirit, Uncategorized

We received such an overwhelming number of comments on our story “Too Rough For Horseplay,” about the push to ban the Central Park horses, that we have decided to dedicate a page to showcase some of the emails, letters and web comments we received. You can join the debate by emailing editorial@manhattanmedia.com. —The Editors Support
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I’m Terribly Sorry

Written by Jeanne Martinet on April 18, 2012. Posted in Opinion Our Town

…But I am terrible at being sorry I was having a drink at one of my favorite Midtown eateries, one of those upscale places where the bar is secondary to the restaurant and is therefore extremely low-key. My friend and I were happily tête-à-tête when I suddenly felt someone pushing me, and I almost fell
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The High Cost of Giving Nothing

Written by Christopher Moore on April 18, 2012. Posted in Opinion Our Town, Opinion West Side Spirit

Even the MTA has an opinion on reacting to panhandling pleas The MTA cannot usually be counted on to raise deep philosophical and moral questions. But it happened last month during a ride on the 1 train. The voice came through loud and clear. You know the voice—it’s the one that has replaced an actual
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The Defiant Ones

Written by Josh Rogers on April 12, 2012. Posted in Opinion Our Town, Opinion West Side Spirit, Our Town, West Side Spirit

Cautiously surprised as Mets initially defy budgets and predictions It looks like the baseball season is going to last more than a week for me. The season does go at least six months for all teams, but it’s tough to root for a “small-market” ball club once it gets to the point where the postseason
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The Governor’s Speech

Written by NYPress on April 12, 2012. Posted in Opinion and Column, Opinion Our Town, Opinion West Side Spirit, Our Town, West Side Spirit

By Alan S. Chartock Did you see The King’s Speech, starring Colin Firth? I loved that movie, which told the story of how King George VI, the present Queen Elizabeth’s father, overcame a stutter by going to an eccentric speech pathologist. I understand there may be a sequel in the offing called The New York
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Extending Whistleblower Protections

Written by NYPress on April 11, 2012. Posted in Opinion and Column, Opinion Our Town, Opinion West Side Spirit, Our Town, West Side Spirit

To employees of companies doing business with New York City By Dan Garodnick New Yorkers periodically hear about private contractors who are caught ripping off the city, with the CityTime scandal only the highest-profile example in recent years. Clearly, we need better tools to stop fraud and corruption to better protect city taxpayers. Safeguarding taxpayer
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Bike Damage

Written by Our Town on April 4, 2012. Posted in Opinion Our Town, Our Town

To the Editor: Construction of protected bike lanes is scheduled to start April 2, and Upper East Side and Harlem small business owners are pretty worried about the negative impact they will have on their bottom line. Our West Side neighbors said, “Goodbye, Columbus Avenue” to their mom-and-pop stores and hello to the chain drugstores
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Talking About Gracie Mansion, Gracelessly

Written by Christopher Moore on April 4, 2012. Posted in Opinion Our Town, Opinion West Side Spirit, Our Town, West Side Spirit

Mayor’s got it all wrong about where the next mayor should live By Christopher Moore Generally, billionaires should be careful about giving real estate tips to other people. But Mayor Michael Bloomberg appeared eager last week to address the question of whether the next mayor, elected in 2013, should live in Gracie Mansion, the lovely,
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An Unlikey Hero

Written by West Side Spirit on April 4, 2012. Posted in Opinion Our Town, Our Town, West Side Spirit

An Unlikely Hero DiNapoli is facing down some powerful enemies By Alan S. Chartock I am a huge Tom DiNapoli fan. Unlike others in politics, the New York State Comptroller is not a self-seeking, preening politician who is always trying to take political prisoners to get ahead. He doesn’t want to be president or governor
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