By Alice Robb A pair of auto accidents on the same block injured two pedestrians, and has called attention to the dangers of one busy intersection [ read more... ]
Thousands of dollars worth of wire were stolen June 2 from a building at 90 Amsterdam Ave., near West 64th Street. An employee for T-Mobile told police that cable wires owned by the cell carrier were removed from the building’s roof, which connects to the basement. An electrician sent to investigate on behalf of the [ read more... ]
Enticing seafood specialties and reasonable prices at Mermaid Inn By Tom Steele In a time not long gone by, other than the venerable Ocean Grill, you would have been hard pressed to find a really terrific and reasonably priced seafood restaurant on the Upper West Side. Somehow, this decidedly idiomatic area just didn’t lend itself [ read more... ]
Three men were fatally shot by one gunman on the afternoon of Dec. 17. The men—a grandfather, his son-in-law and his grandson—were killed inside their apartment on 492 Amsterdam Ave. between West 83rd and 84th streets, according to police. The victims were Fernando Gonzales, his son-in-law Carlos Rodriguez, Sr. and his son Carlos Jr., according [ read more... ]
When a Con Edison inspector detected several gas leaks in the building that houses Good Enough to Eat, 483 Amsterdam Ave., gas was shut off to all six stories on Oct. 29. Owner Carrie Levin thought the eatery would be out of service for just a day or two. Instead, a nine-day ordeal of back-and-forths [ read more... ]
Three men violently robbed a man on Oct. 17 at 4:20 a.m. Police said the victim, a 38-year-old Upper West Sider, was standing on the southeast corner of Amsterdam Avenue and West 72nd Street when three men approached. One attacker, who was well dressed and wearing a fedora, put a gun to the victim’s stomach [ read more... ]
Parents still undecided about their 8th grader’s plans for high school they can attend the Manhattan High School Fair this weekend, on Oct. 18 and 19. There will be information sessions about the school admission process throughout the day. The Manhattan location for the citywide fair is Louis D. Brandeis High School, 145 W. 84th [ read more... ]