The Grey Dog Moves Out

Written by admin on October 13, 2011. Posted in Eat & Drink

Owners say lease disputes force the doors to shut at neighborhood café By Mccamey Lynn The Grey Dog, a fixture of the West Village coffeehouse scene for over a decade, will be closing its doors on Sunday, Oct. 16. Lease disputes with their landlord have forced brothers David Ethan and Peter Adrian to pack up
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Cuomo’s Colonial Island

Written by admin on September 15, 2011. Posted in Our Town

By Megan Finnegan Locals up in arms over appointment of nonresident to operating board “I’ve lived here all my life and I no longer consider myself a New Yorker,” said Matthew Katz as he strolled along the East River on a recent sunny day. “I consider myself a Roosevelt Islander.&#
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Back Up in the Air

Written by admin on March 11, 2010. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

“Manhattan Man” was one the characters on Sex and the City to whom I have related for many years. He was the guy Miranda dumped 10 minutes into their blind date, after he turned up his nose at her plans to visit her grandfather in Connecticut. “I haven’t left Manhattan in 10 years,” he boasted,
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A Lighting Fast Fix

Written by admin on October 23, 2009. Posted in Special Sections

As a little boy, Juan Pichardo loved to watch his father make repairs on their home in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Whether it was a quick fix or detailed electrical work, he was fascinated by it all. Decades later, Pichardo now considers those formative moments with his father the beginning of his life’s calling. An assistant superintendent
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City Pharmacies Robbed

Written by admin on September 23, 2009. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

Police are searching for suspects who they say have robbed eight pharmacies in Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn. In each case, the suspects enter the stores with their faces covered and armed with a gun. Cops said that on Jan. 28 at 9:11 a.m., the group knocked over Joseph Pharmacy, at 216 W. 72nd St. and
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THE CHAIN THAT SET ME FREE

Written by admin on December 4, 2008. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

I turned 50 last week, and when friends ask the inevitable, “How are you coping?” I can’t help thinking that I started to embrace my new age about a year ago, with the purchase of an unlikely accessory. “You look like an old lady,” my son said. “Hmmm. Not sure,” my fashion-conscious daughter cocked her
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