Posts Tagged ‘New York City’

Mayor, Council Deliver “On-Time, Balanced Budget”

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

Fire companies and after-school programs saved in 2013 budget Yesterday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the City Council passed a $68.5 billion budget for 2013, which will help to save some children’s programs and 20 fire companies, the Huffington Post reports. “Working with our partners in the Council, we’ve again produced an on-time, balanced budget for
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Alex Maclean’s Up on the Roof Takes Us to the Top of NYC

Written by NYPress on . Posted in Arts & Film, Books

Alex Maclean’s Up on the Roof shows us the skyline from the sky by Nick Gallinelli Every child has dreamt of being a spy, and if they haven’t dreamt, they’ve definitely played “spy” at least once before. If they’re one of the ones that dreamt, they also probably thought about a super-high-tech James Bond camera
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All The World’s a Stage: Alt Shakespeare in the Park

Written by West Side Spirit on . Posted in Arts & Film, Arts our town, Arts west side spirit, Theater, West Side Spirit

Hudson Warehouse graces the Upper West Side with Shakespeare     It’s that time of year again, where people are filled with joy, the trees are covered in a shine of green, bottles (and people) are covered in sweat, and Riverside Park is filled with tragedy. This tragedy, though, is the re-arrival of The Bard
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Don’t Go Blind Tonight: Where to view the “transit of Venus” safely

Written by NYPress on . Posted in News OTDT, News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, Uncategorized

By Nick Gallinelli A few organizations are providing spots to safely view tonight’s transit of Venus   Unless you’re going to live for another 105 years (and if you are you probably can’t read this) tonight is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see Venus cross the earth’s view of the sun. Tonight, a “transit of Venus”
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Despite Hall & Oates Turnout, Googa Mooga Experiences Growing Pains

Written by NY Press on . Posted in NY Press Exclusive

Thousands ventured to Brooklyn’s Prospect Park this past weekend for the Great Googa Mooga, the first annual foodie themed festival featuring the most sought after food joints found throughout New York City and Brooklyn. Organized by the same team that puts on Bonnaroo and Outside Lands, the event included popular food vendors like The Burger
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Follow that Cab: Punjabi Deli is a local spot for one of New York’s many kinds of local

Written by Regan Hofmann on . Posted in Eat & Drink, Our Town Downtown

When you travel, the first thing you’re told is to eat where the locals eat. Skip the tourist traps and the corporate cafeterias and look for the unassuming place packed with people all speaking the same language—preferably not the one you speak. A New York local, however, is a different kind of animal. We’ll tell
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