Posts Tagged ‘New York Press’

Spring Out of Whack? In NYC blooms appearing too early

Written by Anam Baig on . Posted in Breaking News

Global warming is in full bloom this early spring as New York City plant and animal life is showing up earlier than expected. With over a thousand weather records broken around the United States and New Yorkers donning spring attire since February, it is no surprise that the local ecosystem is confused. Botanical gardens and
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Heard Around Town: March 29, 2012

Written by City & State on . Posted in Politics, Uncategorized

* Republican David Storobin’s lead over Democratic City Councilman Lew Fidler in the Brooklyn Senate race shrank from 119 votes to a mere 37 yesterday in the first day of absentee ballot counting at the Brooklyn Board of Elections. David Simpson, spokesman for the Russian-American Storobin, claimed Fidler repeatedly challenged ballots in Russian-American districts: “They
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2012 OTTY Awards: First for Japan Society, a Japanese Leader

Written by admin on . Posted in News Our Town, OTTY Awards, Our Town, Special Sections

By Laura Shin Just two days after the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the Japan Society in New York had raised $350,000 in relief funds. A year later, it has raised $12.5 million. As a cultural institution, fundraising isn’t one of the Japan Society’s primary functions. But Motoatsu Sakurai, president of the
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Citing rising costs, Healthy NY closes its rolls

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ny1 Laura Nahmias reports this morning: As the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether to keep or toss parts of President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare reform law, New York is confronting its own potential crisis over health costs. Healthy New York, the 12-year-old insurance program for individuals and small businesses, does not have enough money to cover
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Atget’s Documents

Written by admin on . Posted in Arts & Film

Eugene Atget Photographed Reality and Surreality by Marsha McCreadie The title tells it all: “Documents pour artistes” is the name of the show, but was also the name of Eugene Atget’s shop in Paris. The French photographer (1857 to 1927) insisted his photographs—all 8,500 of them—were merely documents for sale to craftspeople, and then, as
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2012 OTTY Awards: Our Town Thanks You

Written by admin on . Posted in Breaking News, News Our Town, Our Town

For 20 years, Carolyn Maloney has been leading the fight in Congress on national issues like women’s rights, but she has also kept the focus on her East Side district as a strong advocate for the Second Avenue Subway, new schools and health care for workers and residents suffering from the environmental fallout of 9/11.
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Neighborhood Chatter

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

LOWER MANHATTAN DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE UNVEILS WEB PROMOTION TO SUPPORT LOCAL RETAILERS With more than 1,100 retailers and restaurants and 18 hotels based in Lower Manhattan, it’s hard to keep up with all the diverse merchants—new and old—below Chambers Street. The Downtown Alliance announces its new web-based promotional initiative, “Downtown Deals,” which spotlights the newest deals
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The Numbers Don’t Lie (Again)

Written by admin on . Posted in Opinion and Column, Opinion West Side Spirit, West Side Spirit

By Helen Rosenthal Three years ago, the Upper West Side public school community raised a ruckus about the shortage of elementary school seats throughout District 3. Well, it’s déjà vu all over again: The Community Education Council’s Middle School Committee ran the numbers and, to no one’s surprise, District 3 needs more middle school seats.
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