No Honking! Whether There’s A Sign Or Not!

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on February 6, 2013. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, News Our Town, Our Town, West Side Spirit

Say goodbye to New York’s “No Honking” signs. The Department of Transportation announced this week that by the end of the year, all of the signs, warning motorists of a $350 fine, will be taken down as part of a sign streamlining program. The decision has sparked confusion and outrage among New Yorkers who fear
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The Protagonist: Train Reading is Almost Too Sexy to Handle

Written by Alissa Fleck on November 30, 2012. Posted in NY Press Exclusive

Alert the Mayor – it’s time for a new ban. Train reading has become way too sexy, according to my own “expert” analysis at least. The Protagonist interviewed several New Yorkers this week with the goal of better understanding the incredibly complex psychology behind the act of subway reading. Anticipating primarily tales of the embarrassment
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City Council Overrides Mayor Bloomberg’s “Living Wage” Veto

Written by City & State on June 29, 2012. Posted in Breaking News

At a press conference on the steps of City Hall this morning, advocates for the “living wage” bill celebrated the New York City Council’s expected override Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s veto of the legislation this afternoon. After years of struggling to get the bill passed, the mood was gleeful, full of prayers and hymns. “By overriding
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Get Wise to Scams Targeting Seniors

Written by admin on October 26, 2011. Posted in Arts & Film, Breaking News

By Dan Rosenblum A few years ago, one of the residents of a West Side senior center began to sell their neighbors an alternative to Con Edison. “They began to sell to them a different kind of lighting company,” said Micki Navarro, director of the Manhattan Valley Senior Center. “Well, it was all a scam.
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Eric Lanlard’s new book, Cake Boy

Written by admin on October 26, 2011. Posted in Arts our town downtown, Books

A Man with Pastries By Veronica Hoglund In celebration of Eric Lanlard’s new book, Cake Boy, New Yorkers gathered for an afternoon tea hosted by the Crosby Street Hotel. Guests sipped warm drinks and snacked on the most beautiful treats, which were even tastier than they appeared. Lanlard is best known for his cake boutique
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Notable New Yorkers Reveal Their Sacred City Spots

Written by admin on October 19, 2011. Posted in Arts & Film

By Emily Thomas “Curiouser and curiouser!” cried Alice in the classic children’s story by Lewis Carroll. The well-known phrase became an adage for 9-year-old Jeryl Brunner when she wandered into Central Park and discovered the sculpture of Alice atop a bronze mushroom reaching for the White Rabbit’s pocketwatch. “I remember looking at the statue and
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