Where is the Line Between Press and Paparazzi?

Written by Our Town Downtown on June 7, 2012. Posted in Breaking News, News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

Soho residents angry over Patz murder media blitz By Paul Bisceglio Local media went into a frenzy last week when 51-year-old New Jersey man Pedro Hernandez confessed to killing Etan Patz, a 6-year-old Soho resident who went missing on his way to the bus on May 25, 1979. The disappearance made national headlines 33 years
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Neighborhood Chatter

Written by NYPress on June 7, 2012. Posted in News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

by Adel Manoukian DANCE NEW AMSTERDAM RESCUED FROM GETTING THE BOOT State Sen. Daniel Squadron and Executive Director of Dance New Amsterdam (DNA) Catherine Peila announced last week that the performance center in Lower Manhattan has reached an agreement with its landlord to lower its monthly rent and rental debt. This announcement comes after a
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Crime Watch

Written by Our Town Downtown on June 7, 2012. Posted in Crime Watch OTDT, Our Town Downtown

Compiled by Adel Manoukian Bless This Theft A 64-year old woman who only spoke Chinese was approached by three young women on Canal Street who told the victim that she needed to have her money and jewelry blessed to ward off evil spirits. The victim, amazingly, brought all her cash and 23 pieces of gold
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The Streets Turn to Grass on Orchard

Written by Our Town Downtown on June 7, 2012. Posted in DTSocial, Our Town Downtown

Text by Nick Gallinelli • Photos by Dana Davenport Everyone was given a chance to relive a bit of their childhood Sunday, June 3, as the Lower East Side, with the help of 2,000 square feet of well-placed artificial grass, was transformed into an urban playground. In the Lower East Side Business Improvement District (LES
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Revenge on Wheels

Written by Sean Creamer on June 6, 2012. Posted in Breaking News, News & Features West Side Spirit, News OTDT, Our Town Downtown, West Side Spirit

With bicycle thefts now common in NYC, one man set up a sting operation to recover his stolen bike by Sean Creamer Paul Panus’ story is one that begins like many bicycle thefts, with a nice bike and a cheap lock. After his bike was stolen, Panus, a 33-year-old IT project manager and skateboarding and cycling
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