Fall Flavor Finale

Written by Regan Hofmann on November 21, 2012. Posted in Dining Our Town, Dining west side spirit, Eat & Drink, Our Town Downtown, West Side Spirit

THIS WEEKEND DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THE END OF THE LINE FOR THESE AUTUMN DELIGHTS Thanksgiving is the last hurrah for the multitude of flavors that come together to spell “autumn” in our little lizard brains. Herbs like sage and rosemary, Brussels sprouts and squash, apples and ginger—soon we’ll say goodbye to all that and
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NYPD’s Night Out Against Crime Enormously Underwhelming, Placates People with Free Things

Written by Alissa Fleck on August 8, 2012. Posted in Blog, NY Press Exclusive, Opinion and Column, Our Town Downtown, Uncategorized

The NYPD’s Night Out Against Crime in Union Square last night promised a “neighborhood block party,” but a party, it failed to deliver. The annual event, celebrated by police precincts nationwide to “strengthen neighborhood spirit and heighten drug and crime prevention awareness,” was entirely overwhelmed by ordinary Union Square traffic, and no one—the NYPD least
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The Samsung Galaxy S III: To iPhone Loyalists, Why The Heck Not?

Written by Carib Guerra on June 29, 2012. Posted in NY Press Exclusive, Technology

The Samsung Galaxy S III is just the thing to make Apple loyalists question the sanity in their devotion. Apple should do the same. In 2007, when everyone was running around with RAZR flip phones in one hand and an iPod nano in the other, Apple gave us a sea change. Nobody who has ever
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The History of NYPD and Anarchists Clashing in NYC

Written by Andrew Rice on April 18, 2012. Posted in Breaking News

Two cops were injured Saturday night after a clash between the NYPD and a group of pipe wielding anarchists amidst an hours-long clash with officers. According to police, a group of approximately 25 individuals tried to smash the windows of the Starbucks on Astor Place using 8-foot metal pipes at 8:45 p.m. The protestors had
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ELIN HAWKINSON finds more than just fresh produce in Union Square

Written by admin on November 30, 2011. Posted in 8 Million Stories, Breaking News

That freak snowstorm at the end of October had me worried I wouldn’t be able to make my weekly trip to the Union Square Greenmarket for fresh veggies and fruit. I have a soft spot for this particular market; it not only keeps me in greens, but a little over a year ago it brought
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Starbucks Sucks

Written by admin on April 15, 2010. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

Guns stink. Children kill children. Police kill innocent people who appear to be brandishing guns. Hooray for Mayor Bloomberg, who urges our president to start enforcing gun laws. I contribute money to the Brady campaign to end gun violence. Google it. You put guns in people’s hands, they use them. Is this somehow our Wild
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STARBUCKS PICKPOCKETS

Written by admin on December 12, 2008. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

On Nov. 21, a group was arrested at the Starbucks on Columbus Avenue and West 86th Street after a 33-year-old woman noticed that her wallet had been stolen. Cops said that at 11:45 a.m. that day, the group pick-pocketed three people. Police arrested three men and two women between the ages of 28 and 49
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