Posts Tagged ‘upper east side’

R.I.P. Sponge Bob, New York’s Favorite Fat Cat

Written by NYPress on . Posted in Breaking News, Uncategorized

The late spongebob with his adopted parents. “Goodbye Sweet Boy.” Matt and Courtney Farrell announced on spongebobthecat.com that Sponge Bob, their recently adopted 33-turned-26 pound tabby, had to be put down this week. He had fits of breathing trouble, the newlywed couple wrote, so they took him to an emergency veterinarian, who found a growing mass in the nine-year-old cat’s chest that
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Residents Vow to Continue Fight Against Garbage Dump

Written by Megan Finnegan Bungeroth on . Posted in News Our Town, Our Town

DumpTheDump-GirlStandingAndSigns Residents of Yorkville who have been fighting against a garbage-dumping site in their backyard have been dealt a heavy blow in a form of a federal permit. A few weeks ago, Mayor Michael Bloomberg revealed that the city had received the permits from the Army Corps of Engineers that it needs to move forward with
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Does Olympic Season Make New Yorkers Exercise More?

Written by NYPress on . Posted in Blog, NY Press Exclusive, Uncategorized

By Alissa Fleck Tons of people worldwide tune in to watch the Olympic games, and many are moved by the spirit of intense physical exertion and success. But how does it actually affect people, in ways they may or may not register? A few New Yorkers cite their own experiences. Sean Kelleher, a managing partner
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Race for Campaign Cash Heats Up

Written by Megan Finnegan Bungeroth on . Posted in News Our Town, Our Town

The 2013 City Council race may seem like a far-off event to average residents, but in the political sphere, the competition is already heated. The Upper East Side will see candidates vie for two wide-open seats next fall, as both Council Members Dan Garodnick, representing the 4th District that borders Central Park and stretches down
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Tourist Attacked by Man With a Hammer in City Hall Park

Written by NYPress on . Posted in Blog, Our Town Downtown

Here’s one visit to New York that did not end well. Yesterday, a tourist from Barcelona was attacked by a man in a suit and tie in City Hall Park, reported Gothamist. The weapon of choice? A hammer. According to witnesses, the attacker—who supposedly “looked normal”—repeatedly struck the man with the claw end of the
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The Wild Woman of East 77th Street

Written by Our Town on . Posted in A Trip Through the Archives, Breaking News, News Our Town, Our Town

homeless2 By Amanda Woods Nikki Henkin stood in front of her apartment on East 77th Street, between Lexington and Third avenues, holding up a flip camera to capture a video of Susan (not her real name), a neighborhood homeless woman who screams wildly, coughs repeatedly and deliberately spits on passersby. Pedestrians in Susan’s path clear sidewalks,
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Is It Really Easier to Get Into Harvard Than an NYC Nursery School?

Written by New York Family on . Posted in Family

art480nar Not really, but it’s helpful to know the myths and realities of the admissions process With 1.4 million school-aged children, New York City has the nation’s biggest public school system, the densest concentration of private schools, and admissions competition for the under-5 set so intense that it has inspired satirical novels and critically-acclaimed documentaries—while bewildering
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