MET PLANS RENOVATION
By Laura Shin Across Central Park, the Metropolitan Museum of Art recently announced it is in the early design stages of a complete overhaul of its famous Fifth Avenue plaza
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CENTRAL PARK LIGHTING EVENT
By Dan Rivoli Central Park will be decked out Victorian-style for its 14th annual holiday lighting event Sunday, Dec. 5. The Charles A. Discovery Center in the park on 110th Street overlooking the Harlem Meer will be lit up. The free event will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the north visitors’
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West End Ave. Historic District Progresses
By Dan Rivoli The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted Nov. 16 to give West End Avenue historic district a public hearing. “Calendaring” a landmark proposal, which schedules a public meeting, is a crucial step toward full designation. In September, the Landmark Preservation Commission released a draft of their plan to protect buildings on West End Avenue
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Fighting Hunger on the West Side
Local food bank sees 50-percent increase in cases since 2008 By Gavin Aronsen Hunger is on the rise on the Upper West Side. Volunteers at the West Side Campaign Against Hunger prepared for one of its busiest periods of the year on a recent Tuesday, as they managed their final delivery of food just before
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Bringing the Upper West Side to Albany
Schneiderman, Cuomo hold first joint appearance By Dan Rivoli and Allen Houston While Republicans made a political comeback around the country, New York State Democrats fared relatively well. Andrew Cuomo is now Governor-elect, Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand trounced their GOP opponents and Tom DiNapoli held on to the State Comptroller seat
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Picking Up Wallet at Zabar’s
A 39-year-old Upper West Side woman reported her wallet stolen while shopping at Zabar’s on 2245 Broadway and West 80th Street Nov. 6 at 3 p.m. She realized her wallet, containing $400 cash, was missing when she got to the register. She told police the wallet was likely taken by the man that bumped into
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Coffee, Laptop to Go
A 33-year-old Upper West Side resident had his laptop stolen from a Starbucks on 152 Columbus Ave. and East 67th Street Nov. 10. The man reported to police that at 3 p.m., he left his Apple laptop on the table he was sharing with another man. When he returned from the restroom, the laptop and
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Coming Distractions
Two women reported stolen wallets while at Upper West Side movie theaters. A 65-year-old woman from Midtown West had her wallet stolen at Lincoln Plaza Theater on 1886 Broadway and West 62nd Street. She told police that she was in a crowded theater at 7 p.m. When she got home, the wallet, containing credit cards
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Broadway Pickpocketer
A 77-year-old Upper West Side woman reported that someone stole her wallet Nov. 8 at 7:55 p.m. She told police that she was walking down the street and realized at the northwest corner of Broadway and West 64th Street that someone took the wallet out of her purse. Credit cards and $35 were in the
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Car Break-In
A man reported that someone broke into his car and stole several items Nov. 4. A 26-year-old man from Long Island parked his four-door 2010 black Honda Accord across the street from 145 W. 84th St., between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues. He found his passenger door window broken. His laptop, GPS, hard drive and Swiss
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