Posts Tagged ‘West Side’

Scott Stringer Talks West Side Issues

Written by admin on July 16, 2010. Posted in Blog

The New York state budget crisis, public school closings and potential cuts to senior centers were just some of the subjects discussed during a July 13 Upper West Side Town Hall Meeting at Goddard Riverside Community Center
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Protected Bike Lane, Take 2

Written by admin on May 26, 2010. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

Another pitch for city’s Columbus Avenue cycling plan By Dan Rivoli The city will take another shot at pitching a protected bike lane for Columbus Avenue this week. Community Board 7 is slated to take up the proposal at its next full meeting June 1, three weeks after its transportation committee rejected the idea
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COMPROMISE ON COLUMBUS AVE. RETAIL PLAN

Written by admin on May 26, 2010. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, Notes From the Neighborhood west side spirit

By Dan Rivoli A compromise in the retail expansion proposal that will change the landscape of Columbus Avenue in the West 90s may be near. The Witkoff Group, the company that owns 248-unit Columbus House, wants to create 4,950 square feet of commercial space with a two-story ground-floor structure. This would extend all the way
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Man Assaulted While Breaking Up Fight

Written by admin on May 26, 2010. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

A 26-year-old Bronx man was attacked after trying to intervene in a fight outside 2049 Broadway and West 71st Street. Police said that May 20 at 2:38 a.m., the man interrupted Artemio Santos’ unprovoked assault on another person. Santos is accused of hitting the victim with the metal part of his belt, causing redness and
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Salon Break-In

Written by admin on May 26, 2010. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

A hair salon at 145 Amsterdam Ave. and West 67th Street was burglarized May 13. Police said the burglar used an object to break the bottom of the glass front door of International Hair. Four clippers worth $640, 10 pairs of scissors valued at $1,290, a $200 hairdryer, $40 razor and $70 in cash were
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Friend Forges Check

Written by admin on May 26, 2010. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

A 44-year-old man who lives on West End Avenue reported to police May 13 that his friend tried to bilk him out of thousands of dollars. He told police that the 48-year-old friend, a West 81st Street resident, tried to deposit a $5,000 check with the victim’s forged signature into his account. The victim claimed
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HELICOPTER RULES DISAPPOINT

Written by admin on May 20, 2010. Posted in Notes From the Neighborhood west side spirit

When the city’s Economic Development Corporation announced new regulations for sight-seeing helicopter tours, president Seth Pinsky said the rules balance “both quality of life needs and our important tourist industry.” Short tour flights that last several minutes have been eliminated and there is a ban on sightseeing helicopter tours over Central Park. But while the
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Oh, What a Tangled Vine

Written by admin on May 20, 2010. Posted in Uncategorized

By Linnea Covington Walking into a wine bar can often feel a little daunting. You see a full list bursting with promise, but only a few names ring a bell. To the uneducated wine drinker, names like “rueda” and “refosco” remain mysterious grapes and blends we often skip in favor of better-known bottles, like pinot
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After Narcotics and Murder, Top Cop Shifts to Quality of Life

Written by admin on May 20, 2010. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

By Dan Rivoli In Christopher McCormack’s 21 years in the police department, he has spent time on the streets of Washington Heights and East Harlem. He most recently led a squad of more than 150 rookies at Patrol Borough Manhattan North, targeting high-crime spots north of 59th Street. In his native Bronx, McCormack was a
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That Little Extra Spark

Written by admin on October 23, 2009. Posted in Special Sections

Eugene Amankwah is in love—and he doesn’t mind telling you. The doorman has fallen for the tenants of the Upper West Side building where he’s worked for the last five years. And it seems the feelings are mutual. “People just like him,” said Lisa Butcher, 34, a university administrator who has lived at 372 Central
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