EASTER ON THE BRAIN
Cassie Clayton of Nashville, Tenn., channels her inner Minnie Pearl at the annual Fifth Avenue Easter Bonnet Parade. Photo by Andrew Schwartz
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HEALTH TECH GRANTS
Gov. David Paterson announced that the state will give $60 million in grants for health information technology projects. State Sen. Tom Duane, who chairs the Senate’s Health Committee, lauded the investment as a necessity in tough economic times. Advancements in healthcare information technology, he said, will increase efficiency and improve patient care. “We want to
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NO MENUS, NO FLIERS
For homeowners in the Upper West Side who hate fliers, menus and free penny-savers strewn about their property, Council Member Gale Brewer has a sign to curb the litter. Brewer has mailed out official City Council paper placards to property owners in her district that can be displayed to deter people who distribute these materials
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SPRING CELEBRATION ON B’WAY MALL
On April 18, the Broadway Mall Association will hold its 19th Annual Upper Broadway Spring Celebration, with exhibits from nonprofit community organizations and products from more than 300 artists and antique dealers. Proceeds from the festival will go through the Broadway Presbyterian Church, which is co-sponsoring the event, to the Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness and
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CUNY RACKS UP FELLOWSHIPS
CUNY announced that six professors have won Guggenheim Fellowships for 2009. The public university tied with Princeton University and Johns Hopkins University for the most fellowships awarded to a college in the nation. The fellowships have been awarded every year since 1925 to professors who have shown creative ability in the arts. “All of us
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TRAINING DAY TRICK
A man was able to knock over a doggy gym by tricking an employee into letting him in. Police said that on April 4 at 11:27 p.m., a man buzzed the front door the Biscuits and Bath Doggy Gym, at 469 Columbus Ave. and West 83rd Street. He told the 33-year-old employee cleaning up that
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TWO TEENS ARRESTED
Two 13-year-old boys were picked up after robbing and punching an 11-year-old boy on the southeast corner of Amsterdam Avenue and West 79th Street. Police said that on April 8 at 5 p.m., the two teen robbers pushed the victim into a gate and struck him several times, taking the boy’s cell phone. They fled
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CAR STOLEN FROM GARAGE
A man discovered that his car was stolen from the parking garage he frequents. The 25-year-old man told police that he parked his 2007 black BMW at West End Tower Garage, at 55 West End Avenue between West 62nd and 63rd streets, on April 7 at 2 p.m. When he returned on April 8 at
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POST OFFICE TO REMAIN OPEN
Columbus Circle will have a post office for at least another year, according to Rep. Jerrold Nadler’s office. The branch, at 27 W. 60th St., was weeks away from shutting down because the United States Postal Service was unable to negotiate new terms for the 10-year lease, which expired on April 30. The landlord was
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COMMUNITY PUSH-BACK ON DWIGHT PLAN
In a room packed with outraged neighbors, Community Board 7’s Parks and Preservation Committee slammed an expansion proposal from The Dwight School. The private school had purchased a nearby brownstone in a landmark district with the intention of demolishing part of the building to construct a rear-yard, 500-plus-square-foot, three-floor addition. While the committee was expected
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