TWO TEENS ARRESTED

Written by admin on April 16, 2009. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

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

Written by admin on April 16, 2009. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

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

Written by admin on April 16, 2009. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

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

Written by admin on April 16, 2009. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

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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STATE NEWS ASSOCIATION HONORS

Written by admin on April 15, 2009. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

Manhattan Media made a strong showing in the New York Press Association’s annual “Better Newspaper Contest,” taking home four awards for work featured in Our Town and West Side Spirit newspapers
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BECOME AN UPPER WEST SIDER FOR $60K A WEEK

Written by admin on April 14, 2009. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

To become an Upper West Sider, there is the time-consuming process of scouting the neighborhood, finding an apartment, signing a lease, moving and (usually) paying market-rate rent. But a company wants to give people the chance to live in the neighborhood without actually making the move—all for around $60,000 a week
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THE REAL WORLD: NURSERY SCHOOL ADMISSIONS

Written by admin on April 9, 2009. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

I went through the notorious preschool admissions process for my son ages ago. He went to the now defunct Circle of Friends, on West 98th Street, a school as sweet as its name. My husband and I were loath to have our 2-year-old tested or screened. It seemed ludicrous and even limiting, and Circle of
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MODEL SCAM

Written by admin on April 2, 2009. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

An Upper West Side man was bilked out of $1,700 after a modeling shoot. The 29-year-old man, who lives on West 81st Street between Amsterdam and Columbus avenues, told police on March 12 that “FFANY Company” asked him to send a $1,400 money order for “cosmetic fees.” The company, based at 1414 Sixth Ave. and
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SHOTS FIRED DURING ROBBERY

Written by admin on April 2, 2009. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

A man was shot during a robbery at the Amsterdam Houses on March 10 at 11:32 a.m. Police say three men pushed their way into an apartment at 90 Amsterdam Ave. and demanded cash and jewelry from the occupants. While two robbers restrained the witness in the apartment, one robber shot the dog and a
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ARSONIST INDICTED

Written by admin on April 2, 2009. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

The Manhattan District Attorney’s office announced on March 26 that an arsonist targeting the Upper West Side was indicted. Christopher Buxo, 54, was charged with a series of arsons that include the lobby of a building at 66 West 69th Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West. Other arson incidents include torching cars parked
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