PRESCRIPTION FOR ROBBERY

Written by admin on February 5, 2009. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

A pediatric hospital and dentist’s office at 390 West End Ave. near West 79th Street was bilked out of a quarter-million dollars. Cops said that on Jan. 24, a current worker discovered that a former employee had embezzled $267,000, starting in 2006. Police said the suspect used the company’s American Express account to buy several
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VIOLENT JEWELRY HEIST

Written by admin on February 5, 2009. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

Two men robbed an antique shop on Jan. 23 and assaulted an employee. Police said that at 2:40 p.m., the employee buzzed the robber into More & More Antiques, at 378 Amsterdam Ave. and West 78th Street. The visitor asked to see a silver cup in a locked cabinet. When the employee opened the cabinet,
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MOVIE MISCHIEF

Written by admin on February 5, 2009. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

Three people were arrested after breaking into a Loews Theater at 3:10 a.m. on Jan. 23. Cops said that Delonce Ellsberry, 20, and Johnathan Cosme, 22, along with a 17-year-old, broke into the theater, at 1998 Broadway at West 68th Street, and stole items from the concession area. A witness called 911 and cops found
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BOARD 7 REJECTS FORDHAM PLAN

Written by admin on January 28, 2009. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

In a blow to Fordham University’s plan to expand its Lincoln Center campus, Community Board 7 unanimously rejected the school’s development proposal in a Jan. 21 full board vote. The board acted on a resolution passed by the Land Use Committee last month, however, last week’s vote took the rebuke a step further and altered
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BUSINESS IS BOOMING

Written by admin on January 22, 2009. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

Lehman Brothers collapsed, Circuit City is in the process of liquidating and pretty much everyone knows somebody who’s been laid off. Even the ubiquitous Duane Reade is rumored to be near bankruptcy. But not all businesses are on the brink of failure. In fact, some small local entrepreneurs have not only been surviving in these
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RINGING THE BELL FOR DR. KING

Written by admin on January 22, 2009. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, Notes From the Neighborhood west side spirit

John Catsimatidis (left), the billionaire Chairman of the Red Apple Group and Republican mayoral hopeful, rang the bell to open Nasdaq in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Catsimatidis was joined by (left to right) his daughter Andrea; author Herb London; and Roy Innis, chair of the Congress of Racial Equality
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BUILDINGS SAVED

Written by admin on January 22, 2009. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, Notes From the Neighborhood west side spirit

Three buildings slated for destruction by Columbia University were last week deemed historically significant by the state’s historic preservation office. Assembly Member Daniel O’Donnell, a critic of Columbia’s plan to raze the buildings, submitted an application to the office in an effort to save residential buildings, at 408, 410 and 412 W. 115th St. between
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FIND THE RIGHT CAMP

Written by admin on January 22, 2009. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, Notes From the Neighborhood west side spirit

Get a head start planning your children’s summer activities with the Camp Fair Series. New York Family magazine is hosting a series of camp fairs this weekend on the Upper East and Upper West sides. Parents can check out more than 50 different camps for various activities and age ranges, from day camps throughout the
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PASSING THE BAR: THE EMPIRE HOTEL

Written by admin on January 22, 2009. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

This might not have been the year to launch the new rooftop lounge atop the Empire Hotel. Cocktails that exceed $13 are always a dicey proposition, and with the country in an official recession, they’re now downright terrifying. Still, there’s something to be said for singing along with the band while the Titanic is sinking.
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PUBLIC HOUSING ROBBERY

Written by admin on January 22, 2009. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

A woman was robbed while she was on the way to visit her son at the Douglass Houses, at 140 W. 104th St. between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues. Cops said that on Dec. 31 at 6 p.m., two robbers followed her into the elevator. One thief put the 58-year-old mother in a chokehold while the
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