CALL FOR DRILLING HEARING

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Last week, State Sen. Tom Duane and James Gennaro, chair of the City Council’s Environmental Protection Committee, requested a New York City hearing on the impending drilling of the Marcellus Shale. The Marcellus Shale rock formation in upstate New York is a potential source of natural gas, which would only be accessible through a new
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WESTSIDER WINS BUSINESS AWARD

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Amanda Loyola, a 15-year-old Upper West Sider, won third place in OppenheimerFunds/NFTE National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge last month. Loyola, a student at the Horace Mann School, will receive $2,500 to fund her vegetarian dog treat business. Loyola came up with the idea after her dog Princess died of cancer two years ago. She discovered that
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STRINGER WANTS YOU

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Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer is looking for a few good men and women to join their local community boards. One responsibility of the borough president is to select community board members. The community board is one of the most basic forms of civic engagement. Through voting on propositions or applications, community boards send recommendations
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CYCLIST SCOFFLAWS

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With an ever-increasing bicyclist population in New York City, a new study by Hunter College found that many disobey traffic laws that riders must follow. Almost 50 percent of observed cyclists, which includes recreational and delivery bicyclists, do not wear helmets. Over 70 percent of delivery workers ride without a helmet. Also, bicyclists were seen
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HOLD UP FOR JACKET

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A man’s jacket was stolen off his back during a Nov. 20 robbery that occurred at 3:20 p.m. Police said that the thief approached the victim on West 103rd Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway. The attacker allegedly pulled out a black gun and told the victim, “Give me your jacket. You got five seconds,”
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COSMETICS HEIST

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William Acevedo was arrested on Nov. 20 for attempting to steal $617.53 in cosmetics from the Duane Reade at 976 Amsterdam Ave., between West 108th and 109th streets. Police said that at around 3:30 p.m. that day, a 32-year-old employee tried to detain Acevedo after he was spotted attempting to snatch the merchandise. In a
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ROIPHE ON ROIPHE: ONE WIDOW TELLS HER TALE

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Anne Roiphe says she’s not a particularly private person. It’s a fitting analysis from someone who started mining her personal life for stories at age 28. She’s written 17 books, netting a significant reputation over the years for her memoirs, essays, novels and newspaper columns. Now the longtime West Sider has a new book, Epilogue
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