CHILDREN CENTER OPENS

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The New York Public Library at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street is slated to open a children’s center—its first in nearly four decades. The newly renovated space will circulate children’s books and recordings and house a large reading room. In celebration of the children center’s opening, the New York Public Library will hold a two-day
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HEALTH EDUCATION DISCUSSION

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Jewish Home Lifecare is holding a free health education program on cardiovascular disease. “A Healthy Heart and Mind” includes a light dinner and a panel discussion on prevention, detection and treatment of heart disease. The panel includes Dr. Merle Myerson, left, and Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, below.  The event will be held on Dec. 4 from
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SALUTING WEST SIDE STARS

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Each year, West Side Spirit, the largest community newspaper on the West Side of Manhattan, pauses to salute dozens of New Yorkers whose accomplishments deserve to be highlighted. We call our civic awards the Westys, which stands for  West Side Spirit Thanks You. The requirements to be considered for a Westy are simple. The awards
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VALENTI’S SECOND TAKE ON ‘UNFUSSY FRENCH’ FARE

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For nearly two months, The West Branch stood on the corner of Broadway and 77th Street all dressed up with no place to go. The new bistro, the latest offering from chef Tom Valenti, looked like a ghost restaurant with all the furnishings installed but the interior still darkened. From early September until the end
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A MAN WHO WANTED TO BUILD, NOT RETREAT

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Henry Moskowitz had a saying that exemplified his uncanny and unschooled business sense: “I think with my stomach.” “It was like a musical or artistic talent,” said his closest friend and long-time business associate, Irving Sonnenschein. “He had a gut feeling about business. How did Picasso know to draw a line here rather than there?
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PROP 8 PROTEST

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A man shows his anger at the Mormon Church during a Nov. 12 march to protest the church’s involvement in California’s Proposition 8 vote, which banned gay marriage. Marchers started at the New York Temple on Broadway near West 65th Street and headed down to Columbus Circle. Photo By: Andrew Schwartz
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SCHOOL MOVE OK’D

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District 3’s Community Education Council voted in favor of a fiercely contended rezoning and relocation proposal to alleviate overcrowding at a local elementary school. The proposal, which unanimously passed with one abstention at a Nov. 12 meeting, incorporates suggestions from the Department of Education and the parent council. The plan would move a small middle
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ZABAR HONORS

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Saul and Stanley Zabar, the owners of the Zabar’s specialty food store on the Upper West Side, were honored by the Horace Mann School on Nov. 3. The brothers received the school’s Alumni Council Award for Distinguished Achievement for their success as business owners and also for their service to the community. Both brothers are
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INAUGURAL LOTTERY

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Since Barack Obama was elected on Nov. 4, Sen. Charles E. Schumer’s office has received nearly 100,000 requests for tickets to the inaugural ceremony on Jan. 20, 2009. Last Sunday, Schumer’s office announced it will be conducting a statewide lottery to distribute inauguration tickets. “The inauguration of a new president is always an exciting event,”
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