Denim Day Draws Masses

Written by Alissa Fleck on . Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, News OTDT, News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, West Side Spirit

Event to raise awareness about sexual violence gets wide support Hundreds of supporters came out to City Hall last week, clad in denim, to kick off Denim Day, an international movement which aims to raise awareness about sexual assault. Numerous elected officials including presidents from each borough, and community based organizations including the New York
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A New Spot for A Familiar Second-Hand Shop

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Reminiscence has relocated – back to its former home  - and is still offering divine duds at cheap prices By Laura Shanahan “I didn’t know this store was still here!” One shopper exclaimed to an acquaintance she ran into at Reminiscence, at 74 Fifth Ave., ’twixt 13th and 14th. “Well, actually,” I interjected, eager to
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Mayoral Hopefuls Face the Upper West Side

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Photo by Steven Barall Candidates appeared at a recent forum and spoke about real estate and housing concerns By Nora Bosworth “Ken told me that he has not seen a room this crowded since the anti-war debates of the sixties,” announced Jason Haber, Chair of Community Free Democrats, who co-sponsored the democratic mayoral debate on Thursday night. Ken Sherrill,
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The Next Borough Prez

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By Beth Mellow At a forum last Thursday hosted by the East Side Democratic Club, candidates for Manhattan Borough President met with constituents to present their platforms and answer questions. Gale Brewer has represented the Upper West Side in the City Council since 2002 and is chair of the Committee on Government Operations and the
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Thinking Beyond the Food Drive

Written by Alissa Fleck on . Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, West Side Spirit

The NYC Coalition Against Hunger promotes innovative ways to treat the city’s major hunger problem For many New Yorkers—and Americans in general—when they think of feeding the hungry, they think of scrounging through their pantries for canned goods to donate to food banks or helping serve food at a shelter over the holidays. And therein
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After School Cuts & the Beacon Building

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Community Board 7’s education committee debates the best use of school resources on the UWS By Adam Janos Community Board 7’s Youth, Education & Libraries Committee met Thursday night to discuss a variety of issues, including cuts to after school and child care programs in the mayor’s initial budget, and rumors regarding the future of
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Putting the Brakes on Food Trucks

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on . Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, News OTDT, Our Town Downtown, West Side Spirit

Food Truck 4-25 The city council may limit mobile food vendors Food trucks have become essential elements to the workday lunch and the job force, but for Upper West and Upper East Side residents and businesses, they can be detrimental to quality of life. That’s why Council Member Dan Garodnick authored a citywide bill that would designate food
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Bacon Brothers Sizzle in NYC

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Celeb_Bacon Brothers 2 Kevin and Michael Bacon, in their 17th year as bandmates, talk about their musical process, the experience of being onstage, and weird concert venue requests By Alexis Tarrazi Throw together a harmonica, mandolin, electric guitar and an accordion and you get FoRo SoCo. No it’s not the name of a new drink. It’s how celebrity
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Hats Off to Local Millinery

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Upper West Side shop Eve Bari offers an array of hats for any noggin By Laura Shanahan Easter may be over, but beautifully fanciful hats are so not over. Life, as always, imitates art, and we are living in a near-unprecedented time of multiple period-piece programs and shows, from the small screen to the silver
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