Residents Rally to Save Food City

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The beloved grocery store on Columbus Avenue will soon be closing its doors without the offer of a longterm lease Last Sunday, hundreds of residents gathered outside of Food City at 705 Columbus Avenue, joined by City Council Member Gale Brewer, members of Local 338 Retail Wholesale Department Store Union and United Food and Commercial
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State Testing and a Healthy Breakfast

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How parents can help their kids cope with upcoming standardized exams  By Helen Rosenthal This week, thousands of 3rd-8th grade children in our community will take the New York state standardized exams, newly aligned with the Federal curriculum referred to as the “Common Core Standard” (CCS). However, NYC schools have not been given any formal
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In Defense of Change

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Why New Yorkers should embrace change By Kristine Keller The time has come. After four years of living in the same home, my home, I’m leaving. I don’t know where to just yet, maybe across the river, maybe across the bridge, maybe just across the block, but I do know I’m leaving. And for some
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A Sweet Night at the Y

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chocolate-show-2011-8 Chocolate Fest returns to the 92 Y on April 21st By Angela Barbuti “There’s nothing better than a good friend, except a good friend with chocolate,” is a well-known quote from Linda Grayson. On Sunday, the 92 Y will celebrate this statement with their annual Chocolate Fest. Guests befriend chocolatiers and learn everything they ever
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The Vitamin Man

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Local shopowner helps naturally cure what ails you as allergy season rears its head  By Laura Shanahan Feeling a little sneezy, wheezy and teary eyed? Welcome to the wacky, wonderful world of allergy season, beginning a little early and a little sturdy this year. (Yeah, that’s what they say every year, but, well, it’s true
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Local Pol Fights Upstate Corruption

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

In light of corruption scandals rocking Albany, Assembly Member Micah Kellner is sponsoring a bill to crack down on political wrong-doing Call it the politicians’ version of “If you see something, say something.” In the wake of the recent bribery and corruption scandals in Albany involving City Council Member Dan Halloran, Assemblymen Eric Stevenson and
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NYPD Officer’s Cat Missing for 2 Years Found, Returned by Zombie

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A long lost pet shows the benefits of micro-chipping four-legged loved ones Late on a recent Saturday night, the “Times Square Zombie” was walking on 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan when he saw a black and white cat running rampant in the middle of the street. Jeremy Zelkowitz, a 22-year-old Brooklyn native, who works as
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Senior Housing Benefits to Expire

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

The deadline to renew SCRIE benefits for senior citizens is fast approaching Attention all New York City Seniors! Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) benefits expire on May 24th. Elected officials like Aging Committee Chair Jessica Lappin want to remind New Yorkers that less than two months before the deadline, 6,100 elderly New Yorkers have
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Community Board 7 Meetings

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Preservation Committee meeting, Apr 11, 6:30 p.m., Community Board Office, 250 West 87th Street. Parks & Environment Committee meeting, Apr 15, 7 p.m., Community Board Office, 250 West 87th Street. Steering Committee meeting, Apr 16, 6:30 p.m., Community Board Office, 250 West 87th Street. Land Use Committee meeting, Apr 17, 7 p.m., Community Board Office,
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Board Rejects Columbia Grammar Expansion

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The Upper West Side community is showing their continued resistance against the expansion of the Columbia Grammar School on West 93rd Street. Community Board 7 added to their concern, rejecting their application for the proposed enlargement, which would increase the school’s size by more than one and a half times, adding two floors and a
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