Maura Tierney is a Lucky Girl

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Celeb_Maura Tierney (c) Starla Fortunado The actress talks about Margaret Thatcher, Hudson River Park, and Tom Hanks By Angela Barbuti Maura Tierney has a lot to feel lucky about. Not only has she moved back to NYC, but she won a leading role in Nora Ephron’s Lucky Guy, where she gets to work alongside Tom Hanks every night. The 48-year-old,
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Older motorcyclists more likely to be seriously hurt in crashes

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Older motorcyclists are up to three times more likely than younger riders to be seriously injured in a crash, a new study shows. The findings are especially important in light of the growing number of older riders, the researchers added. They analyzed U.S. government data collected between 2001 and 2008, during which time there were
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Little Minds, Strong Opinions

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Upper East Side First graders at P.S. 6 on the Upper East Side write op-eds for the community Teacher Beth Pereira’s first grade class at P.S. 6, The Lillie Devereaux Blake School, on E. 81st Street between Madison and Park Avenues, is learning to express their opinions in a persuasive writing unit. The six- and seven-year-olds wrote about
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The Endangered Wonders of Paper House

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The last bastion of this stationary store franchise boasts great Easter finds By Laura Shanahan And then there was one – Paper House, that is. Longtime city residents may recall when there was a chain of Paper Houses (PH, henceforth) dotting Manhattan. They’re all gone, save this one – the original, at 269 Amsterdam Ave.,
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NYers Never Too Old for School

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on . Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, West Side Spirit

The City has created a new online tool for older New Yorkers looking to go back to school, called Age-Friendly NYC College Link. The site, which was launched recently by the city and the New York Academy of Medicine, helps to connect older adults to educational opportunities. The website, agefriendlycollege.org, lists several categories of study
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Lincoln Square Synagogue

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on . Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, West Side Spirit

In preparation for the Passover Holiday, Lincoln Square Synagogue will be housing holiday events before and during the religious holiday.  A Pre-Pesach Shabbat Dinner that will be catered by Park East Kocher Butchers and Fine Food. During dinner and shiur there will be youth activities that children can take part in. Prices range from $20
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Gale Brewer Raises $42K in 3 Days

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on . Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, West Side Spirit

Councilwoman Gale Brewer recently filed her first financial report for her borough president campaign to replace Scott Stringer. Just 72 hours after her unofficial announcement, Brewer had raised a total of $42,000. Supporters have not just come from her home and roots in District 6, the Upper West Side, but have also come borough-wide, in
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PCB Leak at P.S. 87 Causes Community Outrage

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on . Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, West Side Spirit

P.S. 87 parents are demanding answers after a PCB leak was discovered in the school in December, and the DOE had failed to notify parents. PCBS, or polychlorinated biphenyls, are chemicals that were banned in the U.S. because of their negative environmental impact and effects on human health. By law, the DOE has to inform
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NYCHA Nightmare

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on . Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, West Side Spirit

Residents of local public housing project are incensed at new plan to lease land for high-rises The residents at the Frederick Douglass housing projects between 100 and 104th Street have long been complaining to the New York City Housing Authority about broken elevators, windows and a lack of security at the housing complex. But the
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