Business Owners Protest Second Ave. Subway Impact
By Laura Shin East Side merchants and local residents gathered at 91st Street on the afternoon of Oct. 24 to protest the negative impact of Second Avenue Subway construction on their businesses and the community. “It’s all I have. I cannot give up my life,” said Tae Shin, owner of Eve’s Nail Salon and a Subway franchise between 92nd and 93rd streets.
Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields
By Armond White “He’s in denial,” a musician-filmmaker friend said, quickly sizing up Stephin Merritt, the songwriter-musician subject of the documentary Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields. “He should be writing showtunes for musical theater.” This assessment goes against Merritt’s media rep as a pop genius, but it pinpoints the real difference between hipster trends and showbiz tradition. An indie or alt-pop group like Merritt’s The Magnetic Fields is not original; it’s simply too smug to identify as showbiz and so prides itself on the delusion that it is somehow better, smarter, cooler.
Ghosts of the Upper East Side
History prof. delves into haunted history of neighborhood By Allen Houston “There are ghosts everywhere,” Dr. Philip Ernest Schoenberg said. “And the Upper East Side has just as many as anywhere else.” The history professor, dressed in a worn top hat and rumpled coat, stood in the darkening gloom during a recent rainy evening, as he talked through some of the more well-known haunts of the UES.
Ghoulish East Side Decorations
Building superintendent Tony Braga stands in front of the creepy Halloween display he created for the residents of 221 East 78th Street. He has been decorating the East Side backyard for Halloween for the past 21 years.
Bloomberg For Krueger
By Dan Rivoli
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is sticking with his representative in the State Senate, Liz Krueger. The Upper East Side Democrat earned Bloomberg’s praise for being an “independent, principled and smart legislator.” Read more
Survey: Cars, Pedestrians Clutter Bike Lanes
By Dan Rivoli
Borough President Scott Stringer released a survey confirming what many New York City bicyclists already know: bicycle lanes are routinely misused and cluttered with cars.
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Crime Check
Weekly, monthly and year-to-date crime stats from the 19th Precinct, on the East Side from 59th to 96th streets. Read more
Crime Check
Weekly, monthly and year-to-date crime stats from the 19th Precinct, on the East Side from 59th to 96th streets. Read more
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Decision 2010: Our Political Picks
Governor: Andrew Cuomo
With the amount of dissatisfaction and disappointment that many have expressed toward New York State government, it’s clear we need a governor who has a strong vision for the office and who can take control of a Legislature that has caused embarrassment on a national level. The choice for voters is between Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, and the Republication businessman from Buffalo, Carl Paladino. We wholeheartedly endorse Cuomo for governor. Read more
Phantom Phobias: Fear Propels Children’s Series
At various points in her life, author Gitty Daneshvari has shared phobias with the four main characters in her School of Fear book series. Bugs freaked her out like Madeleine, the ocean gave her chills like Garrison, everything worried her like Theo and, until recently, she madly avoided elevators like Lulu. Read more
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- Maloney, Schneiderman Rack Up LGBT Support [Gay City News]
- NJ Couple Owes NYC Tuition for Daughter's Secret HS Enrollment [NY Daily News]
- Cops Hunt for Junior Muggers from Weekend Mugging [NY Daily News]
- Opinion: City and State Must Aid 2nd Ave. Business [NY Post]
- Despite Court Victory, Private Schools Still Dominate Randalls Island Fields [New York Times]
- Rare Book Thief Pleads Not Guilty [NY Post]
- Photo is Key Evidence in E. 51st St. Crane Collapse Case [NY Post]
- Primavera to Shutter at End of June [NY Eater]
- E. 90s Crane Collapse Building Begins Closing on Apartments [Wall Street Journal Online]
- Stringer Backs Perkins in Re-election Bid [NY Daily News]
- Co-op's Dirty Laundry Aired to NY Times [NY Times]
- Branch Falls in Central Park, Causing Minor Injuries [DNA Info]
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