Category Archives: News
Grief, and Safety Ideas, after Traffic Deaths
Upper West Side residents meet with DOT to discuss pedestrian safety issues. This piece was published Feb. 6 in the West Side Spirit. A meeting called last week by Community Board 7 to discuss pedestrian safety on the Upper West … Continue reading
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Tagged Cooper Stock, Dept. of Transportation, New York, New York City, traffic safety, Upper West Side
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Public Financing for Private Schools
Under-the-radar agency helps exclusive schools raise hundreds of millions of dollars– all while public schools scramble. This article was published Feb. 5 in Our Town, Our Town Downtown and the West Side Spirit. A little-known program within the city’s Economic … Continue reading
Priced out of Carnegie Hill
Small businesses hit hard by rent increases, changes in co-op rules. This piece was published Jan. 29 in Our Town. Fred Kooby signed a lease for his stationery store on the Upper East Side the day John F. Kennedy was … Continue reading
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Charlotte Lichtblau, Upper West Side artist, émigré, dies at 88
The German Expressionist remembered by friends and family as ‘Lotte.’ This piece was published Jan. 14 in the West Side Spirit. The painter Charlotte Lichtblau’s apartment on the Upper West Side serves as a perpetual exhibition of her life not … Continue reading
Fighting for the Soul of Washington Square Park
Some fear the possibility of the famous park becoming privatized. This story was published Jan. 8 in Our Town Downtown. Fans of one of the city’s most iconic parks are concerned that a newly created Washington Square Park Conservancy will … Continue reading
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