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
Stairway to Better Health
How I stopped riding the elevator and learned to love the stairs
One of the two elevators in my building is out of commission and it’s the best thing that ever happened to me.
The lifts are getting a lift, if you will. I’m glad our board approved the improvement, but the working elevator has been programmed to start at the bottom (a.k.a. basement) and go all the way up to the top (21 stories) floor by floor, and then make its way back down again in the same fashion. Read more
Bizarre Teen Love Triangle
A miscomprehension of love, sexuality and fantasy
By Armond White
In the self-destructive Twilight franchise—in which teenage Bella (Kristen Stewart) dithers between vampire suitor Edward (Robert Pattinson) and werewolf suitor Jacob (Taylor Lautner)—the films’ producers seem determined to make its dubious premise a metaphor for adolescent sexual panic more unpersuasive with every new installment. Read more
Get Me to the Greek (Market)!
Can’t Greece catch a break? Their economy is in shambles and their soccer team was eliminated from the World Cup. However, who doesn’t fantasize about sitting in a Greek island taverna amid blinding white stucco houses, or dancing Zorba-style in the olive groves at an impromptu party? Read more
Bird is the Word
Fried chicken served with Southern flair
Many fried chicken devotees believe that you have to travel south of the Mason-Dixon Line or north to Harlem to have your bird cooked as God intended. Chef Charles Gabriel, of Charles’ Country Pan Fried Chicken fame, brings a little of that Southern flair to Midtown’s Aretsky’s Patroon with his latest creation. Read more
City Week: July 2-8
A Selective Listing of Recommended Cultural & Community Events
Compiled by Max A. Goldstein and Alice Robb
Friday, July 2
Museum Sale—The Metropolitan Museum of Art begins its summer sale, with up to 50 percent off selected merchandise, including the museum store’s elegant jewelry, illustrated books, home décor and more. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, 212-570-3894; 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Free. Read more
Soon, City Can Fight Illegal Hotels
By Dan Rivoli
The city may be able to start cracking down on illegal hotels that have flourished for decades.
Landlords that own buildings ranging from cheap, dorm-like spaces to luxury rentals have taken advantage of ambiguous language in the city’s housing laws to set up lucrative hotels that officials say are illegal. These rooms are advertised on websites aimed at tourists. Read more
Bus Lane Cameras Approved
By Dan Rivoli
Cameras for the new bus-only lanes on First and Second avenues are cleared for installation.
The city and elected officials have been pushing for cameras to be a part of Select Bus Service, a program that will speed up travel time on city bus routes. Read more
Gillibrand Honored on ‘Tree of Hope’
By Reid Spagna
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand was honored by the Bowery Women Mission’s Center at Hearsease Home, when a plaque bearing her name was placed on the Bowery Tree of Hope. Read more
Subway Construction Updates
Traffic pattern shifts between East 91st and 100th streets
By Reid Spagna
Sam Schwartz Engineering recently released a construction schedule, which outlines work to be completed on the Second Avenue Subway through July 19. Read more
