The New York Post reports that an elderly patron, now 101, is receiving a payout from an Upper West Side beauty salon after being denied entry because she was in a wheelchair.  Nettie Lobsenz, then 99, went to Mayra’s Beauty Salon (Amsterdam between 89th and 90th) in April 2008, accompanied by her daughter and in [...]

When Donald W. Reilly, a former Marine, faced eviction from his Upper West Side apartment because he violated the co-op building’s no-pet policy, the thought of moving or giving up his pet beagle led him to decide to fight the rules.  The New York Times‘ City Room blog tells the story of Reilly, who brought [...]