After a disappointing debut of the Taxi and Limousine Commission’s share-a-cab program last week, many were left scratching their heads about the low turnout. DNAinfo looked a little closer and now has one very good reason for the low number of taxi shares… the Upper West Side taxi share sign is on the wrong block! [...]
Nineteen people were busted late last year by Manhattan prosecutors for cheating Medicaid, leading to a series of sentencing for the despicable crime. The latest sentencing comes for artist Steven Colucci, a painter who lives on West 109th Street and allegedly collected $16,112 in Medicaid benefits. Colucci pled guilty to fraud in December for lying [...]
From starring in 30 Rock to hosting the Oscars to a late-night incident sending him to the hospital, actor Alec Baldwin has certainly been in the spotlight lately, which is probably why his every move has been reported in recent months. The latest of the Baldwin news comes from his search for a new home [...]
The share-a-cab program began yesterday, offering riders three pick-up stands in which they can share a taxi for a flat fee of $3 or $4 each, and turnout for the program’s first day was weak. The program is available on weekdays from 6:00 am to 10:00 am, with pick-up stands at 72nd and Columbus, 72nd [...]
While details of the upcoming opening of an Upper West Side Trader Joe’s (Broadway at 72nd) have remained highly secretive, our friends at West Side Independent have been digging for info to get some clues into the store’s opening. After a chat with City Councilwoman Gale Brewer, the initial rumored opening date was August of [...]
New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez is now neighbors with a long list of celebrities and wealthy elite after moving into the high-end apartment building at 15 Central Park West, according to the New York Daily News. The baseball star has moved into a 2-bedroom pied-a-terre according to the article, dropping a cool $30,000 per month [...]
The extension of NYC Restaurant Week Winter 2010 to the end of the month means it’s not too late for you to get a great deal at some of the best restaurants in the city. Restaurant Week ends tomorrow, so if you still have a participating restaurant on your list of to-do’s, make your reservation [...]
Four new king penguins have been added to the over 60 penguins at Central Park Zoo (east side of the park, near 64th), according to the zoo’s press release. The four male penguins, Lyle, Slappy, Will, and Robert, have joined the other kings, gentoos, and chinstraps, and are enjoying getting acclimated to their new habitat. [...]
The Central Park Carousel (mid-park, near 65th) may come to a halt by next week, according to AM New York. The city reportedly terminated the lease with the carousel’s current operator, New York One, LLC, and a parks spokesperson states that it is doubtful that a replacement operator will found by the lease termination date [...]
Matt Damon has been apartment hunting in New York City recently, and New York Magazine reports that the actor has been eyeing a few spots on Central Park West. Damon, who owns a loft downtown on Lafayette Street, had been looking at the ritzy Fifth Avenue area, but with rejections of celebrities from exclusive [...]
