June 7, 2011 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 86 degrees.
Notices:
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival runs June 16 to June 30 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center. You can get tickets now!
News:
State Senator Tony Avella introduced a new bill to ban horse-drawn carriages in Central Park. (NY1)
Jill Abramson, the new editor of the New York Times, is an Upper West Sider with a “weird” accent. “Whatchoo tawkin bout?” (Gawker)
A close look at the West Side Rag’s own Laura Weiss and her new book, “Ice Cream: A Global History.” (DNAinfo)
Cops have caught 34 thieves in Central Park since March 1 with the classic “abandoned-purse” ruse. (New York Post)
