June 8, 2011 Weather: Humid, Hot as Hell. High of 96 degrees.
Notices:
The newly renovated Tavern on the Green is hosting FREE movies this summer, starting tonight with “Entre Nos”, a 2009 film about a Colombian mother’s fight for survival in New York, at 7:30 p.m.
News:
A hit-and-run driver who killed a nurse on West 93rd Street last year was sentenced to three years in prison, but may serve as little as six months. (DNAinfo)
Multiple women have filed complaints with the federal government about sexual harassment at the Central Park Boathouse (Daily News)
Check out some early pictures from Measure from Measure, one of two Shakespeare in the Park plays this summer. (Broadway World)
The decision to move a controversial charter school, Upper West Success Academy, into Brandeis high school on 84th Street will be put to a new vote after the Department of Education revised its plan for the school. A hearing is scheduled for June 21 at 6 p.m. at the high school. (DNAinfo)
New York Times Chairman and Publisher Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. bought a $3.9-million penthouse in the Dorilton on 71st Street with a 2,000-square foot private terrace. Yes, that’s more than twice as big as my entire home too. (The Real Deal)