October 28, 2011 Weather: Mostly Sunny, High of 50 Degrees.
Notices:
The Department of Transportation has more info on the free trial bike share program that we wrote about a couple of weeks ago. It’s happening on Sunday on Columbus Avenue and 76th Street from 12 to 4.
The forecast for Saturday says, um, snow?
“Wallet found on the corner of 70th and Amsterdam on 10/27 with no identification.” Is it yours? (Craigslist)
News:
CBS News said that police were talking about a coyote in Central Park yesterday. Gothamist said the furry guy (or gal) was reportedly located between 77th and 81st Streets in the park. We have heard nothing else yet, but will keep you updated.
Alec Baldwin has finally sold his El Dorado apartment and moved to SoHo for good. I’m sure the local Starbucks barista he called a “Queen” will miss him. (NY Post)
Hugues Akassy, who is now on trial for a Riverside Park rape, has been accused of harassing numerous women on the Upper West Side. Bess Greenberg, who runs the art gallery 25CPW testified that she also found him squatting inside the art gallery at 64th Street and Central Park West, and he stalked after she kicked him out. (Gothamist)
Dovetail owner John Fraser is suing lawyers for allegedly botching his liquor license application for the SoHo restaurant “What Happen When”. (Reuters)
In case you missed it, we reported on a shootout and the assault of a police officer on Riverside Drive and 91st Street last night with the help of many tipsters on twitter and elsewhere. Thanks, and please keep the tips coming!
