March 15, 2012 Weather: Mostly Sunny, High of 55 Degrees.
News:
Overcrowding is expected to persist in Upper West Side elementary schools, despite construction of a new school in the Riverside Center development on 59th Street expected to completed by 2015. More than 3,000 additional residential units are expected to be added to the neighborhood by 2015, and too few classroom seats are being added to keep up. (Wall Street Journal)
Matt Damon was reportedly outbid for a 7,000-square-foot apartment at 535 West End Avenue. (NY Post)
Gregory Atkins, the PS 87 teacher’s assistant accused of sexually abusing an 8-year-old boy, pleaded not guilty. (DNAinfo)
The Children’s Museum of Manhattan on 83rd Street has a new exhibit meant to curb obesity. (NY Times)