Photo by Avi.
March 20, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 68 Degrees.
Notices:
Our list of events for this week is up!
Our columnist Maria Gorshin co-wrote a comedy show about a campy Cuban singer that will play one-night-only at The Laurie Beechman Theatre on 42nd. Tickets here.
News:
The NYPD added security to numerous synagogues, including Lincoln Square Synagogue, following a shooting at a Jewish school in France. (DNAinfo)
The Bloomberg administration has banned outside donations to homeless shelters from organizations like Ohab Zedek, an Orthodox congregation on the Upper West Side, says local Jeff Stier, an OZ member. The city says it can’t determine the nutritional content of the donated food. (NY Post)
More redistricting shifts: Jerry Nadler’s congressional district shifts North, meaning Charles Rangel’s district now encompasses much less of the Upper West Side and Morningside Heights. (Columbia Spectator)
Big-shot political consultant Hank Sheinkopf has signed on to work on Ken Biberaj’s campaign for City Council on the Upper West Side. (Politicker)
Rats are now eating cars. One supposed trick to get rid of them: cayenne pepper. (ABC News)
Rats do indeed eat cars. They made a nest in our Mini Cooper and rode around while we parked. They did quite a lot of damage by eating the wiring. The thing that works is a bag of smelly stuff you buy at the hardware store.