The Dakota, by JoeyBLS Photography.
June 21, 2012 Weather: Sunny, High of 98 Degrees.
Notices:
The Make Music Festival, which coincides with the first day of summer, goes on all over the city today, with dozens of concerts right here on the Upper West Side. Check out the list here. And see more events on our calendar.
News:
The Upper West Side rezoning proposal seemed to get a pretty positive reception at a City Council committee on Tuesday. The committee members are expected to vote on it today. (DNAinfo)
A video clip of all of Woody Allen’s “surrogates,” the actors who are basically stand-ins for the famous auteur. (Flavorwire)
Congressman Charlie Rangel has four challengers in this year’s election, including Adriano Espaillat and Clyde Williams, a former adviser to Bill Clinton. The primary is June 26. (NY Times)
The Apple store won’t sell to Iranians (even Iranian-Americans apparently) because of an export embargo. (NPR)
A five-story building on 106th Street sold for $3 million to an unknown buyer. (Citybiz)