Fence in Riverside Park. Photo by Phil Davis NY.
November 15, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 45 Degrees.
Notices:
Upper West Side events today include Indonesian hip hop, an intriguing event with Wallace Shawn and more.
The Community Board meeting cancelled last week is on for tonight at 6:30 p.m. A Boat Basin renovation is on the agenda.
This weekend: electronics recycling.
News:
Yoselyn Ortega, the nanny accused of killing 2 children at 57 West 75th Street, has been indicted by a grand jury on 2 counts of first-degree murder, which carries the max sentence of life without parole (she also faces 2 charges of second-degree murder). First-degree murder charges were brought only 27 times in the state in 2011. “It is reserved for the most heinous homicides, including serial killings, the killings of judges and cops, and killings deemed cruel and wanton.” Ortega is still in the hospital. (NY Post)
Some people are making contemporary changes to old brownstones, using glass and aluminum, among other materials. (NY Times)
A man who took money from a “lucky bag” in an NYPD sting operation in Central Park is now suing the city for $1 million. (Huffington Post)
A bank robber knocked off a Sovereign Bank branch on Tuesday, taking $2,000. “The suspect passed a demand note to a teller in the Sovereign branch at Broadway and West 82nd Street at around 2:10 p.m. and fled with the cash.” (NY Post, middle of page)
