Photo by Leo Silverio in Central Park near 72nd street.
Below are some recent stories about crime, real estate and schools on the Upper West Side from other news outlets.
The Upper West Side (10023 specifically) is second only to Beverly Hills for total luxury home sales. There were 17 properties purchased for more than $10 million through June of this year. (Bloomberg)
A man drank Central Park pond scum filtered through a new product called the Life Can and survived. “In spite of a technical difficulty with the mount that held the pump in place, the water tasted bottled, and so far, no ill side-effects.” (Upstart Business Journal)
The Anderson School on 77th street got a new computer room and fitness center, with help from Gale Brewer. “The kindergarten through 8th grade school received a $287,000 grant from Brewer to turn two half-classrooms, previously used as administration offices, into the new tech and wellness centers. (DNAinfo)
Jason Carroll, 23, was indicted on charges of sexually assaulting a 2-year-old in Riverside Park. (A Walk in the Park)
An NYPD car was rear-ended in a Wednesday morning crash on the West Side Highway around 70th street. “Victor Reyes, 48, rear-ended the cruiser on the West Side Highway near 70th St. around 4:30 a.m., cops said.” No injuries were reported. (Daily News)
Parents and the DOE are pointing fingers at each other over delays in renovations to the Beacon School, which could be the home of a desperately needed new UWS school. (DNAinfo)
Other cities are doing what they can to avoid policies that lead to the economic disparities of Manhattan. “This is the new meaning of ‘Manhattanization’: turning a city into a playground for the wealthiest inhabitants, even as it forgets about the poorest.” (New Yorker)
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Re: “This is the new meaning of ‘Manhattanization’: turning a city into a playground for the wealthiest inhabitants, even as it forgets about the poorest.”
OH, PULEEZE!!! WOT GARBAHGE!!!
The city is a “playground for the wealthiest”? SORRY, but it’s a PLAYGROUND 4 EVERYONE! You don’t have to be wealthy to enjoy Central Park, The Highline, Riverside Park, the galleries in Chelsea or the Lower East Side, SoHo, the wonderfully diverse streetscape of any Avenue, etc. etc. etc.
Can’t afford Broadway theater? Check out the dozens of affordable Off-Broadway, Off-Off Broadway, neighborhood theater productions.
Per Se or Marea or Boloud Epicerie too pricey? Of course they are, and why bother? Check out New York magazine’s annual Cheap Eats for a list of dozens of clever, creative restaurants where the food is probably a lot better. Or visit someplace in your own nabe.
SINCE WHEN does everyone have to be equal? Manhattan has ALWAYS had income inequality, dating back to the days of the Knickerbockers (no, NOT the basketball team … read some history) and somehow everyone survived just fine.
As the song says, “That’s Life”!
Detroit did a superlative job of avoiding “Manhattanization”