Photo by Gwen Solomon from Saturday’s Jazz & Colors event in Central Park.
Crime, real estate, and bike lanes made news on the Upper West Side last week. See how it was covered in some other news outlets below.
After four and a half hours of debate last week, the community board was unable to come to a decision on whether the city should draft a plan for redesigning Amsterdam Avenue to add a protected bike lane. The board will revisit the question next month. “One concern raised repeatedly by board members and the community was whether a bike lane would make it difficult for the businesses on Amsterdam Avenue, many of them restaurants, to get truck deliveries.” Most of the speakers were in favor of a bike lane, but opponents raised concerns about truck deliveries, emergency vehicle movement, and reckless bike riders. (Columbia Spectator, DNAinfo, Streetsblog)
A UPS truck hit a cherry-picker holding two workers who were installing holiday lights on 67th street on Tuesday at 1:30 a.m. “One worker was rushed to Weill Cornell Medical Center in critical condition with head and body trauma. His colleague was transported to the same hospital with less serious injuries.” (Daily News)
Franklin Reyes, the SUV driver facing a manslaughter charge for hitting and killing 4-year-old Ariel Russo on 97th and Amsterdam, may blame a pothole in his defense. (Daily News)
The Wall Street Journal looks at some of the developments on Broadway between 77th-80th streets that we’ve been writing about, including the Larstrand. “There have been many empty-nesters from the suburbs who have looked into the [Larstrand], and they are seeking more retail on Broadway so they don’t have to leave the neighborhood to shop, according to Chiho Machado, director of on-site leasing at Rose Associates, which is overseeing renting for the building.” (Wall Street Journal, subscription required)
The Zingone Brothers grocery store on 82nd and Columbus has been around for 78 years. “From the worn linoleum floor to the tin ceiling, the grocery is stocked with beer and mousetraps, Italian bread from Arthur Avenue in the Bronx, organic eggs and Listerine, and according to Bill Durkin, who runs the Gypsy Wolf Cantina in Woodstock, N.Y., Zingone Brothers has ‘the best price on the best tomatoes.’ He wouldn’t think of using any others for his salsa, and he drives to Manhattan every Thursday to get them.” It’s good to know that the family owns the building. (NY Times)
Runners raised money in Central Park for Philippines typhoon victims. (CBS)
A-Rod’s old digs at 15 CPW are back on the market for a mere $70 million, down from the previous ask of $95 million. (Curbed)
Well, whaddya know? Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead held an impromptu Central Park jam this weekend. (TMZ)
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No outdoor space at 15CPW? meh, I’ll pass