A chalking drawn on Amsterdam Avenue between 70th and 71st street last week. Photo by Harriet Flehinger.

Disturbing stories of crime and suicide, along with tales of a bizarre lawsuit, a 6-year-old hero, and a friendly train conductor are in this week’s bulletin. There are quite a few stories because we didn’t post this last week.

Apparently, the oldest man in the country lives on the Upper West Side. Alexander Imich is 111 years old. “Imich was born in 1903 in Poland, where he later earned his Ph.D. in 1927, despite the best efforts of anti-Semitic professors to sabotage his thesis. He embarked upon a journey that led him through two world wars, the Holocaust, two years in a Russian labor camp near the White Sea, and finally a new life in America in 1952 (with his wife, Wela, who passed away in 1986).” (Jewish Press)

A 15-year-old girl jumped from the top of her grandparents’ building at 94th street and Amsterdam Avenue and died last month. Jayah Shaileya Ram Jackson may have been bullied at her Lower East Side school. “At least 8 people have told me they want me to kill myself in the past 2 days,” she posted on Facebook. “I just hope that when i actually do it, they don’t feel responsible. because they won’t be.” (Daily News)

Part of West 97th street is being named after Ariel Russo, the 4-year-old killed last year after being hit by an SUV. (Daily News)

Knicks point guard Raymond Felton turned himself in to the 20th precinct and was arrested on gun charges. His estranged wife apparently said he had threatened her with a gun. (NY Times)

The cure for pedestrian fatalities may be simpler than we think, says one writer. “Traffic fatalities are not like some of our most vexing public health issues with no obvious solution or cure, like autism or cancer. There is a clear and proven way to fix the problem. Why not go for the easy win that’s also the right thing to do? The path forward is obvious — and narrower, safer and better landscaped.” (NY Times)

The City Council’s finance director, an Upper West Sider, was arrested on a domestic assault charge. (Daily News)

Delivery trucks parked in the bike lane are being ticketed. “City traffic-enforcement agents began the ticket blitz along Columbus Avenue at 7 a.m. Wednesday, sources told the Post.” (NY Post)

The latest problem spot for rats is 107th street and Amsterdam Avenue. (NY1)

A lawsuit involving a fired coach at Trinity is taking a bizarre turn. After the coach accused the athletic director of discriminating against him because he is a man, the school implied in its response that he was running around with women who are not his wife. (NY Post)

Blake Ansari, an amazing local six-year-old boy, held a book drive to start a library for homeless kids. “Altogether, the drive netted some 600 books, which will be given out to children who go through the intake process at PATH and be theirs to keep. Blake and his family took the books to PATH in time for Valentine’s Day. He was happy, but he still wants to do more, maybe to build a real library.” (Atlantic Cities)

Domino’s pizza delivery guys are riding illegally on the sidewalks on Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues in the West 100’s. One even admits it. “Officers urged frustrated walkers to call 911 when a lawless deliveryman from Domino’s — or any other establishment — was spotted, but stressed there was not much they could without seeing a crime being committed.” (Daily News)

Tsuris at B’nai Jeshurun over AIPAC. (Jewish Week)

A Wall Street Journal reporter was recently hit by a school bus on 95th street and Amsterdam Avenue, but he was okay. (Village Voice)

Here are two articles that take in-depth looks at affordable housing and zoning in the city. The Capital NY article has a comprehensive (and surprising, to me) review of Bloomberg’s rezonings. The Observer article briefly references the Poor Door at 40 Riverside Boulevard that we wrote about. (Observer and Capital New York)

The case of Shele Covlin, whose 2009 death was ruled a homicide, remains complicated. “A bank where an Upper West Side woman worked before she was murdered is asking if the parents of her husband, who is suspected of the crime, is entitled to her more than $300,000 in savings. (Daily News)

Con Ed bills have been spiking this winter. (WNYC)

Joseph Henry, a former city Sanitation worker, loves digging cars out of the snow in the West 80’s. (NY1)

Victor Vazquez,  a conductor on the 1 train, likes to lighten the mood. “Whether he’s urging good behavior—“Be nice to each other as you go down the steps”—sharing his thoughts about the weather—“Nice breeze we have tonight. Autumn finally decided to arrive”—or just pointing out your location—“Change of scenery; Harlem, everyone”—Vasquez’s casual remarks do seem to lighten the mood, as if he were joining you for the ride.” (Narratively)

A very mature person built a snow penis in Central Park. (Gothamist)

For our last bulletin, click here.