By Carol Tannenhauser
January 31, 2022 Weather: Mostly sunny, with a high of 31 degrees.
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News:
A group of nuns took to the hills of Central Park after snowstorm Kenan blanketed the ground with snow, the New York Post reported. “Three of the sisters, in their white habits and snow boots, sat on a circular sled as another gave them a push. They squealed in delight as they zoomed downhill, tumbling off at the bottom.”
A highlight of the Landmarks Commission hearing regarding the redo of the Delacorte Theater was “testimony from none other than actor Sam Waterston, a.k.a. Law & Order’s District Attorney Jack McCoy,” Gothamist reported. “Waterston, who has been named a ‘Living Landmark’ by the New York Landmarks Commission, talked about how he got his first speaking part on a New York stage at the Delacorte one year after it opened [60 years ago.]” The renovation plans were approved.
Who’s buying apartments in those luxury supertalls? The Real Deal offered some insight. “Gary Barnett’s Central Park Tower has its first resale. Apartment 46-C in the building at 217 West 57th Street has been listed for $19.85 million. Juan Carlos Gonzalez Jaramillo — a developer who splits his time between Florida and South America — bought the unit in August 2021 for $14.8 million, according to public records.” 217 West 57th is reportedly the tallest apartment building in the Western Hemisphere.
Human remains were found in a tent in Central Park on Friday, according to the Daily News.
Nearly 200 employees at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) took steps to form a union last week. “I think for all of us, top concerns were COVID safety, especially for visitor-facing staff, and issues of compensation and benefits,” AMNH employee and union member Alexandra Walling told Patch. “Many staff were on the extended furloughs at 80 percent of 60 percent pay for many months since the start of COVID.”
Stephan Russo, former executive director of Goddard Riverside, spoke with and about our new City Councilperson, Gale A. Brewer, in the West Side Spirit. “Gale was often my “go to” person….She always held my feet to the fire, occasionally castigating me for not going to enough community meetings. She is relentless in her love for the West Side, tenacious in her drive to improve the quality of services in her community, and not shy to let others know how she stands on the issues. If you need help with a government agency or official, the mantra has always been, “Go see Gale!”
Finally, a bald eagle is sojourning in Central Park, and NBC News posted a slo-mo video of him (he has previously been identified and tagged, and, even, nicknamed, ‘Rover’), as he soared above the UWS. Our democracy may be ailing, but our national bird is thriving. A 2021 report by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found that the number of American bald eagles has quadrupled since 2009, with an estimated 316,700 of the birds living in the lower 48 states.”
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Happy Birthday, EKT!
It’s amazing how Brewer refuses to accept even an iota of responsibility for her role in the debacle at The Lucerne a couple of years back. Instead, she passes the blame entirely onto the DHS.
But don’t worry. Next time the city plans on creating a homeless shelter in the heart of our neighborhood she’ll “meet” with all relevant parties.
And with all the filth and crime and problems the UWS is facing these days her priority appears to be closing down these “dark stores” that are allegedly operated by evil hedge funds.
We truly need fresh thinking for our neighborhood to recover. “Progressives” like Brewer have caused enough problems.
She as usual is picking unimportant battles to deflect from the real problems. That has been her MO for the longest time.
But people keep voting for the politicians like that and then complain about the issues.
Interesting that we each see things from a different viewpoint. In my experience Gale Brewer has been responsive, helpful, committed to making the city and the community better. She has the energy of youth, and the experience and contacts to help each resident as needed. We’re lucky to have her.
Re: the “sledding nuns”
Why not? We’ve already had “The Flying Nun” (a 1967 sitcom-series with Sally Field, whom we would later “really,really like”) AND “The Singing Nun” (a 1966 film about the real-life nun who wrote the ear-worm-inducing “Dominique”)
Guess we’re never “dun” with nuns!
I’ve seen a couple of nuns rollerblading in Hudson River Park. Maybe from the same order?
I want to see breakdancing nuns.
Looks like the sisters had tons of fun. I, too, went to Central Park after the big snow, and found merriment all around!
“Snowstorm Kenan.” Blew into town with Waterspout Wally and Felix the Fog, but will get washed away by All-Day Drizzle Dolores or melt from Warm Front Francis.
The value of the cameras equipment being toted around the reservoir has soared higher than an eagle since Rover was spotted.
a Tiny House Village @ 4K per house
somewhere out of the city COULD be
a solution to get the homeless off the streets
Sounds logical to me. And cost effective snd
can be done quickly. Oh. Too easy. Too logical
Oh well we’ll have to wait till we can find more
SRO availabilities. Drats! btw as project if this
type is up and running in the great state of Montana!
Yes to affordable housing ideas wherever we can find them, but no to calling Montana great while it intentionally fails its other populations and the environments in which they live. A state can’t adopt devastating, cruel and unsound wolf hunting laws, as was done with gusto for the current season, and be considered great.
Second this. People are freezing on the street and there’s a no brainier solution. California does it as well.
In the comments re damage by dogs to the lawn at Theodore Roosevelt Park, I was surprised that nobody mentioned how toxic dog urine is. It kills grass and tree bark. Letting dogs loose on the lawns doesn’t just churn them to mud, it is harmful to the environmental eco-system.
What’s up with this nonsense of naming every weather event? This was a typical January/February NYC snowfall and will be melted and gone in a few days, no name needed.
Good for the museum staff, it’s a tough job and the pandemic isn’t making things easier. Maybe they should have paid them instead of putting up that building in the park.