When Coronavirus Struck Seattle, This Lab Was Ready To Start Testing It’s been a busy week at the virology lab run by UW Medicine, which includes the University of Washington’s medical school and hospitals. “We’ve already gone to three shifts,”…
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Girl Bitten By Pit Bull Recovering With ‘Minor Injuries’; Dog Being ‘Tested and Evaluated’
Girl Bitten By Pit Bull Recovering With ‘Minor Injuries’; Dog Being ‘Tested and Evaluated’ The seven-year-old girl who was bitten in the face by a homeless woman’s dog while offering the woman money is “doing well and able to attend…
25-Year-Old Upper West Side CEO Will Pitch Her Business on Shark Tank Friday; You’d Better Root for Her!
25-Year-Old Upper West Side CEO Will Pitch Her Business on Shark Tank Friday; You’d Better Root for Her! The Upper West Side is known for smoked fish, but this Friday the neighborhood’s will turn its attention to a different sea…
The New Strand Will Have Neighborhood-Focused Book Selection, Special Astronomy Theme for Kids
The New Strand Will Have Neighborhood-Focused Book Selection, Special Astronomy Theme for Kids Nancy Bass Wyden, owner of the Strand Bookstore, gave an update about the store’s upcoming opening at 450 Columbus Avenue between 81st and 82nd Streets to
Community Board 7 Approves Skate Park Naming After Local Skateboarding Pioneer Andy Kessler
Community Board 7 Approves Skate Park Naming After Local Skateboarding Pioneer Andy Kessler Community Board 7, elected officials, and the skating community came together to support the naming of a renovated skate park in Riverside Park after beloved skateboarder Andy…
Kids of All Ages are Invited to the Ansche Chesed Purim Carnival!
Kids of All Ages are Invited to the Ansche Chesed Purim Carnival! SPONSORED: The Purim Carnival is the annual fundraiser for the Ansche Chesed Hebrew School. Register now for an all-access wristband that you can pick up morning-of at the…
Openings, Closings and Updates: Lululemon, Fine & Schapiro, Satori Laser, Le Gourmand
Openings, Closings and Updates: Lululemon, Fine & Schapiro, Satori Laser, Le Gourmand “Just noticed Upper West Side kosher restaurant stalwart Fine & Schapiro is ‘closed for renovations until further notice.’ Hope to see them back soon,“
MTA Using Bleach Liberally as it Combats Coronavirus on Subways
MTA Using Bleach Liberally as it Combats Coronavirus on Subways Commuters got a whiff of bleach as they entered the 79th Street 1 train station on Tuesday morning, part of the state’s plan to sanitize the subways and slow the…
Apartment Fire In High-Rise on 72nd Street; Cat Perishes
Apartment Fire In High-Rise on 72nd Street; Cat Perishes A cat died in an apartment fire at the Ruxton Towers, a 17-story, prewar building at 50 West 72nd Street, at around 1:40 a.m., on Tuesday. There were no other injuries.
Woman Arrested for Murder in Amsterdam Avenue Apartment
Woman Arrested for Murder in Amsterdam Avenue Apartment A 48-year-old man was stabbed to death in an apartment at 646 Amsterdam Avenue between 91st and 92nd Streets on Monday night, and a 44-year-old woman
Three Boys Charged in Morningside Killing Attended Same Middle School; ‘Parents Were Shaken’ But Rally to Recover
Three Boys Charged in Morningside Killing Attended Same Middle School; ‘Parents Were Shaken’ But Rally to Recover The fatal stabbing of Barnard student Tessa Majors this December in Morningside Park has reminded many New Yorkers of the 1989 Central Park…
How Conventions Work
How Conventions Work Are you still confused how nominating conventions and superdelegates work? Boris Heersink, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Fordham University and author of the upcoming book, Republican Party Politics and the American South, 1865-1968 explains the…
Monday Bulletin: Bag Ban Delay, Virus Restaurant Slowdown, Meet Cute at Jake’s Dilemma
Monday Bulletin: Bag Ban Delay, Virus Restaurant Slowdown, Meet Cute at Jake’s Dilemma It is hard not to think of the famous line in the 1967 movie The Graduate — “There’s a great future in plastics” — in light of…
Two Injured in Chair Fire on 68th Street
Two Injured in Chair Fire on 68th Street A chair caught fire in a sixth-floor apartment at 25 West 68th Street early Monday, drawing a large response from FDNY and resulting in two injuries.
Beacon Hardware Opening Under New Management on Monday
Beacon Hardware Opening Under New Management on Monday Beacon Paint & Hardware was open for 120 years on Amsterdam Avenue between 77th and 78th Streets, then it was closed for about two weeks, and now