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Coalition formed against sanit garage
The Brookdale site as seen from Waterside (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel) By Maria Rocha-Buschel Tenant groups against the proposed sanitation garage at the Brookdale campus organized themselves just in...
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Meet your local greenmarket farmers: Spotlight on Stuy Town’s Toigo Orchards
Ruthy Effler and Jiri Pospisil by their market stall (Photo by Kaley Pillinger) By Kaley Pillinger Think of it like a Rubik’s Cube: the constant shuffling of pieces and the attempt to get everything...
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Cooling centers open during Monday’s dangerously hot weather
Joey and Sammy Haskell load up their water guns at Stuy Town’s Playground 9 on a recent afternoon. (Photo by Sabina Mollot) With Sunday’s hot and humid weather expected to continue on Monday, the city...
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Stuy Town woman gets partial rent abatement for construction noise
The new Stuyvesant Town management office, now complete, was a source of torment to one woman at 276 First Avenue, who lived directly above the months-long construction. (Pictured) Workers on the roof...
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Even playgrounds with sprinklers nearly empty during scorcher
A few Stuy Town residents like Ryan, with son Tommy, braved the heat, heading out to the playground sprinklers to cool down. (Photos by Maria Rocha-Buschel) By Maria Rocha-Buschel Can it be too hot to...
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Stuy Town teen will attempt swim around Manhattan
Simona Dwass, pictured preparing for an NYCSwim event last year (Photo courtesy of Simona Dwass) By Maria Rocha-Buschel A Stuy Town resident is preparing for a marathon this weekend, but she isn’t...
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Crowds come out for Stuy Town music festival
Beatles tribute band Prefab 4 performed at a music festival in Stuyvesant Town on Saturday, along with three other bands. (Photos by Sabina Mollot) By Sabina Mollot On Saturday, Stuyvesant Town held a...
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Porters reassigned to cover more buildings
Chris Silvera, secretary/treasurer of Teamsters 808, which represents ST/PCV’s porters, maintenance men and gardeners By Sabina Mollot Porters employed in Stuyvesant Town/Peter Cooper Village recently...
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Elevated park option for East River waterfront
Those in attendance at the meeting last Tuesday sat at tables while the pros and cons of each option for the project were discussed. (Pictured) Guests seated before the presentation began (Photo by...
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Kid on bike hits woman on PCV path
By Sabina Mollot While normally the sight of speeding bikes in Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper is blamed on deliverymen from nearby restaurants, recently it was an eight-year-old child whose speeding...
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NY hospitals agree not to film patients without permission
The Chanko family at City Hall in July: Barbara, wife of Mark Chanko’s son Kenneth (right), Mark’s daughter Pamela and his widow Anita (Photo by Sabina Mollot) By Sabina Mollot Last month, Town &...
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Cauz for Pauz leaving Thrift Shop Row, moving to First Avenue
The former Frenchmen shop on First Avenue (photo by Sabina Mollot) By Sabina Mollot Cauz for Pauz thrift shop, which was recently ousted from its space of four years on East 23rd Street in order to...
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Tenants pack legal clinic
Council Member Dan Garodnick speaks to tenants at the legal clinic on nonrenewal notices and succession rights last Wednesday, as Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village Tenants Association President...
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Stray puck strikes man on head in Stuy Town
By Sabina Mollot A Stuyvesant Town senior was struck on the head by an errant hockey puck, as he sat on a bench outside a playground, he told Town & Village last week. The resident, who didn’t want...
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The bed bug diaries
Landlords are responsible for treating an apartment for bed bugs, but tenants are responsible for preparing the apartment, which can be a costly endeavor. One Stuy Town couple’s nightmare By Sabina...
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Cops seeking bike riding robber who hit banks near Stuy Town and in Flatiron
By Sabina Mollot Police are looking for a very determined man who robbed one bank near Stuy Town, the Ponce de Leon branch on First Avenue, and attempted to rob two other banks, all in the same day....
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ST pooch and owner are lost pet search/rescue duo
Marilyn Pascarelli of City Critters with her rescued dog Bella, who also assists in other rescues (Photo courtesy of Marilyn Pascarelli) By Sabina Mollot For over 20 years, Marilyn Pascarelli has been...
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No primary for 74th District, but no one tells voters about it
Signs at a Stuyvesant Town polling place in a prior election year By Sabina Mollot On Primary Day, which this year was on September 10, voters living in the 74th Assembly District were left without a...
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If you need to raise money, then read this man’s book
By Sabina Mollot Ask anyone who has ever had to raise money for an important project or worthy cause what doing so was like and you may end up hearing tales of dealing with rampant stinginess, control...
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Dealing with bed bugs: Do DIY treatments work?
Pest control pro says no, city says call landlord Bed bugs By Sabina Mollot Last week, Town & Village received a letter from a resident of the East Village who had dealt with a bed bug problem in...
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