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Robber threatens First Avenue CVS employee with needle
Robbery suspect By Sabina Mollot Police are looking for a man who, when caught shoplifting at the CVS store across from Stuyvesant Town, threatened an employee with a hypodermic needle. The man...
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Some parks are still closed after snowstorm knocks limbs off trees
A worker secures a tree in Gramercy Park after a snowstorm caused a still undetermined amount of damage in the park and other parks. (Photos courtesy of Gramercy Park Block Associaton) By Maria...
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L train neighbors slam MTA over noise, debris and mysterious goo
Assembly Member Harvey Epstein with L train construction zone neighbors and disability advocates in front of the MTA’s headquarters (Photos by Sabina Mollot) By Sabina Mollot While most New Yorkers are...
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Two attempted robberies on Oval
Security booth at Stuyvesant Oval (pictured December 2017) By Sabina Mollot Stuy Town’s Public Safety department is on the lookout for two male suspects who attempted to rob an older man as well as a...
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Cuomo calls on MTA to hold public vote on new L train plan
Part of the L train construction site on East 14th Street (Photo by Sabina Mollot) By Sabina Mollot On Friday morning, Governor Andrew Cuomo, who a day earlier had made a bombshell announcement that...
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Monitor lizard the latest unusual wildlife sighting in Stuy Town
The Department of Conservation said this lizard won’t be able to survive long in the cold. (Photo by Valerie Nilsson) By Sabina Mollot Earlier in the week, Valerie Nilsson, a woman walking through...
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ST/PCV management warns recent crimes due to ‘piggybacking’
Peter Cooper Village burglary suspect By Maria Rocha-Buschel Stuyvesant Town management sent a newsletter around to residents earlier this week warning about an increase in building break-ins...
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Driver injured after losing control of cab in Stuyvesant Town
The damaged taxi was moved onto the 14th Street Loop Road. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel) By Sabina Mollot A cab driver was injured after losing control of her vehicle in Stuyvesant Town on Tuesday....
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Teens harass elderly couple, assault man at McDonald’s across from Stuy Town
First assault suspect By Sabina Mollot Cops are on the lookout for three teenagers believed to be responsible for a brutal beatdown at the McDonald’s at 404 East 14th Street. According to police, on...
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Performance on ice in Stuyvesant Town
On Sunday afternoon, Stuyvesant Town residents gathered at the ice rink for a performance by the Ice Theatre of New York. Following the outdoor show, attendees of all ages headed out onto the ice for...
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Updated: 5 Stuy Café applies for wine and beer license (application withdrawn)
5 Stuy Cafe (Photo by Sabina Mollot) Update at 12:15 p.m.: Cooper Cafe has withdrawn its application and will not be at Community Board 6’s Thursday meeting, CB6 has told us. By Sabina Mollot The...
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How a New York City Irish gang raised over $1 million for charity
Members of The Kelly Gang, pictured in 2002, including founding member and Stuyvesant Town resident Keith Kelly, standing behind former Police Commissioner Ray Kelly (Photo courtesy of the NY Post) By...
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Man tries to rob Stuy Town Citibank
Police officer in front of the bank at 262 First Avenue (Photo by Sean O’Ceallaigh) By Sabina Mollot Police are looking for a man who tried to rob the Citibank in Stuyvesant Town on Saturday. Police...
View Article5 Stuy Cafe reapplies for wine, beer license
By Sabina Mollot To drink or not to drink — that is the question surrounding Stuyvesant Town’s 5 Stuy Café, which recently reapplied for a wine and beer license. As Town & Village reported last...
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(Updated) Parking will be suspended on E. 20th during bike lane painting (and...
The recently reconfigured 20th Street. (Photo by Sabina Mollot) Update: Wednesday at 9 a.m.: In addition to painting work, there will also be a film shoot taking place on East 20th Street. In an...
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Suspect charged with trying to rob Stuy Town Citibank
Citibank attempted robbery suspect Police arrested a Bronx man on Thursday in connection with an attempted robbery of the Citibank at 262 First Avenue last month. Robert Balsano, 47, of 1146 Ogden...
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New leasing office for Peter Cooper Village under construction
A new leasing office is under construction in Peter Cooper Village. (Photos by Thomas Rochford) By Sabina Mollot Earlier this week, residents noticed that a new leasing office was being advertised in...
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Reviews mixed on wine and beer for Five Stuy Cafe
Stuyvesant Town management said cafe staffers would undergo training to prevent customers from being overserved. (Photo by Sabina Mollot) By Maria Rocha-Buschel Stuyvesant Town residents expressed...
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Powers concerned about Peter Cooper Village and Stuyvesant Town being...
A new leasing office is under construction in Peter Cooper Village. (Photo by Thomas Rochford) By Sabina Mollot In response to the latest branding efforts by StuyTown Property Services, which have...
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Former Stuyvesant Town resident’s memoir details fostering, adopting child on...
Margaret Gonzalez, author of Body in Space By Sabina Mollot Like many people who’ve retired, former teacher and Stuyvesant Town resident Margaret Gonzalez had fully intended to write a novel. But after...
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