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June 23rd, 2009

Falai Prevails Before Community Board 3

Community Board 3 signaled its support tonight of the Clinton Street restaurant "Falai's" application to upgrade to a full liquor license. Earlier this month, the CB3 committee that evaluates liquor licenses deadlocked on the Falai application. In spite of the fact that there's a moratorium on new licenses in the area, some board members [...]

June 23rd, 2009

New Section of East River Park Promenade Is Open

We were excited to see a section of the new East River Park Promenade  is finally open to the public.  The project has been fraught with delays, as it was previously scheduled to be completed by the summer of 2006. 

The section that was just opened extends 640 feet behind the track [...]

June 23rd, 2009

Essex Street Market Report

It's Tuesday. That means we headed over to the Essex Street Market for a look at what's new and interesting this week.

Saxelby Cheesemongers has a delicious new arrival. Mettowee, a fresh, creamy goat's milk chevre from Consider Bardwell Farm in Vermont. Good with strawberries and champagne, or nice sprinkled in a salad. $6.99/pound. [...]

June 23rd, 2009

Educational Alliance Holds Parenting Workshop

Parenting experts Hannah Wiltshire and Ruth Wyatt will discuss how to set limits for your children at a workshop the Education Alliance is sponsoring July 8th. Wiltshire and Wyatt, of Everyday Parenting,  will talk about how to incorporate discipline into your home without locking horns with your child. They will walk participants through strategies to [...]

June 23rd, 2009

“Showdown in Chinatown” Returns For a Second Year

"Showdown in Chinatown," a celebrity soccer match will be played tomorrow night in Roosevelt Park. It's a charity event benefiting foundations run by soccer star Claudio Reyna and two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash. Among the players taking part are Thierry Henry, Tony Parker, Javier Zanetti, Raja Bell, Adrian Mutu,
Chris Bosh, Ivan Cordoba, Grant Hill, [...]

June 23rd, 2009

Tuesday News Links

Will the feuding State Senate reach a deal before the gavel comes down on the Governor's special session at 3pmET? The Daily News is not mincing words: "Get them into the chamber, Governor Paterson, and nail their juvenile derrieres to the chairs for as long as it takes
to force these 62 sorry excuses for senators [...]