WEEKEND WALKS ON AMSTERDAM VENUE
Street vendors and local businesses are among the beneficiaries of a series of new weekend walks that will potentially take place along Amsterdam Avenue during the month of May. Read more
Police Seek Tips in Sexual Assault
By Dan Rivoli
Police released surveillance video of a man they believe tried to sexually assault a woman on the Upper West Side Sunday, Aug. 29.
At approximately 3:40 a.m., police believe the man, in his mid-twenties, followed the victim into a building on Amsterdam Avenue within the 24th Precinct, which stretches from West 86th to West 110th streets. Inside the building, the man supposedly threw the woman to the ground and attempted to sexually assault her. He fled south on Amsterdam Avenue. Read more
GRANNY-MADE MOVES
By Megan Izen
Granny-Made, the 24-year-old store that sold sweaters and knitwear from owner Michael Rosenberg’s grandmother, has reopened shop on West 82nd and Amsterdam Avenue, just north of the original West 78th Street store.
“Twenty-four years ago, this part of Amsterdam Avenue wasn’t someplace you’d walk unless you lived here, but it’s changed a lot. It seems we’ve moved closer to our customer base,” Rosenberg said.
A lot has changed for Granny-Made beyond location. Rosenberg says he saw the recession coming and made drastic changes to inventory. The store largely sold women’s clothing in the late 1980s and 1990s and has since become a children’s store.
“It was a surprise, but we went with it,” he said of the change.
The store will continue its neighborhood spirit in a larger space, offering even more selection to customers. With room to grow, Granny-Made is now offering toddler’s furniture, christening gowns, dresses for girls 10-12 and expanded women’s selections. Watch for a celebration of the new location after Labor Day.
Apple, Fresh Off the Truck
Tech-hungry criminals got ahold of two boxes of Apple iPads, straight off the UPS trucks that were delivering the new devices, which start at $499.
According to police, a UPS deliveryman was stacking boxes of iPads outside of his truck June 15 at 9:55 a.m. The truck was parked on West 67th Street, around the corner from the Apple Store at 1981 Broadway. A witness told police that a man walked up and snatched a box of iPads and ran west on West 67th Street, then south on Amsterdam Avenue. The box contained five iPads. Read more
CLOBBER IN THE CLUB
A partygoer at 420 Bar, on Amsterdam Avenue at West 80th Street, got into a fight with another patron while waiting in line for the bathroom. Police said that at 1:30 a.m. on Aug. 31, Stephanie Curbelo, 23, struck the victim in her face with a drinking glass, causing a deep laceration above her lip. The victim’s night ended with a trip to the hospital. Curbelo’s night ended with an arrest and charge for assault.
