Ice sculpture at Winter Jam. Via Central Park Precinct.
February 3, 2020 Weather: Partly cloudy, with a high of 52 degrees.
Notices:
This week’s concerts, readings and other local events are on our calendar!
The city is offering STEM camps for the April break. Apply here.
News:
Upper West Side Congressman Jerrold Nadler, a key manager on the House impeachment team, announced on Friday that he will miss Monday’s impeachment proceedings in order to be in New York City with his wife, Joyce Miller, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December, according to the NY Post. “She has undergone surgery and is taking further steps to address the spread of the cancer,” Nadler tweeted. “I am sorry to not be able to stay in Washington for the conclusion of the Senate impeachment trial but I need to be home with my wife at this time. We have many decisions to make as a family. I have every faith in my colleagues and hope the Senate will do what is right.” Nadler said he plans to return to Washington late Monday. He and Miller were married in 1976 when she was a student at Columbia University and he was a NY State assembly member. She is the CEO of a public policy consulting firm and has worked for several government agencies. They are long-time residents of the Upper West Side. Read our in-depth profile of Nadler here.
In the turbulent wake of the Tessa Majors killing on December 11, different generations of Columbia University students have different perceptions of Morningside Park, the Columbia Spectator observed. Some alumni take a “stay out of the park at all costs” stance, while some current students say this was an isolated incident and call responses to avoid the park “racially coded.” Community members stress today’s reality. “In fact, Morningside Park has faced more crimes, notably robberies, in the first three quarters of 2019 than in the last four years.”
The city’s Fair Fares program, which has helped more than 100,000 low-income New Yorkers save 50% on subway and bus fares, is now open to all New Yorkers who meet the eligibility requirements, which are listed in TimeOut New York. “The substantial discount cuts single rides down from $2.75 to $1.38 and monthly cards down from $127 to $63.50. There is also a new pay-per-ride option in addition to weekly and monthly cards.” You can apply online.
The news cycle might have rolled along, but the anxiety remains at Fairway Market, on 74th and Broadway, the Post reported. “Although Fairway says it’s in talks to sell its five Manhattan stores to Village Supermarket — the company that operates ShopRite and Gourmet Garage — its future remains murky.” Upper West Siders are taking it hard; some are even stockpiling. “‘I feel like crying,’ says 83-year-old Henry Harris, pushing his crowded shopping cart as he stocks up on his grocery staples, such as organic sourdough bread and corn soufflé… ‘I plan to stockpile their Supreme blend Keurig-style coffee pods,’ says Lisa Sharkey. And their organic ice pops. ‘They are my go-to nighttime snack.’”
Best wishes to Joyce Miller.
Those Fairway Keurig’s will not be good in 3 months… not a great item to stockpile.
Best of wishes to the Nadlers. Pancreatic cancer is a very challenging illness.
These Fairway hoarders are crazy.
Thank you, Rep. Nadler!!! And the very best to you and your wife in this new challenge in your life.
Not happy about this, but I can combine two articles here because Sunday I saw Mr. Nadler in Fairway, and greeted him as briefly as I could and kept moving. On a brighter note it took me five minutes to figure out why they had no more six-packs of small cokes and hot dog buns.
I used to see congressman Nadler at Fairway too. Last summer I saw him self-bagging a six pack of Coke and thought to myself ‘Here is the man who chairs the committee that will (hopefully) be impeaching the President of the United States and he bags his own groceries?’
Best wishes to him and his wife as they face this challenge.
So sorry to hear that Jerry Nadler’s wife, Joyce Miller, has pancreatic cancer. He is wise to be with her instead of in the Senate chamber for this sham trial. No documents? No witnesses? Unbelievable!
Re: “No documents? No witnesses? Unbelievable!”
WHY are there NO documents NOR witnesses??
Because the Republican-dominated Senate, under the leadership of Mitch McConnell, made sure:
1. that there would NEVER be witnesses nor documents;
2. that Trump will be acquitted and boast about it in his 2020 campaign.
Welcome to the new TRUMP KINGDOM!!
And just wait till after winning in 2020 he declares himself, as have his dictator pals, President-For-Life.
R.I.P. Democracy in the U.S.
Why am I being paying a full subway fare every time I take a taxi. I am unable to ride the subway but the charge was because the subway was operating at a loss. Then they offer discounts to thousands of riders whileI pay through the nose totaje a taxi. It cost the
drivers in tips and now yo7 wantto charge even more to help the drivers. Come on!
The single best product at Fairway . . .
Is their plastic shopping bags – strong, versatile, good-size. Highly utilitarian.
They survive well in wet weather – contrast to Trader Joe’s rain-disintegrating bags in service since last fall. (Dead trees anyone?)
Regardless of whether Fairway survives or not, the bags will not thx to our over-reaching politicians.
These bags will be illegal a/o March 1, 2020.
It’s great to be an environmentalist, but practicality and unintended consequences make this a suspect proposition.
(THESE I am hoarding, scored 4 earlier today!)
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Joyce Miller has been an important political force in her own right for many years. We wish her well in this tough time.
Best wishes for a recovery for the Nadlers. This is not an easy cancer to battle.
Those types of eco-friendly coffee pods may be purchased online at San Francisco Bay. I buy them in quantity and they stay fresh inside their compostable bags.
I hate to think of them leaving but I was in there the other day and saw some empty shelves that used to house sodas and in back where the seafood salads were, now empty…..rotisserie chickens were not well stocked as before and when I was checking out I smelled pot( marijuana) all over the front cash register areas..I made a mention but cashier just shrugged her shoulders and laughed.
…this is breaking my heart to see them go but & seems that their new workers are far from loyal to take care of the store( 74 Brdy)