Avantika Kumar

After 20 years, Dominican Sunday uses volunteer base to serve Manhattan Valley
Mon, Mar 11, 2013, 1:05am

Community organization Dominican Sunday has become a cornerstone of the Manhattan Valley neighborhood it serves, providing educational and cultural services, including English, computer literacy, and citizenship classes.

168th Street subway station to undergo renovations
Fri, Mar 8, 2013, 4:46am

The project will preserve, renovate, and reinforce parts of the station, especially the brick arch and a bridge connecting the uptown and downtown tracks. The station complex, which is known for being poorly ventilated, dirty, and difficult to navigate, will also be cleaned up.

Community Board 9 calls for rezoning to preserve Morningside Heights historic character
Thu, Mar 7, 2013, 1:02am

Community Board 9 supported local preservationists who say Columbia is hurting the historic character of Morningside Heights by passing a resolution calling for rezoning that could limit University development in the neighborhood.

Sigma Phi Epsilon awards community service fellowship
Mon, Feb 25, 2013, 2:18am

Josh Fram, CC '16, plans to use the fellowship to purchase indoor rowing machines for Camp Shriver, a camp for mentally disabled athletes, located in his hometown.

Milano fires employee who accused actor of shoplifting
Tue, Feb 19, 2013, 9:21pm

The Milano Market employee who stopped and accused renowned actor Forest Whitaker of shoplifting on Friday was fired, according to TMZ.

Academy Award winning actor stopped-and-frisked outside Milano Market
Mon, Feb 18, 2013, 1:49am

Academy Award-winning actor Forest Whitaker was accused of shoplifting by an employee at Milano Market Friday, the New York Daily News reported.

Taxi sideswipes FedEx truck, parked car, injuring one
Fri, Feb 15, 2013, 5:59pm

One person was injured in a traffic accident Friday afternoon at Broadway and 115th Street when a taxicab sideswiped a parked car and FedEx truck and hit a pedestrian.

Landis wins union endorsement in Upper West Side City Council race
Thu, Feb 14, 2013, 2:44pm

Candidate Marc Landis was endorsed by 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East Wednesday—one of the first union endorsements of the race.

City Council candidate reaches out to locals
Wed, Feb 13, 2013, 3:14am

City Council candidate Ken Biberaj sponsored a town hall event to reach out by celebrating history.

Promotional Alliance of Harlem working to expand business opportunities
Mon, Feb 11, 2013, 2:36am

A "Biz-Working" event attracted over 100 Harlem-based businesses, ranging from local bakeries to a pomade shop to natural health shops.

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