Avantika Kumar

Carleton Lounge could become digital library
Tue, Dec 4, 2012, 11:18pm

SEAS plans to phase out Mudd’s Engineering Library to make way for the new data science institute, but the proposed location of a new digital library has already met with student opposition.

Proposals for more UWS bike parking pass CB7
Wed, Nov 14, 2012, 4:33am

Two proposals—one to install bike racks on Broadway and Amsterdam and Columbus avenues between 59th and 110th streets and another to install a bike corral in the parking space bordering the restaurant Henry’s on 105th Street and Broadway—passed the CB7 transportation committee vote.

Starbucks partnership with Abyssinian raises $110K
Fri, Nov 9, 2012, 12:35am

Starbucks has donated money to local job training and service programs since it began collecting five cents for every cup of coffee sold at its Lenox Avenue store last year.

City works to send special needs students to local schools
Mon, Oct 22, 2012, 3:12am

Federal law says that special needs students are required to attend schools in their neighborhoods whenever possible, and city officials are trying to make that happen.

DOE rankings deliver mixed bag for Morningside schools
Wed, Oct 10, 2012, 5:48am

Several schools in the Morningside Heights area consistently scored A’s, but four schools scored a C for the second year in a row. Three C’s or worse in a row flag the school as a potential candidate for closure.

Big developments bring changes to Frederick Douglass
Wed, Oct 3, 2012, 3:42am

On one hand, the 124-room Aloft Hotel at Frederick Douglass and 124th Street has brought thousands of overnight guests to Harlem, but many residents say the neighborhood’s character has been lost amid the shuffle.

Broadway Dems push to unify Morningside into single City Council district
Fri, Sep 21, 2012, 3:00am

One consequence of multiple districts for the area is that residents have to trek across town to reach their representatives’ offices. As a result, constituents’ problems are “shunted around” to different council members, local Democrats said.

Charter school downplays accusations of academic fraud
Thu, Sep 13, 2012, 12:33am

At the New York French-American Charter School’s board of trustees meeting on Tuesday, administrators responded to parents' complaints that the school had sent them false test score information.

Gas station owner sues to keep property
Mon, Sep 10, 2012, 1:44am

Carmie Elmore, the owner of a BP station on 110th Street and Frederick Douglass Bouulevard, is suing the city to prevent his property from being razed for redevelopment purposes.

GS student, Army veteran dies at age 29
Mon, Sep 10, 2012, 1:42am

Aaron Tinker, Army veteran and GS ’15, passed away Aug. 16 at his home in California. The cause of death was still under investigation as of Sunday.

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