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Upper West Side

October 19, 2012

Lincoln Center Musicians Protest Use of Prerecorded Music

The professional musicians' union is furious that a visiting ballet troupe is using prerecorded music.

Upper East Side

October 04, 2012

Met Slashes 280 Planned Seats From Plaza Redesign

The Met plans cut 280 chairs from the originally planned 400.

Lincoln Square

September 21, 2012

Valentino's Gals Anne Hathaway, SJP Dazzle at New York City Ballet Opener

The performance, with costumes designed by Valentino, serves as the premiere social event in New York.

Upper East Side

September 11, 2012

Met Drops Kiosks From $60M Plaza Overhaul Plan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has dropped the kiosks from its $60 million public plaza overhaul.

Upper East Side

February 16, 2012

Upper East Siders Block 'Starbucks' Part of Met Museum Plan

The UES comunity board rejected part of the plan that would bring seats and tables to the plaza. 

Upper East Side

February 07, 2012

David Koch Funding Major Metropolitan Museum of Art Plaza Renovation

Billionaire David Koch is paying for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's renovation of its Fifth Ave. plaza.

Upper East Side

December 21, 2011

Fifth Ave. Steals Park Ave.'s Thunder in Real Estate Smackdown

Fifth Avenue's real estate is more expensive than Park Avenue, PropertyShark.com found.

Upper West Side

November 21, 2011

Upper West Side's David Koch Often Mistaken for Billionaire Namesake

David Koch, a lifelong Upper West Sider who works in the advertising business, is often confused with billionaire philanthropist David H. Koch.

Upper East Side

October 11, 2011

Occupy Wall Street Protests at Rich People's Homes

The Occupy Wall Street movement moved to the city's wealthiest zip codes along Fifth and Park avenues to visit the homes of David Koch and Rupert Murdoch.

Upper East Side

October 11, 2011

Occupy Wall Street Heads to Upper East Side for 'Millionaire's March'

Protesters from Occupy Wall Street will join labor and advocacy groups during a march Tuesday to the Upper East Side, stopping by homes of wealthy New Yorkers like David Koch and Rupert Murdoch.

Upper West Side

March 15, 2011

NYC Ballet Enacts New Social Media Policy for its Dancers

The company is among the country's first performing arts organizations to oversee employee posts on Twitter and Facebook.

Manhattan

January 27, 2011

Kids' Snow Day Means Work for Parents in Central Park

The heavy, wet snow proved challenging for children given the day off school to sled in Central Park.

Manhattan

September 23, 2010

David Koch Replaces Mayor Michael Bloomberg as Manhattan's Wealthiest Man

Billionaire philanthropist David Koch nudged out Mayor Michael Bloomberg as Manhattan's richest man.