West 104th St. Block Association: prior year newsletters

West 104th Street Block Association

Prior Year Newsletters
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Newsletters of the West 102nd &103rd Streets Block Association and Friends of Straus Park are available on separate pages.

Newsletters are in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format, except where noted

2007 issues

Month	Contents
December 2007 PDF	Our Broadway sparkles Celebrating a great West 104th St. year! Remembering Michael Dillon Letter to the editor Election results November 2007 financial report Yard Sale 2007 final report In the spotlight: Michael Deegan and "The Revels" Special neighborhood holiday gift suggestions	'Tis better to give away than to receive The spirit of the season: Crafts that help the world, right down the street Hula hoops in Riverside Park Flowers bulbs have been put to bed Neighbors launch "green team" projects Selected calendar of events Neighborhood service needed or for hire
October 2007 PDF	Neighborhood rezoning victory It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood A farewell, but not goodbye September 2007 financial report Preliminary Yard Sale 2007 report Block resident makes Met Opera debut	Silent Auction contributors New board members: Gina Boonshoft, Joyce and Martin Mann It's block association board election time! Selected calendar of events Thank you, volunteers Neighborhood services needed or for hire
September 2007 PDF	Your block association needs you! Let's make this our best Yard Sale ever It's beautiful day in the neighborhood... Come celebrate at the W. 104th Yard Sale! Introducing Jeff Howitt, board member Letter to the editor New restaurants coming to the neighborhood Financial report August 2007 Selected calendar of events	Block resident makes Met Opera debut this month In the spotlight -- Rob Fisher Block bulletin board: Keith Christiansen, Missy Cohen, Gary Dennis, Jim and Jean Jacobs Zoning alert Landmark West maps our neighborhood A super series: Robert Joseph DeArce Neighborhood services needed or for hire
June 2007 PDF	From Quirky to collectible: The West 104th St. Yard Sale's coming! Help plant flowers June 9 and 10 Our new green neighbor has arrived West Side Market reopens Financial report, May 2007 A super series: Dino Bacaj Nearby second home for clothing and other items Transplanted daffodils did just fine, thank you!	More pairs of eyes looking out for seniors Rodent problem on our block Touring our neighborhood on Riverside Drive Upper West Side rezoning update Please give what you can -- the block needs your support! Selected calendar of events It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a flying Fairway bag! Neighborhood services needed or for hire
March 2007 PDF	Block survey yields high response; safety leads residents' concerns A tree grows on 104th Street Support your block association! Neighbors, please curb your dogs Upper West Side rezoning update Preservation commission recommends landmarking automat Financial report: February 2007 Block bulletin board	Yarntopia opens West 104th St. Block Association goes national Neighborhood walking tour May 20 A super series: Victor Portelli The shuttering of our neighborhood Selected calendar of events Theater party set for Tea at Pan Asian Rep Neighborhood services needed or for hire
January 2007 PDF	An appeal to the block: Keep W. 104th St. beautiful and safe Rezoning measure stalled in City Planning Review Return your survey! We want your feedback Letter to the editor (Carol Goodfriend) Park extended at Riverside Drive intersection	New exterior light fixture at 320 Riverside December 2006 financial report Fiscal 2006 financial report Block bulletin board Selected calendar of events Landmark hearing for Horn & Hardart building Neighborhood services needed or for hire

2006 issues

Month	Contents
December 2006 PDF	Fight to save local gem: West 104th St.'s automat future to be weighed again by Landmarks Preservation Commission Join your neighbors for neighborhood caroling Our block guard Do you need a special holiday gift? (West 104th St. T- shirt!) Letter to the editor November 2006 financial report Yard Sale 2006 financial report	Block residents plant for spring Block bulletin board In the spotlight: Michael Graves Pharmacy expands to improve service New York as a battleground Selected calendar of events Neighborhood houses of worship: New York Buddhist Church; Congregation Ansche Chesed Metal plate finally removed Neighborhood services needed or for hire
October 2006 PDF	A perfect day: Yard Sale hits a home run Beautification beat Yard Sale report More great feedback on the Yard Sale Letter to the editor September 2006 financial report Block bulletin board	History in jeopardy: automat Neighborhood houses of worship: St. Michael's Episcopal Church A beautiful day in the neighborhood: the 17th annual Yard Sale (photos) Selected calendar of events Neighborhood services for hire View Yard Sale 2006 photos
September 2006 PDF	Yard Sale: Great finds, cool buys, W. 104th St. 17th annual Yard Sale Schedule for the Yard Sale, Sept. 16 You can still help before the Yard Sale: be a volunteer, donate to the Silent Auction and bid on other items; donate your books At the Yard Sale: new this year (raffle); buy a royal blue West 104th St. T-shirt Greenmarkets	Free booklet on crime prevention for senior citizens Business clothes needed August 2006 financial report Block bulletin board Meet your "gardener" neighbors Neighborhood houses of worship: The historic Roman Catholic Church of the Ascension and Temple Ramath Orah Do you know this face? In the spotlight: Missy Cohen Selected calendar of events Neighborhood services for hire
June 2006 PDF	Special issue: Neighborhood rezoning project by Gil Tauber
June 2006 PDF	Yard Sale, September 16 Hold everything: 17th annual Yard Sale is coming Be a vendor Be a volunteer Donate to the Silent Auction Donate your books Curbside Cafe time Neighbors plant and make block beautiful Board member for 15 years resigns Daffodils and tulips get second life In memoriam	May financial report Block bulletin board Neighborhood houses of worship: Congregation of St. Saviour at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine; Preserving a beautiful church Do you know this face? Neighborhood tour To the editor: American idle Summer calendar of events Local scholars present their schools Neighborhood services needed or for hire
April 2006 PDF	Let there be new streetlights! Neighbors comment on new streetlights It's springtime New traffic light, pedestrian signals installed Neighborhood residents ask for rezoning, survey results, p. 5 Meet new block association board member Barbara Rothenberg WANTED!	West 102-103 Street news Walking tour, April 30 Letter to the editor: T-shirts travel Financial report March 2006 Local scholars present their schools Selected calendar of spring events A landmark on Broadway (Horn & Hardart building) Neighborhood services needed or for hire
February 2006	Neighborhood zoning issues studied: survey seeks block feedback Block fundraising drive kicks off Neighborhood incidents lead to more patrols Two new trees on block 2005 general ledger January 2006 financial report	Block resident's passion for history Random recollections of 104th Street Selected calendar of events Recognizing a stroke New fish market on W. 104th St. Neighborhood services needed or for hire

2005 issues

Month	Contents
December 2005 PDF
October 2005 PDF
September 2005 PDF	How to help Katrina survivors The Silent Auction needs your stuff! New trees and guards at 320 RSD made possible by residents/board Yard Sale, September 24 The street lights are coming, too Block flowers do well -- with lots of care Reminders to book table contributors The summer's hit recipe" caviar pie August 2004 financial report To vendors and volunteers	Hidden neighborhood treasure Will the Metro close? Art deco classic seeks a fresh foothold Visiting red tail hawk Landmarks in our neighborhood: the Master apartment building State-of-the-art park just 30 minutes away Calendar of selected events Ratings of local hospitals Neighborhood services for hire
June 2005 PDF	Our beautiful block: neighbors plant flowers; tree care and more! Using coffee grounds as fertilizer Disease strikes London Plane trees Dead trees to be replaced The Yard Sale's coming! Meet new board member Asia Ingalls Price check in the dairy aisle! Changes coming to Riverside Park: Riverwalk, 83rd to 91st Streets; turf on 103rd and 107th Street athletic fields	May 2005 financial report Cathedral update Farmers' markets That man on horseback at 106th Street 311 gets the job done Two food markets recently open: Gristedes and Garden of Eden Calendar of selected events "Quality of life" alert: neighborhood complaints raise concerns Neighborhood services for hire
April 2005 PDF	Follow your bliss: get involved in beautification Intel science contest update Friends, neighbors, and flowers: warm weather brings good news, good times What is a Go bag?	March financial report In remembrance: Jody Pope A feast like Mama's Calendar of selected events Disputes at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine Neighborhood services for hire
February 2005 MS Word	Favorite block son gains national attention as finalist in Intel Science Search Fundraising campaign underway; dues raised to meet urgent need Meet Lynn Bender Max January financial report Meeting report: West Side Federation of Neighborhood and Block Associations, Jan. 2005 New face at Riverside Park Fund Three safety messages	Your neighborhood service publicized -- free! Interesting web sites Changes along Broadway Retail space at Columbia's new faculty residence, Broadway and 103rd Street Watch your butt! Beautification bailiwick: And the winners are... Calendar of selected events Neighborhood services for hire
January 2005 MS Word	Come join your neighbors --- help our block thrive Help our block -- and make a fashion statement	10 reasons why living on West End Ave and 104th St. is unbeatable Neighbors' comments about the block association

2004 issues

Month	Contents
December 2004 MS Word	Holiday good wishes Street light replacement project President steps down Corrections to October 2004 newsletter November 2004 financial report Yard Sale final report Keep NYC firewood in NYC Know your neighbors: Jazz lovers take note	In appreciation of our bulb planters Welcome back Metro Twin Theater The moving deuce: Films on Times Square Calendar of selected events The bell tolls, but don't ask to see it: World's largest tuned bell at Riverside Church can be heard but not seen Block association T-shirts for sale Neighborhood services for hire
October 2004 MS Word	Yard sale a big success Kudos to the volunteers We thank the individuals and merchants who supported the silent auction Welcome to Missy Cohen Street light replacement fund-raising is complete Memorial for Susan Schwartz	Local telephone reference numbers September 2004 financial report Calendar of selected events Tom Otterness sculptures come to upper Broadway The peach report Neighborhood services for hire
September 2004 MS Word	Yard Sale, Saturday, October 16 Rent a space: free yourself of stuff The schedule for the Yard Sale The Yard Sale's silent auction needs your donation It's due! Street light replacement fund-raising nearly complete Held needed for Yard Sale May we borrow these for the Yard Sale?	No parking October 16 Donate your books and CDs to the Yard Sale August 2004 financial report What is palliative care? Molly Lilly May and The Blue Slippers by Emma Sharon; resident fourth-grader wins play contest Calendar of selected events Swept by ocean breezes Neighborhood services for hire
June 2004 MS Word	Street cleaning and car parking: Oil and water or strawberries and cream? Reducing noise, increasing security Voter registration Hail and farewell Stepping aside for new leadership It's Curbside Cafe season Status of street light replacement project Final report of bench fund Remembering Brett Zickerman	Save the date: 15th annual Yard Sale, Saturday, Oct. 16 Organic food cooperative May 2004 financial report Suba Pharmacy survives again Beautification news Poet's corner Know your neighbor: Diane Meier Calendar of selected events Know your neighbor: Award-winning Bob Ost Neighborhood services for hire
April 2004 MS Word	Announcing street light replacement project Help wanted ! Save the date: 15th Annual Yard Sale, Saturday, October 16 Local supermarkets closing Take care New York Blossoms in Riverside Park About the new subway gates Susan Schwartz bench fund reminder	Neighborhood Yard Sale and appraisal event March 2004 financial report CB7 district needs statement Calendar of selected events Shame on you: Racial discrimination at Eden Cafe Multi-block fair schedule Poet's corner Neighborhood services for hire
February 2004 MS Word	An appeal to your pocketbook Special security guard service available 2003 financial report 2004 budget January 2004 financial report	Susan Schwartz 104th St. recipes A man and his dog Selected calendar of events Be kind to your bicycle Neighborhood services for hire

2003 issues

Month	Contents
December 2003 (minus ads) MS Word	Holiday sing on December 16 Special, personal security guard service To forget is human, to remember is -- divine! Why our block looks so beautiful Filming in the neighborhood Remembering Susan November 2003 financial report Election results 104th St. holiday recipes	Selected calendar of events Got guests? Get them a hotel -- nearby A solution to litter Here I am again Inexpensive swimming Dead tree to be replaced Spring 2004 Local holiday gift suggestion amNew York: New daily newspaper Neighborhood services for hire
October 2003 (minus ads and photos) MS Word	Yard Sale a smashing success It's election time Welcome new board member: Steve Zirinsky September financial report Yard Sale financial report (preliminary) Kudos from our Yard Sale vendors Welcome to the new building in the Park Petropolis museum tour	Fatal car accident at 106th and Broadway Yard Sale lost & found It's a small world, after all Our Israeli volunteer 20-story condo planned for Olympia Theatre site Coming soon: tulips and daffodils Subscribe to New York Festival of Song Selected calendar of events Neighborhood Services of Hire
August 2003 ((minus ads) MS Word	14th Annual Yard Sale, September 20 Yard Sale Schedule Board Changes Working hard for cleaner streets Con Ed problems Parks Dept., Block Assn. team up to battle rats We remember... July financial report Selected calendar of events	Purse-snatcher tackled by security guard It's election time Health runs in the family A night without light Know your neighbor: And the winner is... Dick Latessa! Here's the scoop Neighborhood services for hire
May 2003 (minus ads) MS Word	Save the date: 14th annual yard sale Meet the park's landscape architect Metro Theatre open but for how long? Subway renovation news Distressed trees on our block Columbia coming to 103rd St. Kudos April financial report Park cafe now open	Selected calendar of summer events Sublet available More authors on the block Petropolis: A social history of urban companion animals Dial 311 for non-emergency government assistance Be fire safe Neighborhood services for hire
March 2003 PDF	Community forum with precinct leadership Whom to call How to turn someone else's trash into your treasure Snow removed by building personnel Restoration, but no new art work at 103rd station Calendar of selected events Safety tips for traveling women Safety tips for New Yorkers Update on Columbia building at 103rd St. and Broadway	Empress of China presentation March 30 New and different on Broadway Opinion -- How to cope with a chemical attack: Try prevention 2002 financial report December financial report Letter to the editor Multi-block street fairs for 2003 Neighborhood services for hire
January 2003 PDF	Empress of China Columbia plans residential facility at 103/Broadway Renew support for our block association Telephone dialing pattern change Joon is back Financial report 2002 Financial report December 2002 Calendar of selected events Alternate side parking suspensions for 2003	What's new on our web site Get a West 104 T-shirt Improvements are noted at Malibu Hotel City reorganizes a shelter unit Take the bus to Fairway uptown Dial 311 for governmental information and complaints Street light outage reported Neighborhood services for hire

2002 Issues

Month	Contents
December 2002 PDF	Ben and Jerry's "Scoop Shop" Comes to Broadway Holiday Sing on December 17 Change in Christmas Tree Recycling Special Holiday Gifts Another Yard Sale Thank You	Calendar of Selected Events Treasurer's Report Last Chance to Get Autographed Copy of Tree Guide Reported Celebrity Sightings Neighborhood Services for Hire
October 2002 PDF	Yard Sale: another successful party Following through on our promised gift Silent auction tempts bidders Board change Calendar of selected events Yard Sale preliminary financial report Telephone dialing pattern change	Regent update Annual neighborhood Halloween parade September financial report It's bulb planting time In brief: drug dealing; street crossing button; new nooks this fall Neighborhood Services for Hire
September 2002 PDF	Block association's 13th annual Yard Sale Books, books, and CDs Delectable delights sought for block bakery Help the silent auction! We need your stuff now! Vendor spaces available, but going fast Have no fear: volunteer! Start with breakfast Ned Barnard's tree book now available	Groundbreaking for volunteer house in park September financial report Calendar of selected events CB7 monitoring "quality of life" issues 103rd St. subway station rehabilitation Letter to the editor: dry cleaner Get your West 104 T-shirt Meanwhile, two blocks north: Art in the Park Neighborhood Services for Hire
May 2002 PDF	Challenge Grant for Challenging Times Dust in the Air Yard Sale Vendors: Mark Your Calendar! Don't Answer That Phone! Silent Auction Needs Your Stuff Book Started in This Newsletter Will Be Published This Fall by Columbia University Press Books, Glorious Books Hidden Cameras	Beautification Update: Dead tree removed, tree watering program, where have all the flowers gone, our flower bulbs get a second life "Mama's Boys" Make Good Play It Again -- With Feeling! Calendar of Selected Events Treasurer's Report Letter to the Editor Know your Neighbors -- On and Off Broadway Neighborhood Services for Hire
February 2002 PDF	Support the Block Association Grants from Two Angels Guard Services Reduced Store Changes on Broadway The Magic of Tree Watching Calendar of Selected Events	Treasurer's Report Proposed Budget for 2002 Protecting Our Trees This Winter Happy Holiday Sing Neighborhood Services for Hire Welcome to Our New Residents

2001 issues

Month	Contents
December 2001 PDF	Holiday sing on December 19 More Yard Sale Thank You's Report on Rosenberg Exhibit Tour Calendar of Selected Events November 2001 Treasurer's Report Urgent Need for 4th Quarter Dues	Letters to the Editor Memorial Flower Bulb Planting New York City: The Last 17,000 Years Unhooking Neighborhood Services for Hire
November 2001 PDF	A Splendid Party with Splendid People A Banner Book Sale Election Results Hail and Farewell NYC Firemen's Memorial Neighborhood Services for Hire Calendar of Selected Events	September 2001 Treasurer's Report Yard Sale Financial Report Job Skills Program Rosenberg Exhibit at Historical Society Also on View... November Tour of Riverside Park
October 2001 PDF	Coming Together as We Mourn Yard Sale Schedule of Events How to Help Make the Yard Sale a Success Donate Your Books and CDs Vendor Spaces Sold Out Get Set to Boogie at the Yard Sale Scrumptious Goodies Wanted for Block Bakery May We Borrow These for the Yard Sale?	Silent Auction Items August 2001 Treasurer's Report It's Election Time Places in which to Find Quiet and Solace Calendar of Selected Events Neighborhood Services for Hire Block Residents Directly Affected by Sept. 11 Attack
September 2001	Yard Sale Schedule of Events (Note: the Yard Sale has since been re-scheduled for October 6) Call for Yard Sale Volunteers, Baked Goods, Books/CDs, Silent Auction Items New! Neighborhood Services for Hire July 2001 Treasurer's Report	NY Save The Quintessential Urban Tree: the Ailanthus Calendar of Selected Events Neighborhood Best Buys: Broadway Pizza & Restaurant If You Lose Your Purse or Wallet Flowers Thrive Under Loving Care
June 2001	Yard Sale: Calling All Vendors Crime Report Hudson Beach Cafe is Open Park Tour Planned for July Schedule of Multi-Block Street Fairs for 2001 Heard on the Street... Subway Street Conditions Rolling Along the River A Dog Tail How to Handle Noisy Neighbors	Easy Ways to Reduce Electricity Consumption Do You Know What You're Eating? Doe Fund Waters Our Flowers Late Blooming Asian Immigrants Show Their Colors in June and July Calendar of Selected Events Thank You, Flower Planters! Get Well Wishes Charter School Planned More Clean Sidewalks
April 2001	Beautification Challenge Grant Status Dog Dilemma Save this Date: September 15 Two Early-Spring Activities Hanna Rubin Comes Aboard! West Side Center Wins Award Contributor List Out of Africa...Letters from Kenya	March 2001 Treasurer's Report A Tale of Two Trees that Share a Common Ancestor Oil Spill on 105th St. Rats: Don't Feed 'em, Don't Breed' em Calendar of Selected Events Call for Dues Reduction in Guard Service
March 2001	Champagne Brunch Honors Contributors Earth Day Lobby Day Save the Date: Yard Sale 2001 Beautification Challenge Grant Status	Teresa Gets Ode of Appreciation from Sheila Garden Notes to the Editor Calendar of Selected Events January 2001 Treasurer's Report
January 2001	A Beaut' of a Challenge On Tap for February Rashomon on the Upper West Side CVS Boycott Don't Be a Victim: Tips from the NYPD Revisiting the Hidden Forest Calendar of Selected Events	Pearls Chinese RestaurantA Woman Meets Dog Story Bits and Pieces Youths Arrested in 105th St. Mugging Guard's Cell Phone Service to Continue Annual Dues Are Now Payable December 2000 Treasurer's Report

2000 issues
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Updated 11 February 2007

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