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Pushing 'no honking' signs in Gramercy Park |
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By Program Director on
6/26/2008
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By Esther O. Perez-Quesada
The traffic on 21st Street, between Third Avenue and Park Avenue South, is unbearable, not just to commuters but to the residents of Gramercy Park North, who according to Arlene Harrison, president of the Gramercy Park Block Association, have to live with cars honking at all hours of the day and night.
"For years traffic on Gramercy Park North has been a major quality of life issue," said Harrison, representing the Association's Traffic Committee that pushed a request to have "No honking" signs placed along that corridor.
Currently the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is conducting a series of tests that measure noise levels throughout the day, which will determine if their requests for the signs are warranted.
According to Toni Carlina, district manager for Community Board 6, the highest noise decibels allowed for the Gramercy Park area is 87, which is equival ...
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Upcoming Workshop for Small Business Owners |
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By Program Director on
2/22/2008
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The Baruch College Small Business Development Center and The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Small Business Programs are proud to sponsor "Employer Compliance Assistance Forum: Understanding Dept. of Labor Rules & Regulations"
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Business Book Discussion Group |
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By Program Director on
2/20/2008
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It's for busy business people who don't have time to read business books but would like to know and implement the concepts. We discuss the book's concepts and share how we might use them in our businesses. You get a summary of the book emailed to you just before the event.
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