Turtle Bay Association

The e-mail from "Millie Margiotta" at the "Turtle Bay Association" looked convincing enough when we returned to the office this week: a neighborhood group was trying to raise hell about some skanky developer named "Richard Nouveau" who wanted to rename part of East 50th Street after himself. There are plenty of egotistical developers out there and plenty of hyperbolic neighborhood activists.

But it only took a Google search to find out that last week Metadish exposed the whole street renaming thing as a hoax. When we e-mailed "Millie" back asking if she hadn't gotten the memo, "she" responded: "[T]his is unfortunately very real. We would love to speak with any members of the press in further detail." So we called the number given, which was for the real Turtle Bay Association, of which a real Millie Margiotta is vice president.  read more »

Last night, Community Board 6 passed a resolution asking the Parks Department to review its awarding of a concession license to the New York City Milkshake Company for use of Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, on 47th Street between First and Second avenues.

Another concession, the Patio Cafe, has been the longtime food-slinger in the park, and the board, along with Borough President Scott Stinger, the Friends of Dag Hammarskjold Plaza and the Turtle Bay Association, is upset the Parks Department awarded the concession without outside input.  read more »

Mr. Stringer has also written a letter to the Parks Department requesting that the Milkshake Company submit an income and expense projection and a timetable describing all design and capital work (something required in the proposal yet was lacking).

-Matthew Grace