Jack and Susan H. and Christine G. attended the regular monthly meeting of the Midtown North Community Council at Fountain House on West 47th Street on April 20th. We learned many things, but perhaps the most dramatic thing we learned was that the Shubert Organization says a Tony Award will be awarded to the Midtown North and Midtown South Precincts for "theater excellence." The awards will be presented on June 12th and there will be a statue for each station house. The big televised Tony Award ceremony is the following day, June 13, the same day as the National Puerto Rican Day Parade on Fifth Avenue.
Although the Tony is usually awarded for Broadway productions and not for crime-stopping, it just so happens that overall crime in Midtown North is down 12.3% year-to-date, compared to a drop of 1% for New York City as a whole, as reported Tuesday evening by Inspector Matusiak, the commanding officer of Midtown North. The burglary rate was cut in half in Midtown North after an alleged burglar was arrested for a series of burglaries of restaurants. Unfortunately, the Inspector reported, rapes continue to be a problem--mostly in the hotels of the midtown area.
The West 55th Street Block Association extends its warmest congratulations to Inspector Matusiak and the men and women of Midtown North Precinct on their Tony-Award-winning performance.
The Community Council meets every third Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at 427 West 47th Street. Meetings are not held in July / August.
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