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MIDTOWN, UPPER EAST & WEST SIDES VOLUME 7, NUMBER 27 DECEMBER 16, 2021
Penn plan gets mixed reviews
Hochul’s vision gets heat at meet. Page 3
Meet the new schools boss
Incoming Chancellor Banks talks issues. Page 16
EVERYONE’S GRANDMA
How this store is helping culture
young minds in Harlem
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PHOTO BY HAEVEN GIBBONS
Dawn Harris-Martine, also known as “Grandma Dawn,” is the owner of Grandma’s Place, a toy and bookstore in Harlem.
New Yorker OF THE WEEK
Gerald Sprayregen on
photography, writing and
philanthropy. Page 10
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