East Side Partnership

Next Neighborhood Meeting is Wed, Jan 25th at 7:00pm

phil — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:50:02 +0000

“IT’S OUR NEIGHBORHOOD” MEETING

Sponsored by The East Side Partnership and Sheraton Stamford

Wednesday Jan 25, 2012

7:00pm to 8:00pm

Sheraton Stamford

(former Holiday Inn)

700 East Main St.

Voice Your Priorities For The East Side

Talk to the ESP Board

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Town Hall Format

Open Discussion/Q & A

Light Refreshments Provided

ESP’s Jobs section is now accepting Job Postings. Please email your job opening to mail@eastsidepartnership.org

phil — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:36:41 +0000

Posted February 16, 2012

Chelsea Piers CT Employment

Chelsea Piers will offer a variety of full-time and part-time career opportunities. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in our medical, dental, 401k plan and enjoy employee discounts throughout the complex. Chelsea Piers Connecticut is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Below are some of the positions we will be interviewing for in the upcoming months. Additional positions and more specific information will be posted throughout the next four months:

February – March

Facility/Operations Director
Event/Party Director
Childcare/preschool lead teachers
Childcare/preschool assistant teachers
Summer camp counselors

March – April

4 Housekeepers/Cleaners needed to start April 1^st. Full Time, Temp to hire, Experience preferred but not necessary. Primary job duties include but not limited to; cleaning floors and small offices, removing debris. Salary based on experience. Must have strong customer service skills.

Sport specific coaches in tennis, squash, volleyball, basketball, hockey, figure skating, soccer, lacrosse, swimming.

April – June

Customer Service/Registration positions
Entry level management positions
Party/tournament coordinators
Maintenance positions
Housekeeping positions

If you are interested in applying for any position, please send your resume and cover letter to jobs@chelseapiersct.com. You must indicate in the subject of the email the position for which you are applying.

Posted February 15, 2012

Title: On call/Part time Laborer

Basic Duties: General clean up, moving and storage of equipment and materials

Start date: 2/13/12

End date: 9/28/12

Salary range: $18 per hr

Qualified candidates should send resumes to: training@ctecap.org

Posted February 10, 2012

Chelsea Piers CT, LLC Stamford, CT

Assistant Teachers and Lead Teachers

These would be mostly full time positions with varying work schedules as follows:

7:30am-4:00 pm

8:30am-5:00 pm

9:30am-6:00 pm

The children’s ages will range anywhere from 3 months to 5 years

Salaries are commensurate with experience and generous benefit packages are available for full time employees.

Qualified candidates should respond with a cover letter, resume and the job for which they’re applying to jobs@chelseapiersct.com.

Driver – Luca’s Pizzeria

Posted: January 13, 2012
789 East Main Street
Stamford
203-324-1800
Contact: Paula Laria (Owner)

Must have your own car and valid CT Drivers License
Fluent English
Know the Stamford area – all Streets and how to best get around town

Duties include:
Primary: Delivering orders to customers in a timely and professional manner
Additional: Help stock the restaurant, run errands, some cleaning

Hours of Work:
11am to 5pm Mon, Wed, Thur & Sat
or
11am to 10pmTue & Friday

POSTED: January 27, 2012

Reliable candidate with good carpentry skills needed for full time work.

Employer also looking for a Painter

Must have a valid driver’s license and legally eligible to work in the US

Only benefits include vacation and paid holidays
Salary commensurate with experience

Please contact: C Landsiedel Construction Company at 203-329-3634

Community Educator at The Center for Sexual Assault Crisis Counseling and Education

The ideal candidate should be a self starter who feels comfortable working with youth and networking with community service agencies. She or he, should able to work independently and also in team settings. The community educator should possess:

BA in human services or related field
Experience working with children and/or adolescents (i.e. camp counselor)
Excellent written and communication skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Office
Versatility and multitasking abilities
Valid driver’s license and vehicle

Training on Sexual Assault Crisis Counseling and Community Education will be provided by The Center.

Please submit cover letter and resume to i.zucco@thecenter-ct.org or fax to (203) 324 2321.

EAST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING – Wednesday Nov. 16

espadmin1 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 05:52:03 +0000

Wednesday Nov. 16, 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Sheraton Stamford (former Holiday Inn)
700 East Main St.

Highlights of the Meeting
Feasibility Study – East Side Train Station
Guest Speaker: Craig Lader, Senior Planner
South Western Regional Planning Agency (SWRPA)

Status of the Urban Transitway – Phase II
Guest Speaker: Ann Brown, Project Manager
Stamford Urban Transitway

Recent developments on the East Side
General Discussion/Q & A
Light Refreshments Provided

View Larger Map

The Eastside Partnership is proud to co-sponsor the Eastside Block Party.

phil — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:34:48 +0000

August 27th at Domus (Old Rogers school).

Chelsea Piers & the Connecticut Film Center

espadmin1 — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 21:31:33 +0000

The East Side Partnership, Inc. would like to welcome Chelsea Piers and the Connecticut Film Center to Stamford’s East Side.

2010 Census Shows Large Population Growth in East Side Stamford

phil — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 19:42:53 +0000

STAMFORD—The number of people living in Waterside, the northern collar of downtown and portions of the East Side grew by more than 15 percent over the past decade, according to the 2010 Census.

The finding was one of several that stood out in an analysis of the census figures by tract.
Of all city areas, Tract 217, associated with a section of the East Side bounded by Greyrock Place and Myrtle Avenue, saw the greatest population growth, 23 percent, or an addition of 1,377 residents. It now becomes the city’s most populated neighborhood, with 7,354 residents.

In 2000, the largest number of city residents were living in a North Stamford tract bordering New York state and New Canaan.

The decennial survey shows four tracts shrank by varying degrees — the eastern half of the West Side, central downtown, a swath bordering Interstate 95, including parts of the East Side and Glenbrook, and Westover.

The West Side, which lost 615 residents, had the most sizable decrease, 9 percent. It was followed by a tract in the heart of downtown, which saw a loss of 9 percent. The other two tracts saw smaller decreases. Westover, for example, lost half a percent of its 2000 population.

Overall, the city grew by nearly 5 percent, adding 5,560 residents for a total of 122,643. The latest count allowed Stamford to preserve its ranking as the state’s fourth-largest city.
Since their release in early March, city officials have been dissecting the census results. In addition to determining levels of federal funding, population shifts shown by the data effects legislative redistricting.

While it is difficult to pinpoint reasons for some of the dramatic shifts, Todd Dumais, an associate planner in the city’s land use bureau, speculated that lost population in the West Side might be attributed to redevelopment efforts by Stamford Hospital and the city’s housing authority.

Since 2007, the hospital has acquired about 45 residential properties toward its expansion. The housing authority in 2008 demolished Fairfield Court, an aging 144-unit public housing project, as part of a plan to replace the units with less dense mixed-income developments spread across the West Side.

The population explosion in part of the East Side reflects a large influx of Asians and Hispanics. There, the number of Asians more than doubled to constitute 18 percent of the area’s population. Hispanics rose by 29 percent and now represent 20 percent of the population.

Citywide, Hispanics grew by 50 percent — from 19,635 to 29,188 — for a 24 percent share of the Stamford’s population.

Asians, however, experienced the largest percentage growth rate, that of 65 percent, climbing from 5,856 to 9,675 residents.

Non-Hispanic whites registered an 9 percent decline, from 71,610 to 65,406. The group now accounts for 53 percent of the city’s population.

Staff Writer Elizabeth Kim can be reached at elizabeth.kim@scni.com or 203-964-2265.

Stamford Assistant Police Chief Dies after Long Battle with Cancer

phil — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:51:48 +0000

STAMFORD—Francis “Pinky” Cronin, an assistant chief at the Stamford Police Departmentand 32-year law enforcement veteran known for his toughness as a supervisor during the drug wars of the 1980s as well as for his 17-year-long fight with cancer, died Friday afternoon. He was 66 and survived by his wife of 41 years, Louise, their four children and his two sisters.Cronin, a native of Boston, passed away at his Stamford home with his family present, ultimately losing his ongoing battle with cancer, a struggle from which he regrouped several times over the last few years up until the past several weeks. The former head of the Internal Affairs Unit at the Stamford Police Department, Cronin was made an assistant chief in 2010 when Chief Robert Nivakofftook over the department.In a statement, the Cronin family described their father as a career policeman who showed compassion to victims and suspects alike, always calling them “someone’s child.”"Francis Lawrence Croninwill always be remembered for all that sweet stuff inside him and his enormous and genuine heart,” the family said in a statement via email.”Nothing is fake about Frank Cronin. Frank loves people he has never met.”A former U.S. Navysailor who worked in submarines, Cronin joined the Stamford police force in 1973 but got assigned directly to the statewide narcotics unit to work in an undercover capacity, where he stayed for the next six years, according to his family and his colleagues at the Stamford Police Department. At the time he worked in the most dangerous cities in Connecticut.He was stabbed in Bridgeport and got arrested several times while investigating the drug trade. During this time he also developed the nickname “Pinky,” which was his street name during drug deals, recalled Nivakoff, who described Cronin as his best friend.His family, however, said Cronin gave them various different reasons for acquiring the nickname.He left undercover work to patrol the streets of Stamford as a uniformed officer. In 1978 he received the department’s Officer of the Year award. Cronin got promoted to sergeant and began the Community Oriented Policing Enforcement unit to target street drug sales and rampant violence in Stamford.

After a promotion to lieutenant, Cronin headed the police department’s training academy and then worked in its Bureau of Criminal Investigations before landing in internal affairs.
Nivakoff worked with Cronin on the West Side as crack cocaine became popular and began fueling violence in the city.

“I loved the man, and I miss him already,” Nivakoff said on Saturday.

Nivakoff said he learned more from Cronin than any other supervisor, a common statement from many officers who worked under him. The chief said Cronin taught him that people on both sides of the law deserve compassion and equal treatment. Stamford police Officer Angel Gonzalez, a major crimes investigator who grew up in the West Side, said he remembered Cronin being a well-known figure in his community.

“Everybody knew Pinky,” he said. “He would interact a lot with the kids. If you were a criminal he would be on you and if you weren’t one, then he would be there for you.”
While his compassion gained him popularity on the streets, his toughness helped form his reputation within the department. When Cronin was first diagnosed with cancer and began receiving chemotherapy, Nivakoff said he would get treatment in the morning and then report to work later that day for the 3-to-11 p.m. shift.

“They don’t make them like that anymore,” Stamford police Sgt. Richard Phelan said. “People who come on the job are going to hear stories about Frank Cronin.”

Sgt. Anthony Lupinacci, an investigative supervisor, was a brother-in-law to Cronin, who married his sister in 1970. He said Cronin was admired for his resilience through his health problems. Cronin was first diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells in bone marrow, but the cancer later spread throughout his body. Lupinacci said the past few years were marked by Cronin’s refusal to succumb to the cancer.

“He’d be near death’s door and then come back to work again,” Lupinacci said.

The outlook was grim a month ago, when a Catholic priest gave him last rites at Stamford Hospital, but a few days later Cronin was sitting up and watching TV.

“It looked like he was going to make another comeback, but this time things just got the best of him,” Lupinacci said. “I’ve never saw somebody with such a strong will to live.”
Nivakoff said the department will hold an inspector’s funeral for Cronin on Tuesday.
– Staff Writer Jeff Morganteen can be reached at jeff.morganteen@scni.com or 203-964-2215.

East Side Partnership to Honor Donors at Stamford K-9 Police Event

phil — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:05:04 +0000

The East Side Partnership, Inc. will honor supporters of its Bravo Police Dogs program at a benefit to be held at Stamford landmark United House Wrecking Design Center, located at 535 Hope Street on Thursday, September 30th, from 6:00 – 8:00 PM.

The East Side Partnership’s long history of support for and cooperation with the Stamford Police Department represents key elements of its redevelopment goals. In an effort to further support this important partnership, The East Side Partnership created the Bravo Police Dogs program to expanded its funding and support of the Stamford Police Department’s K-9 Units.

The East Side Partnership’s commitment to enhancing the K-9 Unit comes in response to the Stamford Police Department’s increased demands for service, decreased staffing levels, and budget restrictions.

Tax-deductable donations to The East Side Partnership Bravo Police Dogs program will help the Stamford Police Foundation provide added officer safety and labor-saving K-9 units without increasing the department’s overall budgetary requirements.

K-9 units trained for public order enforcement; search and rescue; drug and explosive detection reduce the number of officers required to respond to various situations and resolve them more quickly and safely as well as improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the entire Police Department.

Stamford Police Chief Robert Nivakoff will recognize major contributors to The East Side Partnership’s Bravo Police Dog program, whose donations will be very generously matched on a two-for-one basis by SAC Capital founder Steven Cohen.

Interested and concerned members of the public are invited to attend the benefit. Admission at the door is a tax-deductable $25 contribution to the East Side Partnership—Bravo Police Dog program.

Donors will be treated to a demonstration by Stamford Police K-9 officers during the event.

The East Side Partnership is a Connecticut non-profit 501(c) (3) organization, comprised of residents, merchants, businesses and property owners. This neighborhood group is the driving force in promoting the transformation of Stamford Connecticut’s East Side community into a vibrant, urban village.

The East Side Partnership was founded in 2002 to support community redevelopment efforts and revitalize the east side of Stamford socially, economically as well as environmentally. The organization is made up of area property owners, merchants, residents and community advisors who have joined to improve the East Side neighborhood— an important corridor leading to downtown Stamford—making it “Clean, Safe, and Green.”

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For more information about The East Side Partnership, Inc. or to schedule an interview with its Chairman, James M. Grunberger, please contact John Roman III at 203.324.5167 or by email at jroman@eastsidepartnership.org.

Public Hearings September 29 & 30 on Proposed Metro-North Fare Changes

phil — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:12:02 +0000

STAMFORD—The Connecticut Department of Transportation will hold public hearings Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 29 and 30 in Stamford and New Haven regarding Metro-North ticket sales and fare adjustments proposed by the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA).

These changes would affect Connecticut customers using New Haven Line commuter rail service. These adjustments are part of a larger proposal by the MTA that would increase fares for New York customers.

On the New Haven Line, MTA proposes the following adjustments:

Reduce the time period during which one-way and round-trip tickets must be used to as few as 7 days including the date of purchase; exclusions may apply for special event and package tickets.
Reduce the time period during which all other non-commutation ticket types must be used to as few as three months including the date of purchase.
Reduce the redemption period for all unused or partially used tickets to as few as 30 days after the date of purchase.
Impose a service charge of up to $15 for redemption of each unused or partially used ticket.
Reduce discount to as little as 2% on Mail&Ride fares for joint Monthly Commutation/Monthly Unlimited Ride Tickets.
Eliminate or reduce discount on other Mail&Ride fares and all WebTicket fares.
Round up to nearest whole-dollar amount on Supplemental Step-up and Ride Extension fares.

MTA expects to implement these adjustments on or about Jan. 1, 2011. Information regarding these proposals and public hearings scheduled for New York is available on Metro-North’s Web site at www.mta.info

The public hearings for Connecticut will be:

Wednesday, Sept. 29, University of Connecticut Stamford Campus, Gen Re Auditorium, One University Place, Stamford.

Thursday, Sept. 30, Connecticut Department of Transportation, Office of Rail Operations, Conference Room A, Union Station, 4th Floor West, 50 Union Avenue, New Haven.

The hearings will be open from 6 to 9 p.m. ConnDOT and MTA representatives will be present to listen to comments. Registration for people wishing to speak will remain open until 8:30 p.m. A five minute time limit will be imposed for speaking at the hearing.

Written statements or exhibits concerning the proposals may be submitted at the hearing; by e-mail to dot.farecomments@ct.gov ; or mailed or delivered to: Connecticut Department of Transportation, Office of Rail Operations, Conference Room A, Union Station, 4th Floor West, 50 Union Avenue, New Haven.

Written statements or exhibits must be submitted to ConnDOT no later than Oct. 14, 2010. Such written statements or exhibits must be reproducible to black and white and on paper not to exceed 8 1/2″ x 11″ in size. Written statements and exhibits will be given the same consideration as oral statements.

Deaf and hearing impaired persons wishing to attend this hearing and requiring an interpreter must make arrangements by contacting the Department of Transportation’s Office of Communications (Voice only) at (860) 594-3062 or TTY at 860-594-3090 at least five working days prior to the hearing.

3rd Annual 2010 East Side Day Promises To Be Largest Ever

phil — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:18:45 +0000

STAMFORD, CT—September 13, 2010—The East Side Partnership’s 3rd Annual East Side Day celebration will be held Sunday, September 19, 2010, from 11:30-AM to 3:30-PM on the DOMUS Trailblazers Academy grounds located at 83 Lockwood Avenue, Stamford, CT. The event is open and free to all.This “Rain or Shine” Stamford wide event will also celebrate the creation and first harvest of Kellie’s Community Garden—the largest urban school based vegetable garden in Connecticut. The East Side Partnership, Inc., in close cooperation with DOMUS and the Trailblazers Academy, developed the community garden this year as a model for community participation as well as part of a nutrition/education component for Domus curricula.Stamford Mayor, Michael Pavia, will open ceremonies at approximately 1:00 PM dedicating the community garden, named for the late Kellie Duggan, daughter of DOMUS CEO Michael Duggan.

This celebration of Stamford’s East Side community will include entertainment from:

Choreographer, Jimmy Locust of Stamford, whose credits include work with both Michael and Janet Jackson, Olympic Games ceremonies, and commercials for a number of sporting goods companies, as well as local dance instruction.
Vocalist Dennis Collins of Stamford, whose unique musical style charms audiences everywhere.
The new music sensation, Analog Fire.
An appearance by Sergeant Slaughter, one of Stamford-based WWE’s most popular ‘heritage’ personalities.
‘Cleo,’ a Bloodhound, who is one of the newest additions to the growing K-9 Division of the Stamford Police Department.

Families taking part in the East Side Day celebration will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from number of emergency service providers, educational, wellness, and non-profit agencies as well as area businesses.

Stamford-based Optical Energy Technologies, Inc., will be displaying its unique sun-tracking
photovoltaic/thermal solar system.

FREE Food and refreshments for East Side Day participants has been generously donated by two businesses in the East Side Partnership’s service area, Taste of Sicily, and Smokey Joe’s BBQ Restaurant.