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FOR the first hour or so, the gathering of the Manhattan Beach Neighborhood Association on June 3 resembled any other such meeting. About 70 residents fidgeted and murmured in the auditorium of Public School 195, while a procession of local officials trooped up to the stage. Police Capt. Georgios Mastrokostas, commanding officer of the 61st Precinct, drew applause when he recounted a fleeing robbery suspect's desperate jump into Sheepshead Bay. And the audience fired angry questions at an official from the parks department. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBERT BENFATTO, the usually serene district manager of Community Board 4 in Manhattan, was standing in his lemon-yellow office suite last week pointing an accusing finger at Nelly Gonzalez, a staff member. ''She's always holding up bills and saying, 'How am I going to pay this?' '' Mr. Benfatto said. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article offers information regarding the unhygienic conditions of the West 30th street Heliport located in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City. It refers to the complaints made by the residents of the area, who go to the River Park near the helicopter landing space. It states that the residents find the heliport noisy, dirty and unsafe, and have filed a lawsuit in the State Supreme Court for its closure.

The article presents information related to the Feast of San Gennaro, an eleven-day street fair in Manhattan, New York City. Sean Sweeney, a member of the Community Board 2, said that everyone who lives around there says it is disgusting. It has been stated that the feast is a very important tradition for the Italian-American community.

The article presents information on a memorial of those people who died during the September 11, 2001 attacks in Manhattan, New York City. The memorial was founded by Lorrie Veasey, the former owner of a paint-your-own-pottery studio. Veasey says that new tiles for the memorial come from ceramics studio around the country.

The article focuses on well drilling plans in Chelsea District of New York City. Recently, the General Theological Seminary has decided to drill 22 geothermal wells into the sidewalk, which can cause structural damage to nearby houses. According to the residents, there is a significant possibility of damage as houses of the area are very old, weak and shared common walls. Maureen Burnley, executive vice president of the seminary says the construction is legal and will not effect the houses.