The busway transformed 14th St., seen here on a weekday morning in October. ( Photo: Emily Higginbotham) A Busway for 125th Street? After seeing the success of the 14th St. Busway, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer is advocating for more bus lanes... News 02 Dec 2019 | 10:14
Mark Diller (center) poses with board member Madelyn Innocent (right) and former member Genora Johnson (left). ( Photo courtesy of Community Board 7) A Focus on Empathy At the start of November, the members of Community Board 7 elected a new leader in Mark Diller, who took over from Roberta... News 25 Nov 2019 | 09:46
Honorees after the event with emcee Errol Louis (center) and Straus Media President and Publisher Jeanne Straus (right of center). ( Photo: Ciro J. Napolitano) Honoring Building Service Workers Award Winners Straus Media-Manhattan joined forces with 32 BJ SEIU last Wednesday to recognize the accomplishments of 21 building service... News 11 Nov 2019 | 12:03
Council Member Ben Kallos. ( Photo courtesy of NYC Council photographer William Alatriste) Kallos Outlines His BP Platform Upper East Side Council Member Ben Kallos officially kicked off his campaign last week to become the next borough president... News 05 Nov 2019 | 10:02
CB7 transportation committee chair Howard Yaruss (left), was joined at the forum by Ed Pincar, Rachel Weinberger and Charles Komanoff (l to r). ( Photo: Jason Cohen) UWS: Nix on Paying for Parking Permits Residents on the Upper West Side are tired of being seen as numbers. Analytics aside, they are people, not cash cows. “You... Voices 04 Nov 2019 | 12:07
A one-third size model of the statue, which will be cast in bronze. ( Photo: Michael Bergmann) 'Breaking the Bronze Ceiling' There are 23 monuments in Central Park, including a Polish king, a Prussian naturalist and a sled dog. Not one depicts real... News 28 Oct 2019 | 02:39
Community Board 7 member Katie Rosman called the DHS plan "inhumane" and "cruel." ( Photo: Jason Cohen) UWS Shelter Battle Escalates Community Board 7 and neighborhood activists are not backing down from a fight. The women’s shelter at 237 West 107th Street... News 04 Oct 2019 | 04:00
A rendering of Extell Development’s in-progress 775-foot tower at 36 West 66th St., which includes over 170 feet of mechanical space in its middle section. ( Image: Snøhetta) West 66th St. Tower Battle Drags On By Emily Higginbotham For three hours last week, the city’s Board of Standards and Appeals sat in their crowded chambers downtown... News 12 Aug 2019 | 04:30
City Council Member Helen Rosenthal, left, Speaker Corey Johnson and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer. ( Photo: Courtesy Office of the City Council Speaker) At last, a city storefront database From the Upper West Side to Astoria to Bed-Stuy, empty storefronts seem to be everywhere you look in New York City. These... Voices 02 Aug 2019 | 02:18
