CEC3, the Upper West Side's version of a school board, voted this week to delay a decision on a controversial rezoning plan proposed by the Department of Education.
Read moreCEC3, the Upper West Side's version of a school board, voted this week to delay a decision on a controversial rezoning plan proposed by the Department of Education.
Read moreA Department of Education plan to rezone three schools in the southern part of the Upper West Side appears destined to fail, as
Read moreThe Upper West Side's school board (known as CEC3) is set to vote on a plan to rezone the southern portion of the district in
Read moreMore than 50 people spoke at a public hearing on Wednesday night over a contentious plan to rezone several schools at the southern end of the Upper West Side.
Read moreThe city Department of Education released a proposal at a meeting on Monday night to rezone the public schools in the southern end of the Upper West Side
Read moreOn Tuesday, Democratic mayoral nominee Bill De Blasio answered questions on Reddit, a website that allows users to chat with each other and with guests. One question he answered was from Jeremiah Moss, who runs the excellent blog Vanishing New York. It dealt with the loss of small businesses in ...
Read moreWhat will you remember about 2012 (other than the song "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen, which never seemed to stop playing)? Luckily, you don't have to wrack your mind for the answer, because we've got a list of local news stories that got the most buzz, along with ...
Read moreJuly 12, 2012 Weather: Mostly Sunny, High of 87 Degrees.
Read moreOne of the arguments used to fight a proposal to change zoning rules on the Upper West Side in an effort to keep storefronts small (and possibly help mom-and-pop shops) was that Upper West Side stores were simply selling items for too much, and Duane Reade was successful because it ...
Read moreThe City Council approved a plan to rezone a large swath of the Upper West Side late Thursday night by a vote of 49-2. The plan, supported by the mayor, will limit the size of storefronts on Broadway, Columbus Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue above 72nd Street, and limit banks in ...
Read moreJune 28, 2012 Weather: Sunny, High of 88 Degrees.
Read moreJune 25, 2012 Weather: Morning Rain, High of 75 Degrees.
Read moreMaybe it's a coincidence, but landlords have been renting space to banks in a hurry in the past few months ahead of new rules that will limit the size of banks on the Upper West Side. Some of the banks are gobbling up space that used to hold multiple smaller ...
Read moreCouncilwoman Gale Brewer testified on Wednesday before the city Planning Commission in favor of a rezoning plan that would force landlords to keep Upper West Side storefronts small, limiting the neighborhood's big-box stores. Brewer said she had letters of support from 76 local businesses and she presented a petition with ...
Read moreApril 6, 2012 Weather: Sunny, High of 57 Degrees.
Read moreApril 5, 2012 Weather: Sunny, High of 57 Degrees.
Read moreColumbus Avenue commercial real estate is hot -- so hot in fact that there isn't a single vacant space on the entire stretch from 67th to 82nd Street, according to the Columbus Avenue Business Improvement District. We have already reported on many of the restaurants and retail spaces that are ...
Read moreThe city has drafted a plan to rezone much of the Upper West Side to keep the neighborhood's storefronts small. The ambitious plan would make sure that most stores take up less than 40 feet of sidewalk space, thus keeping big box stores from gobbling up retail space and keeping ...
Read moreMarch 12, 2012 Weather: Mostly Sunny, High of 68 Degrees.
Read moreThe city has drafted new zoning rules to address the single biggest complaint among Upper West Siders: that small stores keep disappearing while banks and drug stores seem to proliferate like mad. The rules, requested by Councilwoman Gale Brewer, limit the amount of sidewalk space used by businesses on Amsterdam ...
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