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Small businesses have shuttered at an alarming rate on the Upper West Side and throughout the city, inspiring proposed solutions ranging from commercial rent control to a vacancy tax.

It’s been a long time coming, but the Bull Moose Dog Run, located in Theodore Roosevelt Park, next to the Museum of Natural History, is finally getting a full renovation.

Gale Brewer sees no quick fixes for two of the Upper West Side’s most pressing problems: street homelessness and retail vacancies.

It was the late 1970s, early 1980s, the dawn of the “crack era.” “Crack was everywhere,” recalled Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, in

Straining her voice to be heard over the clamor of construction, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer delivered the lead-off message to a crowd of about 50 people

On Tuesday, April 9th, at 11:15 am, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, City Council Member Helen Rosenthal and community advocates will speak

Politicians are asking a local landlord to rent a vacant storefront on 68th Street and Broadway to a new supermarket-operator, because

On Sunday afternoon, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer delivered her State of the Borough address to a packed auditorium

On Saturday, January 26th, family, friends, and donors gathered to celebrate the revival of Westsider Books. Guests sipped rosé champagne, ate bacon-wrapped

In a letter addressing the New York City Charter Revision Commission, Community Board 7 expressed opposition to a proposed City Charter amendment

“It used to be a community. Now it’s just a neighborhood.... It’s not about the politics, it’s about the people, the residents, the families that get affected

By Anya Schiffrin Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer unveiled on Monday a new raft of proposals aimed at helping small businesses maintain their foothold on the Upper West Side

Community boards get the first crack at reviewing some of the neighborhood's most important issues, from development to pedestrian safety to public safety

Community Board members receive very little fame and adulation, but they're an important of New York City democracy. From deciding how to make the intersections

The Upper West Side's own Gale Brewer declared victory shortly before 11 p.m. in her race to be the Democratic nominee for Manhattan Borough President. Brewer is a beloved figure in the neighborhood, and we hear that she dominated the voting here. "We won tonight on our integrity."--Gale Brewer, to ...

Election season is upon us, and Upper West Siders have some big choices to make. Luckily, we're here to give you the information you will need to pull that rusty lever or press that malfunctioning computer screen (thanks Board of Elections!). This coming Tuesday, September 10 is Primary Day and ...

The seniors at Club 76, a center on 76th street run by the Jewish Association Serving the Aging (JASA), know how to push the right political buttons.

Two ugly buildings have caught the attention of City Council member Gale Brewer and she's pushing the city employee who owns them to get rid of them. Diane Haslett-Rudiano, chief clerk of the Brooklyn Borough Office of Elections, owns brownstones at 118 West 76th Street and 44 West 73rd Street, but ...

Food City, the market on the corner of 94th street and Columbus Avenue that has been around for 44 years, is expected to close by the end of the month. But there's been a flurry of activity in recent days, with politicians staging a rally on Sunday and writing letters ...

Riverside Park South, which stretches from 59th to 72nd street, was built in 2000. But Councilwoman Gale Brewer says it's gotten so much use that it now needs another upgrade. She's asking for ideas to make the park better: "March 7, 2013 at 9am Tour of Riverside Park South. Meet ...