CB7’s Youth, Education and Libraries Committee met with staff from three Upper West Side New York Public Library branches on January 20 to discuss pandemic programming and outreach to “diversified populations.” ( Abigail Gruskin) CB7 Learns About Pandemic Outreach from Local Libraries The city’s public libraries offer more than just books — and even when it comes to checking out a classic paperback or hardcover,... News 21 Jan 2022 | 04:24
The design plan for the new boat basin includes additional boat slips. ( Rendering: Courtesy NYC Parks) $90 Million Boat Basin Overhaul The 79th Street Boat Basin, one of the Upper West Side's quirkiest features, may get a much-needed $90 million face-lift... News 09 Jan 2020 | 03:33
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
The new building (center) would include 68 affordable housing units. ( Rendering: Courtesy of Fetner Properties) Building Proposed for West 96th Street Gets Mixed Reviews A plan to construct a 23-story building on West 96th Street, which would include 68 affordable housing units, was met with... Home 25 Oct 2019 | 09:27
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