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City Councilwoman Gale Brewer

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Upper West Side

February 22, 2013

UWS Residents Oppose Private School Expansion, Citing Traffic Nightmares

The Columbia Grammar and Prep has proposed expanding its building at W. 93rd St. and Central Park West.

New York City

October 25, 2012

MTA Fails to Spend Half-A-Million Dollars in Council Cash

The money was supposed to be spent on new countdown clocks for the Staten Island Railway.

Upper West Side

October 12, 2012

Riverside-West End Historic District Extension Gets Unanimous Council Vote

The first proposed extension, from 79th to 87th street, was given unanimous approval. 

Upper West Side

October 11, 2012

New UWS Networking Series Connects Large and Small Businesses

The first UWS Business-to-Business mixer highlighted how in-person connections can help the bottom line.

Upper West Side

October 05, 2012

Eco-Friendly Public Toilets Will Feed Wildflowers in Riverside Park

A green toilet system that feeds a wildflower meadow is in the works in Riverside Park.

Upper West Side & Morningside Heights

September 05, 2012

School Unveils $40M Renovation of Historic Stable

The Stephen Gaynor School's $40 million renovation includes an updated, larger middle school.

Upper West Side

August 22, 2012

City Honors Subway Hero Dad

A New York City dad was honored Wednesday for a daring subway rescue.

New York City

August 14, 2012

Manhattan DA Announces New High-Tech Lab to Fight Cybercrime

The new lab will be used to scout online crime and collect evidence from cell phones and hard drives.

Upper West Side & Morningside Heights

August 07, 2012

Upper West Side Locals 'Ambushed' by Homeless Housing, Pols Say

Elected officials made a last attempt to stop a move by the city to house 400 homeless adults uptown.

Upper West Side

July 13, 2012

Lawbreaking Delivery Cyclists Face Crackdown from DOT

A new DOT enforcement team will target restaurants that fail to provide safety info to cyclists.

Columbus Circle

July 11, 2012

City Payphones to Become WiFi Hotspots

The city is turning some of its more than 10,000 payphones into wireless HotSpots.

Upper West Side

May 29, 2012

Glut of New Banks Turn UWS Into a 'Second Wall Street,' Residents Say

Four new bank branches are opening, prompting locals to call for zoning restrictions on them.

Upper West Side & Morningside Heights

April 19, 2012

Verizon Phone Outage Has UWS Customers Dialing M for Mad

Hundreds of Upper West Side Verizon customers say their phone lines have been dead since April 12.

Upper West Side

April 16, 2012

Lifeguards in Training May Crowd Out Locals at Reopened 59th Street Pool

Community Board 7 and Councilwoman Gale Brewer say lifeguard trainees will pack the 59th St. Rec Center.

Upper West Side

April 10, 2012

Public to Weigh City Plan to Save Mom and Pop Stores

The public gets a chance Wednesday to weigh in on a plan to preserve the Upper West Side's small stores.