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Upper West Side

May 20, 2013

Parents Plea for DOE to Make Beacon High School a New Middle School

Parents, frustrated with overcrowding and a lack of options, want Beacon to become a D3 middle school.

Upper West Side

April 23, 2013

New Committee Plans Future of Beacon High School Building

A working group has formed to focus on the future of Beacon High School, which will be vacated in 2015. 

Upper West Side

April 09, 2013

New Community Board Members Zero In on Housing, UWS Quality of Life Issues

Several of the diverse group of new members are making housing their main focus.

Upper West Side

April 08, 2013

Study Examines Pedestrian Safety on Upper West Side

Community Board 7 is asking for residents' feedback on safety issues between 94th and 100th streets.

Upper West Side

March 14, 2013

Upper West Siders Weigh In on Renovations to Riverside Park South

The heavily used park area between West 70th and West 72nd streets is due for a makeover. 

Upper West Side

February 27, 2013

$500K Facelift for Dog Run Next to Natural History Museum Raises Eyebrows

The hefty pricetag left some reluctant to back the plan.

Upper West Side

February 25, 2013

Parents Worried New Charter School Will Add to Overcrowding

Success Academy wants to build a new neighborhood school, but parents are pushing back against the idea.

Upper West Side

February 06, 2013

Controversial Bike Lane to be Extended on Columbus Ave.

After months of debate, the local community board approved a 32-block extension to a bike lane.

Upper West Side

January 31, 2013

Plans for New Tavern on the Green Alarm UWS Community Board

Board members worry Tavern on the Green's design treats takeaway customers as second class.

Upper West Side

December 13, 2012

City Proposes Expanding Columbus Avenue Bike Lane by 26 Blocks

The DOT wants to extend the Columbus Avenue lane all the way from 110th Street to 65th Street.

Upper West Side

December 05, 2012

Critics Blast DOE for Plan to Move UWS High School to Washington Heights

The DOE's proposal to move Innovation High School to Washington Heights faces growing opposition. 

Upper West Side

November 16, 2012

Sanitation Pickup Delays Leave Mountains of Recycling Bags on UWS

Mountains of recycling bags are piling up on the Upper West Side after Sandy, sparking fears of rats.

Upper West Side

October 18, 2012

Boat Basin's Public Dock Gets Overhaul, But Some Say It's Not Green Enough

The Parks Department sunk $2.5 million in the new dock, but refused to include solar lighting. 

Upper West Side

October 15, 2012

Controversial UWS Papasito Restaurant Denied Liquor License Renewal

The State Liquor Authority denied Papasito's application, citing multiple and continuous violations. 

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.