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Recent Headlines

Midtown East

May 16, 2013

Midtown Officials Criticize Timing of East Midtown Rezoning Vision Plan

The vision plan, which is studying area streetscapes, will not be ready until the fall.

Midtown

May 14, 2013

City Hires Consultants to Improve East Midtown Transit and Streetscapes

The firms will develop plans to improve neighborhood streetscapes, the DOT announced.

Midtown

May 09, 2013

Advocacy Group Exploring Bike Lanes for Fifth and Sixth Avenues

The bike lanes, if installed, would run through the heart of Manhattan.

Midtown

April 22, 2013

City Planning Certifies East Midtown Rezoning Plan

The proposal, which now goes through a formal review process, would allow newer and larger skyscrapers.

Midtown

March 29, 2013

Community Leaders, Businesses Slam Proposal to Close Vanderbilt Avenue

The city may convert the road, adjacent to Grand Central, into a pedestrian 'gateway' to East Midtown.

Midtown

March 27, 2013

Scott Stringer Urges City to Reject MSG Bid for Permanent Permit

Citing overcrowding at Penn Station, Stringer called for a 10-year permit for Madison Square Garden.

Midtown East

March 18, 2013

Downtown and Long Island City Join East Midtown Rezoning Fight

Community boards for the two neighborhoods may join a multi-board task force in Midtown.

Midtown

February 19, 2013

DOT Mulls Closing Part of Park Avenue for Bike Parking

The bicycle parking stations would close off a portion of Park Avenue near Grand Central Terminal.

Flatiron

February 18, 2013

Market Could Open in Plaza Opposite Madison Square Park

Community members said they're concerned about the plaza's small size.

Midtown

July 18, 2012

Rowdy Pool Parties at Gansevoort Park Avenue Hotel to Be Probed by City

Sunday parties at the swanky high-rise pool have reportedly driven nearby neighbors to cry foul.

Chelsea & Hell's Kitchen

March 01, 2012

Gunfire at Shadow Nightclub Sparks Neighborhood Fears

At least one shot was fired outside the popular club on West 28th Street on Saturday, cops said.

Murray Hill and Gramercy

September 30, 2011

'Tourist' Makeover of Union Square Statue Gets Parks Department OK

Public artist Leon Reid IV got official approval Thursday to dress up a statue of George Washington in Union Square to look like an average New York City tourist.

Midtown

September 29, 2011

Furious Board Urges City to Restore Slashed School Seats

Members of Community Board 5 are urging the city to reverse a decision to shrink a soon-to-be-built schoool near Union Square.

Murray Hill and Gramercy

September 20, 2011

Controversial New Union Square School Puts Residents at Odds

Proposed changes in plans for a new school in Union Square were meant to ease residents' concerns but have left Community Board 5 members fuming.

Manhattan

August 24, 2010

Empire State Building Owner Spars With Real Estate Giant Over Skyscraper Plan

A City Council subcommittee postponed a vote on a proposed 69-story skyscraper.