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Upper West Side

December 17, 2010

Skeptical Parents Grill UWS Charter School Officials

Parents questioned reps from controversial charter school Upper West Success Academy Thursday.

Upper West Side

December 15, 2010

Controversial UWS Charter School to Appear at Community Board

Representatives from Upper West Success Academy are expected at Thursday meeting to discuss expansion plans on the Upper West Side.

Upper West Side

December 13, 2010

UWS Neighbors Say Fresh Direct Trucks Deliver Too Much Noise

West End Avenue residents say Fresh Direct trucks are too noisy for their quiet block.

Upper West Side

December 09, 2010

Extell Amends Riverside Center Plan to Include Affordable Housing, Parks Improvements

Extell Development Company agreed to several concessions, including a school, at Riverside Center.

Upper West Side

December 03, 2010

Upper West Side Board Wants to Put 'No Biking' Decals on Sidewalks

Community Board 7 wants stickers that say "No Biking" for sidewalks, but some say the money could be better spent.

Upper West Side

December 01, 2010

Public Ballfields Fenced Off for Use by Upscale Upper West Side Tenants

Ballfields in front of Riverside South are supposed to be public, but only residents of the apartment complex can use them.

Upper West Side

November 23, 2010

City Council Hears Final Round of Community Input on Riverside Center

The public got its last chance Tuesday to weigh in on the massive Riverside Center development.

Upper West Side

November 15, 2010

Plans Dropped for Fancy Rental Property on UWS That Riled Rock Star Wife

Fine Times, Inc. says it's not moving forward with a plan to convert a historic townhouse into an upscale rental property.

Upper West Side

November 10, 2010

Cyclists Defend Bike Lanes at Upper West Side Community Board Meeting

Cyclists said Columbus Avenue's new bike lane will lead to safer streets for all, not just bike riders.

Upper West Side

November 09, 2010

Columbus Avenue Business Owners Say Bikes Lanes Are Driving Down Bottom Lines

Angry business owners unloaded complaints about Columbus Avenue's new bike lanes on Monday night.

Upper West Side

November 03, 2010

UWS Cyclists to Defend Bike Lanes at Community Board Meeting

With criticism mounting over bike lanes on the Upper West Side, cyclists plan to defend them to Community Board 7.

Upper West Side

October 29, 2010

Riverside Boulevard is Upper West Side's Road to Nowhere

The intersection connecting Riverside Boulevard and West 72nd Street is still not open to cars months after completion.

Upper West Side

October 26, 2010

Extell's Riverside Center Proposal Goes to a Vote at City Planning Commission

Extell Development Company's proposed Riverside Center seeks Planning Commission approval Wednesday.

Upper West Side

October 21, 2010

Upper West Side Bike Path on City Map is a 'Mistake,' Official Says

A city map has listed a West 72nd Street path as a bike route for years, but a parks official called the map a "mistake."

Manhattan

October 20, 2010

Upper West Siders Protest Harlem Charter School's Plan to Move Into Neighborhood

Parents say Harlem Success Academy's planned expansion to P.S. 145 will further strain an already overcrowded district.