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Community Board 8.

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Upper East Side

September 10, 2010

Upper East Side Taxi Stand Caters Only to Wall Street Commuters

The Taxi and Limousine Commission and residents have different ideas about who an East 79th Street cab stand serves.

Upper East Side

September 02, 2010

Bolt Bus Aims to Add Upper East Side Stop

The bus service last proposed adding a stop at East 59th Street and Lexington Avenue.

Upper East Side

July 22, 2010

Hellgate Hill Landmark Application Withdrawn After UES Neighbors Object

The application to add the Hellgate Hill block to the Carnegie Hill Historic District was withdrawn Wednesday.

Upper East Side

July 22, 2010

Bid to Landmark Marx Brothers Childhood Home on UES Gets the Hook

Community Board 8 ruled the E. 93rd St. home had undergone too many renovations to be considered a landmark.

Upper East Side

July 20, 2010

Decision to Landmark Upper East Side's Hellgate Hill Divides Neighbors

The Landmarks Committee of Community Board 8 voted to add Hellgate Hill to the Carnegie Hill Historic District Monday.

Upper East Side

July 16, 2010

Japanese Pop Artist Yoshitomo Nara's 12-Foot Sculptures Ready for Park Avenue

Twin images of the whimsical "Ghost" sculpture will be set up across from each other at East 67th and East 70th streets.

Manhattan

July 16, 2010

Upper East Side Parents Grapple with Long Wait-Lists

Months away from the first day of classes, three schools on the Upper East Side still have students on the wait-list.

Upper East Side

July 08, 2010

East End Bar & Grill Sidewalk License Rejected by Community Board

Community Board 8 rejected East End Bar and Grill's request for a sidewalk cafe and advised the bar to clean up its act.

Upper East Side

June 23, 2010

Upper East Side School Rezoning to Have More Parental Involvement

Education officials are gearing up to redefine school zones on the Upper East Side for the 2011-12 school year.

Upper East Side

June 18, 2010

The Frick Collection Plans a Sculpture Garden

Renovation of long-time smoking area will provide space to better organize and display distinctive examples of sculpture.

Upper East Side

June 03, 2010

Carnegie Hill Resident Builds a Driveway Despite Community Board’s Objection

Neighbors had protested the curb cut saying it would make the street look too suburban.

Manhattan

May 27, 2010

Forget Chloe Sevigny! Try These Celebs on Community Boards

Inspired by actress Chloë Sevigny, DNAinfo compiled a list of celebs that should be on community boards.

Upper East Side

May 26, 2010

Plan to Allow Billboards on Upper East Side Co-Ops Near Second Avenue Subway Project is Rejected

Community Board 8 killed a preliminary proposal to allow apartment buildings within 125 feet of Second Avenue to post billboards as a way to recoup money lost to the Second Avenue Subway project.

Upper East Side

May 25, 2010

Ailing Stores Along Second Ave. Subway Skeptical of New Proposal

Stores along Second Avenue are doubtful that more proposed advertising space is the solution to their problems.

Upper East Side

May 18, 2010

Parents Waitlisted for Upper East Side School Want a Second Preference

Parents frustrated with wait lists say they should be allowed rank their preferences for schools.