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Residents envision a payphone of the future with touch screens, power outlets or voice activation.

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Eighth Avenue's Milford Plaza Hotel is planning a new rooftop lounge to serve the post-theater crowd.

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Residents complained of rowdy patrons at Red Sky who keep them awake at night and urinate on the street.

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P.S. 340, the Foundling School, will offer Midtown students a dance studio and outdoor play space.

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Midtown's Community Board 5 has approved the transfer of air rights to Moinian's controversial new West 54th Street hotel.

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The DOE's new plan sends some children zoned for P.S. 234 in TriBeCa to P.S. 1 in Chinatown instead.

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The decision to downsize a new public school near Union Square was driven by fears that angry residents would sue the city.

Murray Hill, Gramercy & Midtown East »

A group of parents and teachers from P.S. 116 in Kips Bay have gained the support of local elected officials and community boards in their fight against overcrowding.

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Community Board 5's education committee unanimously rejected the city's proposed school rezoning plan, arguing it fails to solve overcrowding.

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A proposal by one member of Midtown's Community Board 5 to extend Sixth Avenue's bike lane to Central Park was met with resistance from other members worried about increased congestion.

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Residents and community board members are locked in a battle over a new school on East 15th Street.

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Community board and community education council members are trying to pressure the city to commit to limiting Midtown's first elementary school to local kids.

Murray Hill, Gramercy & Midtown East »

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 & Theater District »

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, Gramercy & Midtown East »

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.