Community Board 5

The City Council's Land Use Committee voted Wednesay in favor of a plan to bring new life to Penn South's former Fur District.

The world-famous Waldorf-Astoria Hotel is seeking permission to revamp its main entrance and parking garage.

Community Board 5's Parks Committee voted unanimously in favor of an artist's bid to dress the George Washington Statue in Union Square in tourist gear.

The Parks Department nixed his 'Tourist in Chief' public art installation . Now, Brooklyn-based public artist Leon Reid IV is planning to plead his case to Community Board 5.

Community boards around the park, incuding CB7 and CB5, have voted in support of testing the ban.

Local business leaders and police say the congested bus situation on the block has reached a crisis point.

SD26 is planning to open a new sidewalk café across the street from Madison Square Park.

Residents want to know how an 850-seat middle and high school coming to 10 E. 15th St. will affect the crowded area.

A last-minute erosion of support among Bryant Park's partners means no wine or beer for moviegoers, officials said.

Residents say a new event space on West 30th Street is keeping them up at night.

CB5 Board Chair Vikki Barbero slammed some board members' frequent absences as "unconscionable."

Despite concerns about noise and damage to the park, most neighbors said the event was a success.

Residents say the project at 31 W. 15th St. is out-of-character with the residential block.

Committee members voted unanimously in favor of the plan, but many had reservations about lost office space.

The plan will legalize the sale of wine and beer on movie nights in the park.