Tag: Community Board 7

DOT Unveils Plans for $60 Million Overhaul of 79th Street Transit Corridor

Bobby Panza April 15, 2025 Community 6 Comments

During an agenda-filled evening, the NYC Department of Transportation presented an overview of proposed 79th Street Crosstown Bus—Select Bus Service (SBS) improvements, focusing on transit Read More...

71st Street Bike Corral Bounced from Planned Location: Block Association Fights Back

Bobby Panza April 11, 2025 Community 5 Comments

On April 3, the 71st Street Block Association sent an email addressed to Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal, City Councilmember Gale Brewer, and State Senator Brad Read More...

Community Board 7 Reviews Street Co-Naming Application for Malachy McCourt

Bobby Panza April 9, 2025 Community 1 Comment

The Transportation Committee of Community Board 7 met on Tuesday evening to review an application to co-name a street for Malachy McCourt, an Upper West Read More...

Dedicated Upper West Sider to be Honored with Street Co-Naming

Bobby Panza March 29, 2025 Community No Comments

A beloved community advocate will soon be honored with a street co-naming on the Upper West Side. Read More...

Community Board 7 Revisits Major Traffic Safety Proposal (Previously Ignored by DOT)

Bobby Panza January 19, 2025 Community 1 Comment

Community Board 7’s latest Transportation Committee meeting focused on an hour-long discussion about left-hand turn traffic signals and their impact on pedestrian and cyclist safety. Read More...

Community Board 7 Discusses New Business Improvement District to Brighten Up Broadway

Brendan Mohler December 13, 2024 Community 5 Comments

The Upper West Side’s northern stretch of Broadway, the site of many commercial vacancies, might be getting some much needed love. Read More...

Feel-Good Street Renaming Meeting Turns Sour As Famous Photographer Faces Accusations of Using Religious and Homophobic Slurs

Bobby Panza September 13, 2024 Community 2 Comments

This week, Community Board 7’s Transportation Committee heard proposals to give secondary names to four Upper West Side Streets. Read More...

Restaurant News: Rosa Relocating, Donut Man Making Pizzas, More New Food

Mike Mishkin September 12, 2024 Food & Drink 1 Comment

Community Board 7 held its Street Life Committee meeting on Wednesday, and restaurant representatives presented plans for their upcoming projects in order to further their liquor Read More...

Residents Fear Loss of Light After Learning of New Construction Project

Bobby Panza July 15, 2024 Real Estate 2 Comments

A group of Upper West Siders–38, according to the Zoom meeting–attended a recent Community Board 7 meeting to voice their frustrations over a new construction Read More...

DOT’s Latest ‘Smart Curbs’ Presentation Proposes Significant Changes to UWS Streets

Brendan Mohler June 14, 2024 Community 15 Comments

Following months of field observations, public workshops and spirited discussions around implementing the Department of Transportation’s Smart Curbs program on the Upper West Side, the Read More...