Tag: Community Board 7

Proposal to Repurpose Verdi Square Newsstand Into Electric Bike Charging Station, Rest Stop

Susanne Beck January 4, 2023 Community 21 Comments

The new year may become more convenient and comfortable for e-bike delivery workers making stops on the UWS, with the recent announcement that Verdi Square Read More...

An Incredibly Confusing Community Board Meeting. About Bike Lanes.

Philip Santos Schaffer November 23, 2022 Community 4 Comments

Community Board 7 met over Zoom on Monday, November 21 to discuss a recent resolution regarding crosstown bike lanes. But unclear writing and an unshared Read More...

Shocking Accusations of Bullying, Payoffs Made at Recent Community Board 7 Meeting

Bobby Panza October 20, 2022 Community 5 Comments

Things took a wild turn during the last full Community Board 7 (CB7) meeting on October 3. Before the election of new board officers, board Read More...

CB7 Board to Urge MTA to Install Guard Rails on UWS Subway Platforms

E.L. Danvers September 18, 2022 Community 8 Comments

Safety concerns at two Upper West Side Subway stations have prompted Community Board 7’s Transportation Committee and its Public Safety Task Force to craft a Read More...

IT’S HAPPENING: Metro Theater Becoming New Theater, Will Offer Food + Drinks

Mike Mishkin September 15, 2022 Arts & Entertainment 15 Comments

Vacant since 2006, the Metro Theater at 2626 Broadway (between 99th and 100th streets) is being transformed into a brand new, multi-screen theater serving drinks Read More...

Community Board 7 Votes to Keep Landmark Status for West-Park Presbyterian Church

Bobby Panza June 8, 2022 Community 2 Comments

On Tuesday evening, Community Board 7 voted 24-13, with seven abstaining, to maintain the landmark status of West-Park Presbyterian Church. Last month, CB7’s Preservation Committee Read More...

Preservation Committee Votes to Keep West-Park Presbyterian Church Intact

Bobby Panza May 7, 2022 Real Estate 6 Comments

On Thursday, Community Board 7’s Preservation Committee voted 8-1, with one abstaining, to maintain the landmark status of West-Park Presbyterian Church’s 132-year-old structure that’s fallen Read More...

Open Streets to Return to Columbus Ave (with some changes)

Mike Mishkin April 15, 2022 Community 4 Comments

The Open Streets initiative will be returning to Columbus Avenue this spring. Read More...

Kebab Spot to Replace My Most Favorite Food on 72nd Street

Mike Mishkin April 14, 2022 Food & Drink 1 Comment

A Northern Indian restaurant specializing in kebabs is expected to open at 247 West 72nd Street, between West End Ave and Broadway — formerly home Read More...

VIDEO: Fortune Society Execs Field Questions — Some Heated — About 258 West 97th Street

Mike Mishkin March 2, 2022 Real Estate 3 Comments

At Community Board 7′s housing committee meeting on Monday evening, executives from The Fortune Society presented the non-profit’s plans to convert 258 West 97th Street Read More...