Tonight On The UWS: NYC Bike Share Community Planning Workshop

The NYC Bike Share program has all the makings of a fantastic addition to the city’s transportation options. When it goes live this summer, people will have the ability to easily rent bikes from “stations” around the city, peddle to their destination, and then return the bike to the nearest convenient station. Tonight, Upper West [...]

Community Board 7 Voting On Ill Conceived UWS Rezoning Proposal Tonight; Should Vote “No”

Update 5:58 pm: If you happen to care, I just added another 600+ words of thought on this subject in the comments section at the bottom of the page. I’ve previously posted on a city proposal that would significantly alter Upper West Side commercial zoning laws (here and here). It’s admittedly not the sexiest topic, [...]

Informative NYT Article On Zoning Proposal That Could “Reshape” UWS Commerce

Two weeks ago I posted about a public hearing on a city proposal to significantly alter Upper West Side commercial zoning laws. The goal is to curb the proliferation of banks and chain-stores while protecting smaller businesses and mom-&-pop stores. Today, the New York Times delved into the subject — it’s an informative piece and [...]

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 1/18/12

16 free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Wednesday, January 18th, 2012…

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 12/1/11

Extra-long list (19 to be exact!) of free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Thursday, December 1st, 2011…