A rendering of what Related Co.’s & Wynn’s $12 billion casino bid in Hudson Yards would look like. On Jan. 6, CB4 issued an unanimous motion of disapproval concerning the bid. ( Photo: Related Co., Wynn Resorts ) CB4’s Full Board Votes Its Disapproval of Hudson Yards Casino Bid Community Board 4 issued an unanimous vote of disapproval for Related Co.’s & Wynn Resorts’ $12 billion Hudson Yards casino... News 16 Jan 2025 | 11:58
Mt. Sinai sold two properties–317 and 321 E. 17th St.–around the corner from Beth Israel Hospital on First Ave. for $34 million on Dec. 16, 2024, city records reveal. Pictured above: 317 E. 17th St. ( Photo: Google Maps ) Mt. Sinai Sells Two Properties Near Beth Israel For Combined $34 Million Mt. Sinai–which is trying to lift a restraining order preventing it from closing Beth Israel Hospital on E. 16th St.–has... 07 Jan 2025 | 09:05
The exterior of Joe’s Wine Co., on 3rd Ave., as of January 2025. They’ve taken down all exterior signage, after grocery giant Trader Joe’s filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against them. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Joe’s Wine Co. Now Has No Signage As It Battles Infringement Suit by Trader Joe’s A new East Village wine shop, which originally opened as Joe’s Wine Co., has apparently suffered a setback in its legal battle... News 03 Jan 2025 | 10:47
Bill Cosby and his wife Camille are facing foreclosure on a six-story townhouse they own at 18 E. 71st St., pictured above. They are also facing foreclosure on a house at 243 E. 61st St. ( Photo: Google Maps ) Bill Cosby & Wife Face Foreclosure of Two Upper East Side Residences Bill Cosby, the disgraced former television star that served three years in prison after being convicted of criminal sexual... Home 31 Dec 2024 | 04:59
The Children’s Museum of Manhattan will be hosting two NYE ball drops kids on Dec. 31, at the kid-friendly hours of noon and 1 p.m. ( Photo: Children’s Museum of Manhattan) Children’s Museum of Manhattan to Hold “Special Kid’s Ball Drop” on NYE Attention, parents of young children: do you want to celebrate New Year’s Eve in the big city, but your tykes are too tired... News 30 Dec 2024 | 01:33
Community Board 8 has signaled its displeasure that the owners of Lucille’s, a 2nd Ave. bar pictured above, failed to before one of its subcommittees about a liquor license alteration this month. ( Photo: Lucille’s ) Bar Owner Who Skipped Hearing on Liquor License Gets Thumbs Down From CB8...But It May Not Matter Another year of Community Board 8 meetings is in the books, as the full board convened on Dec. 18 to summarize what its various... News 20 Dec 2024 | 06:49
Maria “Chaya” Rodriguez, who was a housekeeper on the Upper West Side for 30 years, reportedly needs $60,000 that will go towards a MedEvac from El Salvador to NYC for continued cancer treatment. ( Photo: Cindy Garcia ) Local Raising $$$ to Bring Beloved Housekeeper From El Salvador to NYC for Cancer Treatment An UWS woman has started a $60,000 GoFundMe drive to try and bring a beloved UWS housekeeper–who retired to El Salvador to... News 20 Dec 2024 | 05:33
The American Museum of Natural History has sold a luxury co-op at 79 E. 79th St. for $5.5 million. It used to house Ellen Futter, the museum’s former president, who lived there rent free for 30 years. ( Photo: Photo: Brown Harris Stevens ) Museum of Natural History Sells Former Prez’s E. 79th St. Co-Op for $5.5 Million The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) sold a luxury co-op on E. 79th St. that housed its former president for $5.5.... News 13 Dec 2024 | 06:28
City Planning Commissioner Dan Garodnick (right) and Mayor Eric Adams Adams, at a September 2023 presser, outlining a sweeping zoning overhaul that finally passed the City Council on Dec. 5, 2024. ( Photo: Ed Reed/Mayor’s Photography Office) Marte Is Sole “No” in Manhattan as “City of Yes” Gets City Council Approval The New York City Council approved the “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity” zoning package by vote of 30-21 on Dec. 5, setting... News 09 Dec 2024 | 06:43
A rendering of the atrium that would be the centerpiece of a $10 billion Port Authority Bus Terminal overhaul. The NY City Council unanimously approved the project on Nov. 21. ( Photo: Port Authority of New York & New Jersey) Port Authority Bus Terminal Overhaul Gets Council OK, Still Needs $1B Federal Loan The New York City Council unanimously gave the go-ahead for a $10 billion overhaul of the Port Authority Bus Terminal on... News 26 Nov 2024 | 05:58
City Planning Commissioner Dan Garodnick, back turned on left, presenting to the NY City Council. Two Council committees have now passed a modified version of the City of Yes housing plan pushed by the CPC. ( Photo: Dan Garodnick, X.com ) City of Yes OK’d By Two City Council Committees, With Some Modifications The “City of Yes” housing zoning package is one step closer to becoming reality, albeit with some pointed alterations, after... News 22 Nov 2024 | 03:26
Due to dry conditions, two fires have broken out in Inwood Hill Park this month. On Nov. 18, Mayor Eric Adams announced an escalation of NYC’s drought advisory level. ( Photo: FDNY) NYC Elevates Drought Watch Into Drought Warning With the prolonged dry spell affecting New York’s water reserves showing little signs of abating, NY Governor Kathy Hochul... News 19 Nov 2024 | 05:10
The beginning of the East River Esplanade blockage at around E. 70th St, which ends at around E. 79th St. The cause is a HSS tower project, which may or may not be completed next year. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Groan: HHS & Parks Dept. Say Expect More Delays on UES Esplanade Reopening Pedestrians eager to use the East River Esplanade between E. 71st and E. 79th St. will have to wait a while longer, it seems,... News 15 Nov 2024 | 05:48
City Councilmember Erik Bottcher speaking at a press conference on a new bill that will further regulate newsracks. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) NY City Council Passes Bill To Further Regulate Newsracks The New York City Council has passed a bill that will update the regulation of newsracks. Known as Intro. 663, it will reportedly... News 15 Nov 2024 | 04:29
The cultural venue 1014 Space for Ideas wants to remake their front-entrance and add a limestone bench nearby, to encourage public use. CB8’s Transportation Committee has passed a resolution favoring the plan. ( Rendering: 1014 Space for Ideas) CB8 Approves of Cultural Center Makeover, Furious at FOX5 Double-Parking A cultural center on 5th Ave. known as 1014 Space for Ideas is getting a new publicly accessible bench and entrance, as well... News 10 Nov 2024 | 04:20
