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
The E. 52nd St. building that housed haute cuisine heavyweight La Grenouille, pictured above, has been sold to the owner of the famed Beijing-based restaurant franchise Quanjude. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) La Grenouille Building Sold to Beijing-Based Restaurant Franchise For $14.3 Million The building that housed La Grenouille, the recently-closed haute cuisine staple on E. 52nd St., has been sold to the Beijing-based... News 06 Nov 2024 | 12:40
All 50 units at 170 E. 83rd St. may soon be transferred into a future affordable lottery by Douglaston Development. ( Photo: Google Maps ) CB8 Examines Possible Affordable Housing Project on E. 83rd Street Fifty units of relatively affordable housing, at least by the standards of the Upper East Side, may soon be coming to E.... News 01 Nov 2024 | 10:25
People posing in front of a replica statue of the famed “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” photo, which will be parked near 30 Rockefeller Plaza from October 30 through the end of the year. ( Photo: Rockefeller Center ) “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” Sculpture Comes to Rockefeller Center The eleven fearless ironworkers that posed for the famous 1932 photograph “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” have had their likeness... News 30 Oct 2024 | 06:45
Breanna Stewart, a NY Liberty player and WNBA Champion, celebrating her victory during an Oct. 20 ticker-tape parade on Broadway. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) “NY Is Back”: Fans of NY Liberty Enjoy Hearty WNBA Victory Parade on Broadway The NY Liberty are this year’s WNBA champions for the first time after 28 years of existence, courtesy of edging out the... News 25 Oct 2024 | 01:28
The Metropolitan Museum of Art hopes to expand its E. 83rd St. entrance to three doors, instead of one, citing accessibility needs. Community Board 8’s Landmarks Committee appears to be impressed by the project. ( Photo: Peterson Rich, Metropolitan Museum of Art) The Met Museum’s Bid to Add More Entrance Doors Gets Thumbs-Up From CB8 The Metropolitan Museum of Art wants to expand the single door at its E 83rd St. entrance into a major three-door entranceway,... News 24 Oct 2024 | 03:59
