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MTA Proposes to Speed up Bus Service at Expense of Stops

05/15/2012 - 14:10 | Posted In: Flatiron & Gramercy

The MTA proposed a 34th Street Bus Service plan that would speed up routes at the expense of two stops, according to DNAinfo. The...

Neighbors Claim NY Comedy Club Crowds Are Public Disturbance

04/16/2012 - 11:50 | Posted In: Flatiron & Gramercy

This is no laughing matter. The New York Comedy Club on East 24th Street in Gramercy has earned a notorious reputation among neigh...

Public Meeting Held for Development of East River Greenway

04/13/2012 - 10:13 | Posted In: Midtown & Hells Kitchen

Community Board 6 hosted a question-and-answer session with elected officials last night to discuss the controversial East River G...

LES Community Members Looking to Develop 'Blueway'

04/11/2012 - 11:45 | Posted In: East Village & LES

If all goes according to plan, the East Side will have an attraction capable of competing with the West Side's High Line and Chels...

Read More: Blueway, Community Board 6

Kips Bay Pedestrian Plaza Opening for 3 Months in Summer

04/05/2012 - 11:32 | Posted In: Flatiron & Gramercy

Enjoy it while you can. The Department of Transportation will transform a three-block service road in Kips Bay into a pedestrian p...

Residents Object to Tudor City Public Plaza Plan

03/28/2012 - 13:20 | Posted In: Midtown & Hells Kitchen

Residents of Tudor City remain livid in the wake of a public meeting organized to discuss the renovations of the neighborhood cul-...

Murray Hill's Canz-a-Citi Roadhouse Closes its Doors

03/16/2012 - 11:43 | Posted In: Flatiron & Gramercy

Canz is crushed. Canz-a-Citi Roadhouse closed it doors, as reported by DNAinfo, for not having a valid liquor license at its Third...

Sasha Petraske Hopes 'Quiet' Bar Will Lead to Later Nights

02/27/2012 - 17:11 | Posted In: Flatiron & Gramercy

Sasha Petraske, bar owner of both Milk & Honey on the Lower East Side and Little Branch in the West Village, is planning to op...

Noisy Parties at Gramercy Park Hotel Cause Concern

02/22/2012 - 12:08 | Posted In: Flatiron & Gramercy

Residents surrounding the Gramercy Park Hotel have become increasingly irritated at the seemingly chaotic and noisy parties held i...

Tenacious Tenants Hope to Comprise 'Wall of Shame'

01/19/2012 - 11:44 | Posted In: Midtown & Hells Kitchen

A 'wall of shame' could be adopted in the future to expose troublesome former tenants in a Kips Bay building that serves as public...

Murray Hill Bar Could Be Canned For No Liquor License

01/18/2012 - 17:14 | Posted In: Flatiron & Gramercy

If a bar is selling liquor, it must have a liquor license, right? Apparently not, reports DNAinfo. Canz a Citi Roadhouse, a Murray...

Murray Hill's 'Quiet' Bar Silenced by Community Board 6

01/16/2012 - 12:31 | Posted In: Flatiron & Gramercy

The newest 'quiet' spot in Sasha Petraske's bar collection has been silenced, for now According to DNAinfo, Petraske...

Michael Stein Returns to CB6 with Italian Restaurant Plan

12/29/2011 - 13:03 | Posted In: Flatiron & Gramercy

Obviously they didn't aim for his heart. General manager of the controversial Vudu Lounge, Michael Stein, saw his concept for a co...

Read More: Community Board 6, Michael Stein, New Restaurants, Vudu Lounge

New Comedy Club to Take 'The Stand' in Gramercy

12/26/2011 - 13:24 | Posted In: Flatiron & Gramercy

Better hope you don't have a mouth full of food when the next joke comes. A comedy club and restaurant anticipates opening in Gram...

Tudor City Residents Petition for Picture Perfect Plaza

12/08/2011 - 11:50 | Posted In: Midtown & Hells Kitchen

Why have a cul-de-sac when you can have a plaza? Residents of the Tudor City apartment complex have been petitioning for the addit...

Baruch's Pedestrian Plaza Plan Rejected By DOT

11/17/2011 - 16:43 | Posted In: Flatiron & Gramercy

Baruch College's proposal for a pedestrian plaza on East 25th Street has been shot down by the Department of Transportation, repor...

Murray Hill Wants New Bar, Canz, Crushed

10/31/2011 - 11:27 | Posted In: Flatiron & Gramercy

A new Hooters-esque bar is already catching heat from Murray Hill neighbors and Community Board 6, DNAinfo reports. Can...

Liquor License for Redneck Romeo Defeated

10/28/2011 - 11:09 | Posted In: Flatiron & Gramercy

First, it was warding off a bar at 38 Gramercy Park North, whose basement will now be leased to a low-profile jewelry shop. Then,...

Busty Bar Canz Opens without Liquor License

10/25/2011 - 14:37 | Posted In: Flatiron & Gramercy

Thirsty Murray Hill residents looking to wrap their hands around some jugs of beer were disappointed after the Hooters-eque restau...

Community Board Votes on New Baruch College Pedestrian Plaza

09/20/2011 - 14:20 | Posted In: Flatiron & Gramercy

Despite protests from local residents, Baruch College has come one step closer to creating a new pedestrian plaza on East 25th Str...

Read More: Baruch College, Community Board 6, Pedestrian Plazas

Bellevue Needs $868K to Fix Flatlining ER Floor

08/12/2011 - 10:10 | Posted In: Flatiron & Gramercy

Normally, the hospital is the place for people to go to if they're feeling weak and falling apart. But what happens when the hospi...

Connecting the Dots: The Pipeline and Fracking

08/03/2011 - 10:37 | Posted In: West Village & Greenwich Village

New York has become a battleground state for the natural gas extraction method called hyrdraulic fracturing – also known as fracki...

Owners Say Crackdown on Late Night Drinking Bad for Business

08/01/2011 - 14:03 | Posted In: Midtown & Hells Kitchen

Maybe they just want your to get more sleep? Community Board 6, which represents Turtle Bay, is trying to curb late night partying...

Extension of City's Ban on Smoking Goes into Effect

07/28/2011 - 11:39 | Posted In: Flatiron & Gramercy

Our extension of the city's ban on smoking went into effect last month – just in time for the summer. Thanks to Local Law 11...

Prescription Drug Discount Cards Now Available

07/25/2011 - 10:20 | Posted In: Flatiron & Gramercy

As a result of legislation spearheaded by Council Speaker Christine Quinn and passed by the City Council, the NYC Depart...

High School of Art & Design's Spring Arts Festival

06/08/2011 - 13:01 | Posted In: Midtown & Hells Kitchen

The High School of Art and Design is hosting it’s Spring Arts Festival on Friday June 10 and Saturday June 11. This is...

New Water Main Construction Unsettles Sutton Place Neighbors

06/03/2011 - 13:41 | Posted In: Midtown & Hells Kitchen

The proposed construction of a new water main under East 58th Street in the Sutton Place neighborhood is unsettling a lot of dirt...

Baruch Rallies for District 6 Pedestrian Plaza

05/04/2011 - 16:35 | Posted In: Flatiron & Gramercy

Baruch College is in the preliminary stages of having a pedestrian plaza built at East 25th Street between Third and Lextington Av...

Read More: Baruch College, Community Board 6, Pedestrian Plazas

Truffle Closed For Violations

04/26/2011 - 10:46 | Posted In: Flatiron & Gramercy

In recent months, our Gramercy Park Block Association, working with our neighbors on Gramercy Park and with the 13th Precinct, has...

M50 Weekend Bus Service to be Restored

04/19/2011 - 13:01 | Posted In: Midtown & Hells Kitchen

The M50 bus line that runs from Turtle Bay to the West Side will revert back to running on the weekend if the board approves, acco...

Vacant Third Avenue Building to be Demolished

04/18/2011 - 15:45 | Posted In: Flatiron & Gramercy

Community Board 6 District Manager Toni Carlina has advised us that the building at 266 Third Avenue (between 21st and 22nd Street...

Community Board 6 to Consider Banning Pub Crawls

03/25/2011 - 12:07 | Posted In: Flatiron & Gramercy

St. Patrick's Day has left a bad taste in Community Board 6's mouth. Via Lux Living, Town & Village reports CB6 is m...

Read More: Community Board 6, Pub Crawls, Toni Carlina

Aldon James Snubs CB6 Meeting Discussing Club's Building

03/04/2011 - 09:27 | Posted In: Flatiron & Gramercy

The drama surrounding Aldon James and the rest of the National Arts Club just keeps getting deeper and darker. According to an ema...

Read More: Aldon James, Community Board 6, National Arts Club

Sutton Secret Garden One Step Away From Becoming Public Park

02/04/2011 - 12:46 | Posted In: Midtown & Hells Kitchen

One Sutton Place South's sweetheart 70-plus year-old land deal appears finally about to bite the dust, according to DNAinfo. The g...

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