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St. Vincent’s Triangle Open Space Public Input Session
From CB 2 St. Vincent’s Triangle Open Space Public Input Session – Thursday, May 7, 6:30 p.m., The New School, 65 Fifth Avenue, Swayduck Auditorium, First Floor. CB 2 is working with Project for Public Spaces (www.pps.org), an internationally recognized nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people create and sustain public spaces, to generate public input... »
Rally on School Overcrowding
From CB 2 Rally on the Steps of City Hall on School Overcrowding – Wednesday, May 6, 4:00 p.m. Broadway & Chambers Streets (Take the 1/2/3 to Chambers Street or 4/5/6 or J/M/Z to City Hall). CB 2 has been working closely with local parents, elected officials and advocates on finding new classroom space (you... »
GVSHP Rocks it again - woo woo!!!
Dear friend, Good news! Last night, Community Board #2 voted to reject variances to allow a 55% increase in the size of a planned development at 347 West 13th Street (at Washington Street) in the Meatpacking District. GVSHP and its members hadpushed hard to get the Community Board to reverse a unanimous vote... »
M8 Bus - Save it OR Lose It Public Hearing
from GVSHP Dear Neighbor: I thought you would be interested in the results below from our survey of M8 bus riders. Thanks for your assistance with this important project. Remember that the MTA public hearing on the M8 is tonight, Wednesday, January 14th at 6 p.m. at the Hilton Hotel (1335 Sixth Avenue and 53rd Street).... »
BSA HEARING: NYU-Mega Dorm Air Rights - Critical Precedent-Setting Case re: Overdevelopment & Enforcement of Zoning
120 East 12th street is a bit beyond our normal purview here at the HS blog, but this case could set important precedents regarding Zoning Enforcement and Overdevelopment. As usual, Andrew Berman of GVSHP is on the ball tracking story and letting us know how to help: “A 26-story dorm is being built... »
Liquor License Hearing: PM Lounge, the other not-so-great neighbor, applies for license in old Sasha space
PM Lounge doesn’t get much action in these pages, because the complaints about PM Lounge are, well, a little boring. They aren’t false, and they certainly don’t lack serioussness, they’re just unchanging. How do you make news out of that? Case-in-point: In May of ‘05, almost exactly two years ago, the emails were flying... »
A Fire In the Subway - West 14th & West 4th
All service has been restored from this morning’s electrical fire, according to ABCNews. Additional Coverage: The New York Times »
St. Vincent’s Files for Bankruptcy
St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Centers (SVCMC) filed for bankruptcy protection. I would assume that a good number of the peeps on our street use doctors affiliated with St. Vincents (I know mine is), but according to the hospital there is no need to be alarmed. They are trying to assure their... »
A Neighbor’s concerns
From Ellis at 61 Horatio: Do you think the Prostitution issue, especially at the corners of Horatio Street and Greenwich Street and Jane Street and Greenwich Street could be addressed AGAIN? Ditto the endless all night horn-honking? I recently contacted the Sixth Precint to inquire who controls where the construction site at Gansvoort and Greenwich places their... »
Midnight Drilling? I was sleeping!
Is this a joke? It is 12.36am and two workers are outside DRILLING (with a really loud drill - or maybe a jackhammer?) at the corner of Horatio and Washington Street. Now, I’m very pleased that they have finally come to fix the massive hole in our street, but honestly that hole was noticed... »
Don’t Drink That Water (until tomorrow)
Following recent heavy rainstorms, higher than normal levels of particles have been detected in the City’s drinking water supply, which can interfere with the water chlorination process. These high levels were observed at approximately 2 a.m. today at the Hillview reservoir just north of New York City. While the affected water was diverted... »
Back to the Beach (Go, Grease Lightning)
As of May 28, the NYC Public beaches are OPEN for the summer, so head on out to any of the 12 private and 7 public beaches permitted by the New York City Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene. (yes, the beach is good mental therapy for those of us recovering from winter... »
PSA: Brown Water is gross, but at least there is an explanation of sorts!
Do you live near a fire hydrant? Then be forewarned, you may be experiencing brown water in the near future…. The Fire Department checks all the City’s 108,000 fire hydrants, twice annually, once in the spring and once in the fall. When they discover hydrants that are out of service they report their location... »
