Lot O’ Gelato: Casa Gusto Opens On Avenue A
The owner isn't worried about "dessert overload" in the East Village.
View ArticleNeighbors Accuse Club Owners of Bowery Bait-and-Switch
Lila Selim Standing, left to right: Mark Birnbaum, Robert Bookman and Eugene Remm Mark Birnbaum and Eugene Remm — owners of buzzy new nightspots The General, Bow, and Finale at 199 Bowery — faced the...
View ArticleResistance Brewing Over Conversion of Former P.S. 64 Into Dorms
On the heels of an application to convert the former P.S. 64 building into college dorms, Villagers are again calling for the historic building to be used for non-profit organizations and low-income...
View ArticleRats Dig In at Sara D. Roosevelt Park
Lila Selim Lila Selim Kathleen Webster. Kathleen Webster has had enough of her unwelcome neighbors at Sara D. Roosevelt Park. She thinks the rat population has exploded since Hurricane Sandy,...
View ArticleHousing Authority Reveals Plan to Lease Campos Plaza Lot to Developer
Under the proposed plan, 26,000 square feet of land, currently being used for two parking lots and a basketball court, would be leased to a private developer for 99 years.
View ArticleBowery Nightspot Faces Wrath of Neighbors, Gets Nod For Sidewalk Cafe
Lila Selim Mark Birnbaum addresses the board. Residents of 199 Bowery again sparred with the owners of Bow, Finale and The General at a meeting of Community Board 3′s liquor licensing committee meeting...
View ArticleHousing Authority Reveals More About Plan to Lease Land to Developers
A request for proposals will go out around the end of April and developers for the sites will be chosen between August and November.
View ArticleTrio of Tenants Associations Oppose NYCHA’s Land-Lease Plan
Lila Selim Rosie Mendez (center) at press conference. Members of the city council are calling on the New York City Housing Authority to submit to a standardized public review process as it moves ahead...
View ArticleNo Love For ‘Native Son’ Opening Polynesian Spot
Daniel Maurer Haile Bistro Suffering Bastard, indeed? The name of Richard Boccato’s proposed Polynesian spot may have taken on new meaning last night, as the owner of PKNY, a self-declared “native son”...
View ArticleAgain, Uproar Over NYCHA’s Plan to Lease Land to Developers
Lila Selim Fred Harris addresses the room. At a contentious meeting last night, tenants of the New York Public Housing Authority and their neighbors expressed their opposition to the agency’s plan to...
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