LES Supertalls Can Bypass Land Use Review Process; Trash Complaints Are Surging

August 15, 2016
  • NYC’s oldest tattoo shop, Fineline on the Lower East Side, celebrates 40 years of ink. [Bowery Boogie]
  • The Department of City Planning is allowing three supertall towers in the Two Bridges area to proceed without going through the land use review process requested by the community. [The Lo-Down]
  • The LinkNYC Street Team is a group of guides showing New Yorkers how to operate the new WiFi kiosks. [CityLab]
  • Complaints about missed trash pickups are up 26 percent from last year and 76 percent from five years ago. [NYP]
  • Alvin Ailey’s Hell’s Kitchen headquarters is getting a $25 million expansion. [WSJ]

Rendering of possible LES waterfront via CityRealty.com (L)

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