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REPORT: Manhattan Community Board 7’s Year in Review
Looking back at 2025, Manhattan Community Board 7 is proud to report all the work we have done to pursue tangible changes in quality of life for Upper West Siders all over the district. First, in the numbers: CB7 passed 87 resolutions this year with 30 originating from the Business & Consumer Issues committee, 13 from Preservation, 11 from Transportation, 10 from Housing & Land Use, 7 from Parks & Environment, 6 from Health & Human Services, 5 from Steering, 4 from Yo
Manhattan CBseven
Dec 22, 20254 min read


River Run Playground Reconstruction
Design: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ExMyNzt24P4QZvX_srIKW_Mpmp814KZ9/view?usp=sharing We are pleased to share the revised River Run Playground Reconstruction presentation, updated since the prior meeting to reflect community feedback. The design will be discussed at the Parks and Environment Committee meeting on December 15 at 6:30 PM at the board office. If you would like to share comments, please do so after your review of the redesign. We look forward to seeing you at
Manhattan CBseven
Dec 11, 20251 min read


REPORT: 1 and a half hours spent with DSNY street sweeper on UWS
Summary: Cars didn't move making it harder to clean streets, drivers reversed wrong way down blocks honking, drivers assaulted and demeaned Sanitation workers. MCB7 did a ride-along (or more specifically ride behind) with a Sanitation Street Sweeper on December 5th from 9:30-11:00am between West 91 st - 84 th Streets between Riverside, West End Avenue and Broadway. We were alerted to the problem of alternate side street sweeping by residents and block associations concern
Manhattan CBseven
Dec 11, 20252 min read


Text Based Voting
At MCB7, we use our phones to vote during meetings. Board Members have their phone numbers pre-registered Board members text (855) 643-6695 during the meeting Text Voting Everyone can text their vote (‘Yes’,’No’,’Abstain’ , ‘Cause’) Use SMS so its easier to use for the less tech savy vs web app SMS also can serve as identification and minor authentication of users Dashboard shows countdown timer, queue to talk, etc. Images of Voting System Show Results GITHUB Link https://git
Alex Bell
Nov 25, 20251 min read
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