Lou Reed, Roger Sterling and other celebs fighting to keep their neighborhood from becoming Garbage City have an update from the frontlines. Curbed notes that they are asking other neighborhoods to take some trash so they aren't stuck with the Department of Sanitation's proposed facility at Spring and Washington Streets. They say, "We have now been asked to reach out to our neighbors uptown to take their fair share of sanitation facilities... We have made some early progress involving Community Boards 4, 5 and 7 in these conversations." Surely there are some A-listers in Hell's Kitchen, the Upper West Side and this huge chunk of Manhattan that will make a stink about this. more ›

As you probably already know from the ranting of Lou Reed and Mad Men's John Slattery, the Sanitation Department is planning a big 'ol garbage facility on West Street between Canal and Spring Streets. The A-list locals are not happy, and have proposed an alternate plan, all whilst insisting this has nothing to do with them being rich and/or famous. Curbed reports that the bold-faced names will be gathering tomorrow night at a fancy rally; "Their aim is to gain support for Hudson Rise, an alternative proposal with a smaller and cheaper garage topped by a cute little patch of green." Stay tuned to find out if the garbage tower will be moving to your neighborhood... more ›