UPDATE: DOB intends to revoke permits for Extell development at 36 W. 66th Street!!
LW! legal team challenges the 161-foot void: “the tallest ever attempted in the City, and if it is permitted, we can expect yet taller ones, constrained only by the limits of engineering”
ALERT: BSA Decides Against UWS;Denies Appeal for 200 Amsterdam – Read More
ALERT: ABC Sale of UWS Campus Completed – Read More
March 5th Event Home Sweet Mansion: A Peek Into the Domestic Lives of Gilded Age New Yorkers
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When the Process Works
Eternal vigilance is the price of preservation…and when the process works, we all win, as when Stanford White’s IRT Powerhouse was landmarked on Dec. 5, 2017! Read more…
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Keeping the Past for the Future
Environmental stewardship and civic engagement start early through LW’s youth education program. Read more…
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Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal Lowers the Roof on Excess
New York State Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal has introduced state legislation A.5026 in order to close the mechanical void loophole. Expanding on an existing zoning text amendment proposed by the New York City Department of City Planning which is working its way...
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