Fred Bland Takes Over As Interim LPC Chair

Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC

At the start of Tuesday’s Landmarks Preservation Commission meeting, Chair Srinivasan announced the mayor had appointed Fred Bland to take over as Vice Chair (and thus Interim Chair) when she steps down. Today, June 1st, is Srinivasan’s last day, and so...

Death at 217 West 57

CENTRAL dARK

In an unfortunate report, a construction worker was injured and a security guard was killed at 217 West 57th Street, aka the Nordstrom Tower, aka the Central Park Tower rising at the corner of 57th and Broadway.  Slated to be 95 floors and reach a height of...

A Developing Story: What de Blasio’s Emails Reveal About Affordable Housing in NYC

Media, New York, New York City, NYC, Pay to Play, Zoning

A DEVELOPING STORY What de Blasio’s Newly Released Emails Reveal About Affordable Housing in NYC Last week, Mayor de Blasio finally released thousands of pages worth of emails between him, his office, and his outside advisers–a cache of information hard...