ABC Watch, Advocacy, Dept. of City Planning
On May 21, Manhattan Community Board 7 held a Housing & Land Use Committee meeting. (LINK) Department of City Planning Executive Director Edith Hsu Chen first addressed the board for a discussion, explaining her department’s vision for a text...
Amsterdam Avenue, San Juan Hill NYC
By Claudie Benjamin What is the coolest thing you’ve ever brokered?” That’s a question pawnbroker Daniel Kalter is often asked. He said the answer has got to be “a vintage Rolls Royce.” Daniel kept the vehicle in his...
Advocacy, Art Deco, Boulevard, Broadway
Broadway2624-2626 OMH 2006-12 nynyma_rec0040_1_01871_0022 2626_Bway_a (DA 5.25.22) By LANDMARK WEST! The Metro Theater’s recent acquisition signals the long-awaited revival of an UWS staple. But little is known about how long renovations will take to...
adaptive reuse, Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Law, New York, Zoning
By LANDMARK WEST! A State-level bill titled the “Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act” has the potential to override local landmark laws protecting the architectural and cultural integrity of historic religious structures. This legislation would...
Advocacy, Boulevard, Broadway
nynyma_rec0040_1_01168_0021 2160 Broadway By LANDMARK WEST! Slated for demolition. Another non-landmarked building on Broadway is facing demolition after permits were recently filed to tear down 2160 Broadway by Brooklyn based developer Aleksandr Finkelshteyn....
Amsterdam Avenue, Amsterdam Avenue, San Juan Hill NYC
By Claudie Benjamin Even an eternal optimist has likely been shaken by the volatilities of the city, nation, and turmoil characterizing world affairs as 2025 begins. Pick your poison, and all the variables of slashing and other violence are lurking behind the...
