CENTRAL dARK Statement

CENTRAL dARK Statement

DOWNLOAD the new printable CENTRAL dARK flyer HERE Will Central Park Become CENTRAL dARK? A supertall tower could rise on West 66th Street casting shadows on residential blocks, landmark designated buildings, and Central Park. Leading this assault on our public assets is a developer in partnership including Extell, aided by the kind of...

CENTRAL dARK

Sign the petition to stop mega-development! With development rights from three townhouses, and the former Congregation Habonim directly on their site, and joined by transferred development rights from the Jewish Guild for the Blind and the First Battery Armory (ESPN), developers Extell/Meglith have the potential to construct an 84-story...

Quote of the Day: Central “Dark” & Our City’s Fabric

Quote of the Day Central “Dark” & Our City’s Fabric In a recent interview with Dezeen Magazine, Elizabeth Diller of the architectural firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro shed some light on the issue of unbridled development in a city like New York: “I believe in planning logics where you have neighborhoods, and you...
Central Park Arsenal

Central Park Arsenal

Central Park Arsenal View of Central Park Arsenal; Courtesy of Valentine’s Manual of New York City, 1863. Central Park Arsenal by Tom Miller In 1846, the State of New York authorized the construction of a new munitions depot for New York City’s National Guard.  A site was chosen in the countryside far to the north where it was...