Jan 18, 2019 | #votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, ABC Watch, Advocacy, CENTRAL dARK, City Council, Dept. of Buildings, Dept. of City Planning, Zoning
In a letter dated January 10, the entire Manhattan Delegation of the City Council call upon Marisa Lago, Director of the Department of City Planning and Rick Chandler, the out-going Commissioner of the Department of buildings to prepare “immediate action”...
Jan 16, 2019 | #votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, ABC Watch, CENTRAL dARK, City Council
“The officials highlighted developer tactics such as excessive use of “void spaces” — unoccupied floors intended for mechanical equipment — in order to create extraordinarily tall buildings and circumvent the intent of the Zoning Resolution.” The Council...
Dec 13, 2018 | ABC Watch, Dept. of Buildings, Dept. of City Planning, Landmark West, skyline
Dear Neighbors, LOOK UP! As another year draws to a close, things are looking UP on the Upper West Side… of course, we are talking about construction! Continued unprecedented development looms across nearly all reaches of the district from 59th Street to 110th...
Sep 22, 2018 | #votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, ABC Watch, Advocacy, CENTRAL dARK
Reporter Michael Garofalo reports on the DOB CHALLENGE against 36 West 66th Street in the September 20-26 issue of the West Side Spirit. FULL ARTICLE HERE. Jointly filed by LANDMARK WEST! and neighbors of the 10 West 66th Street Corporation, the challenge was...
Sep 5, 2018 | #votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, ABC Watch, CENTRAL dARK
New York City’s Department of City Planning, Manhattan division met with neighbors and LANDMARK WEST! this week to address mounting concerns over zoning abuses not only on the Upper West Side, but city-wide. Oft-voiced concerns pertain to unnecessary void...
Aug 20, 2018 | #votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, ABC Watch, CENTRAL dARK
Several council members have signed onto a letter penned by City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer. Among them, Upper West Side Corey Johnson, Helen Rosenthal, Mark Levine and Bill Perkins, all in support of the need to...
