City Hall, Dept. of City Planning, Grand Central, Zoning
In “De Blasio’s Huge Midtown Giveaway”, an op-ed in today’s NY Daily News, LW! Board member, Jeffrey Kroessler, and John West protest proposed zoning rules stripping daylight and landmark protections from a 78-block area around Grand Central...
Advocacy, Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Preservation Commission
WEST SIDE CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES FORUM: The Balance Between Land Use and Quality of Life Hosted by LANDMARK WEST!, Historic Districts Council’s League of Preservation Voters & Fordham University Moderated by Lesley Massiah-Arthur, Associate...
#votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, Dept. of Buildings, Zoning
UPDATE: The Department of Buildings (DOB) has issued an official “notice of objections” and an “intent to revoke” in response to the community Zoning Challenge. Specifically in question is the developer’s calculation of open...
#votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, Zoning
There has been much press about a 800+ foot high tower planned for Sutton Place. In the wake of bankruptcy, the Bauhaus Group sold to Gamma Real Estate, and once cracks began in a neighboring building’s foundation, work was halted. In the interim,...