Jan 8, 2019 | #votersagainstsupertalls, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARK, Dept. of City Planning, Watch List, Zoning
LANDMARK WEST! Executive Director was featured in an article in CRAINS NY (linked) alongside colleague Rachel Levy from FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts. Since both neighborhoods have similar zoning districts, they are both experiencing some of the...
Jan 7, 2019 | #votersagainstsupertalls, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARK, Central Park West, Watch List
2018 ended in a flurry, and LANDMARK WEST! met the deadline to file a Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) challenge against 36 West 66th Street (the tower replacing the Jewish Guild for the Blind and Congregation Habonim’s synagogue). 2019 begins with the...
Dec 20, 2018 | #votersagainstsupertalls, Advocacy, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARK
It truly is the busiest time of the year! To catch you up on three fronts for West 66th Street: 1) The Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) As promised, LANDMARK WEST! was at the BSA today FILING OUR CHALLENGE against 36 West 66th Street (the tower replacing the...
Jun 5, 2018 | 200 Amsterdam, Advocacy, Board of Standards and Appeals, Preservation Under Fire, Upper West Side, UWS, Zoning
Two Wrongs Don’t Make an ‘As-of-Right’ The Fight Against 200 Amsterdam Continues at the BSA Today The community rallied once again today, continuing ongoing efforts to curtail the unchecked rise of a supertall tower at 200 Amsterdam. LANDMARK WEST!...
Jun 5, 2018 | 200 Amsterdam, Board of Standards and Appeals, City Council
Members of the City Council from across all five boroughs have signed a letter urging the Board of Standards and Appeals to forbid the gerrymandering of New York City zoning lots. This push was sparked by growing concern around the issue of 200 Amsterdam, a supertall...
Jun 4, 2018 | #votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, Board of Standards and Appeals
Head in the Clouds? LANDMARK WEST! attended this morning’s review session at the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) regarding a development proposal for the former Lincoln Square Synagogue site at 200 Amsterdam Avenue. As noted, this development is slated to...
