#votersagainstsupertalls, Advocacy, CENTRAL dARK, Dept. of City Planning, Zoning
The City enacts building codes and zoning guidelines often to protect the public. Jacob Riis instigated housing reform and new tenement laws by exposing the horrid living conditions of the immigrant poor. The Triangle Shirt Waist Factory immolation yielded...
#votersagainstsupertalls, Advocacy, CENTRAL dARK, When the Process Works, Zoning
LANDMARK WEST!’s fight against supertall towers is making headlines. The Department of Buildings Notice Intent to Revoke of their prior approval to amend the West 66th Street development is giving the developer, and the...
#votersagainstsupertalls, Advocacy, CENTRAL dARK, When the Process Works
The West Side Spirit’s Emily Higginbotham weighs in on the City’s notice to revoke permits for 36 West 66th Street. Acknowledging that this is just “one of the latest Manhattan projects to face opposition from land-use advocates and local...
#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”...
#votersagainstsupertalls, Advocacy, CENTRAL dARK, When the Process Works
Considering the rarity of the Department of Building Revoking Permits, and in this case, even more so after they’ve denied a DOB Challenge where they re-checked their work, there has been some media buzz. Check back here for updates. THE REAL...
#votersagainstsupertalls, Advocacy, CENTRAL dARK, When the Process Works
“This is a victory not only for the Upper West Side, but for communities all over the city that find themselves outgunned by developers who try to bend or break zoning rules for massive private profit.” Statement from Manhattan B.P. Brewer on Dept. of...
