Advocacy, City Council, City of Yes, Community Board 7, Dept. of City Planning, Zoning
By Megan Fitzpatrick After 15 hours (yes, you heard that right) of public comments, Commissioners’ pushback, and lively debate, the City Planning Commission’s City of Yes for Housing Opportunity (COYHO) public hearing came to a...
Advocacy, City Council, City of Yes, Community Board 7, Dept. of City Planning, Zoning
By Megan Fitzpatrick The City Planning Commission (CPC) is still deliberating on their upcoming vote on the massive almost 1,400 pages of zoning text titled City of Yes for Housing Opportunity (COYHO). The City’s residents, however, are not sold on the zoning...
ABC Watch, Advocacy, Community Board 7, Dept. of City Planning, Zoning
Since 2018, when news of the sale of the ABC campus first made headlines, LANDMARK WEST! began envisioning what might be built on their 2.4-acre site if it were to be redeveloped. After print mailings, a webpage, and countless emails, phone calls, and presentations to...
Boulevard, Broadway, Community Board 7, Dept. of City Planning
By Claudie Benjamin In the mid-1970s, Louisa and John Craddock were a young adventurous couple being priced out of their apartment with a view of Central Park. Then they heard about what seemed like a great deal. Now in 2022, almost 50 years later, Louisa is...
#isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, ABC Watch, Dept. of City Planning
We interrupt your day with this important announcement: Following the July 2018 news that the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is leaving the UWS, LW! explored development potentials. REVIEW OUR FINDINGS What’s the Big Deal? ABC has been an UWS neighbor...
#votersagainstsupertalls, 50 West 66th Street, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARK, Dept. of City Planning, Zoning
While many were hitting the beach to beat the heat last week, LW! had an eventful 3 1/2 hour hearing at the Board of Standards and Appeals regarding 36 West 66th Street (aka 50 West 66th Street) and how it does (but mainly, how it does not) comply with...