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...
#isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, CENTRAL dARK, Dept. of Buildings, Dept. of City Planning
LANDMARK WEST! has been asking #isitsafe and the FDNY has just answered: “No”. Is the Dept. of Buildings listening? When LW! first learned of the bait and switch at 50 West 66th Street – from a 292-foot, 25 story building to a...
#isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, CENTRAL dARK, Dept. of City Planning
In the wake of disappointing results from the Department of City Planning, particularly in their vote to expand their giveaway of 25′ of mechanical void space for every 75′ of program rise to now a 30:75 ratio, LANDMARK WEST! has been working with fellow...
#votersagainstsupertalls, Advocacy, CENTRAL dARK, Dept. of City Planning
On Wednesday, the Department of City Planning is expected to vote on their proposal to close the voids loophole exploited by developers. The vote, more than four months overdue by their own schedule, is the next step forward, after a March...
