#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, 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, 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...
ABC Watch, Dept. of Buildings, Dept. of City Planning, Landmark West, skyline
Dear Neighbors, LOOK UP! As another year draws to a close, things are looking UP on the Upper West Side… of course, we are talking about construction! Continued unprecedented development looms across nearly all reaches of the district from 59th Street to 110th...
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, Dept. of City Planning, Watch List, Zoning
AVOID DELAYS! Contact Governor Cuomo Today! Last week, the MTA announced their plan to raise fares in 2017 to $3 a swipe. They’d like to raise height limits on their real estate, too! A provision hidden in this year’s New York...
