Beaux Arts, Board of Standards and Appeals, First Church of Christ Scientist, Upper West Side, UWS, When the Process Works
The press is already abuzz about the NYC Board of Standards & Appeals’ vote to DENY the developers’ application for zoning variances at 361 Central Park West, the former First Church of Christ, Scientist! Both the WEST SIDE RAG and NEW YORK...
Advocacy, Board of Standards and Appeals, Carrere and Hastings, First Church of Christ Scientist, Individual Landmark, When the Process Works, Zoning
VICTORY! Developers’ Speculative Development Project DENIED; New Hope for Landmark Church Today, the NYC Board of Standards & Appeals (BSA) did the right thing and voted to DENY the application for zoning variances threatening the former First...
Advocacy, Community Board 7, First Church of Christ Scientist, Landmarks at Risk, Pay to Play
More than 100 New Yorkers held a candlelight vigil in front of the former First Church of Christ, Scientist at 96th Street and Central Park West to bring awareness to threats facing this Individual Landmark designed by Carrère and Hastings,...
Congregation Shearith Israel, First Church of Christ Scientist, Landmarks at Risk, Pay to Play, Preservation Under Fire, Wish List
It’s time to end pay-to-play real estate deals. — From the steps of City Hall, a coalition of community groups from across New York City demanded an end to the “pay to play” relationships between real estate developers, lobbyists and...
Congregation Shearith Israel, First Church of Christ Scientist, Landmarks at Risk, Pay to Play, Preservation Under Fire, Watch List
“The fix is in,” LW! President Kate Wood told reporters at a May 4, 2016, press conference on the steps of City Hall. Here are some facts about two Upper West Side condo projects that point to the urgent need for federal investigation of possible...
Carrere and Hastings, First Church of Christ Scientist, Individual Landmark, Landmarks at Risk
A long series of hearings at the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) will come to a close on June 2 when the Commissioners are expected to make a final decision regarding the future of the Carrere and Hastings individual landmark at 96th Street and Central Park West....
