Judge Sides with Common Sense

Sep 29, 2020 | #isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, 50 West 66th Street, CENTRAL dARK

Community WINS in Supreme Court of State of NY! — Developer vows to Appeal the Decision Late on Friday, September 25, the Honorable Judge Arthur F. Engoron of the Supreme Court of the State of New York issued his findings regarding 36 (aka 50) West 66th...

NYC’s Non-Essential Construction Grinds to a Halt

Apr 2, 2020 | #isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, 50 West 66th Street, Dept. of Buildings, State of New York, UWS

New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, has ordered all “non-essential” construction to halt statewide.  This new directive, announced on Friday, March 27th, contradicts the state’s initial instruction that classified all construction as essential. ...

Going Soon! From a Neighborhood Near You

Feb 17, 2020 | #isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, 50 West 66th Street, CENTRAL dARK, Zoning

CONGRATULATIONS to our colleagues, both the Committee for Environmentally Sound Development (CFESD) and  the Municipal Art Society (MAS) on their win–and to many more! Huge KUDOS to the Committee for Environmentally Sound Development and the Municipal Art...

GOTTFRIED stands with LW!

Jan 31, 2020 | #isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, 50 West 66th Street, Advocacy, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARK, Zoning

In his recent community update, Assembly Member Richard Gottfried reiterated his support of LANDMARK WEST! and our appeal of the permits for 50 West 66th Street.  His full statement below: Board of Standards & Appeals’ Tie Vote on Upper West Side...

BSA Chair Perlmutter is “OK with what was represented” even though SHE NEVER SAW IT

Jan 29, 2020 | #isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, 50 West 66th Street, Advocacy, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARK

There’s so much to question about how the Chair of the Board of Standards and Appeals came to vote against Landmark West’s Appeal of permits issued by the Dept. of Buildings allowing 200 feet of “mechanical void” space in a building proposed at...

BSA: Tie Goes to the Developer at 50 West 66th Street

Jan 28, 2020 | #isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, 50 West 66th Street, Advocacy, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARK

The Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) decided today that the nearly 200 vertical feet of mechanical voids at the the 775-foot Extell tower at  50 West 66th Street was just fine with two* BSA Commissioners, meaning the LW! Appeal was denied. *Commissioner Dara...