Sep 6, 2018 | Advocacy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, MIH-Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, West End Avenue, ZQA-Zoning for Quality and Affordability
In 2015, LW! pressed the Landmarks Preservation Commission to maintain the original boundaries of the Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II. Unfortunately, after a vote, they did not, hence the “de Blasio Diet” where every building that was...
Aug 22, 2018 | Landmarks Preservation Commission
Round and round it goes! While there are laws in place at the state level to prevent conflicts of interest and government employees from working in similar arenas in the private sector for a certain window, the City laws are less stringent. They make suggestions but...
Aug 2, 2018 | Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, preservation
Experienced Candidate Wanted City Council Speaker: Next LPC Chair Should Have “A Record of Supporting Our City’s Historic Heritage” In a letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio, New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson has called for the next Landmarks...
Jul 31, 2018 | Advocacy, Landmarks Law, Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, New York City, preservation, When the Process Works
The Next Step LPC to Hold Hearing for Revised Rules Changes Earlier this year, LANDMARK WEST! joined neighbors and fellow advocacy groups to speak out in opposition to the Landmark Preservation Commission’s proposed rules changes. LW! had four major concerns...
Jul 2, 2018 | Landmarks Law, Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, New York City, preservation, Tours and Events, When the Process Works
Last week, LANDMARK WEST! co-sponsored a celebration of the 40th anniversary of Penn Central v. City of New York — the U.S. Supreme Court case that helped protect Grand Central Terminal — and upheld New York City’s (at the time recently minted) Landmarks...
Jun 1, 2018 | Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC
At the start of Tuesday’s Landmarks Preservation Commission meeting, Chair Srinivasan announced the mayor had appointed Fred Bland to take over as Vice Chair (and thus Interim Chair) when she steps down. Today, June 1st, is Srinivasan’s last day, and so...
