LANDMARK WEST!’s fight against supertall towers is making headlines.
The Department of Buildings Notice Intent to Revoke of their prior approval to amend the West 66th Street development is giving the developer, and the media
lots to CHEW on.
The developer is in a STICKY SITUATION, but we will be ready for their response.
To help BURST THEIR BUBBLE, LW! Board Members DOUBLE your Donation, Read down!
In fact, we had DOUBLE mentions in the NATIONAL news:
– The New York Times, Charles Bagli (1/18/2019) penned The Empire State Building May Soon Have Another Rival on the Skyline calling out LW! as discussed HERE.
– The New York Times, Ginia Bellafante (live 1/24/2019; print 1/27/2019) penned
We had DOUBLE mentions in the CITY news:
– NY1 covered some of our specific concerns with Pat Kiernan on 1/17/2019, and
– NY1 covered some of our general concerns with Cheryl Wills on 1/23/2019
We had DOUBLE mentions in the LOCAL news:
– The West Side Rag, West Sider (1/17/2019) writes Permit for Upper West Side’s ‘Tallest Tower’ Rescinded by Department of Buildings
– The West Side Spirit, Emily Higginbotham (1/21/2019) penned West Side Tower Cut Down to Size gets the cover story
and even DOUBLE mentions in the TRADE news:
– Crains New York Business, Joe Anuta (1/22/2019) writes City Fast-Tacks Crackdown on Buildings on Stilts
– Curbed, Caroline Spivack (1/17/2019) writes City to Pull Permits for Extell’s Upper West Side Skyscraper
We fully expect a response from the developer, so we must DOUBLE DOWN.
The LANDMARK WEST! board will DOUBLE individual donations for SUPERTALL ADVOCACY for the rest of the month, up to $10,000 so we can continue to curb out-sized development in residential neighborhoods. Please join us, and stay tuned to our fight HERE.