Friends of the UES, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, Historic Districts Council, Intro. 775, landmark, Landmark West, Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, preservation, Preservation Under Fire, Watch List
Landmark West!, Historic Districts Council, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, and Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts wrote to Council Members to express serious concerns about Intro. 775. We share the desire for a swift, predictable and transparent landmark designation process and have given much...
CENTRAL dARK, City Council, Intro. 775, preservation, Preservation Under Fire
Landmark Changes in the Dark — Daily News: Opinion, Voice of the People (June 13, 2016) Prof. Jeffrey Kroessler, John Jay College of Criminal Justice LANDMARK WEST! Board Member — On June 8, the City Council passed by a large majority Intro 775-A, a bill that will drastically curtail the work of the Landmarks Preservation Commission....
Advocacy, City Council, City Hall, Intro. 775, Landmarks, Landmarks Preservation Commission
Please join us for a Rally to Defend the NYC Landmarks Law Monday, June 6, 11:00 am City Hall Steps Opposing Intro. 775-A, the Developer-Driven City Council Bill that Threatens Landmarks-in-Waiting, Makes Existing Problems with the Designation Process Worse Some City Council members are pushing...
Advocacy, City Council, City Hall, Dept. of City Planning, MIH-Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, Zoning, ZQA-Zoning for Quality and Affordability
Beginning at 9:30 this morning, the City Council Committee on Zoning and Franchises began a hearing on the Department of City Planning and Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s proposal for ZQA, or more formally, Zoning for Quality and Affordability. This bookends the other parallel- but entirely separate text amendment...
Carriage Horses, Landmarks at Risk
As we’ve shared allegations of “Kick Backs” in the form of raises, for favorable votes toward passing the mayor’s Carriage Horse compromise, there is word early this morning that the vote scheduled for Friday is out of the stable- at least for this Friday. This is yet another upset for the de Blasio Administration...