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...
Carriage Horses, Intro 573-a, Landmarks at Risk
UPDATE! The TIMES is reporting that the hearing is off. Mayor de Blasio’s rushed, behind-the-scenes Horse Carriage deal heads to a vote at City Council this Friday, February 5th, at 12 noon Also on the agenda? Increasing City...
Fourth Universalist Society
Please save the date! Join 4thU Artivists for the world premier of Women in New York! — This year 4thU is transforming its “brand” to 4thU Artivists. The name embodies “Activism through the Arts,” continuing...
MIH-Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, Preservation Under Fire, Watch List, ZQA-Zoning for Quality and Affordability
PRESS RELEASE February 3, 2016 PRESERVATION GROUPS BLAST APPROVAL OF CITYWIDE REZONING PLANS WITH NO SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES, VOW TO BRING FIGHT TO CITY COUNCIL Contact:Andrew Berman, Exec. Dir., Greenwich Village Society for Historic...
Continuing Education, Upper West Side
Join LW! for a full day workshop: “Zoning 101” Ideal for Real Estate Professionals — Approved for 7.5 hours Real Estate Continuing Education Credit — This seminar is designed for brokers who are looking to gain an understanding...
MIH-Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, Preservation Under Fire, ZQA-Zoning for Quality and Affordability
Challenging de Blasio’s Height-Raising Rezoning Plans Zoning for Quality and Affordability (ZQA) & Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH): THE BIG DEAL The Mayor’s proposed Zoning for Quality and Affordability (ZQA) and Mandatory...
Advocacy, Carriage Horses, Landmarks at Risk
Despite all of the press on the proposed Carriage Horse “compromise”, few in the media have delved into the concerns of those affected by the proposal who are neither in the Horse Carriage nor Pedicab industries. DNAinfo has published an...
Advocacy, Carriage Horses, Landmarks at Risk
Late Sunday night, news broke that Mayor de Blasio had hammered out an agreement with the Horse Carriage operators that would keep many of them in NYC. As the details have begun to unfold, so has the outrage. Under the proposal, the number of horses will reduce...
Authors, Tours and Events
Mysteries of the Mall: And Other Essays Book Talk & Signing with Acclaimed Author Witold Rybczynski* With a special introduction by former New York Times editor Constance Rosenblum** ————- Wednesday, February 3,...
