Jul 5, 2017 | #votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARK, Central Park, Friends of the UES, Landmark West, shadows, skyline, Tours and Events, Zoning
LANDMARK WEST! presents newly available footage from the night of our Save New York Summit! On June 22nd, LANDMARK WEST!, along with Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts, Save Harlem Now!, and Save Central Park NYC, hosted an evening’s...
Jun 27, 2017 | #votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, CENTRAL dARK, Zoning
NEWS FLASH! The Department of Buildings has posted on its website a “Notice to Revoke” permits for the 668′ tower at 200 Amsterdam! This action is in direct response to the Zoning Challenge filed by the Committee for Environmentally Sound...
Jun 26, 2017 | #votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, CENTRAL dARK, Zoning
At Thursday, June 22nd’s Save New York Summit, #VotersAgainstSupertalls rallied to support appropriately scaled development and protect our skyline for a myriad of reasons. Among the speakers was Attorney and Community Defender Michael Hiller. Below is an...
Nov 28, 2016 | Advocacy, Dept. of City Planning, Watch List, Zoning
AVOID DELAYS! Contact Governor Cuomo Today! Last week, the MTA announced their plan to raise fares in 2017 to $3 a swipe. They’d like to raise height limits on their real estate, too! A provision hidden in this year’s New York State...
Jul 25, 2016 | Congregation Shearith Israel, Landmarks at Risk, Watch List, Zoning
As follow up to last Wednesday’s Community Board 7 Land Use hearing about a SECOND extension for Congregation Shearith Israel, the WEST SIDE RAG has a run down of what transpired. Properly noting that “few if any of the 70 participants at the packed...
Jun 17, 2016 | Watch List, Zoning
A WEEK AGO WE ALERTED YOU TO YET ANOTHER DESTRUCTIVE BILL – THIS ONE IS ON HOLD, FOR NOW Today marks the end of Albany’s 2016 legislative session. Thanks to YOU, enough concerns and questions were raised to convince state legislators to re-examine...
