#votersagainstsupertalls, Landmarks at Risk, preservation, Preservation Under Fire, shadows, skyline
Wondering what it means when someone refers to Floor Area Ratio or FAR? We’ve got you. FLOOR AREA RATIO: The floor area ratio is the principal bulk regulation controlling the size of buildings. FAR is the ratio of total building floor area to the area of...
Landmarks Preservation Commission
In the wake of Chair Meenakshi Srinivasan’s announcement of her resignation as the head of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, preservationists, developers, and concerned citizens have cast their thoughts to...
Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Preservation Commission
In a letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio, Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen, and Commissioner Corey Johnson, founder of the Bowery Alliance of Neighbors, David Mulkins enumerates the frustrations of his group in attempting to protect what he calls “New York City’s...
