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The Post Delivers
This past Sunday, the New York Post's exclusive cover story, "City Hall finally discloses lobbyist meetings -- and the results are eye-opening" touches upon some of the 136 meetings that the Mayor's nearest and dearest held with lobbyists during a three month window...
Experienced Candidate Wanted
Experienced Candidate Wanted City Council Speaker: Next LPC Chair Should Have "A Record of Supporting Our City's Historic Heritage" In a letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio, New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson has called for the next Landmarks Preservation...
The Next Step: LPC to Hold Hearing for Revised Rules Changes
The Next Step LPC to Hold Hearing for Revised Rules Changes Earlier this year, LANDMARK WEST! joined neighbors and fellow advocacy groups to speak out in opposition to the Landmark Preservation Commission's proposed rules changes. LW! had four major concerns (you can...
Architectural Firm Profile: Boak & Paris
Russell Boak (1896-1981) Hyman Paris (1890-1966) In 1927, architects Russell Boak and Hyman Paris left the firm of Emery Roth to start their own firm, Boak & Paris. Together, the duo designed multiple apartment houses on the West Side, East Side and in Greenwich...
Op-Ed: A Tower of 775 feet, and We Can’t Say One Word
"Aggressive developers are being given permission to radically alter the skyline and livability of our city, while citizens are denied the opportunity to participate in the process." In an Op-Ed in today's Crains NY Business, Chris Giordano, president of the 65th...
Manhattan Electeds Call on City to prohibit developers from evading zoning regulations
JOIN Manhattan Electeds on Monday, July 16th Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer State Senator Liz Krueger (Rep) Council Member Ben Kallos in tandem with FRIENDS of the UES Historic Districts, Carnegie Hill Neighbors, and LW! On the steps of City Hall...
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church: A Must See Interior Space
An early 20th Century church with an unusual and breathtaking interior of Guastavino tile work has been given a much deserved write-up on the blog Daytonian in Manhattan. Stories of the church's construction, its social happenings, and its architectural prowess are...
Last Call coming for City Winery
GOTHAMIST is back (thankfully!) and reporting on some of the displacement from the ABC move to Hudson Square. The casualty of note today is City Winery, which will be displaced from its flagship. Per the City Winery website, their intent is: The core target audience...
Breaking News
The news picked up on our original reports from April. Today's West Side Rag as well as The New York Times followed up about the sale of ABC's UWS holdings to Larry Silverstein. The latest news: ABC is selling BOTH of its UWS campuses. The one between West 66th and...
T-minus 5 years
VARIETY reports that the sale of the American Broadcasting Company due to close this week (week of July 9th, 2018) will include a clause for ABC to lease-back space for up to five years. Given the quick pace of events it would take any owner time to prepare new...
