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Development by Loophole: UWS Block Association Explains Impact of 66th Street Development
View the West 65th and West 66th Street Block Association's video NYC" Development by Loophole which addresses the development activity at 36 West 66th Street (aka 50 West 66th Street).
Revolving Door: Meenakshi Srinivasan takes a turn
Round and round it goes! While there are laws in place at the state level to prevent conflicts of interest and government employees from working in similar arenas in the private sector for a certain window, the City laws are less stringent. They make suggestions but...
Elected Officials take one giant leap on eliminating gaps
Several council members have signed onto a letter penned by City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer. Among them, Upper West Side Corey Johnson, Helen Rosenthal, Mark Levine and Bill Perkins, all in support of the need to "fix...
Money & Politics: An Update on “Pay to Play” in New York City
Money & Politics Pay-to-Play Politics in New York City Below: a series of new entries recapping the last several month's news on lobbying and money in New York City politics. You can read our previous round-up of links here. If you have any further articles to add...
More impacts of Extell on 66 reverberate
As noted by many neighbors, it got a lot more difficult to park on the block recently. Due to construction staging on 66th Street, ABC's press parking was relocated to the 67th street side of their recently sold campus, joining their many curb cuts for loading docks...
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...
