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Intro. 775-A: It’s a Done Deal!
GOVERNMENT IN THE DARK! We can't make this stuff up. - In a surprise move, City Council fast-tracked its vote on Intro. 775-A, the developer-driven bill to change the NYC Landmarks Law and make it harder than ever to protect the places that matter most to New Yorkers....
Damaging State Bill Threatens Our Neighborhoods
UPDATE! NYC FAR Legislation Is Off The Table (for now...stay tuned) Click here for a press release _fddf SOME MEMBERS OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE ARE WORKING TO PASS THE BIGGEST CHANGE TO ZONING IN 55 YEARS. A bill to amend the Multiple Dwelling Law by removing the...
Kudos from the New York Times
There has been a lot of coverage of last Thursday's victory for New Yorkers at the Board of Standards and Appeals where the commissioners voted 3-1 to deny the requested variances. Today's online edition, (and tomorrow's print edition) pick up on the significance of...
Opposing Intro. 775-A: Joint Letter from HDC, MAS, GVSHP, LW! & FUESHD submitted to the New York City Council
June 3, 2016 Re: Opposing Amended Intro. 775-A Scheduled for Land Use Vote June 7, Stated Council Vote June 9 Dear Council Member: We strongly urge you to vote against Intro. 775-A at the City Council Stated Meeting on Thursday, June 9. As written, the bill...
June 6, 11am: City Hall Rally to Defend the Landmarks Law!
Please join us for a Rally to Defend the NYC Landmarks Law Monday, June 6, 11:00 am City Hall Steps Opposing Intro. 775-A, the Developer-Driven City Council Bill that Threatens Landmarks-in-Waiting, Makes Existing Problems with the Designation Process Worse ...
Press Coverage of the Big Win for 361 Central Park West
The press is already abuzz about the NYC Board of Standards & Appeals' vote to DENY the developers' application for zoning variances at 361 Central Park West, the former First Church of Christ, Scientist! Both the WEST SIDE RAG and NEW YORK YIMBY are featuring...
VICTORY for 361!
VICTORY! Developers' Speculative Development Project DENIED; New Hope for Landmark Church Today, the NYC Board of Standards & Appeals (BSA) did the right thing and voted to DENY the application for zoning variances threatening the former First Church of Christ,...
More protections for Morningside Heights!
At LANDMARK WEST! our Community District ends at 110th street but we have always felt that as part of the greater (Greatest!) City, issues faced on the Upper West Side can become issues to other NYC communities and vice versa. This is why it is always important to...
116 Years of History Comes Down to June 2nd
More than 100 New Yorkers held a candlelight vigil in front of the former First Church of Christ, Scientist at 96th Street and Central Park West to bring awareness to threats facing this Individual Landmark designed by Carrère and Hastings, the same architects who...
Sacred Sites Open House on the Upper West Side
Be a “tourist in your own town” and discover the incredible art, architecture, and history found in sacred spaces right in your own backyard! On Saturday and Sunday May 21st and 22nd (this weekend!), the New York Landmarks Conservancy will host its sixth annual...
