Advocacy, Community Board 7, Dept. of Transport, Sidewalk cafe, Streets/Avenues
By Megan Fitzpatrick Earlier this month, Mayor Adams signed a bill that approved a permanent program for outdoor dining. As many of you know, outdoor dining grew exponentially in New York out of necessity due to the pandemic. Now, the City are looking to make...
Advocacy, Landmark West, Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Law, Landmarks Preservation Commission
by Sarah McCully In case you missed it, our Executive Director Sean Khorsandi guested on this week’s “Living for the City” segment on WBAI 99.5, New York City’s local radio station specialing in progressive art, music, and news. Michael G....
5G, Advocacy, Community Board 7, Dept. of Buildings, Riverside Park
5G IN THE CITY By Megan Fitzpatrick Many of you have been following the 5G plans for NYC. While LW! supports accessibility to the technology, we remain steadfast that these out-of-scale 32′-towers do not belong in our historic district side...
Advocacy, Individual Landmark, Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Preservation Commission
PEW! That was one long hearing! Following an updated presentation by the Presbytery and their team of Consultants, which responded to prior commissioner inquiries, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) shelved much of their scheduled agenda and even...
Advocacy, Individual Landmark
It is hard to imagine that the ongoing aggressions of Russia have continued for a year. Following up on our earlier share of the Ukrainian Church of St. Volodymyr, we bring you another UWS Ukrainian site, the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences. You can...
