#votersagainstsupertalls, 50 West 66th Street, CENTRAL dARK
In CityLab, James S. Russell (with a little help from LW! Executive Director, Sean Khorsandi, who was interviewed for the article) focuses on three supertall NYC skyscrapers–including 50 West 66th Street (see Page 2 of the article below)–to reveal just how...
#isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, CENTRAL dARK, Dept. of Buildings, Dept. of City Planning
LANDMARK WEST! has been asking #isitsafe and the FDNY has just answered: “No”. Is the Dept. of Buildings listening? When LW! first learned of the bait and switch at 50 West 66th Street – from a 292-foot, 25 story building to a...
#votersagainstsupertalls, CENTRAL dARK
The Upper West Side is known for many things–but fraud? Not necessarily as EXTELL’s 50 West 66th Street hasn’t been named yet, but read on: Our friends at THE REAL DEAL (linked, but article since removed) Published “Extell’s former EB-5...
#votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, ABC Watch, Advocacy, CENTRAL dARK, Landmarks Preservation Commission, preservation
LW! has been hard at work. Read on for news about Yesterday, Today, Thursday, and the future of the Upper West Side! LAND USE YESTERDAY: LW! filed a new appeal against 50 West 66th St. De ja vu? When LW! filed a challenge with the...
#votersagainstsupertalls, Advocacy, CENTRAL dARK
Upper West Sider and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer told the West Side Rag about her past and why she enjoys so much of her job–from working to fix the subway, assist in health care and improve education. But there’s a...
#isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, CENTRAL dARK, Dept. of City Planning
In the wake of disappointing results from the Department of City Planning, particularly in their vote to expand their giveaway of 25′ of mechanical void space for every 75′ of program rise to now a 30:75 ratio, LANDMARK WEST! has been working with fellow...