Advocacy, City Council, City Hall, Intro. 775, Landmarks, Landmarks Preservation Commission
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...
Advocacy, Affordable Housing, City Council, City Hall, Dept. of City Planning, Landmarks at Risk, MIH-Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, Preservation Under Fire, Zoning, ZQA-Zoning for Quality and Affordability
MAYOR DE BLASIO’S HEIGHT INCREASES WON’T IMPROVE QUALITY OR AFFORDABILITY* Yet, there is talk of a “deal” on sweeping citywide zoning changes Zoning for Quality and Affordability (ZQA) and Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) and reports that...
Advocacy, City Council, City Hall, Dept. of City Planning, MIH-Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, Zoning, ZQA-Zoning for Quality and Affordability
Beginning at 9:30 this morning, the City Council Committee on Zoning and Franchises began a hearing on the Department of City Planning and Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s proposal for ZQA, or more formally, Zoning for Quality and...
architecture, City Council, City Hall, Intro. 775, Moratorium, preservation, REBNY
NICE WORK! BIG THANKS to all of you who filled City Hall to capacity on September 9, 2015 in solidarity against Intro. 775, the bill that would strip the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) of power to preserve our city’s landmarks. More than 100...
City Council, New York City
Moderator Bruce Simon leads the conversation.Lively discussion ensued at LW!’s forum with the City Council candidates for the Upper West Side’s District 6 last week, covered in the New York Observer. Graciously hosted by our neighbors, the New York Society...
City Council, Dept. of City Planning, Landmarks Preservation Commission, WEA, West End Avenue, West End Preservation Society
Informing your elected officials of the issues that matter to you–to your neighborhood–is critical. Whether you send an email, mail a letter or pick up the phone and speak to a member of staff, your neighborhood needs you to take action! Consider...