Congregation Shearith Israel, Landmarks at Risk, Preservation Under Fire, Watch List
On Sunday, August 28, 2016, LW! attorney (and board member) David Rosenberg emailed Community Board 7 (CB7) to call for Congregation Shearith Israel’s application to construct an inappropriate new building on the midblock of West 70th Street (in the Upper West...
Congregation Shearith Israel, Landmarks at Risk, Watch List, Zoning
As follow up to last Wednesday’s Community Board 7 Land Use hearing about a SECOND extension for Congregation Shearith Israel, the WEST SIDE RAG has a run down of what transpired. Properly noting that “few if any of the 70 participants at the packed...
Congregation Shearith Israel, Landmarks at Risk, Preservation Under Fire, Watch List
Thanks to everyone who packed the room at the July 20, 2016, Community Board 7 meeting! – Please click here to read LW’s full statement in opposition to Congregation Shearith Israel’s (CSI’s) application for special...
Congregation Shearith Israel, Landmarks at Risk, Preservation Under Fire, Watch List
Public Review of Significant Changes to West 70th Street Condo Project Wednesday, July 20, 7:00 pm Community Board 7, 250 West 87th Street (2nd Floor) – Sole agenda item: an application by Congregation Shearith Israel to the NYC Board of...
Carrere and Hastings, Congregation Shearith Israel, Macaulay Honors College
On Wednesday, June 22, about 100 friends took a moment to celebrate all we have accomplished together. The truth is, we don’t do it often enough. Usually, we’re too busy moving swiftly on to the next battle. Because in...
Advocacy, Board of Standards and Appeals, Carrere and Hastings, Congregation Shearith Israel, First Church of Christ Scientist, Individual Landmark, Media, When the Process Works
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...
