Tag Archives: Upper West Side

For Sale: Nonprofit Sites = Air Rights

From our friends at Landmatk West! Today, the NYC Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) gave a green light to Congregation Shearith Israel (CSI)-and to all nonprofit and religious institutions seeking to turn the air above their sites into luxury … Continue reading

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A Happy Ending to a Tall Tower Tale: New-York Historical Society Drops Plan for 23-Story Condos on Central Park West

From Landmark West!  Finally, after more than a year and a half of intense community pressure on the New-York Historical Society to come clean about development plans for its “Triple Crown” Landmark site, the words “we don’t have plans for … Continue reading

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New-York Historical Society Blinks, Drops Tower Plans

FromThe New York Times July 9, 2008 HISTORICAL SOCIETY DROPS PLANS FOR EXPANSION AND TOWER  By GLENN COLLINS After a year and a half of controversy and intense opposition by preservationists and neighborhood groups, the New-York Historical Society at 77th … Continue reading

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Help Save the Upper West Side

From LANDMARK WEST!Brownstone Midblocks and West-Park Presbyterian Church Join the “Race to Save City’s Urban Heritage” (amNY, Dec. 21-23, 2007) Millions of subway riders rely on amNew York for news and entertainment while riding the rails. The weekly newspaper makes … Continue reading

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CB7 Votes No to All Seven Congregation Shearith Israel Zoning Variances

From Landmark West! Life is short. Tuesday night’s Community Board 7 (CB7) full board meeting was not (we’re still recovering!). So, long story short, the full board voted to disapprove all 7 zoning variances sought by Congregation Shearith Israel (CSI) … Continue reading

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More and More Questions Raised About Congregation Shearith Israel’s Condo Tower Plan

Congratulations, neighbors! The community made a strong showing on Tuesday, November 27, at the NYC Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA), during the first of what may be several more public hearings concerning Congregation Shearith Israel’s (CSI’s) application to construct … Continue reading

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Congregation Shearith Israel: A Victory for Community Against Tower Proposal

From Landmark West! First things first. Before you get the story on last night’s Community Board 7 (CB7) vote, you need to put down your poultry shears and open up your calendar. Mark down Tuesday, November 27, at 1:30 PM … Continue reading

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Congregation Shearith Israel is Back!

IMPORTANT REMINDER! Please don’t miss this opportunity to join your neighbors in holding the line against out-of-scale development in the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. Showing up is just as important as speaking up, so please make every … Continue reading

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Community Board 7 Supports A Landmarks Hearing for West-Park Presbyterian Church

From Landmark West! Late on Wednesday night (November 7), after hours of discussion and impassioned public testimony, Community Board 7 voted overwhelmingly in support of a resolution calling on the Landmarks Preservation Commission to hold a public hearing on West-Park … Continue reading

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Round 2 for Congregation Shearith Israel Tower Plan at Community Board 7

From Landmark West! Monday, November 19, at 7:00 PM is an important opportunity to make your voice heard before Community Board 7′s (CB 7′s) Land Use Committee as it considers Congregation Shearith Israel’s application to construct a 105′-tall building stacking … Continue reading

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