LPC Commissioner (re)Appointment Hearings, March 27

There’s been a lot of talk about which of the LPC Commissioners is going to be having re-appointment hearings and are there any new candidates. This is from the City Council calender. Does anyone know anything about Diana Chapin? Tuesday, March 27, 2007 Committee(s) on: Rules, Privileges & ElectionsTime: 10:00 AMLocation: Council Chambers – City […]

City Council to Hold First Hearing on LPC Budget, March 8

Make sure to get there at 11am to hear the agency testify (and in years past, CM Katz has let the public testify immediately after the agency rather than wait until 2pm). Committee(s) on: Land UseTime: 11:00 AMLocation: Committee Room – City HallChairperson(s): Melinda R. KatzDetails: New York City Council Fiscal Year 2008 Preliminary Budget, […]

Items to be considered by LPC on March 6th

ITEM PROPOSED FOR DESIGNATION354 WEST 11TH STREET HOUSE, 354 West 11th Street, Manhattan.Landmark Site: Borough of Manhattan Tax Map Block 637, Lot 63.LP-2211 ITEM PROPOSED FOR DESIGNATION159 CHARLES STREET HOUSE, 159 Charles Street, ManhattanLandmark Site: Borough of Manhattan Tax Map Block 637, Lot 40 in partLP-2212 ITEM PROPOSED FOR DESIGNATIONKELLER HOTEL, 150 Barrow Street aka […]

Demostration this Sunday against the Trump SoHo Condo-Hotel

DEMONSTRATION THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 4, at 1 pm AGAINST THE 45-STORY TRUMP SOHO ‘CONDO-HOTEL’ at Spring and Varick Streets * Tell the City to Stop Helping Trump and Start Protecting Our Neighborhoods and Enforcing Our Zoning Rules COME TO THE DEMONSTRATION: Please join us this Sunday, March 4 at 1 pm at Spring and Varick […]

CB7 Community Forum on 420 42nd Street

From Aaron Brashear, Concerned Citizens of Greenwood Hts., [email protected] Rainy greetings, Great community turn out! Packed the house at CB7, at least 65-75 folks came out to ask questions of the DOB, CB7 members and attend a presentation of “Know your rights!” as it pertains to new development in Sunset Park and all of CB7 […]

Call To Preserve Domino Sugar

From Alice Rich, (917) 612-3284, [email protected] The Waterfront Preservation Alliance of Greenpoint & Williamsburg announced today that it has submitted over 1,500 signatures requesting that the Landmarks Preservation Commission hold hearings to designate portions of Williamsburg’s Domino Sugar refinery City landmarks. WPA is requesting the Landmarks Commission designate the main refinery building, the Adant house […]

More Demolitions Scheduled in Atlantic Yards Footprint

A dozen planned demolitions would create “facts on the ground,” isolate plaintiffsBy Norman Oder/Atlantic Yards ReportFebruary 28, 2007 With the filing of papers preliminary to the demolition of 12 properties it owns within the Atlantic Yards footprint, developer Forest City Ratner–even as a pending eminent domain case constrains it from construction work on the planned […]