We are appalled at this attack on a citizen preservationist for merely reading previously submitted testimony from a public official into the public record. We were there at the hearing and Ms. Parkhouse, who is a longtime preservation volunteer and member of the Boards of HDC, was clear in her statement, which was recorded as […]
From the Village Voice Court Backs East Village ‘Dorm for Hire’posted: 7:18 AM, June 4, 2007 by Sarah Ferguson So far Singer has stripped off all the dormer windows on the 10th Street side of P.S. 64. He hopes to demolish a lot more. It looks as if developer Gregg Singer’s proposed 19-story megadorm off […]
Detailed report on the contining Atlantic Yards lawsuit by Norman Oder. For full article (including graphs and maps) see http://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2007/05/esdc-grilled-over-blight-civic-project.html If the first oral argument in the Atlantic Yards eminent domain lawsuit turned into a primer about the meaning of “public purpose,” then the first and likely only oral argument in the AY environmental review […]
From the Villager Washington Sq. decision grants city license to lie By Jonathan Greenberg The closer you look at the recent decision by the Appellate Division to overturn Judge Emily Jane Goodman’s ruling on the redesign of Washington Square Park, the more it resembles a political fix. Typically, an appeals court overturns a lower court’s […]
From some background, and another view on this, see : http://hdcvoice.blogspot.com/2007/01/d-day-report.html Douglaston Hill Resident Wants Home out of Historic DistrictBy John Tozzi03/01/2007 The city will re-evaluate whether a house belongs in the Douglaston Hill Historic District this month after the owner sued to have the home removed. But owner Kevin Mosley said his property is […]
