BAN is a new group of community members who are concerned about the out-of-scale over development of the Bowery. BAN stands for- Bowery Alliance of Neighbors. Our goal is to get the Department of City Planning to address the impact of this development on our community. This will ultimately affect all of us. We have […]
From the New York Post: ENDING NY’S DEVELOPMENT DIVISIONSBy DANIEL R. GARODNICK June 8, 2007 — NEW Yorkers know what they want when it comes to development in their neighborhoods. From Morningside Heights to the Brooklyn waterfront City residents are constantly debating development plans and rezoning proposals. Unfortunately the result is often bitterness and antagonism. […]
The only reason why the Garment industry is still in NY is because of the Garment Center Special District. To call it “anachronistic” is to miss the point completely. From Crain’s New York Business NYC readies garment industry for rezoning By: Anne MichaudPublished: February 14, 2007 – 1:18 pm In a policy reversal, the Bloomberg […]
Moses’ Highway Oriented City Would Have Meant Less For Everyone If a picture is worth a thousand words, than a model might be worth a million. This is the thought that came to me as I stared in fascination and horror at Robert Moses’ planned freeway across Manhattan on display at the Museum of the […]
The Jane Jacobs Medal Created by RockefellerArchitectureBY KATE TAYLOR – Staff Reporter of the SunFebruary 9, 2007URL: http://www.nysun.com/article/48375 The Rockefeller Foundation will announce today the creation of a $200,000 award, called the Jane Jacobs Medal, to recognize individuals who have made a significant contribution to thinking about urban design, specifically in New York City. The […]
