TEXT AND PHOTOS BY PAUL GRONCKI | On Saturday, June 1, we witnessed the closing of W. 16th St., between 6th and 7th Aves., from about 8am to 2pm. The occasion: the installation of the two pool sections for the rooftop private swimming pool at 124 W. 16th St. This building, affectionately known by […]
BY PATRICIA JONES (Executive Director of Westbeth) | New Yorkers have long taken pride in our city’s cultural wealth. From Lincoln Center to the Met Museum to the Downtown dance scene and Off-Off Broadway theaters, New Yorkers care about the arts. This pride is particularly strong in the Village, a community that has been a […]
BY SALLY GREENSPAN (Member of the Board, Save Chelsea)| On Tuesday, May 14, the New York Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) held a hearing on the proposal submitted by real estate investor David Lesser for 418 West 20th Street, a Cushman Row house in the heart of the Chelsea Historic District. Number 418 anchors the west […]
BY DONATHAN SALKALN | This spring’s heavy rains on Chelsea can’t compare to the deluge of developers beating down the rooftops of our community’s vulnerable—but no one foresaw the City’s intention to allow a private developer to demolish two Robert Fulton Houses NYCHA buildings, in exchange for repair money and three towers made up of […]
BY SALLY GREENSPAN (Member of the Board, Save Chelsea) | On Tuesday, April 30, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) held a landmark designation hearing for Tin Pan Alley. These five Italianate row houses (47-55 W. 28th St. btw. Broadway & Sixth Ave.) were built in the mid-19th century. They are part of an […]
BY GLENNDA TESTONE (a member of The Women’s Building Advisory Circle and Executive Director of NYC’s LGBT Community Center) | It’s no surprise our city is changing. From Hudson Yards and Industry City, to the conversion of the High Line, New York continues to greet a flurry of real estate endeavors—some met with more enthusiasm than […]