Guest Opinion: Silverstein’s Avenir is Our Community’s Nightmare

Guest Opinion: Silverstein’s Avenir is Our Community’s Nightmare

BY INGE IVCHENKO: President, London Terrace Tenants Association & Manhattan Community Board 4 Member (opinions expressed here are her own) | As a longtime West Side resident and member of Community Board 4, I have watched with cautious optimism as development reshaped our neighborhood.  At its best, thoughtful planning has transformed old industrial blocks into […]

Guest Opinion: Save Chelsea Reports on How NYCHA’s Chelsea Plan Threatens Neighborhod Character

Guest Opinion: Save Chelsea Reports on How NYCHA’s Chelsea Plan Threatens Neighborhod Character

Note: The person providing answers to the below  Q&A is not participating is his capacity as a member of Manhattan Community Board 4 (CB4). Instead, he is writing as spokesperson for (and member of) the preservationist group Save Chelesa. The topic of this Q&A is Save Chelsea’s report of August 22, 2025, in which the […]

Guest Opinion | Save Chelsea to Erik Bottcher: Stop Supporting NYCHA’s ‘Indefensible’ Plan for Chelsea

Guest Opinion | Save Chelsea to Erik Bottcher: Stop Supporting NYCHA’s ‘Indefensible’ Plan for Chelsea

Note: The following letter, sent out on the morning of August 8, 2025, is published with the permission of Save Chelsea. The community-based organization encourages you to contact City Council Member Erik Bottcher and other elected officials with your concerns about the NYCHA plan.     August 8, 2025 / TO: City Council Member Erik Bottcher […]

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