Our Urban Archive Debut
AdvocacyThe Conservancy debuted June 7 on Urban Archive, a technology non-profit focusing on the architecture, culture, and unique stories of…
Highlighting a Year
AdvocacyIt’s halfway through 2021 and I’m here touting our 2020 Annual Report. We publish our annual reports several months into…
Help Stop SoHo/NoHo Upzoning
AdvocacyThe City’s plan to drastically upzone SoHo and NoHo has begun the public approval process. The City says the goal…
Campaigning for Preservation
AdvocacyIt has been challenging to get mayoral candidates to attend preservation-themed public sessions sponsored by the Conservancy and colleague groups.…
Push for Upzonings Before Mayor Leaves Office
AdvocacyA series of upzonings is threatening some of New York’s most treasured neighborhoods. New Yorkers reinvented SoHo/NoHo, Gowanus, and Governors…
Crucial Vote on Governors Island
AdvocacyThe City Council Land Use Committee did approve the upzoning for the southern half of Governors Island with almost no…
How the City Celebrates Preservation Month
AdvocacyMay is “Preservation Month.” But the de Blasio administration isn’t celebrating it. Instead, the City is expected to begin the…
Conservancy Supports Landmark Designation in Harlem
AdvocacyHarlem’s historic architecture was the focus of an April 20 Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) hearing. The Conservancy was pleased to…
Legislature Blocks Governor’s Urban Renewal Plans Around Penn Station
AdvocacyThe State Legislature blocked Governor Cuomo from using any of the $1.3 billion he put into the Capital budget for…
The Times Story on SoHo / NoHo has Flawed Assumptions
Advocacy“And now that the neighborhood has become a bastion of wealth, some current residents and housing rights activists question what…