The Canary in the Mine
AdvocacySacred Sites
There was a rousing community rally Saturday at the West Park Presbyterian Church on Amsterdam and 86th Street. Councilmember Gale…
Bombshell Report: Madison Square Garden Not Compatible with Transit
AdvocacyAs the City Planning Commission prepares to take up Madison Square Garden’s (MSG) request to renew its special operating permit…
Fighting to Save Neighborhood from State Destruction
AdvocacyToday’s opinion piece in the New York Daily News by a West 30th Street resident describes the buildings, businesses, jobs,…
Controversial 5G Towers Will Finally be Subject to Federal Review
AdvocacyThe hulking 5G towers that have outraged New Yorkers will finally get the Federal review that the Conservancy and others…
It Ain’t Over ’til It’s Over
AdvocacyA New York Times headline on Thursday declared “As the Office Market Craters, Support for Penn Station Plan Evaporates.” The…
Another Reason to Ditch Towers Around Penn
AdvocacySo there’s another plan for Penn Station that doesn’t depend on leveling blocks of Midtown for giant office towers. The…
Governor Waffles on Penn Plan
AdvocacyGovernor Hochul finally responded last week to all the calls to ditch her current plan for Penn Station, and to…
RIP: Penn Real Estate Scheme
AdvocacyThe obituaries for Governor Kathy Hochul’s redevelopment scheme around Penn Station keep piling up. Today’s Daily News has an editorial and two opinion pieces…
Coalition Files Amicus Brief Challenging Penn Station
AdvocacyThe New York Landmarks Conservancy, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the Preservation League of New York State filed…
5G Towers Spark Outrage and Concern
AdvocacyThe Conservancy joined seven colleague groups in a letter to City Hall decrying the “chaotic and opaque review process” for…