You Don’t Know What You Got Till It’s Gone
AdvocacyBarring a last-minute miracle, Kevin Roche’s imaginative, Postmodern Lobby at 60 Wall Street is a goner—as the New York Times…
The Conservancy Celebrates the Life of an Extraordinary Preservationist and New Yorker
AdvocacyNew York lost a remarkable woman and an extraordinary citizen with the death of Joan Kaplan Davidson this past Friday.…
Governor Hochul Answered a Question About Penn Station. What Did She Say?
AdvocacyGovernor Hochul was on NY1’s “Inside City Hall” last night. As a final question, host Errol Lewis brought up Penn…
“Golden Opportunity” at Penn to “Fix The Damn Thing Once and For All.”
AdvocacyThere has been a fair amount of news and opinion pieces about Penn Station over the last several weeks. But,…
State Can’t Keep “Zombie” Plan
AdvocacyGovernor Hochul’s recent announcement “decoupling” the plan for giant office towers around Penn Station from the funding of Station improvements…
5G Towers Paused
AdvocacyThe Company placing giant 5G towers throughout the City has “paused all new submissions” in response to a letter from…
Conservancy Testifies in Support of 277 Canal Street
AdvocacyThe Conservancy was pleased to testify in support of the proposal for a major addition at 277 Canal Street, at…
New Penn Plan – Same Old Threat of Eminent Domain
AdvocacyGovernor Hochul’s announcement yesterday of plans for a “world-class” Penn Station no longer relies on any future payments from massive…
Read our Testimony Opposing the Demolition of West-Park
AdvocacySacred Sites
We oppose the demolition of the landmarked West-Park Presbyterian Church and testified on June 13th to the New York City…
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…