A Plan Hidden From the Public Smells Rotten
AdvocacyThat’s the conclusion of a remarkable series of Daily News editorials today denouncing the financing and lack of transparency in…
Pressure is Mounting on Governor Hochul to Pause Penn
AdvocacyA coalition of elected officials has added their voices to the chorus of civic groups, media and voters asking…
A Train Wreck is Coming. Ask the Governor to Stop It.
AdvocacyThe State Economic Development Corporation is scheduled to approve the massive land use scheme around Penn Station on July 21. Blocks…
Whoa. Slow down, Gov.
AdvocacyWhile most of us were preparing for the holiday weekend last Thursday, the State Economic Development Corporation (ESD) took another…
Penn Station Redevelopment Hearing
AdvocacyQuestions continued to outnumber answers at an all-day State Senate hearing on the Penn Station Redevelopment plan on June 24.…
Penn Station Redevelopment Project is bad for New York – Read our Testimony
AdvocacyThe Conservancy is testifying today before an invitation-only hearing of two State Senate Committees focusing on the financing of the…
West-Park Presbyterian Church Deserves a Chance
AdvocacySacred Sites
The Landmarks Conservancy opposed the demolition of West-Park Presbyterian Church in testimony before the Landmarks Preservation Commission. We agree that…
Help Save the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument
AdvocacyYesterday, I joined hundreds of my fellow West Siders, active service members, and veterans at the annual Memorial Day commemoration…
Penn Station: “A Massive Real Estate Play in Search of a Transit Project”
AdvocacyThe City’s Independent Budget Office (IBO) joined a long and growing list of people and organizations who question the State’s…
Celebrating Preservation
AdvocacyMay is National Historic Preservation Month. We’ve never made much of a fuss about this. We figure every month in New…
