We’re Preserving What?
By Alec Pruchnicki The Present Situation When the proposal for new buildings on Gansevoort Street to replace several old two-story structures was made public, […]
A Prescription For Fraud
As a Times editorial reports, at a Community Board meeting in Harlem, city retained consultants tried to sell the plan to get profit motivated developers […]
Revealing a Housing Legacy Hidden in Plain Sight
By Thomas Mellins When, in early 2014, I started to curate an exhibition for the Museum of the City of New York on affordable […]
The Good Death
By George Capsis Euthanasia is a Greek word from “eu” meaning “good” and “thanatos,” which is “death”, and in ancient Greece there was an […]
Decisions by Default
By George Capsis On Wednesday October 20, The New York Times ran an article outlining a plan to save the corroding, 15-acre Pier 40 by […]
We Need to Make the Pier 40 Deal Our Deal
By Arthur Z. Schwartz On October 22, we all opened The New York Times and found out what only a select few knew up to […]
Landmarking Memories
By George Capsis “Come, they are going to have a meeting at PS 3 on the redevelopment of Gansevoort Street” offered Nelly Godfrey and sweetened […]
Briefly Noted: Developments Related To My Arrest
On October 15, the District Attorney appeared with me and my lawyer, James Roth, in Supreme Court, a date set for the grand larceny charges […]
Development Plan Would Obliterate, Not ‘Change’ Landmarked Gansevoort Street
By Andrew Berman More than 100 people attended an October 15 Community Board public hearing on an application to the Landmarks Preservation Commission for some […]
No to Gansevoort Market Development
By Arthur Z. Schwartz Hundreds of Northwest Village residents came out to PS3on October 15 to express opposition to a proposal to build condos on […]
West Village Needs a Hospital
CONDOS TO SHADOW VILLAGE: In a deal struck by the City, two real estate investment firms will build five buildings facing Pier 40 starting at […]
The Greatest Tragedy in City Development
By George Capsis Wikipedia recounts the facts that add up to the greatest tragedy in city development. “What is now Hudson River Park emerged from […]
Deal Allows 70% Increase At $1,363 a Foot, $100 Million Purchase Price a Token
By Andrew Berman It’s extremely concerning that the troubling and problematic process of selling air rights from the Hudson River Park to massively increase […]
Is Croman Reading WestView?
Dear Editor: Please don’t worry—however, a few days after the newspaper hit the stands, Croman’s (landlord) “management” came by early in the morning on the […]
City Finds It Cheaper to Keep Tenants in Rent Stabilized Apartments
On Monday, September 28th Mayor De Blasio announced he was allocating $12.3 million to hire lawyers to fight off landlord evictions and avoid an increase […]
Intro. 775—A Solution Without a Problem
By Caroline Benveniste Much has been written about Intro. 775, a bill proposed by City Council Landmarks Chair Peter Koo and Land Use Chair David […]
YEARS OF HARASSMENT EVOKE COLLECTIVE PROTEST
Nelida Godfrey, owner of Taste of Lima, lives and runs her restaurant in a building owned by Steven Croman—who has a reputation as one of […]
Living in a Croman Building
They start by trying to intimidate you as soon as they buy the building. They come to your door and tell you none of your […]