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  • Aside: the new petition to sign if you haven’t done so yet is here  www.humanscale.nyc To encourage gratitude for what we still have, here is a 4 minute movie of lost buildings of Tribeca.  It is not a comprehensive inventory, but does convey the scope of the destructive forces that are periodically unleashed here.  If […]

  • Looking north along West Broadway from Warren Street  

  • Drag the slider to compare before and after shots (this might load slowly and is probably best viewed with a browser on our website directly rather than looked at from inside an email) First up, the triangle house on Reade Street. Then, the NW corner of Thomas and West Broadway, looking north along West Broadway […]

  • If you haven’t signed the petition for a human-scale city yet, do so here Upcoming Events Monday, Nov. 23rd, 5:30pm: A talk with the photographers and authors of Store Front II, A History Preserved: The Disappearing Face of New York.  Location: Rizzoli Bookstore, 1133 Broadway, RSVP to 212-228-2781 Monday, Nov. 23, 6:30-8:30 p.m.: Cocktails & […]

  • If you haven’t signed the Petition for a Human-scale city, do that first here.  The above cartoon was found in AM-NY, the free paper. It isn’t that funny, but in real estate, humor is scarce. First up:  Two Save the Dates:   Manhattan residents: Your chance to participate in the democratic process is coming up. You may […]

  • Zoning for a Human-scale Tribeca:  Position Paper Note to Tribecans:  This Monday, November 9th 6:00 p.m. Our Community Board #1 Planning Committee meets to vote on the misconceived zoning proposal called “Zoning for Quality and Affordability.”  Time is 6:00 p.m., 1 Centre Street (municipal building) 22nd floor.  For background on this proposal, see our post […]

  • Urgent Side Note to Tribecans:  Save the date for this coming Monday, November 9th 6:00 p.m. Our Community Board Planning Committee meets to vote on the misconceived zoning proposal at 6:00 p.m., 1 Centre Street (municipal building) 22nd floor.  Come out to express your opposition. Bring Pitchfork. Community Boards across the city have been voting […]

  • Many of them need your pitchfork presence, others are fun ways to find out what is going on.     Today, November 4:   6:30 p.m. Community Board #2 (the Village and Soho) holds a hearing about the misconceived and widely hated up-zoning plan for the whole city (already voted down by numerous community boards). […]

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