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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 & […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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04 Nov '15
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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Once upon a time, residents decided to regain control of their city from Big Real Estate This is the first of a weekly series – a round-up of news from around the city to tell the emerging story of the fight to wrest our future out of REBNY’s hands. A. The Beginning: Awakening from Civic […]
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New Yorkers for a Human-Scale City Dear Neighbors in Tribeca, You signed our petition to protect Tribeca. You put up anti-demolition posters in your windows. You supported our research. We thank you for all you have done. It is because of you that Tribeca Trust was able to obtain a meeting with the Chair of […]
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20 Oct '15
Come and meet your neighbors and Tribeca Trust at Walker’s (16 N. Moore at Varick ) Tuesday, October 27 6:30-8:30 PM Meet us at Walker’s for an informal gathering over drinks to talk about Tribeca and some of the issues currently challenging our beloved neighborhood’s history and livability. We so rarely take time to connect […]
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Update for Tribecans: (If you already know the situation, scroll Down “What You Can Do” and for Clocktower News) By, Lynn Ellsworth, Tribeca Trust The Current Situation There are 33 buildings in Tribeca “in speculative play” among developers – some of them already with demolition permits in place. This means that the human scale of […]
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The before/after images shown below illustrate what can happen when our request for historic district expansion is ignored in Tribeca. Alas, these threatened buildings are in C6 zoning, which means a lot of height is theoretically possible. Meanwhile, enjoy our new interactive slider. You toggle it back and forth to show the before/after shots. Use your cursor […]
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