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03 Apr '15
To anyone with eyes, the current zoning code has completely failed to protect Tribeca’s character and architectural heritage. Want evidence? Look at the photo above. We’ve shown it before, but it is worth showing again. Those are just four of the buildings that are coming up around us, burying Tribeca in a sea of luxury […]
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Well done, well said. [pdf-embedder url=”http://tribecatrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2015-03-25-Chair-Weisbrod-re-DEIS-Zoning-for-Quality-and-Affordability.pdf”]
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26 Mar '15
The Mayor and City Planning have been trying to rush through ill-considered zoning changes that are dressed up in a pretty package covered with affordable housing ribbons and sparkly bows about housing for senior citizens. But open up the pretty package and you see an effort to get rid of hard-won contextual zoning districts. Contextual […]
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Here is the update on our list of last year. 67 Vestry- unchanged – third party application underway for National Registry of Historic Places. Will Aby Rosen buy into that idea and turn this building into 100% affordable housing (which it is already) rather than demo it for luxury housing? Photo immediately below. 31 Desbrosses- […]
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Proposed zoning changes need your attention: Andrew Berman of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation sent out an alert on an important zoning proposal that affects everyone in Tribeca – and anyone who cares about a human-scaled New York. The alert asks you to write your elected officials and tell them 3 things: no to developers […]
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Here is proof, brought to my attention by a biographer of Jane Jacobs, Professor Peter Laurence. The picture below is of her riding her bike on what appears to be Washington Street, just north of Canal Street. She is riding in the direction of what is now Tribeca. Note that the entire area there is […]
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A Call to the Arts Community of Tribeca The sculptor Alain Kirili (whose work can be seen throughout the Tuileries in Paris) and the artist Ariane Lopez-Huici approached Tribeca Trust about the need to rally Tribecans behind better protections for our neighborhood. They hosted a dinner and invited many artists, many of whom were pioneers […]
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The Seizure of Public Sidewalks for Private Gain Many people like sidewalk cafes, especially when they add a European charm to a streetscape. The charm arises if there is attractive furniture or a row of flowers and planters that separates the café sitters from the pedestrians. Cercle Rouge and Odeon in Tribeca are examples of […]
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