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Wow! Councilmember Ben Kallos goes to bat for the East Fifties! Would that every councilmember would fight for their neighborhood like Kallos fights for the East Fifties. He has worked with one of our coalition members and petition co-sponsors, the East Fifties Alliance, to develop a height restriction for the Sutton Place Area. About time! […]
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A Call to Action for Supporters of the Human-Scale City A Picket at the REBNY Gala in Midtown on Jan 21st, 6:30. Please come. Is your neighborhood harmed by reckless and out-of-scale real estate development? Are you troubled by the tall towers shadowing Central Park? Are you outraged at the way unregulated air rights […]
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Happy New Year to all! We have been on hiatus since the Christmas holidays, but we are back with all the news we can squeeze in. Read on… New Yorkers for a Human-scale City is an alliance of 86 community, civic, tenant, parks, public space, and preservation groups across all five Boroughs. Our unifying petition […]
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Seasons Greetings To All Who Seek a Human-scale City! Lots of news this week, but first sign the petition for a humans-scale city here if you have not yet done so. Thanks go to Darcy Riley, Tribeca Trust intern for help on this week’s round-up. This round-up is several days late due to a family […]
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First things first, we need you to help slay some real estate dragons, and at present, a petition is the way to go. Have you and your spouse, friends and neighbors all signed the most important petition circulating in the city now, the petition for a Human-Scale City? If not detour here to sign: www.humanscale.nyc […]
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The fight for a human-scale city continues. This is week 4. There is a LOT to catch up on. Refill your coffee. Lean in. Or maybe read this on Saturday morning while your kids are asleep. But first things first. If you haven’t signed the petition for a human-scale city yet, do that first here. […]
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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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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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