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    History in the Making: The New York City Landmarks Law at 50

    Landmarks Preservation Commission  •  NYC Landmark Law  •  Citywide
    From Left to Right: Paul Selver, Jerold Kayden, Meenakshi Srinivasan, Kent Barwick. Image Credit: LPC

    From Left to Right: Paul Selver, Jerold Kayden, Meenakshi Srinivasan, Kent Barwick. Image Credit: LPC

    Speakers spoke of the different priorities of City government and other stakeholders, examined preservation strategies of municipalities nationwide, and considered changes in the legal landscape that could affect landmarking. On October 26, 2015, , Meenakshi Srinivasan, Chair of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and Jerold Kayden, Professor at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, co-hosted an event titled “History in the Making: The New York City Landmarks Law at 50.” The event held at the New York City Bar Association consisted of multiple addresses and panels intended to provoke and challenge common assumptions and perceptions regarding historic preservation as the City’s landmarks law enters the second half of its first century. (more…)

    Tags : Alicia Glen, Anne Van Ingen, Ellen Lipsey, Jerold Kayden, Kent Barwick, Marci Hamilton, Mark Silberman, Maurice Cox, Meenakshi Srinivasan, NYC City Bar Association, Paul Selver, Peter Byrne, Rick Cook, Two Trees Management, William Cook
    Date: 11/10/2015
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    Appellate Division Upholds Sloan-Kettering, Hunter College Expansion

    Court Decisions  •  City Council  •  Upper East Side, Manhattan
    A rendering of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering/CUNY-Hunter College development, seen from 74th Street facing FDR Drive. Image credit: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    A rendering of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering/CUNY-Hunter College development, seen from 74th Street facing FDR Drive. Image credit: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    Court held City did not act arbitrarily; parkland-for-floor area was not illegal quid pro quo.  On October 9, 2013, the City Council approved an application by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and The City University of New York/Hunter College for development of a former New York City Department of Sanitation garage.  (See CityLand’s past coverage here.)  Residents for Reasonable Development petitioned for injunctive and declarative relief, arguing the environmental impact statement failed to consider Hunter’s expansion as well as Sloan-Kettering’s or a residential use of the area, and that granting additional floor area for new public space was an illegal quid pro quo.

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    Tags : Hunter College, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Residents for Reasonable Development
    Date: 08/13/2015
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    Legislative Director Matt Gewolb on Overseeing the City Council’s Legislative Agenda

    CityLand Profiles  •  Matt Gewolb
    Matt Gewolb, Legislative Director, NYC Council.

    Matt Gewolb, Legislative Director, NYC Council.

    Matt Gewolb began serving as Legislative Director for the New York City Council under Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito in June 2014. Although he holds among the most powerful staff positions at the Council, Matt is revered for his modesty, incredible intelligence and for putting the goals of the Council before all else. The 32 year old already has amassed a resume with diverse experiences, achievements and outcomes, rich with advice that should be heeded by anyone interested in pursuing or continuing a career in New York City law and government. (more…)

    Tags : Anthony Crowell, City Council, Matt Gewolb
    Date: 12/01/2014
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    Court Dismisses Suit in Opposition to Hospital Development

    Court Decisions  •  City Council  •  Upper East Side, Manhattan
    A rendering of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering/CUNY-Hunter College development, seen from 74th Street facing FDR Drive.  Image credit:  Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    A rendering of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering/CUNY-Hunter College development, seen from 74th Street facing FDR Drive. Image credit: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    Upper East Side community group did not meet burden of proof that City acted arbitrarily.  On July 28, 2014, the New York Supreme Court in Manhattan denied petitions for declarative and injunctive relief against the proposed expansion of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital.  The petitions were brought by the Residents for Reasonable Development and several Upper East Side residents acting individually.  The petitioners argued that the institutional uses of the project were incompatible with the largely residential area, and that approvals by the City Planning Commission and City Council were granted without consideration to the general welfare.

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    Tags : City Council, City Planning Commission, City University of New York, Hunter College, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Residents for Reasonable Development
    Date: 09/12/2014
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    Three New Rules Ease New York City Contract Process

    CityLaw  •  Ross Sandler
    Ross Sandler

    Ross Sandler

    The procurement policy board, which makes the contracting rules for the City of New York, recently adopted rules that will make it easier for the City to manage how it purchases goods and services. The most important rule in terms of large purchases will allow the City to award competitively-bid contracts for goods and services based on price plus previously announced best value considerations. Before, contracts for goods and services had to be awarded solely on price. The second rule affects small purchases. The new rule ups the dollar limitation for micro purchases from $5,000 to $20,000, which will ease the City’s burdens when making small dollar purchases. The third change is actually a series of changes all designed to speed up the huge volume of human service contracts entered into by the City. (more…)

    Tags : Procurement Policy Board, Ross Sandler
    Date: 02/28/2014
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