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    Proposed Changes to Landmarks Law Garner Interest, Stir Controversy

    Administrative Code Amendment  •  Citywide
    Councilmember David Greenfield, chair of the Committee on Land Use . Image credit: William Alatriste/New York City Council

    Councilmember David Greenfield, chair of the Committee on Land Use, co-sponsored one of the Landmarks Law bills . Image credit: William Alatriste/New York City Council

    Landmarks Chair testified that changes could be better promulgated through agency rule-making rather than by legislative fiat. On September 9, 2015 the City Council held a hearing on two potential bills that would alter the Landmarks Law section of the Administrative Code. The hearing drew a crowd that filled the main Council chamber, with over 100 people filling out forms to testify on the proposals. (read more…)

    Tags : Assemblymember Deborah Glick, Buildings and Construction Trades Council, Council Member Ben Kallos, Council Member Daniel Garodnick, Council Member David G. Greenfield, Council Member Helen Rosenthal, Council Member Inez Dickens, Council Member Jumaame Williams, Council Member Margaret Chin, Council Member Rosie Mendez, Councilmember Peter Koo, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, Meenakshi Srinivasan, Municipal Art Society, New York Landmarks Conservancy, New York State Association for Affordable Housing, Partnership for New York City, Real Estate Board of New York, Rent Stabilization Association, SEIU 32BJ
    Date:09/17/2015
    Category : City Council
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    Wide Community Support Voiced for Extension to Mount Morris Park HD

    Designation Hearing  •  Harlem, Manhattan
    The proposed extension of the Mount Morris Park Historic District, outlined in red. Image credit: NYC LPC

    The proposed extension of the Mount Morris Park Historic District, outlined in red. Image credit: NYC LPC

    276-property proposed extension shares developments history, scale and architecture with existing historic district.  On July 21, 2015, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a hearing on a possible extension to the 1971-designated Mount Morris Park Historic District . The extension is composed of 276 properties and lies east of Lenox Avenue, between 117th and 124th Streets. The extension shares its development history with the existing historic district as one of the first residential areas in Harlem, with most buildings constructed following the extension of rapid transit to the area around 1880.

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    Tags : Congressman Charles Rangel, Council Member Inez Dickens, Emmaus House, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Manhattan Community Board 10, Mount Morris Park Community Improvement Association, Mount Morris Park Historic District, REBNY
    Date:07/29/2015
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Extension to 1971 Historic District Enters Designation Process

    Designation Calendaring  •  Harlem, Manhattan

    Landmarks vowed to continue engagement with the community and property owners in advance of hearing on extension of the Mount Morris Park Historic District. On April 14, 2015, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to add the Mount Morris Park Historic District Extension, to its calendar, the first step in the formal designation process. The district lies between 118th and 123rd Streets, bounded by Lenox Avenue and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard. (read more…)

    Tags : Council Member Inez Dickens, Manhattan Community Board 10, Meenakshi Srinivasan, Mount Morris Park Association, Roberta Washington, Sarah Carroll
    Date:04/17/2015
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Rezoning Approved for Central Harlem Project

    Rezoning  •  Central Harlem
    Map of Approved Central Harlem Rezoning. Image Credit: CPC.

    Map of Approved Central Harlem Rezoning. Image Credit: CPC.

    Rezoning approved for project that will restore historic church building and provide thirty percent affordable housing to Harlem residents. On June 17, 2014, the City Council Land Use Subcommittee for Zoning and Franchises heard an application submitted by 117th Street Equities, LLC (Artimus) for a zoning map amendment to facilitate a mixed-use development in Central Harlem, Manhattan. The map amendment would rezone an existing R7A to an R8A zoning district on a block bounded by West 117th and West 118th streets, St. Nicholas Avenue and Fredrick Douglass Boulevard. The development is comprised of four buildings that consist of approximately 151 dwelling units and 12,201 square feet of community facility use. (read more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, City Planning Commission, Council Member Inez Dickens, Council Member Jumaame Williams, Council Member Laurie Cumbo, Department of Cultural Affairs, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Manhattan Community Board 10
    Date:06/27/2014
    Category : City Council
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    The Future of the Council: A Discussion Between Leading Candidates for NYC Council Speaker [Full Video of Event Included]

      •  New York Law School

    The Future of the Council

    A FUTURE OF THE COUNCIL:

    A DISCUSSION BETWEEN LEADING CANDIDATES FOR NYC COUNCIL SPEAKER

    Pictured from left to right: Melissa Mark-Viverito, Mark Weprin, Inez Dickens, Daniel Garodnick, Annabel Palma, and James Vacca

    Pictured from left to right: Melissa Mark-Viverito, Mark Weprin, Inez Dickens, Daniel Garodnick, Annabel Palma, and James Vacca

    On Monday, December 2, 2013, Common Cause/NY, the Human Rights Project at the Urban Justice Center, and New York Law School’s Center for New York City Law hosted a round table discussion about rules reform and the future of the NYC Council with the leading contenders for the next City Council Speaker. Participating Council Members include, Melissa Mark-Viverito, Mark Weprin, Inez Dickens, Daniel Garodnick, Annabel Palma, and James Vacca. The round table was moderated by Fordham University Professor, Christina Greer and Common Cause/NY Executive Director, Susan Lerner.

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    Tags : Center for NYC Law, Common Cause New York, Council Member Annabel Palma, Council Member Daniel Garodnick, Council Member Inez Dickens, Council Member James Vacca, Council Member Mark Weprin, Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito, Human Rights Project at the Urban Justice Center
    Date:12/02/2013
    Category : The Center for New York City Law
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    The Future of the Council: A Discussion Between Leading Candidates for NYC Council Speaker

      •  New York Law School

    The Future of the Council
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    The Future of the Council:
    A Discussion Between Leading Candidates for NYC Council Speaker

    Common Cause/NY, the Human Rights Project at the Urban Justice Center (HRP), and New York Law School’s Center for New York City Law are pleased to invite you to a round table discussion about rules reform and the future of the NYC Council with the leading contenders for the next City Council Speaker. The round table will be moderated by Fordham University Professor, Christina Greer and Common Cause/NY Executive Director, Susan Lerner.

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    Who:

    Council members confirmed to speak include:

    Melissa Mark-Viverito
    Mark Weprin

    Daniel Garodnick
    Inez Dickens

    (others invited)

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    When:

    Monday, December 2nd, 2013 , 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

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    Where:

    New York Law School, 185 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013

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    Click here to register.

    This event is free and open to the public.
    Please feel free to forward this invitation to anyone who may be interested.

    Tags : Common Cause New York, Council Member Inez Dickens, Council Member Mark Weprin; Council Member Daniel Garodnick, Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito, Human Rights Project
    Date:11/26/2013
    Category : The Center for New York City Law
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