for all things Horatio Street
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 30th, 2005
If the GVSHP achieves the (very worthy) landmark and zoning proposal they have been pushing, our little street will be part of three (3)! designated historic districts. Most of Horatio Street is zoned into the West Village, but the northern sides of the blocks between Greenwich and the West Side highway are in the newly [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 29th, 2005
Community Board No. 2, long the only manhattan community board without a website has finally entered the modern world: www.cb2manhattan.org Encompassing Horatio Street (bien sur!), Greenwich Village, NoHo, SoHo, Hudson Square, and Little Italy, according the the website, CB2 is an advisory body with a formal role designated by the City Charter in such matters [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 28th, 2005
APRIL 20 – JULY 18: “THE HIGH LINE” EXHIBITION AT MOMA
The Museum of Modern Art will present new High Line design work by the team of Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro in an exhibition on view April 20-July 18, 2005. The work includes a framework plan for the Line as a whole and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 19th, 2005
City Council hearing on PILOTs
Tuesday, March 22nd, 9:00 AM
City Hall
Mayor Bloomberg wants to use the City’s income from Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILOTs), without the permission of the City Council, to pay for NYC’s $300 million initial contribution to the stadium. Help support Speaker Miller of the City Council as he demands the Council’s [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 18th, 2005
March 21 - Landmarks & Public Aesthetics
6.30pm
NYU Silver Building
32 Waverly Place
Room 408
For more information call 212-979-2272
March 24 - Full Board
6.30pm
NYU Silver Building
32 Waverly Plave
Room 703
For more information call 212-979-2272
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 16th, 2005
The City’s proposed West Chelsea re-zoning , which would ensure the transformation of the High Line into a much needed open public space for our community, is going through a public review process. Friends of the High Line are asking residents to write letters in support of the rezoning’s treatment of the High Line.
Write [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 8th, 2005
3/8 traffic & transportation
6:30 at 75 Morton Street
3/9 Business (with new Chair, Maria Derr)
6:30 at 75 Morton Street
This seem to be mostly renewals and for things not in our neighborhood.
3/15 Traffic & Transportation/14th St. Task Force
6:30 at Housing Works, 320 W. 13th
Request for Placement of a Green Market on Sundays in the Gansevoort Meat [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 4th, 2005
Bob Rinaolo, former chair of Business Committee who was drummed off because of conflict of interest, is now up to become chair of CB2, much to the chagrin of many neighborhood residents. To voice your complaints, send an email to Letter to the Editor of The Villager, saying that it is time for a [...]
Posted in Preservation Alert on Mar 2nd, 2005
URGENT PRESERVATION ALERT
from the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation
Plans Filed for Huge High-Rise Tower, to be Tallest on Greenwich Village Waterfront;
Project Must Get Zoning Change or Variance and Would Result in Demolition of Historic Factory at West & Bethune Streets
The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation has learned that plans have been filed by [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 1st, 2005
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