CPC Hearing: Affordable Housing Fast Track Rules
On April 1, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., the New York City Planning Commission (CPC) will hold a public hearing on proposed rules to implement the new Affordable Housing Fast Track program, one of the ballot proposals approved by voters in last November’s election. These rules will shape how neighborhoods are
2 East 78th Street
A vernacular neo-Federal style residence designed by Irving Margon and built in 1937. Application is to install windows and balconies in existing and modified openings, construct a rooftop bulkhead and pergola, and legalize and modify the rear façade.
680 Madison Avenue
A neo-Georgian style apartment building designed by K. B. Norton and built in 1950-51. Application is to replace windows and spandrel panels at the 2nd and 3rd floors.
945 Madison Avenue
A Modern style museum building designed by Marcel Breuer & Associates and built in 1964-1966. Application is to install signage.
700 Park Avenue
An apartment building designed by Kahn & Jacobs, Paul Resnick, and Harry F. Green and built in 1959. Application is to replace a window assembly.
Another Piece of Yorkville’s History Shattered: St. Elizabeth of Hungary to Be Replaced by Luxury Condos
For more than 130 years, St. Elizabeth of Hungary at 213 East 83rd Street served as a spiritual home and cultural cornerstone for generations of German and Slovak immigrants in Yorkville. Built in 1893, the church stood at the heart of the neighborhood’s working-class community, sustaining faith, language, and tradition
48 East 73rd Street
A rowhouse built in 1885-86, altered in the neo-Federal style by S. Edson Gage in 1916, and again in 1979.
31 East 63rd Street
A rowhouse built in 1877-79 and altered in 1938 by Treanor and Fatio. Application is to construct a rooftop addition.
The Doelger Building Deserves Protection, Not a Wrecking Ball
FRIENDS is deeply dismayed by reports that the Doelger Building will be demolished and replaced with a luxury condominium tower. Another irreplaceable piece of Yorkville’s architectural and cultural heritage now stands on the brink of erasure. The four-story Art Deco Doelger Building at Third Avenue and East 84th Street is
168 East 75th Street
An Arts and Crafts style building designed by B. Muldron in 1902. Application is for a 2-story vertical addition to an existing 2-family and a conversion to a 1-family.