156 East 71st Street
An Italianate style rowhouse designed by W. O'Gorman and built in 1871. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions, and modify the areaway.
6 East 74th Street
An Italianate style rowhouse built in c. 1871 and modified with eclectic style details in 1898 and 1928. Application is to enlarge rooftop and rear yard additions and modify windows at the rear façade.
640 Park Avenue
A neo-Italian Renaissance style apartment building designed by J. E. R. Carpenter and built in 1913-14. Application is to replace windows.
132-134 East 64th Street
A rowhouse built in 1879, and altered with classical details by Gurdon S. Parker in 1941.
21 East 74th Street
A neo-Italian Renaissance style apartment building designed by Schwartz & Gross and built in 1924-1925. Application is to replace a solarium.
Council Approves Towering MSK Pavilion Despite Community Pushback
The City Council has approved the land use application for the massive 594-foot-tall Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Pavilion on York Avenue, between 66th and 67th Streets. Despite strong objections from FRIENDS, Carnegie Hill Neighbors, Civitas, and many local residents, MSK refused to budge on the building's towering height.
FRIENDS testifies on MSK Pavilion at the City Council hearing
FRIENDS testified at the July 10 City Planning Commission Public Hearing on City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, the New York City Department of City Planning's suite of zoning text amendments meant to encourage and incentivize housing creation and address the affordability crisis in the city. Friends was among some
What you need to know: “Faith Based Affordable Housing Act”
FRIENDS recently submitting testimony at the NYC Department of City Planning about the CITY OF YES FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY proposal to overhaul the 1961 Zoning Resolution. While we believe updating and modernizing the city’s zoning is certainly important and overdue, we think the zoning text amendments are just a series
FRIENDS testifies at City Hall Subcommittee Hearing
FRIENDS recently submitting testimony at the NYC Department of City Planning about the CITY OF YES FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY proposal to overhaul the 1961 Zoning Resolution. While we believe updating and modernizing the city’s zoning is certainly important and overdue, we think the zoning text amendments are just a series
FRIENDS Submits Testimony at Scoping Meeting for Lenox Hill Hospital Expansion Plans
Last month, on March 2, 2023, the Department of City Planning (DCP) held a Scoping Meeting to give the public an opportunity to make their voices heard about what should be included in the Environmental Impact Statement for the proposal. FRIENDS' public testimony at the meeting (watch it here) pointed