50 East 69th Street
A neo-French Classic residential building designed by Henry C. Pelton built in 1917-18. Application is to modify and remove stained glass windows at the rear façade.
240 East 61st Street
An Italianate style rowhouse designed by John Sexton and built in 1868-1869. Application is to legalize the painting of the façade without Landmarks Preservation Commission permit(s).
You’re Invited to the 15th Annual Ambassador to the Upper East Side Award Dinner!
Please join us as FRIENDS presents the 15th Annual Ambassador to the Upper East Side.
“Fix Our Zoning Rules,” Say Manhattan Borough President and City Council Speaker
Last week, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and Council Speaker Corey Johnson wrote a letter, supported by the entire Manhattan delegation of the City Council, to Department of City Planning Chair Marisa Lago to encourage the agency to address and prevent the suite of loopholes being exploited by developers.
ADVOCACY ALERT: We need your support to save Marx Brothers Playground
Dear Friend, When the City agrees to give away the public’s parkland to a private developer with deep pockets, you know we’re in trouble.
Great News! LPC Announces Second Public Hearing for Rules Changes!
The Landmarks Preservation Commission has voted to calendar a second Public Hearing in October to allow the public to comment on the amended proposal for revised LPC Rules.
180 East 88th Street Has First Board of Standards and Appeals Public Hearing
This week FRIENDS, along with other New Yorkers concerned with the impact of megatowers on our city, has been advocating full force for the City to make good on its promises to enforce the misuse of zoning loopholes.
753 Madison Avenue
An apartment building designed by Anthony M. Pavia and built in 1959. Application is to legalize work at the corner storefront in non-compliance with Certificate of Appropriateness 19-15330 and Miscellaneous/Amendment 19-17653.
36-38 East 62nd Street
A neo-Georgian style club building designed by Trowbridge & Livingston, built in 1902, and altered by Cross & Cross in 1916. Application is to raise parapet walls.
ADVOCACY ALERT: Next Tuesday, East and West Side Megatowers to be Heard at Board of Standards and Appeals
Next Tuesday, July 17th, will be a big day for New Yorkers concerned with the impact of megatowers on our city as two high profile projects on the Upper East and Upper West Sides will have their day at the Board of Standards and Appeals.