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Neighborhood Association Files Petition against MoMA Tower

Annie — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:36:21 -0600

A neighborhood block association in Midtown has filed a petition in the state Supreme Court asking that the Museum of Modern Art’s plans for a 1,050-foot-tall tower be stopped. The group claims the project’s environmental impact statement did not adequately take into account the structure’s impact on nearby buildings.

Atlantic Yards Groundbreaking Draws Dignitaries, Protesters

Annie — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:50:27 -0600

The groundbreaking ceremony for the controversial Atlantic Yards project on Thursday drew dignitaries and protesters. Mayor Bloomberg and Borough President Marty Markowitz praised progress on the long-delayed project, saying it would bring needed jobs to the borough; meanwhile, protesters staged a mock funeral outside and donned masks of prominent local officials while ridiculing the ceremony.

Proposed Supportive Housing Facility, Landmarking Effort in Kingsbridge Heights at Odds

Annie — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:32:52 -0600

Residents in Kingsbridge Heights want the neighborhood to be designated a historic district but Councilman Oliver Koppell (D-Bronx) said he won’t support the move until after a proposed supportive housing facility is approved. Koppell contends neighbors are putting urgency on the landmarking effort in order to block the proposed facility.

First AY Residential Tower to Be 50 Percent Affordable

Annie — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:45:49 -0600

Forest City Ratner has agreed to set aside at least 50 percent of the units in the Atlantic Yards' first residential tower for affordable housing. Construction on the first tower is expected to begin in 2011.

Atlantic Yards Groundbreaking Today

gwen — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:06:51 -0600

On Wednesday, March 10, New York State Supreme Court Justice Marcy Friedman ruled that the Empire State Development Corporation did not break the law by changing its development and payment plans for the Vanderbilt rail yards in 2009. Justice Friedman, however, noted that the Empire State Development Corporation should have been more transparent about their development plans.