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PROGRESS REPORT: Lessons from the front in the ‘Year of the ULURP’

April 26, 2012 No Comment
PROGRESS REPORT:  Lessons from the front in the ‘Year of the ULURP’

BY BRAD HOYLMAN  |  COMMUNITY BOARD  |  “ULURP,” which stands for uniform land use review procedure, is one of those bureaucratic acronyms known to junkies of local government. Over the last year or so, however, it’s received much wider cachet in Greenwich Village as our community has reviewed two major development proposals. This year, 2012, read more here »

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PROGRESS REPORT: Focus, and then don’t ever quit

April 26, 2012 1 Comment
PROGRESS REPORT:  Focus, and then don’t ever quit

BY KEEN BERGER  |  DISTRICT LEADER  |   At least a dozen issues grab my attention – the need for a hospital, the horror of fracking, the perversion of the 1 percent, and much more. As I walk down the street, I yell at pedestrians throwing trash, at cyclists on the sidewalk, at drivers in the read more here »

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PROGRESS REPORT: City moving quickly to rezone, slowly to landmark

April 26, 2012 No Comment
PROGRESS REPORT:  City moving quickly to rezone, slowly to landmark

BY ANDREW BERMAN  |  PRESERVATION |  As the old saying goes, when it rains it pours. Our neighborhoods have either just finished, are in the middle of, or are about to embark upon no less than four rezonings. Rezonings change the rules regarding what can or can’t be built in an area and how big it read more here »

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PROGRESS REPORT: Stepping it up and embracing change with new center

April 26, 2012 6 Comments
PROGRESS REPORT:  Stepping it up and embracing change with new center

[media-credit name=”Photo by Matthew Sussman ” align=”aligncenter” width=”600″][/media-credit] Tim Marshall. BY TIM MARSHALL  |  THE NEW SCHOOL |  Since The New School’s founding nearly a century ago, we have embraced values that have long made Greenwich Village a haven for artists and free thinkers. From the university’s beginnings as a site of publicly engaged higher learning, read more here »

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PROGRESS REPORT: In tight budget times, green spaces are flourishing

April 26, 2012 No Comment
PROGRESS REPORT:  In tight budget times, green spaces are flourishing

[media-credit name=”Photo by Tequila Minsky ” align=”alignleft” width=”300″][/media-credit] A young environmentalist in Washington Square Park at Friday’s mass march and rally against the N.Y.U. 2031 mega-development plan. BY RICH CACCAPPOLO  |  C.B. 2 PARKS  |  Ours is a park-starved district. We rank second to last in the city in terms of green space per 1,000 read more here »

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PROGRESS REPORT: Still, the fight CAANtinues! Yes, we CAAN win this thing

April 26, 2012 No Comment
PROGRESS REPORT:  Still, the fight CAANtinues! Yes, we CAAN win this thing

BY TERRI CUDE and  MARTIN TESSLER  |  ACTIVISM  |  When NYU first presented its 2031 expansion plan, we knew this would be a fight — a fight that can only be won with a strong and united front to stop the destruction of Greenwich Village. Many of us joined the Community Task Force on N.Y.U. read more here »

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PROGRESS REPORT: Getting around town and our big challenge, Jamestown

April 26, 2012 No Comment
PROGRESS REPORT:  Getting around town and our big challenge, Jamestown

[media-credit id=1 align=”alignleft” width=”300″][/media-credit] Corey Johnson. BY COREY JOHNSON  |  Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen are changing. As the residential populations in our communities continue to grow, a host of city and state agencies, alongside the private sector, are addressing the logistical concerns of getting New Yorkers around town. There will be so many new options read more here »

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PROGRESS REPORT: At GMHC, striving to achieve an AIDS-free generation

April 26, 2012 No Comment
PROGRESS REPORT:  At GMHC, striving to achieve an AIDS-free generation

[media-credit id=1 align=”alignleft” width=”300″][/media-credit] Dr. Marjorie Hill. BY DR. MARJORIE HILL  |  HEALTH |  GMHC has had a year of great success and transformation. As the AIDS epidemic entered its 30th year, we have made great strides in our mission of combating H.I.V. and uplifting the lives of all affected. H.I.V. and AIDS are no longer a read more here »

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PROGRESS REPORT: Service and sustainability: Supporting the community

April 26, 2012 No Comment
PROGRESS REPORT:  Service and sustainability: Supporting the community

[media-credit name=”Photo by Christopher James ” align=”aligncenter” width=”600″][/media-credit] Jumpstart N.Y.U. is part of a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring every American child enters school prepared to succeed. Jumpstart N.Y.U. brings university students together with Lower East Side preschoolers for a full school year of mentoring and tutoring. BY CHRISTOPHER JAMES  |  NYU:  New York University read more here »

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Full-length High Line park is rolling toward finish

December 15, 2011 2 Comments
Full-length High Line park is rolling toward finish

BY ROBERT HAMMOND  |  Joshua David and I met at a community board meeting 12 years ago. At the time, the Giuliani administration was planning to demolish the High Line to make way for new development. Josh and I recognized the potential of the historic freight rail structure, but most of the audience at the read more here »

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