Thirty-Five Stories of Apartments at 388 Hudson
As a supporter of the Abundance Movement and a dedicated YIMBY (Yes in My Back Yard), I have frequently had arguments with NIMBY (Not in My Back Yard) opponents over housing proposals.
Category: Real Estate
Community Opportunity to Purchase Act: What it is, Where it Started, and its Current Momentum
The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) is a bill designed to give qualified non-profits the opportunity to bid on a multi-family apartment building of four or more rental units when a landlord decides to sell.
A Towering Test for Mayor Mamdani in The Village
Village Preservation Executive Director Andrew Berman and District 2 City Councilmember Harvey Epstein called on Mayor Mamdani to right a towering wrong ─ namely the 30 story, 538 foot tall building approved for 5 West 13th Street, just west of Fifth Avenue.
92 Eighth Avenue Ravaged By Superstorm Sandy ─ What’s Next?
A Village View reader asked us to report on 92 Eighth Avenue just north of 14th Street, which has been a trash-strewn empty lot since 2015.
Just Imagine – A Wide Open Park Space From Varick to Hudson
For many years, Village Preservation has energetically and successfully advocated to protect our treasured neighborhoods and structures. Now they hope to save the crumbling Dapolito Recreation Center at the corner of Seventh Avenue South and Clarkston Street. They also hope to stop the creation of a new recreation center at 388 Hudson Street.
Forty Stories of Problems at Planned 388 Hudson Tower Project
The Mamdani administration appears poised to move ahead with a 400-foot tall tower on public land at 388 Hudson Street (at Clarkson Street) originally planned by the Adams administration. The proposed project is riddled with serious problems — including design, demolition, and choice of developer. If not changed now, it will become a permanent reality in our neighborhood.
Goodwill to Condos on 8th Street
A new luxury condo project is currently under construction at 44 West 8th Street that will be nearly as tall as the new seven-story neighbor at 181 MacDougal Street, by Morris Adjmi Architects.
Gansevoort Square Affordability is Built on a Shaky Foundation
It can be confusing trying to understand whether a new development will serve the best interests of its community. After all, there are fundamental differences in strategy amongst New York City politicians to deal with the affordability crisis.
Fulton & Elliott-Chelsea NYCHA Houses Progress
It has been years since the city first proposed major rebuilding at the Fulton & Elliott-Chelsea Houses (FEC) by New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). In 2019, the city dropped an effort to build two new buildings there due to tenant opposition to demolition.
The Rise and Fall of the YIMBY Consensus
The lack of affordable housing is a complex problem. And every complex problem, as the saying goes, has an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.
America at 250
- When Losing a Pet Feels Like an Amputation
Recently, I experienced the loss of my 18-year-old dog, Rosie. For nearly two decades, she was woven into the rhythm of my daily life — present through ordinary days, major milestones, moments of joy, and periods of hardship.