If you’ve been in Greenpoint recently, you’re likely already familiar with the looming monstrosity known as The Greenpoint and its ugly neighbors Stephen Levin Towers. The once-quiet neighborhood has been menaced by the construction of these new towers for the last year two years. Now, these out-of-scale condos for the rich are getting some neighbors […]
Forget poor doors, Greenpoint developers building segregated poor buildings
The last time we checked in with the progress of the 10-tower Greenpoint Landing waterfront development — aka Stephen Levin Towers — we were hearing concerns from the community about the decision to dig in a polluted Superfund site. Now, that they’ve officially broken ground — don’t breathe until they’re done — they’ve released more details about […]
77 Commercial Street update: our fuckhead neighbor Stephen Levin voted to allow 30-40 story towers in Greenpoint
Councilman Levin announced in a press release today that he approved selling the “air rights” to developers instead of mandating a maximum height consistent with the neighborhood’s existing architecture. No word on whether the so-called affordable housing that is promised will be segregated. (Of course it will be.) From his press release: “Greenpoint is my […]
Stephen Levin to vote on height of Greenpoint towers Thursday
From the Wall Street Journal: City Council Member Stephen Levin must decide by the council’s last session of the year Thursday whether to vote against a measure to allow two towers—one 30 stories, one 40 stories—at 77 Commercial St., instead of two 15-story buildings. The vote by Mr. Levin, who represents the area on the […]
Your last chance to block those abhorrent towers slotted for Greenpoint is on Thursday
If you can’t make it, but care about this issue, please email City Council. More information here. Here’s the scoop on the hearing via Greenpointers: The last of the public meetings will take place Thursday, December 5th, 2013 and this is your last chance to do something. Location: 250 Broadway Committee Room 16th Floor Time for […]
Petition to halt construction of towers on Superfund site in Greenpoint
Residents (including us) are worried that construction of the planned monstrosities in Greenpoint will have a grave environmental impact on the community: Construction of the 12 towers slated for Greenpoint’s polluted waterfront could release harmful toxins into the air, local residents and leaders warn. Assemblyman Joseph Lentol and nearly 200 residents are demanding the city […]
Residents speak out against those shitty, soulless towers likely coming to Greenpoint
The City Council recently voted ‘no’ on the segregated towers proposed for the northern end of Greenpoint (77 Commercial Street). Now the decision is in Marty Markowitz’s hand. New York Shitty has lots of great footage from the latest Town Hall meeting where representatives from Markowitz’s office listened to residents’ concerns. Here’s a highlight:
Greenpoint still likely to become a soulless carbon copy of Long Island City; Tonight a battle of the Stephens
Last night, a public hearing about the contentious 77 Commercial St. development project — just north of the the despised Greenpoint Landing — took place in Greenpoint. No one was asked to leave this time, but it was still a very spirited hearing with local residents upset about how the developments, which will add over […]