High Line Blog

HYCAC, an official community coalition made up of members of Community Board 4, local electeds and community organizations, has written a letter to MTA CEO Lee Sander with its reaction to the five proposals.
The letter also brings up community concerns about the planning process at large, including the lack of infrastructure and affordable housing planning, the megablock [...]

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As promised, here’s a quick discussion of the break-out sessions moderated (in some cases) by members of Friends of the High Liine at the community forum presented by Community Board 4 on Monday. The graph above represents some of the main concerns expressed by the various groups (there were 13 groups in all, so you [...]

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On Monday night, over 200 interested members of the community (as well as political figures such as New York State Senator Tom Duane) gathered at the Hudson Guild at an event sponsored by Community Board 4 and the Hudson Yards Community Advocacy Coalition that included presentations from the five developers who have submitted plans for [...]

Filed under: Community Input | Tagged: Affordable Housing, Brookfield, CB4, Community Input, Developers, Durst/Vornado, Extell, High Line, HYCAC, HYDC, Proposals, Related, Tishman Speyer | 3 Comments »