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THE VANISHING CITY

Wednesday, February 27, 7:00 pm

at the New York Youth Hostel
891 Amsterdam Ave at 103 St of

Film and fundraising event to cover legal fees needed for our ongoing fight against inappropriate overdevelopment in our neighborhood from the proposed 20-story building.

Told through the eyes of tenants, city planners, business owners, scholars and politicians, The Vanishing City exposes the realpolitik behind the alarming disappearance of New York’s beloved neighborhoods – including, in recent years, our own Park West Village neighborhood!

Come watch the film, meet your neighbors, learn about where we are in the fight against further development in our community.

Suggested donation $10. Your additional generosity is greatly appreciated. Checks to PWVTA, cash, and major credit cards accepted at event. Film length: 1 hour.

Write Quality@PWVTA.org or call 212-662-2610

More info and flyer here: VanishingCity.pdf

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GREAT GOOD NEWS FOR US!
Court Moves Us Ahead!
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2012 21:31:14 -0500
Subject: Great appellate division decision in PWV parking case!
From: "No JHL at PWV!"
Dear Neighbor,
We just learned about a great decision from the Appellate Court in the PWV parking case! Please read the attached court document and the following summary from the PWVTA:
Summary
Defendants asked the appellate court to increase the bond to millions of dollars. But yesterday, December 6, 2012, the Appellate Division denied that request and found that the current $75,000 bond is high enough.
That is not all. In deciding that the bond is enough, the Appellate Division actually agreed with us on our main issue. It said that our evidence demonstrated that the landlord had attempted to modify parking services without the required approval from DHCR. It noted that the landlord "nonetheless entered into a contract to sell the subject open-air parking lot for development purposes to Jewish Home Lifecare, Manhattan, prior to obtaining the required approval from DHCR."
The Appellate Division decision does not end the case. Our motion for summary judgment asking for a permanent injunction is still pending before Judge Singh in Supreme Court. But the decision from the Appellate Division certainly shows that we are right!
-- Thank you,
The Working Group to Stop JHL at PWV
Maggi Peyton, President, Park West Village Tenants' Association
Albina De Meio, VP, Park West Village Tenants' Association
Visit us at: www.NoJHLatPWV.com
appellate.division.pdf

NYC AID NYC.GOV

URGENT FROM MAGGI:
PROPOSED NEW CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS WOULD SPLIT PARK WEST VILLAGE
New City Council districts proposed by the NYC Districting Commission would remove Park West Village from our currently-designated District 8 (represented by Melissa Mark-Viverito) splitting PWV into two other separate districts.
The Condo part of PWV (CPW to Columbus Ave.) would go into District 9, and run from 97th Street and on north, a district now represented by Inez Dickens. The Columbus Avenue to Amsterdam Ave west side of PWV would run from 97th Street north to 145th Street as part of [current] District 7.... MORE HERE
Maggi Peyton, President, PWVTA President@PWVTA.org

Friday 21 September 2012 03:30am EST.

Jewish Home Lifecare relocation approved
by Casey Tolan
A state committee approved Jewish Home Lifecare’s controversial plan to build a 20-story nursing home on the Upper West Side on Thursday [September 20]...
The nursing home organization wants to move from its current location, on 106th Street between Amsterdam and Columbus avenues, to a new site on 97th Street between Amsterdam and Columbus avenues, in the middle of the Park West Village housing complex.
CONTINUED HERE

Another new article about our community's grave concerns regarding JHL's proposed 20-story nursing home on West 97th Street:
UWS Residents Bring JHL Concerns to Town Hall Forum - NY Press 7/20/12
Let's keep up the pressure! Thank you,
The Working Group to Stop JHL at PWV
Maggi Peyton, President, Park West Village Tenants' Association
Albina De Meio, VP, Park West Village Tenants' Association

20-Story Nursing Home Raises Concerns

Regarding JHL's proposed nursing home tower on West 97th Street, at this past Wednesday's UWS town hall meeting [see meeting notice for July 18 below]

Borough President Scott Stringer publicly stated, "We are trying to put road blocks in the way of this development project which I do not support. I've never supported it in its first iteration and I don't support it now."

The following article published last night [July 19, 2012] provides further details. Please take a moment to register your thoughts directly in the "comments" section at the bottom of the article: 20-Story Nursing Home Raises Concerns On Upper West Side

Please keep an eye on our No JHL at PWV web site for further updates.

Thank you,
The Working Group to Stop JHL at PWV
Maggi Peyton, President, Park West Village Tenants' Association
Albina De Meio, VP, Park West Village Tenants' Association

MIDST PARK WEST VILLAGE Green PWV lawn marked orange

DEPLORABLE ORANGE OVER THE GREEN

Update on the parking situation at Park West Village
PLEASE SEE OUR URGENT MESSAGE NOW!
The Working Group to Stop JHL at PWV

STREET TREES TO BE SAVED, TRANSPLANTED
The Park West Village Tree Committee reports that due to construction, most of the street trees along the east side of Columbus Avenue between 97th & 100th Streets will be transplanted by authority of the Parks Department to other NYC streets and parks from late March to early April, 2008.
Trees of comparable size and type will be planted when construction is finished. A formal agreement and a performance bond will be signed by the developers, as required by the Parks Department.
To alert the neighborhood, the Park West Village Tree Committee has prepared a flyer that you can download, print, and post -- click here.

History Corner

The rich history of PWV and this neighborhood over two hundred years has been published in an PWV history brochure cover illustrated brochure entitled "Park West Village: History of a Diverse Community." Prepared by the Park West Neighborhood History Group, the pamphlet was printed with a grant from NYC Council member Melissa Mark Viverito and has been distributed to all PWV residents and to local public officials and libraries. Additional copies are available at the Bloomingdale Library or by calling 212-865-3078.

YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE BROCHURE HERE!

MORE HISTORY HERE

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