tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16556409152722371042024-03-05T05:42:52.080-08:00Park West Policy ForumPark West Policy Forumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382441757848913156noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655640915272237104.post-43431729215955640442016-04-28T13:53:00.001-07:002016-04-28T13:53:18.493-07:00Park West Policy Forum in the News<h3>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Presidential Primary Day April 19, 2016</span></h3>
<a href="http://nycitylens.com/2016/04/nycity-lens-diary-the-new-york-primary/">NY City Lens Reports on the Primary: A Diary</a>
Park West Policy Forumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382441757848913156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655640915272237104.post-18064580094891836062016-01-26T18:04:00.004-08:002016-01-27T08:16:42.009-08:00January 2016 Forum: Vision Zero Plans for Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />Date:
<u>Thursday January 28, 2016</u><br />Time: <u>6:30 to
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</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Place: <u>Red Oak Apartments 135 West 106th Street</u> <br />between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues</span></h3>
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</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">An Expert Panel drawn from the Upper West Side including transportation professionals, policy analysts, and Community Board Members from CB 9 and CB 12, will discuss this complex and controversial plan.</span>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It is almost certain that everyone has heard or experienced the changes in our neighborhood road network and their design in the last several years. As you also have almost certainly heard there is significant debate about the details of this plan. Unfortunately, the process by which the plans have been developed and implemented have invited more partisan displays than sober policy discussions. We have invited qualified members of the community with opinions representing a variety of positions on the efforts to improve our streets for a thoughtful and open discussion. What is lost in this process has been the realization that our road network is a valuable asset and that any design must optimally exploit that resource for the city, it’s visitors and inhabitants. In this forum we hope to examine the many complicated trade offs between automobile congestion, parking, alternative forms of transit (eg. Bicycles ) and standard forms of mass transit and how a road design can best use our road network.
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">An independent road study conducted over several months has been completed by the Forum on the congestion and design issues for the super block on Columbus Ave. The study’s results will be presented and discussed. In addition, a preliminary study on Amsterdam Ave. has also been completed and it too will be presented for input and suggestions for further study.</span><br />
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<tr><td><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><strong>Ethan Kent</strong>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Senior Vice President
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Project for Public Spaces
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Director
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<tr><td><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><strong>Walter South</strong>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Community Board 9
</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><strong>Martin Wallace</strong>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Community Board 9
</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><strong>Richard Lewis</strong>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Community Board 12
</span></td><td><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><strong>Yahhira Alonso</strong>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Community Board 12
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">All Are Welcome.</span> <br />Our Forums are held on
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<br />For further information: call </span><a href="tel:9173386415" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">917-338-6415</span></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> or email </span><a href="mailto:PWPolicyForum@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">PWPolicyForum@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p>Park West Policy Forumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382441757848913156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655640915272237104.post-19535014025603049162015-12-01T17:32:00.001-08:002015-12-01T17:44:20.440-08:00December 2015 Forum<h2>
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Mayor DeBlasio’s Up-Zoning Plan</u></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Date: Wednesday December 2,
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">An Expert Panel drawn from the Upper West Side will explain this complex plan and answer your questions.</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Page Crowley, Co-Chair Land Use Committee, CB7<br />Richard Lewis, Chair Housing Committee, CB12<br />Hon. Walter South, Land Use Committee, CB9<br />Hon. Brad Taylor, Land Use Committee, CB9<br />Simon Thorsen, Housing Committee, CB9<br />Landmark West Representatives</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">t is almost certain that everyone has heard something about the Mayor’s proposal for the extensive overhaul of the zoning rules and property taxes for the entire City of New York. As you also have almost certainly heard there is significant debate about the details of this plan. Unfortunately, it is difficult for even the most sophisticated New Yorkers to follow the debate because of the complexities of our real estate market. On one side it is said that the goal is to increase the supply of housing that includes the mandatory inclusion of affordable housing to provide for an economically integrated city. Other voices point out that the plan will increase density but at the expense of affordable units. Fortunately, we have a resource to help us understand this complex issue, our Community Board members with decades of experience on this topic. Members of 3 west side boards will join us to share their insights into and assessments of the proposal. This panel has over a century of combined experience in zoning and housing.</span><br />
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</span><u1:p></u1:p></span></span>Park West Policy Forumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382441757848913156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655640915272237104.post-39152240057061008412015-11-23T02:54:00.001-08:002015-11-23T02:54:19.751-08:00NYC Architects<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stories about notable NYC Architects past and present that have shaped our city.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_White" target="_blank">Stanford White</a></span><br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv25Kx0dKBU" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Treasures of New York: Stanford White</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://nyc-architecture.com/ARCH/ARCH-CassGilbert.htm" target="_blank">Cass Gilbert</a><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://untappedcities.com/2014/03/26/palaces-for-the-people-the-soaring-vaults-of-guastavino-on-exhibit-at-museum-of-city-of-new-york/" target="_blank">Palaces for the People: The Soaring Vaults of Guastavino on Exhibit at Museum of City of New York</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nybits.com/architects/costas_kondylis.html" target="_blank">Costas Kondylis</a></span><br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4JP78rfzgk" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Treasures of New York: Building Stories</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/realestate/costas-kondylis.html?ref=realestate&_r=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">NY Times: Costas Kondylis</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Vi%C3%B1oly" target="_blank">Rafael Vinoli</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Moses" target="_blank">Robert Moses</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.wnyc.org/story/206644-robert-moses/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A Conflicted Portrait of Robert Moses,'The Builder for Democracy'</span></a><br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGMdyCdCT9c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Robert Moses: Long Island's Master Builder</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Commentary on Architecture</span><br />
<a class="post-title" href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/03/42_star_projects_transforming_architecture_in_new_york_city.php"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">42 Star Projects Transforming Architecture in New York City</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/unchanged/2014/05/condo-towers-architecture-new-york-city" target="_blank">Too Rich, Too Thin, Too Tall?</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2010/08/architecture-survey-201008" target="_blank">Architecture in the Age of Gehry</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span>Park West Policy Forumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382441757848913156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655640915272237104.post-51385275804763334592015-11-23T00:41:00.001-08:002015-11-23T02:55:15.873-08:00Development Stories<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Video stories about development and construction, see what it takes to build tall:</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKkcbMyfaoU" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">New York City MegaCities </span></a><br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQdx37EK1kc" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Amazing Secrets about New York City - Full Documentary</span></a><br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FB3xaUmtcM" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Bridges Of New York City</span></a><br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9SfMv9bbLQ" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Treasures of New York: Hearst Tower</span></a><br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6dTGAfbHVI" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ultimate Skyscraper NYC Megastructures National Geographic Documentary</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK93UzvUq9c" target="_blank">Super Skyscrapers the Billionaire Building</a></span><br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuFy-IEw6sk" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One World Trade Center • Super Skyscrapers</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://vintagemanhattanskyline.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Vintage Manhattan Skyline</a></span><br />
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<br />Park West Policy Forumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382441757848913156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655640915272237104.post-84662984744356846222015-11-23T00:01:00.002-08:002015-11-23T00:01:38.925-08:00NYC Subways<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">NYC subways opened October 27, 1904. Below are some articles and videos about the NYC subway. Scheduled to open by December of 2016, the Second Avenue subway is running into some rough spots and delays. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-york-city-subway-opens" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">New York City Subway Opens</span></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3TNJoZARy0" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">New York City Subways</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://web.mta.info/nyct/facts/ffhist.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">New York City Transit - History and Chronology</span></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz7nGGZHavkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz7nGGZHavk" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Build It Bigger: Rebuilding New York City's Subway</span></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/new-york/the-nyc-subway-history-facts-and-secrets" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">16 things you didn’t know about the NYC subway</span></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjKL8_er34s" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">New York Subway 1905</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/new-subway-line-is-chugging-along-1432254476" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">New Subway Line Is Chugging Along</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.gothamgazette.com/index.php/opinion/5811-good-and-bad-news-on-second-avenue-subway-plotch-bloom#" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Good and Bad News on Second Avenue Subway</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/5/9677300/manhattan-train-tunnel-project-grand-central-lirr-access" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Inside New York City's East Side Access, the biggest transportation project in America</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://thelaunchbox.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Launch Box</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.wnyc.org/story/baby-baby-where-did-our-second-avenue-subway-go/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Baby, Baby, Where Did Our Love (or Second Avenue Subway Money) Go?</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/11/why-dont-we-know-where-all-the-trains-are/415152/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Why New York Subway Lines Are Missing Countdown Clocks</span></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=new+york+city+subway&biw=1052&bih=960&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=0CAUQ_AUoAGoVChMI2r-Umu2TyQIVx7geCh0GZwtp&dpr=1#q=nyc+subway+construction+projects" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Google: nyc subway construction projects</span></a>Park West Policy Forumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382441757848913156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655640915272237104.post-31411127181005045902015-11-22T23:09:00.001-08:002015-11-22T23:09:49.573-08:00NYC Affordable Housing Primer<span class="Text_Black_23" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Get ready for our upcoming meetings. The following links will give you a broad sense of the issues and what is at stake in the battle for affordable housing.</span><br />
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<span class="Text_Black_23"><a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/zoning-qa/zoning-for-affordability-1.shtml" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Zoning for Quality and Affordability</span></a></span><br />
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<span class="Text_Blue_18_Bold"><a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/housing/mandatory-inclusionary-housing-summary.shtml" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Mandatory Inclusionary Housing</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<a href="http://thevillager.com/2015/11/05/city-pushing-mandatory-affordable-housing-plan/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">City pushing mandatory affordable housing plan</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/08/dullest-most-important-phrase-in-new-york.html#" target="_blank">‘Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning’: The Dullest, Most Important Phrase in New York</a></span><br />
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<span class="Text_Black_23"><a href="http://www.urban.org/urban-wire/rent-control-good-policy" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Is Rent Control Good Policy?</span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span class="Text_Black_23"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/30/opinion/yes-to-housing-in-our-backyards.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yes to Housing in Our Backyards</span></a><br /><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">
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</span><a href="http://gothamist.com/2014/08/31/the_ny_times_is_pro-poor_door.php" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The NY Times Is Wrong On Affordable Housing</span></a><br /><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">
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<span class="Text_Black_23"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.gothamgazette.com/index.php/opinions/4480-op-ed-preservation-can-contribute-to-affordability?utm_source=News+08%2F07%2F2013&utm_campaign=8-7-13&utm_medium=socialshare" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Op-Ed: Preservation Can Contribute To Affordability</span></a><br /><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">
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</span><a href="http://gothamist.com/2014/04/23/nyc_high_rent_crisis.php" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">How NYC Can Solve Its Affordable Housing Crisis</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
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<span class="Text_Black_23"><a href="http://www.thewire.com/national/2014/03/us-cities-highest-levels-income-segregation/359283/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The U.S. Cities With the Highest Levels of Income Segregation</span></a></span><br />
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<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/10/06/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-city-that-has-run-out-of-room/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There is no such thing as a city that has run out of room</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
<a href="http://www.gothamgazette.com/index.php/archives/264-unlocking-the-apartment-warehouse" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Unlocking the Apartment 'Warehouse'</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-d-levine/open-the-door-to-an-inclu_b_5668584.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Open the Door to an Inclusive NYC</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
<a href="http://www.theawl.com/2015/09/lego-city" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Lego City</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwwYMVkAjT4" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">NYCHA 75th Anniversary Special [WPIX] </span></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.google.com/#q=mandatory+inclusionary+zoning&tbm=nws" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Google: mandatory inclusionary zoning</span></a><br />
<br />Park West Policy Forumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382441757848913156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655640915272237104.post-38446058111815753432015-10-21T23:09:00.000-07:002015-10-21T23:22:37.069-07:00Meeting: Wednesday October 28, 2015<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>First Fall 2015 Forum</u><br />
</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Date: Wednesday October 28th, 2015</span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Time: 6:30 to 9:00 PM </span></strong></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Place: </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Red Oak Apartments <br /> 135 West 106</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">th </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Street <br /> Between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues </span></span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> All Are Welcome. </span></span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our Forums are held on the 4</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">th </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday of each month. For further information: call <a href="tel:9173386415" target="_blank">917-338-6415</a> or email <a href="mailto:PWPolicyForum@gmail.com" target="_blank">PWPolicyForum@gmail.com</a> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Is Progress Being Made in Our State</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">A Report on the Legislative Achievements of the 2015 State Assembly <br />
</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">State Senator and ranking Dem. State Senate Housing Committee, Adriano Espaillat <br />
</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is sometimes easy to miss the real and significant achievements of our legislators in Albany. The business of government in a democracy is slow and tedious and not as fast paced and dramatic and as our 24 hour news cycle finds attractive. Senator Espaillat will outline the many achievements that the State of New York has made in the last year on such diverse issues as rent stabilization, 421a property tax relief, NYCHA maintenance funding, criminal justice reform for incarcerated minors, imposition of legally required procedures at colleges and universities to prosecute sexual assaults, among many other issues. It is important to look back at the legislative year and take an honest assessment of what has been achieved and what waits to be completed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Preserving Community Health Care Systems in Manhattan</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">An Assessment on the Progress Made by Presbyterian Hospital with Community Leaders <br />
</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">State Senator Adriano Espaillat & City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez <br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This year the PW Policy Forum will explore the policies concerning the changing landscape presented to local hospitals, clinics, and doctors in the provision of health care. The Affordable Care Act has introduced many challenges and opportunities to extend the quality and reach of health care services. Hospital consolidations and closures place pressures on the remaining providers to pick up many new patients. Presbyterian Hospital has been challenged by these local leaders to begin to address these issues aggressively to preserve and improve local health care services.</span> </span></span>Park West Policy Forumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382441757848913156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655640915272237104.post-62276704218602114052015-10-13T13:54:00.000-07:002015-10-13T13:54:31.360-07:00October 14, 2015 Event Date and Location Change
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To
accommodate Mayor De Blasio's first town hall meeting on his successful efforts to reduce
increases for rents in rent stabilized apartments that will be held on
Wed. Oct 14th at 6:30 PM at Gregorio Luperon H. S. in Washington Heights. Senator Espaillat and Councilman Rodriguez have graciously agreed to reschedule
their appearance at the Policy Forum for Wednesday Oct. 28th at 6:30 PM. For additional information see the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/09/nyregion/city-to-spend-1-million-on-ads-promoting-rent-freeze-on-stabilized-units.html?_r=0" target="_blank">NY Times article</a> regarding Mayor De Blasio's event.</span></span><br />
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We hope you will join us at the Park West Policy Forum on Wednesday, October 28th from 6:30 pm - 9 pm at the Red Oak
Apartments, 135 West 106th Street, between Amsterdam and Columbus
Avenues. <br />
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Our keynote speaker is NYS Senator Adriano Espaillat who will give us a
candid assessment of the 2015 session of the NYS Legislature, the
accomplishments and the many things that wait to be accomplished.<br />
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Our second topic is the first in PW Policy Forum's exploration of the changing
landscape of health care in New York City. Senator Adriano Espaillat and
NYC Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez will address the state of the Columbia
Presbyterian Hospital emergency room as outlined in Senator Espaillat's
report on the inadequacies of that emergency room, and a report on the progress
in reaching the goals set in that report.
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We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday October 28th, please note the
change in location for this event. A</span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">s always, please feel free to share this announcement with your friends
and neighbors. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span>Park West Policy Forumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382441757848913156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655640915272237104.post-46765840616795759012015-10-09T13:42:00.000-07:002015-10-09T13:42:52.615-07:00First Fall 2015 Forum<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">First Fall 2015 Forum</span></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Date Wednesday October 14th, 2015: </strong></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Time: 6:30 to 9:00 PM </span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Place:</strong> </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Saint <a href="http://www.saintmichaelschurch.org/" target="_blank">Michael's Episcopal Church</a>, 225 W 99 St., corner of 99</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">th </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Street and Amsterdam Avenue (in the heart of Manhattan’s Upper West
Side) All Are Welcome. </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> For further information:
call <a href="http://(917)%20338-6415/" target="_blank">(917) 338-6415</a> or email <a href="mailto:PWPolicyForum@gmail.com" target="_blank">PWPolicyForum@gmail.com </a></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 20pt;">Is Progress Being Made in
Our State</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A Report on the Legislative
Achievements of the 2015 State Assembly <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">State Senator and ranking
Dem. State Senate Housing Committee, <a href="http://www.nysenate.gov/senators/adriano-espaillat" target="_blank">Adriano Espaillat </a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is sometimes easy to miss the real and
significant achievements of our legislators in Albany. The business of
government in a democracy is slow and tedious and not as fast paced and
dramatic and as our 24 hour news cycle finds attractive. Senator Espaillat will
outline the many achievements that the State of New York has made in the
last year on such diverse issues as rent stabilization, 421a property tax
relief, NYCHA maintenance funding, criminal justice reform for incarcerated
minors, imposition of legally required procedures at colleges and universities
to prosecute sexual assaults, among many other issues. It is important to look
back at the legislative year and take an honest assessment of what has been
achieved and what waits to be completed. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 20pt;">Preserving Community Health
Care Systems in Manhattan</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">An Assessment on the Progress
Made by Presbyterian Hospital with Community Leaders <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">State Senator <a href="http://www.nysenate.gov/senators/adriano-espaillat" target="_blank">AdrianoEspaillat</a> & City Councilman <a href="http://council.nyc.gov/d10/html/members/home.shtml" target="_blank">Ydanis Rodriguez</a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">This year the PW Policy Forum will
explore the policies concerning the changing landscape presented to local
hospitals, clinics, and doctors in the provision of health care. The Affordable
Care Act has introduced many challenges and opportunities to extend the quality
and reach of health care services. Hospital consolidations and closures place
pressures on the remaining providers to pick up many new patients. Presbyterian
Hospital has been challenged by these local leaders to begin to address these
issues aggressively to preserve and improve local health care services.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
Park West Policy Forumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382441757848913156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655640915272237104.post-69848573758425374552015-08-26T10:47:00.001-07:002015-08-26T10:47:32.798-07:00Primary Day: Thursday September 10, 2015<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Some important web links for Primary Day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<a href="http://vote.nyc.ny.us/html/candidates/list.shtml" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">BOENYC List of Candidates</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<a href="http://vote.nyc.ny.us/html/home/locator_updates.shtml" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Poll Site Locator</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<a href="http://vote.nyc.ny.us/downloads/pdf/documents/boe/pollsitelist/2015/Poll_Site_List_New_York_2015_v3.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Poll Site List New York County</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<a href="http://tablefinder.pollsite.nyc/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Table Finder</span></a><br />
Park West Policy Forumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382441757848913156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655640915272237104.post-22276417827190339202015-07-18T21:23:00.004-07:002015-10-21T23:26:00.752-07:00Where were you on July 13, 1977?<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Blackout of 1977 did it have to happen? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Watch the PBS video at the link below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://video.pbs.org/video/2365527730/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlLTo1b1a_vXLXzrt824abkxYA3Y54GJU9k1VDIXQEfI7wxT-wjSRJ74EQ4e1n5YMv9GilVTgtp3NXBFmVrzIy75DEcWBFmtypN6KqvF-lskFT2MrRkou9bsv1U60zRJ2RN1HjJoQ7duG/s1600/mezzanine_760_jpg_fit_300x169.jpg" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">PBS: American Experience: Blackout</span></span></a><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For additional videos and archived news:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ABC News: </span><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Archives/video/blackout-1977-looters-ransack-nyc-stores-10252899" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">July 14, 1977: Looters Ransack NYC Stores</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ABC News Radio: </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7tq9IrZLkY" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">WABC New York Blackout 7 13 1977</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">PIX11: </span><a href="http://pix11.com/2013/07/12/remembering-the-1977-new-york-blackout-on-anniversary/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The 1977 New York Blackout Anniversary: Looking back on the night that terrified Gotham</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">YouTube: </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHXAYddPLsM" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">NY77: The Coolest Year In Hell</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Daily News: </span><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/pay-day-blackout-1977-article-1.816190" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">PAY DAY THE BLACKOUT, 1977</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Slate The Eye: </span><a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_eye/2014/10/16/roman_mars_99_percent_invisible_was_the_1977_nyc_wide_blackout_a_catalyst.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Was the 1977 New York City Blackout a Catalyst for Hip-Hop’s Growth?</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Google: </span><a href="https://www.google.com/#q=blackout+nyc+1977" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">blackout+nyc+1977</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span>Park West Policy Forumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382441757848913156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655640915272237104.post-88355713814772153812015-06-23T14:56:00.000-07:002015-07-19T09:24:14.624-07:00EVENT CANCELLATION: June 2015 Forum<h2>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> June 2015 Forum: The
Night of the Two Chairmen<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We are all following, with great interest, the unfolding events in
Albany revolving around the extension of the New York City Rent Laws and 421a.
Our two speakers Assemblymen O’Donnell and Wright are in the thick of the
battle that has now forced the Assembly session into Sudden Death
Overtime. Consequently, both men regret that they cannot appear this
Wednesday for the Forum Event because their involvement in negotiations and
voting in Albany takes precedence. I am sure, that as disappointed as we
all are, we understand and appreciate their efforts as conscientious lawmakers.
Fortunately they have gladly rescheduled for our September 24<sup>th</sup>
Forum, our first of the Fall Series. So please accept our apologies and
put Keith and Danny in your schedules for the September Forum.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Night of Two Chairmen</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Reforming the New York State Prison System:</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A Report on the Status of Reforms before the State Assembly</span></h4>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">State Assembly Member and Chairman of the NYS Assembly Committee on Corrections, Danny O'Donnell</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Renewing the Rent Stabilization and Section 412a:</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A Report on the status of the debate on extending rent stabilization and 421a tax abatements before the State Assembly</span> </h4>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">State Assembly Member and Chairman of the NY Assembly Committee on Housing, Keith Wright</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Time: 6:30 to 9:00 PM
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Saint Michaels Episcopal Church, corner of 99
Street and Amsterdam Avenue (in the heart of Manhattan’s Upper West
Side) All Are Welcome. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our Forums are held on the 4th Wednesday of each month. </span><br />
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